Please write letters to the Editor

It is important for people to start writing letters to the editors of the local newspapers. I was at the Vista City Council meeting when they approved their Wal-Mart expansion. Wal-Mart was more than happy to point out how there was no opposition and only support for the expansion. We need to voice our concerns regarding our opposition to the expansion and a great way of doing this is by writing letters to the editors. Thanks to the members of SPRA, they have tips on how to write letters. If you are already an expert here are the addresses to the local newspapers.

POWAY CHIEFTAIN Letters to the editor can be sent (or dropped off) to Pomerado Newspapers, 13247 Poway Road, Poway, CA 92064 (next to Poway-Bernardo Mortuary). Letters can also be E-mailed to:

letters@pomeradonews.com

Letters to the editor should be typed and limited to 250 words. They must include the author's name, address and daytime phone number. The CHIEFTAIN will not publish unsigned letters. Letters are subject to editing for length and clarity. For more information, check with Steve Dreyer at 858-748-2311 extension 207.

THE NORTH COUNTY TIMES Letters must include full first and last names, address and daytime phone number. Unsigned let­ters will be discarded. NC TIMES reserves the right to edit letters for any reason, including but not limited to taste, clarity, length and to avoid libel. Letters should be less than 200 words and will be further shortened when possible in order to help make space for all letters. Mail letters to North County Times, 207 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Escondido, CA 92025; fax to (760) 745-3769; hand deliver to any North County Times office; or E-mail to:

letters@nctimes.com

Individual writers are limited to one letter every two weeks. Priority is given to North County writers. Commercial complaints and endorsements ordinarily are not published. To prevent spam, the North County Times will no longer accept e-mail submissions that include a URL for websites. If you want to include a Web site in your e-mail, make sure to delete the 'http://' from the front of the address. Thus, to pass the NC TIMES spam filter, a website must look like this: www.theaddresshere.com. For more information, contact Letters Editor Pattie Leipert at 760-740-5471.

SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE It is U-T’s policy to publish letters supporting or opposing a particular issue in a ratio reflecting the number received on each side. Lengthy letters reduce chances for publication and U-T’s suggested maximum length is 200 words. Also the U-T publishes no more than one letter from the same author within 90 days. Letters may be edited. Letters must include a daytime phone number and, if faxed or mailed, be signed. It may be sent to Letters Editor, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Post Office Box 120191, San Diego, CA 92112-0191, faxed to 619- 260-5081 or E-mailed to:

letters@uniontrib.com

Letters submitted may be used in print or in digital form in any publication or services offered by the Union-Tribune Publishing Co. For more information, contact OPINION Department Senior Editor, Bill Osborne, at 619-293-1395.

Now that you have the information start writing the letters!!!!! No seriously stop reading and start writing.

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