This is when manly virtue met its end
Suzanne Fields argues difficult times for boys as a distorted culture erodes masculine virtue. She cites feminism, media glamor, and economic shifts reducing male achievement, urging a return to old-fashioned man's virtues through Bill Bennett's Man and Book of Virtues. The piece calls for reflection on character and responsibility amid cultural change.
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Letter winner highlights tax fairness and faith in school
Myrtle Schluter of Anna won the Golden Pen with a candid letter criticizing tax loopholes and urging a constructive path for protests. She urged God in schools and homes, noted troops' return, and recalled a long marriage with Clyde after meeting in Dongola. The couple, Southern Illinois natives, spent years near Chicago before returning to God’s country in 1992.
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Record voters crown Myrtle Schluter in Golden Pen contest
Myrtle Schluter wins the Golden Pen voting with 475 votes for a tax and import policy letter. Verl Lynn Reiman and Stephanie Wood finish as runners up with 377 and 249 votes. Schluter recalls meeting Clyde at her mother’s cafe and notes 57 years of marriage since their Oct 14 1954 wedding.
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The Winning Letter on Taxing the Rich and Jobs
A reader argues for heavy taxation on the rich and on re imported goods from firms that moved overseas to entice them to return factories to the United States. She links employment to economic health and urges bringing God back into schools and homes, signing as Myre Schluter Anna.
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Letters Policy for Submissions and Contact Details
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letters to the editor rules including 250 word limit, signed with author name and hometown, phone number for verification, and right to edit. It notes contacting editors Gary Metro and Mark Fitton, with emails and phone numbers, and specifies non publication of libelous content or mass submissions.
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Officials contact details for Illinois delegation
U S Sen Mark Kirk reachable at 312 886 3500 and 202 224 2857 plus 217 492 5089. U S Rep John Shimkus available at 618 252 8271 and 202 225 5271. U S Rep Jerry Costello listed with 618 529 3791 and 618 937 6400 and 202 225 5661.
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