LETTERS

YOUR PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION is Linda's best endorsement - please write a note to your friends, co-workers, family, neighbors and acquaintances! Emphasize the positives about Linda (see her Issues page), and if you've been around long enough to know something about our current Supervisor, don't hesitate to tell the truth!

Time is running out - the election is June 3rd - take action today!

Kay Woodson has copies of sample letters. Call or write to Kay at 707-649-2912, kaywoodson@sbcglobal.net and ask for the sample letter for Benicia, Vallejo or Fairfield.

LET THE PUBLIC HEAR YOU - WRITE TO ALL OF OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.  Our opponent's campaign is well-financed and carefully orchestrated in our daily newspapers. Please help spread the word about Linda Seifert. Write a letter to the editor and send it to ALL of our area newspapers.  Again, emphasize the positives about Linda (see her Issues page), and if you've been around long enough to know something about our current Supervisor, don't hesitate to tell the truth!

DEADLINE! Note that most of our news media have a cut-off date for letters concerning an upcoming election. To get your letter published, you need to get busy NOW!

Here is how to contact our local news media:

Benicia Herald
820 First Street
Benicia, CA 94510 (Editor, Richard Parks)
beniciaherald@gmail.com
Only published on Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sun.

LETTERS POLICY:
The Herald reserves right to edit or reject letters based on the following incomplete list:
Confusing language or logic; crude language; incendiary lang. or tone; disrespectful lang. or tone regarding ethnicity, gender, religion, culture, sexual orientation or race; personal kudos or attack; self-promotion; lack of relevance to Benicia and/or the Herald; third-party address. Submissions of more than 350 words in length will not be considered. Every letter submission must include the writer's full name, home address and daytime phone number.

GUEST COLUMNS:
The Herald invites members of the public to submit Guest Columns on topics of public interest. [not limited to 350 words]

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Vallejo Times Herald
PO Box 3188
Vallejo, CA 94590
Policy:
Letters to the Times-Herald must carry the writer's first and last name (initials will not be accepted), signature, home address and daytime phone number. Anonymous letters will not be published. (The writer's address and phone number will not be published.)
Letters considered libelous, racist or containing personal attacks will not be published.
The Times-Herald reserves the right to reject any letter but will attempt to publish a representative sample of opinion on each issue that produces large volumes of mail.
Send letters to Readers' Opinions, Times-Herald, P.O. Box 3188, Vallejo, CA 94590. Fax: 643-0128, or e-mail to opinion@timesheraldonline.com.
Please do not fax and mail the same letter. Submissions sent in all capital letters will not be accepted. Handwritten letters are discouraged, and must be legible. E-mailed letters are preferred. To help us filter our spam e-mail, please put "Letter to the Editor" in the subject line of e-mails.
If you have a question or comment about letters or the Opinion page, call Managing Editor Jack F.K. Bungart at 553-6836.
Because of the heavy volume, letters could take up to two weeks to be published after being received. Letters of fewer than 250 words will be given preference. Longer letters are subject to condensation. Letters of more than 800 words are less likely to be published. Some unpublished letters, and longer versions of published letters may appear on our Web site at www.timesheraldonline.com.

Contra Costa Times
2540 Shadeland Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Policy:
Letters for the Contra Costa Times print edition must be 200 words or fewer and include your first and last name, address and daytime telephone number. All letters are subject to verification and editing. Email to ccnletters@bayareanewsgroup.com. Please do not include attachments.

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The Daily Republic
1250 Texas Street
Fairfield, CA 94533
http://www.dailyrepublic.com/forms_submitletter.php
Policy: The Daily Republic welcomes your letters to the editor. Addresses and phone numbers should be included for verification purposes; they will not be published. E-mail correspondents should expect a confirmation call from an Daily Republic staff member.
Limit letters to 350 words. Anonymous letters will not be accepted. We reserve the right to edit all letters for brevity or clarity.

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The Vacaville Reporter
916 Cotting Lane
Vacaville, CA 95688
Policy: We welcome letters to the editor.
They must include the author's full name, address and phone number. Only the name and city of residence will be published.
We recommend letters of 300 words or fewer, although longer letters may be published when space allows. The editor reserves the right to edit or condense any letter.
Letters may be e-mailed to letters@thereporter.com, sent via fax at 451-5210, delivered to the offices of The Reporter at 916 Cotting Lane, or mailed to P.O. Box 1509, Vacaville 95696.
The Reporter does not publish letters written anonymously or knowingly accept letters written under pseudonym or those generated from Web sites. The Reporter does not publish poetry in its letters to the editor column, nor consumer complaints, thank-you letters that name specific businesses, libel or personal messages not of a public nature.
Letters are edited well in advance of publication. They should arrive four to five working days prior to intended publication. Those addressing timely issues will receive priority.
If you have any questions about policies, contact the opinion page editor, Karen Nolan, at 453-8182.

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