Need more youths to set example

To the editor:

In response to "Scott City teen meets Bush during stop at Poplar Bluff": What a great story. We need more youths like Michael Toeniskoetter out there doing what they can to make this a better place to live. I am very proud of him, and I am sure he made a great impression on the president by his example.

STACY PALOZOLA, Ballwin, Mo.