Letters to Editor

 

Fifty-two letters published by Women’s Voices members in 2018!

Our dues-paying members wrote 52 letters published in our local newspapers this year. The topics ranged the gamut of issues: gun violence and how to prevent it; the injustice of our justice system; voting rights and access; sexual abuse; Medicaid expansion; racial bias; wealth disparity; clean air; the high cost of prescription drugs; opioid abuse; immigration and refugee rights; our right to worship freely; and civility in our communications.

Below are some guidelines to help you speak out and write your paper or online publication about an issue you care about.

Please let us know if your letter is published.  Send us an e-mail to: info@womensvoicesraised.org 

Guidelines For Writing Letters To The Editor Via E-mail

  1. Keep letters short…usually between 200 and 250 words.
  2. Put “letter to the editor” in the subject line.
  3. Put your name, address, city and phone number at the end of the letter. Your address and phone number will not be printed, but the editor may use this information to verify your letter.
  4. If you choose to reference Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice, do it in the body of the letter, and not as a part of your signature.
E-mail Addresses For Letters To Missouri Newspapers
  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch: letters@postdispatch.com
  2. Columbia Tribune: editor@columbiatribune.com
  3. Kansas City Star:  go here go here
  4. Springfield News-Leader: letters@news-leader.com
  5. Jefferson City News Tribune: editor@newstribune.com
  6. Jefferson County Leader:  go here
  7. St. Louis American:  go here
  8. Webster-Kirkwood Times and South County Times:  mailbag@timesnewspapers.com
  9. Times West End Word:  go here

To find other Missouri newspapers, go to USNPL Missouri (http://www.usnpl.com/monews.php) where you will be able to find information about each paper and, by clicking on each paper’s site, you can find out how to contact them.