Write a letter this week about a recent story in a newspaper

Your letter could shape the views of your neighbors and key decision makers and it provides a record that people are speaking out for the values of justice, equal protection of the law, and inclusion. You can increase engagement by sharing the link to your letter on social media. 

If you submit a letter and it is published, send us the link at [email protected] . Here are some stories in recent papers to which you could respond with a letter to the editor. Not every paper will have a relevant story every week. We simply provide some suggested stories for your focus. NOTE:  Beside the name of each paper is information about how to submit your letter.

USA Today (nationwide):   https://static.usatoday.com/submitletter/  .

1. Remembering Billy Bean:  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2024/08/07/billy-bean-lgbtq-mlb/74697613007/ 
2. Transvestigations and Imane Khelif: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/08/09/imane-khelif-olympics-transvestigations/74721372007/?tbref=hp 

The Tennessean (Nashville area):  https://static.tennessean.com/letter-editor/ 

1. Wilson County Schools and TN’s new book restriction law: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/2024/08/08/wilson-county-schools-tennessee-book-law-libraries/74707459007/ 
2. LGBTQ+ adoption discrimination in Tennessee:  https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/2024/08/08/wilson-county-schools-tennessee-book-law-libraries/74707459007/ 
3. Project 2025’s connection to Tennessee:  https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/07/project-2025-tennessee-lawmakers-conservative-groups-gop/74489123007/
4. What to do about Nashville’s neo-Nazi problem? https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/davidson/2024/08/08/nashville-wrestles-neo-nazi-free-speech/74649844007/ .

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis area):  https://static.commercialappeal.com/submit-letter/ 

1. What does “woke” mean? https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/local/2024/08/08/what-does-woke-mean-in-politics/74684910007/

The Daily Memphian (Memphis area):  "The Daily Memphian welcomes a diverse range of views and invites readers to submit Letters to the Editor at [email protected]. Submissions should be fewer than 250 words in length. Preference will be given to letters addressing local issues. Writers must provide their name, city where they reside, email address and phone number. Letters that are published will include the writer’s name and city. Anonymous submissions will not be considered."

The Knoxville News Sentinel (Knoxville area):  https://static.knoxnews.com/submit-letter/ 

1. Safety priorities for Knox County Schools:  https://www.knoxnews.com/videos/news/education/2024/08/08/knox-county-schools-superintendent-jon-rysewyk-safety-priorities/74718543007/
2. What does “woke” mean? https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2024/08/08/what-does-woke-mean-in-politics/74684910007/ 

Chattanooga Times Free Press (Chattanooga area):  https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chattanooga-times-free-press/20190217/282926681663332 

1. Williamson County can remove the Confederate flag from its seal: https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/aug/10/williamson-county-may-remove-confederate-flag/

Clarksville Leaf Chronicle (Clarksville area):  https://static.theleafchronicle.com/submitletter/ 

1. Williamson County can remove the Confederate flag from its seal:  https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/williamson/2024/08/09/tennessee-judge-confederate-flag-removed-williamson-county-seal/74726550007/ 
2. What does “woke” mean? https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/2024/08/08/what-does-woke-mean-in-politics/74684910007/

Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro area):  https://static.dnj.com/submitaletter/ 

1. Williamson County can remove Confederate flag from its seal:  https://www.dnj.com/story/news/local/williamson/2024/08/09/tennessee-judge-confederate-flag-removed-williamson-county-seal/74726550007/ 
2. What does “woke” mean? https://www.dnj.com/story/news/local/2024/08/08/what-does-woke-mean-in-politics/74684910007/ 

Johnson City Press (Northeast TN):  https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/site/forms/online_services/letter_editor/ 

The Jackson Sun (West TN):  https://static.jacksonsun.com/submit-letter/ 

1. What does “woke” mean? https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2024/08/08/what-does-woke-mean-in-politics/74684910007/

Cookeville Herald-Citizen (Upper Cumberland):  [email protected] . Read previous letters to get a sense of the typical word count of letters.