Letters to the editor are an important way for a community to establish a dialogue among its members and provide feedback to the media. We strongly encourage readers to offer their opinions through letters that focus on matters of public concern.

Due to space limitations in the printed edition, no individual's work will be published more than once every calendar month. If possible, letters should be kept to less than 250 words. Letters may be edited for style, clarity, and length.

We require the writer's name, address, and telephone number. Writers have the option of being identified without a specific street address, unless leaving it out would create confusion as to the letter writer's identity. If you do not want your specific street address used, please note this in your letter.

We do not publish form letters, poetry, letters written to other publications, letters from outside our area that are not of direct local interest or letters about matters best dealt with in a private or personal setting. We reserve to ourselves final judgment on all letters submitted for publication.