To share your opinion on an important issue with the general public, send a letter to the editor of your local paper. Also, write a letter to refute or clarify statements from letters, columns, and editorials.
TIPS
. Make sure the topic is relevant.
. Make sure the topic is timely.
. Address the Editor (as if you are writing to him or her alone).
. Stick with one topic.
. Keep your letter short (200-300 words). Call the paper to determine their rules).
. Don’t make it personal. Use good taste and do not criticize individuals.
. Make sure that your arguments are based on fact, not hearsay.
DAILY NEWSPAPERS
Lewiston Morning Tribune city@lmtribune.com 208-746-1185
Moscow-Pullman Daily News dnews.com 509-334-6397
The Daily Evergreen editor@dailyevergreen.com 509-335-2465
The Spokesman Review editor@spokesman.com 509-459-5466
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
Whitman County Gazette gazette@colfax.com 509-397-4333
Cheney Free Press cfp@iea.com 509-235-6184
The Easterner (EWUs newspaper) easterneronline.com 509-359-6270
Pomeroy E. Washingtonian e-dub@pomeroy-wa.com 509-843-1313
Ritzville Adams Co. Journal journal@ritzville.com 509-659-1020
Othello Outlook editor@othellooutlook.com 509-488-3345