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Asheville Citizen-Times

(828) 252-5611

Key Editors
  • Julie Martin, Assistant Managing Editor: 232-5839
  • Glenn O'Neal, Buncombe Editor (handles education): 232-5883

Reporters Covering Community Colleges

  • Barbara Blake: 232-6020
  • Kenneth Hawkins: 232-2935

Reporter Covering State Government

  • Paul Clark: 232-5854

Newsroom E-mail (editors and reporters): 

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy:

The Citizen-Times invites letters to the editor of 200 words or less. All letters must be signed and include the writer's street address or route address and telephone number, which will be usxed for verification purposes only. For a complete letters policy, call 257-2900 and enter category 2426.

Mail letters to:

Letters, Asheville Citizen-Times
P.O. Box 2090
Asheville, NC 28802

Fax letters to: 281-2592

E-mail letters to: editor@citizen-times.com

For an e-mail form, see http://@citizen-times.com/act-_forms/ltr_editor.html

Point-of-View Articles

Articles should be 500-700 words. You should include a photograph of yourself. In a note accompanying your article, briefly state who you are, where you live, and what your connection with the issue is.

Send articles to:

Ms. Joy Franklin
Editorial Page Editor
The Asheville Citizen-Times
P.0. Box 2090
Asheville, NC 28802

(Ms. Franklin reports that she wants good-quality writing for point-of-view articles. For articles, she requires a higher standard than that required for letters to the editor.)


The Charlotte Observer

(704) 358-5000

(800) 283-6459

Key Editors

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

We welcome letters. Please sign (unless you are using e-mail or computer fax) and include your address and daytime telephone number.

We edit letters for brevity, grammar and clarity, and we reject those published elsewhere. Edited letters typically address a single idea and do not exceed 150 words. Because of the volume received, we cannot return or acknowledge letters not used.

--Editors, The Observer

The Observer Forum welcomes letters by e-mail, sent to opinion@charlotte.com

Please include your name, complete address and daytime telephone number so we can reach you if necessary. The Observer does not publish anonymous letters. Do not send your letter as an e-mail attachment (.doc or .txt, for example). We cannot open these files and your letter will not be read.

--Editors, The Observer

Point-of-View Articles

Point-of-View articles should be about 750 words.

Send articles to:

Ms. Jane McAllister Pope
Deputy Editorial Page Editor
The Charlotte Observer
Box 30308
Charlotte, NC 28230-0308

E-mail to: jmpope@charlotte.com

Website: www.charlotte.com


The Daily Advance

Elizabeth City

(257) 335-0841

Key Editors

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

  • Ginger Livingston (no e-mail address)

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

Letters should be 300 words or less. Letters must be signed. Include address and phone number for verification purposes.

Send letters to:

Mr. Michael Goodman, Managing Editor
Daily Advance
216 South Poindexter Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27907

Point-of-View Articles

Point-of-view articles should be about 900 to 1000 words.

Send point-of-view articles to:

Mr. Michael Goodman, Managing Editor
Daily Advance
216 South Poindexter Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27907


The Daily Reflector

Greenville

(252) 752-6166

Key Editors

Use 931-4211 and (800) 849-6166 to reach the following editors and reporter:

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

Scott Batchelor (can be reached through Bobby Burns' e-mail.)

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

The maximum length is 300 words. Letters must be signed. Include your address and phone number for verification purposes.

Send letters to:

Editor
The Daily Reflector
P.O. Box 1967
Greenville, NC 27835

Point-of-View Articles

Articles should be about 650 words.

Send articles to:

Ms. Mary Schulken
The Daily Reflector
Editorial Page Editor
P.O. Box 1967
Greenville, NC 27835

Website: www.reflector.com


The Fayetteville Observer

(910) 323-4848

Fax (for everything): 486-3545

E-mail (for everyone: editors and reporter): foto@fayettevillenc.com

Key Editors

  • Jeff Couch, Assistant Managing Editor: 486-3586
  • Steve Coffman, State Editor: 323-4848, ext. 280
  • Alyce Kozma, Editorial Writer: (assembles the letters to the editor): 323-4848, ext. 377

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

  • Erika Helm: 486-3565

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

Letters should be no longer than 250 words. Letters must be signed. Include your address and phone number for verification purposes.

Send letters to:

Editor
Fayetteville Observer
P.O. Box 849
Fayetteville, NC 28302

You can e-mail letters to: eletters@fayettevillenc.com

Point-of-View Articles

Point-of-view articles should be no longer than 800 words.

Send point-of-view articles to:

Mr. Timothy O. White
Editorial Page Editor
Fayetteville Observer
P.O. Box 849
Fayetteville, NC 28302


The Goldsboro News Argus

(919) 731-4446

E-mail: news@newsargus.com

Key Editors

  • Mike Rouse, Editor: 739-7802
  • Jim Meachen, News Editor: 739-7798
  • Bob Johnson, City Editor: 739-7799

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

  • Don McLoud: 739-7804

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Letters should be signed. Include your address and phone number for verification purposes.

Send letters to:

Editor
The Goldsboro News Argus
P.O. Box 10629
Goldsboro, NC 27532

Point-of-View Articles

Point-of-view articles should be about 800 words.

