The "letters-to-the-editor" page is a great place to educate the public about our cause, being a widely-read part of any  newspaper.  Also, letters help the editors decide which topics to cover in future news stories or editorials, and elected officials monitor this section along with the editorial page to gauge local opinion.

Getting your letter published:  Check the newspaper's guidelines.  They often prefer a letter be emailed, usually require a phone number so they can check that you actually wrote the letter, and generally have a word limit, so keep it short unless you know that the editor will print a longer version.  Although not always necessary, it is good to form your letter around some event (a recent news story, another letter in a previous edition, some event in your area). 

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Here are some sample letters that you can personalize to reflect what is important to you.

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