The Anacortes American encourages community engagement, but we do have guidelines that help us make content decisions. Our goal is to publish as many local opinions as possible in a limited space.

Among the many roles that a newspaper fills in any community, none is more important than giving its readers a forum for the expression of their own thoughts and perspectives. Each year, the Telegram ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Sun Journal welcomes readers to express their views in the hope these ...

Required: Writer’s name, address, town and a phone number where he or she can be reached to verify authorship. (Only the writer's name and town will be published). Frequency: Writers are limited to ...

Letters to the editor should be about 350 words or less. Columns run between 750 and 800 words. Submissions will be published as space permits. If more letters are received than can be published in ...

The Hour has long held a policy of including everyone's opinion on the pages of our letters to the editor. This policy has provided fruit as we feel we have one of the liveliest editorial pages in the ...

Letters on topics of general public interest are welcomed. All letters must be signed. The name of the writer(s) will be published. All letters to be considered for publication must include the name ...