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In reply to the discussion: We need to do what he did .... [View all]AverageOldGuy
(2,749 posts)20. Letters to editors
Newspaper people will tell you the most read parts of papers are letters to editors (LTE) and sports.
Get together a small group to write letters. Meet twice a month, decide on the topics to be covered over the next 2-3 weeks, devise talking points, and write.
Google How to write letter to editor for suggestions, dos and donts. Contact local papers for their rules.
With T#### in office there is plenty of material. Figure out how his latest outrage will hurt local people and hit that hard.
Keep it up. Do not quit. Youll be surprised at the people you do not know who will quietly come up to you at church and thank you.
Meanwhile, send same letters to your Representative and Senator. If they hold public meetings, go, be heard.
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