How to submit letters, columns for Mount Shasta Herald opinion section

Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers

To submit a letter to the editor for publication in the Mount Shasta Herald and on mtshastanews.com, please email them to letters@redding.com. No PDFs please.

We welcome letters that are:

300 or fewer words
In the writer's own words
Free from libel
In good taste

Letters must include:

Writer's full name
Address, city and ZIP code
Daytime phone number for verification. Only name and city of residence will be printed.

We do not accept:

Anonymous letters

Medical praise

Consumer complaints

Religious tracts

Letters from writers outside our circulation area

Letters with unverified facts or vulgarity

Letters that have been submitted for publication elsewhere

Letters will be edited for clarity, grammar and length. No more than one letter to the editor or guest column (either one or the other) from a contributor will be published in a 30-day period. The Mount Shasta Herald has final say in publication decisions regarding submissions.

To submit a guest column

The Mount Shasta Herald welcomes guest columns addressing local political and social issues.

General guidelines include:

Columns should be no more than 700 words.
We print the author's photo and contact info (typically an e-mail address) with the column.
Anonymous columns are never published.
Stick to a single topic and avoid personal attacks.
We reserve the right to edit and republish (including electronically) all columns.
We do not accept columns that have been submitted for publication elsewhere.

No more than one letter to the editor or guest column (either one or the other) from a contributor will be published in a 30-day period.

Direct submissions and questions to letters@redding.com.