Letter to the Editor Resources!

• Are you making a call to action on The Healthy MT Kids Plan? Or some other issue being debated at the 2009 Session? Check out these resources to help you write and publish your letter to the editor!
• We all read the Opinion section, get your two cents in! It is also a great way to show elected officials what community members are thinking. Remember, the people who represent you will be reading the letters to the editor, so why not let them know what you are thinking.
• These are some letter to the editor hints from MWV member NARAL Pro Choice MT! How to write a letter to the editor:
  Purpose:
  To respond negatively or positively to an article or editorial that a newspaper has printed on an issue important to you.
  Use:
  Write letters that respond to news coverage that is erroneous or different from your position—but don’t expect your letters to be printed every time. A follow-up call to the paper may increase the likelihood that your letter will be printed.
  Format:
  The most important issue should be in the first paragraph. If your letter responds to an article or editorial printed in that paper, reference the title, date, and author of the original piece in the opening sentence.
  Papers vary in their word limits for letters, but your letter should be between 100-300 words. The shorter it is, the more likely it is to be printed.
  
• Find you local Newspaper and get writing!
• Daily Newspapers:Billings: GazetteBozeman: ChronicleButte: Montana StandardGreat Falls: TribuneHamilton: Ravalli RepublicHavre: Daily NewsHelena: Independent Record Kalispell: Inter LakeLivingston: EnterpriseMiles City: StarMissoula: Missoulian
• Weekly Newspapers: Baker: Fallon County Times Bigfork: Eagle Chester: Liberty County Times Choteau: Acantha Clancy: Jefferson County Courier Columbia Falls: Hungry Horse News Columbus: Stillwater County News Deer Lodge: Silver State Post Eureka: Tobacco Valley News Glasgow: Courier Laurel: Outlook Lewistown: News-Argus Libby: Western News Lone Peak: Lookout Polson: Lake County Leader Red Lodge: Carbon County News Shelby: Promoter Sidney: Herald-Leader Stevensville: Bitterroot Star Whitefish: Pilot
• Alternative: Belgrade: Yellowstone Net Billings: Outpost Helena: Queen City News Missoula: Independent