Election Letters

Get them in early to see them in print

The general election is rapidly approaching. Voting will be Tuesday, November 3. This election cycle has been particularly contentious. A lot of Texarkana-area residents have pretty strong opinions about the candidates and the issues. And many like to express those opinions on this page in our Letters to the Editor section.

That’s fine. We invite public comment.

We do want to remind our readers, though, of a long-standing policy of this newspaper. We stop printing Letters to the Editor regarding the election and candidates five days before Election Day. That means the last day we will be printing letters concerning the election is Thursday, Oct. 29.

Letters are published on a space-available basis. We cannot guarantee all letters will be printed before the cut-off date. So if you wish to have your voice heard about this election, the sooner you get your letter in the better. Remember a few rules:

■ Letters should be limited to 350 words or less.

■ All letters must include the writer’s name, address and telephone number.

■ We don’t publish anonymous letters.

■ You can only have one letter printed every 30 days.

■ Letters may be edited for legal considerations or length.

■ We do not print letters from outside our circulation area.

While you are free to give your opinion about candidates and issues, understand that this is not a venue for unsubstantiated allegations of personal or professional misconduct.

The last day for Cheers and Jeers on the election will be published is Saturday, Oct. 24. Any Cheers or Jeers should be in by Wednesday, Oct. 21 to ensure publication.

Although we only print initials and city in Cheers and Jeers, all submissions must include name, address and phone number. Also Cheers and Jeers are limited to 100 words and there are no unsubstantiated allegations of personal or professional misconduct allowed here either.

You can submit a letter in person at the Gazette office at 101 East Broad, Texarkana, Arkansas, by mail at P.O. Box 621, Texarkana, TX 75504, or emailed to opinion@texarkanagazette.com. Please do not send emailed letters as an attachment — type them in the body of the e-mail — and do not use all-caps.