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. The retreat from DEI by Jack Daniel’s  https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/08/30/jack-daniels-dei-initiative-spirit-industry-impact/74999105007/

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

1. Remembering K.C. Potter  https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2024/08/31/vanderbilt-dean-kc-potter-obituary/75032406007/
2. The retreat from DEI by Jack Daniel’s  https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2024/08/30/jack-daniels-dei-initiative-spirit-industry-impact/74999105007/ 

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

1. U.S. Dept of Education says Memphis/Shelby County Schools didn’t handle sexual assault properly  https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/education/2024/08/30/mscs-sexual-assault-not-reporting-properly/75017042007/ 

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."

1. Why is it so difficult to change our gun culture? https://dailymemphian.com/section/opinionguest-columnists/article/45868/gun-culture-laws-violence-memphis-opinion-tennessee-crime 

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

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

1. Gender neutral restroom sign comes under attack in Signal Mountain  https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/sep/02/gender-neutral-sign-scorned-in-signal-mountain/ 

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

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

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/ 

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

1. Putnam County officials are opposing a methadone clinic in the area. https://www.herald-citizen.com/news/local/state-grants-con-for-methadone-clinic/article_ac6a0620-6b2e-599f-995d-ee3d90f22ccc.html .