{"id":4415,"date":"2020-06-15T20:33:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T20:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/egeagle\/letter-editor-policy\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T00:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T00:08:02","slug":"letter-editor-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/midamerica.news\/eagle-grove-eagle\/letter-editor-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter to the Editor Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Eagle Grove Eagle<\/em> welcomes the opinions of our readers in the form of letters to the editor, as long as the submissions are not in bad taste and refrain from attacking individuals without supporting documentation or a rational and legally defensible justification. In any event the newspaper reserves the sole discretion to decide whether or not a reader submission will be published. If your letter is selected it will be run on a single occasion and you agree to give us the right to publish it in print and digital form. The Eagle Grove Eagle\u00a0<\/em> will not accept letters that are duplicated, reprinted, copied, or otherwise reproduced.\u00a0 Letters should be original, typewritten or neatly handwritten.\u00a0 Letters should not exceed 300 words.\u00a0 Letters exceeding this length could be subject to editing and may not be published in their entirety.<\/p>\n

The Eagle Grove Eagle\u00a0<\/em> does not as a general rule print form letters or letters which are also submitted to other newspapers.\u00a0 We are most interested in sincere personal views as opposed to canned publicity releases or talking points for an individual or a cause, therefore if a writer cannot assure us that their submission is individual and personal, it may be rejected.<\/p>\n

Your Letter to the Editor must include:<\/p>\n