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To help you get started with you own letter, find the information for newspapers in your region below. Unsure of your region? Check out our regional map here!
Cleveland Plain Dealer
To submit a letter, please fill out the form attached to this link: https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2014/08/submit_a_letter_to_the_plain_d.html
Note that the Cleveland Plain Dealer expects exclusivity.
Word count: <200 words, strictly.
Do they edit? Yes, for length, clarity, accuracy and style.
Morning Journal
Submit by email: letters@morningjournal.com or mail to: Letters, The Morning Journal, 1657 Broadway, Lorain, OH 44052.
Letters must include author's name, home address, and phone for verification.
Word count: <200 words, strictly.
Do they edit? Yes.
Toledo Blade
Submit by email: letters@theblade.com or mail to Readers' Forum, The Blade, 541 North Superior Street, P.O. Box 921, Toledo, OH 43697-0921. Letters that are not published cannot be acknowledged or returned. You also can fax letters to 419-724-6191.
Contributors are limited to one published letter a month. Failure to supply a full home address and daytime telephone number will slow our verification process and delay publication.
Word count: <200 words, strictly. Encourage brevity and succinct writing.
Do they edit? Yes, for accuracy, clarity and length.
Athens News
Submit here: https://www.athensnews.com/site/forms/online_services/letter_editor/
Letters must include the author's full name, city and state and email address. Deadline for inclusion in each week's print edition is noon on Monday. Letters that attack individuals personally or are patently offensive will not be published.
Word count: None.
Do they edit? Yes, for length and clarity.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Submit letter here: https://static.cincinnati.com/letter/ or mail to Letters, Enquirer Editorial Page, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202; fax (513) 768-8569 or to letters@enquirer.com
Please send emailed letters as plain text without attachments. Longer letters may be considered for other features on the Editorial Page, Opinions Page, or in Sunday Forum. Letters, opinion and editorial columns, and articles submitted to The Enquirer may be published or distributed in print, electronic or other forms.
Word count: 100 words
Do they edit? Yes, for space and clarity.
Columbus Dispatch
Email to: letters@dispatch.com or fill out the form at https://www.dispatch.com/opinion/letters
Include your name, address and daytime phone number for verification purposes. Only your name and city or township will be published.
Word count: 200 words
Do they edit? Likely but do not state so on website.
Delaware Gazette
Email to: delnews@aimmediamidwest.com
Must include writer's name, address, and daytime phone for verification. Any anonymous letters, form letters or letters over 500 words ill not be accepted. Personal attacks are also not accepted. Limited one letter per month. All letters become property of The Gazette.
Word count: 500 words
Do they edit? Yes, for length and grammar.
Beacon Journal, Akron
Email letters to: tallmadgeexpress@recordpub.com
Must include a signature, address and daytime phone number for verification purposes and if there are any questions. Only the writer's name and city of residence will be published. Letters must be received by 10 a.m. on Wednesday to be considered for that Sunday's issue. No issue or candidate campaign letters accepted.
Word count: 300 words
Do they edit? Likely but do not state so on website.
Canton Repository
Email to: letters@cantonrep.com
Include your name, street address (only the city or township is printed) and a daytime phone number (used only for verification).
Word count: 300 words
Do they edit? Likely but do not state so on website.
Youngstown Vindicator
Submit letters here: https://www.vindy.com/submit-news/
Fill out and submit your Letter online to the above link, and pull down the “Category” as Letters to the Editor”.
Word count: None.
Do they edit? Likely but do not state so on website.
Mansfield News Journal
Submit letters here: https://static.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/feedback/
Fill out and submit your Letter online to the above link, and "send message to" Letters to the Editor”.
Word count: None.
Do they edit? Likely but do not state so on website.
Dayton Daily News
Submit here: http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/news/local/opinion/sendletter/ or sent to edletter@coxinc.com.
Letters should be submitted reflections from readers. Include a daytime phone number, your full name and the city in which you reside.
Word count: <200 words.
Do they edit? Likely, but do not list on their website.
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Portability of public health insurance for all: When a person changes or loses their job, relocates, becomes ill and can no longer work, or retires, they will not lose their access to health care for all necessary health care needs.
Medical Bankruptcy is eliminated for all: About 62% of all bankruptcy filings annually are due to unpaid medical bills. An estimated 570,000 US citizens file for bankruptcy protection each year because of inability to pay for necessary health care needs. This includes 15,000 to 20,000 people in Ohio. Medical bankruptcy is ended, because all necessary care is covered.
For Doctors:
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For Businesses, large and small
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End medical claims through Workers’ Compensation: Business will no longer need to pay for medical services for “on the job injuries.” Employees will be covered for all necessary health care issues.
For Labor Unions
End negotiations for a health care benefit: Negotiations for a health insurance benefit is the most difficult aspect of a labor contract. It often diminishes the amount of wage and salary increases through “givebacks.” Unions will be able to spend time on other needed labor benefits because health care will no longer need negotiation in a union contact because there is health care for all.
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