Send articles to:

Mr. Mike Rouse, Editor
The Goldsboro News Argus
P.O. Box 10629
Goldsboro, NC 27532

Website: www.newsargus.com


The Herald Sun

Durham

(919) 419-6500

Newsroom fax: 419-6889

Key Editors

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

Reporter Covering State Government

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

The Herald-Sun welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be signed originals of no more than 250 words and must include a daytime phone number and a return address. All letters are subject to editing. Typewritten letters will receive priority. Third-party letters will not be accepted.

The Herald-Sun's address is Box 2092, Durham, NC 27702. Letters may be faxed by setting the transmission mode to "fine" and dialing (919) 419-6840. Readers may also send e-mail to us at letters@herald-sun.com

Point-of-View Articles

Point-of-View articles should be about 700 words.

Send articles to:

Mr. Bob Wilson
Editorial Page Editor
The Herald-Sun
P.O. Box 2092
Durham, NC 27702


The Morning Star

Wilmington

(910) 343-2000

E-mail (for editors and reporter) at directory and individual links  

Key Editors

  • Kathy Harleson, City Editor: 343-2310
  • Mr. Launce Rake, Assistant City Editor: 343-2310

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

  • Clay Barbour: 343-2384

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

Letters should be no longer than 250 words. Letters must be signed. Include your address and telephone number for verification purposes.

Send letters to:

Editor
The Morning Star
P.0. Box 840
Wilmington, NC 28402-0840

E-mail letters to: letters@wilmingtonstar.com or use electronic response form

Point-of-View Articles

Point-of-view articles should be 750-800 words.

Send articles to:

Mr. Charles Riesz
Editorial Page Editor
The Morning Star
P.O. Box 840
Wilmington, NC 28402

News releases can be e-mailed to citydesk@wilmingtonstar.com

Website: http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/


The News & Observer

Raleigh

(919) 829-4500

(800) 662-6040

Key Editors

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

The News & Observer welcomes letters from readers. Letters must be signed and must include the writer's address and daytime phone number. Those selected for publication may be edited.

The length limit is 250 words. We prefer letters that are short, and that express timely opinions on topics of broad interest. Inquiries may be directed to 829-4517.

Send letters to:

The People's Forum
P.O. Box 191
Raleigh, NC 27602
E-mail: forum@nando.com

Fax: 829-4872

Point-of-View Articles

Submissions should include the writer's home address and daytime telephone number.

Articles should express a clear opinion on a topic of current public interest. A length of from 600 to 800 words is preferred. Authors of articles selected for publication will be notified.

Send articles to:

Op-ed Page Editor
P.O. Box 191
Raleigh, NC 27602

E-mail articles to: forum@nando.com

Fax articles to: 829-4872

Website: www.news-observer.com


News & Record

Greensboro

(800) 553-6880

Local News:
(336) 373-7001

 

Key Editors
  • Tom Corrigan, Metro Editor: 373-7013
  • Mark Sutter, Political Editor: 373-7012
  • Teresa Prout, Education Editor: 373-7082

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

  • Beth McMurtrie: 373-7078

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

Please specify that [the letter] is intended for publication, and you must include your name, home street address and daytime phone number. Letters must not exceed 250 words.

Send letters to:

Editor
News & Record
P.O. Box 20848
Greensboro, NC 27420

E-mail letters to: edpage@nr.infi.net

Fax letters to: 373-7067

Point-of-View Articles

Point-of-view articles should be about 750 words.

Send articles to:

Mr. John Robinson
Editorial Page Editor
Greensboro News & Record

Website: www.greensboro.com/nronline


Rocky Mount Telegram

(252) 446-5161

Key Editor
  • Jeff Herrin, Managing Editor: 407-9943

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

  • Ms. Austin Gelder: 407-9957

Reporter Covering State Government

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

Letters should be no longer than 300 words. Letters must be signed. Include your address and a daytime telephone number for verification purposes.

Point-of-View Articles

Articles should be no longer than 600 words. Send a photograph of yourself.

Send articles to:

Mr. Jeff Herrin, Managing Editor
Rocky Mount Telegram
P.O. Box 1080
Rocky Mount, NC 27802


Winston Salem Journal

(336) 727-7211

(800) 642-0925

E-mail (for editors and reporter): news@journalnow.com

Key Editors

  • Jim Laughrun, Assistant Managing Editor
  • ("Laughren" is pronounced "Lauren"): 727-7287
  • Guy Lucas, State Editor: 727-7305
  • Ken Otterburg, Metro Editor: 727-7234

Reporter Covering Community Colleges

  • Bill Holmes: 727-7305

Letters-to-the-Editor Policy

Letters should be a page or less (in 12-point type, about 250 words).  Letters must be signed. Include your home phone number and address.

Send letters to:

Editor
Winston-Salem Journal
P.O. Box 3159
Winston-Salem NC 27102

E-mail letters to: letters@w-s-journal.com

Point-of-View Articles

Articles should be 700 to 800 words.

Send articles to:

Mr. John Gates
Editorial Page Editor
Winston-Salem Journal
P.O. Box 3159
Winston-Salem, NC 27102

Website: http://www.journalnow.com

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