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Phyllis Schlafly Letter on Ladue Tax Levy Takes Heat
The founder of the Clayton-based Eagle Forum Education Center and a resident of the Ladue School District has taken strong stance against Proposition 1.
Phyllis Schlafly, a longtime conservative political activist whose Eagle Forum Education Center is based in Clayton, cent tax levy on the ballot April 3 in Ladue.
Some residents of the Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch community live in the .
Schlafly, a Ladue resident, stands behind the facts and figures of the Take Back Ladue Commitee, urging fellow residents to vote down the tax levy. So far, the hot-button issue has yielded more than 110 comments on Patch.
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Schlafly penned her message using the letterhead of the Eagle Forum. Some might interpret that as using the weight of her national organization to influence a local election. Others might just say she is expressing her own points of view.
Tell us in the comments section if you stand with Schlafly, or you stand in opposition. The vote is just a week away, and we'd like to know what's on your collective minds.
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