Your hometown newspaper The Highlander welcomes and encourages letters to the editor and guest columns.
All letters to the editor and guest columns must continue to be signed and include city of origin in order to be considered for publication and will adhere to a strict word limit.
Publication of any column or Letter to the Editor is on a “space available” basis and the subject must be pertinent to the local community and readership. Anonymous submissions will not be published.
Letters endorsing and/or opposing political candidates political parties are considered political advertising and will be directed to our advertising department for solicitation of advertising.
Letters must be 300 words or less in length, while guest columns are to be no longer than 500-600 words. The managing editor may edit letters and columns for style, brevity and clarity and limit publication to one letter or column per author per a 30-day period.
Opinions expressed do not reflect the views of The Highlander nor its staff.
Ad hominem attacks, or personal rebukes against an individual which impugn an individual’s character or motive without addressing the substance of the issue at hand, are not allowed and either may be edited out of any column or be cause for the disqualification of a submission to the newspaper.
Mail letters to: The Highlander, Letter to the Editor, P.O. Box 1000, Marble Falls, TX 78654. Email letters to: lew@highlandernews.com.
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Richard A. Day