Submit a Letter to the Editor in Support of Melanie Ford!

Sending a Letter to the Editor is a great way to spread the word about the exceptional work Melanie Ford has been doing as County Attorney and why you support her.

Here are some general guidelines about writing and submitting a letter:

  To most newspapers, you can submit a letter every 30 days.

  Feel free to call the paper to be sure they received your letter. If you don’t see your letter in print soon, call them again and ask when you can expect to see it.

  Make your letter positive—it’s most effective not to mix negative and positive
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  Keep your letter within the required word count; otherwise, the publication’s editors will trim words for you.

  The publication might contact you to verify that you have not submitted this specific letter elsewhere.

  For your letter, you’ll find plenty of details about the programs Melanie has championed and the work she plans for the future here in this website.

This is the contact information for submitting your letter:

Mesabi Daily News   mdnedit@mx3.com  or 704 7th Avenue, Virginia, MN 55792. 300 words guideline but flexible. Include your name, address, phone number, and state that you have not submitted this specific letter to anyone else.

Hibbing Daily Tribune  tribune@hibbingmn.com  or 2142 1st Avenue, Hibbing, MN 55746. 300 words maximum. Include your name, address, phone number, and state that you have not submitted this specific letter to anyone else.

Ely Timberjay   editor@timberjay.com or PO Box 636, Tower, MN 55790.  300 words but flexible. Include your name, address, phone number, and state that you have not submitted this specific letter to anyone else. 

Duluth News Tribune   letters@duluthnews.com  or 424 W. First St., Duluth, Minnesota 55802. 300 words maximum. Include your name, address, phone number, and state that you have not submitted this specific letter to anyone else.

Reader Weekly  submissions@readerduluth.com or 132 E Superior St Duluth, MN 55802. You can go longer for the Reader, but 300 - 400 words is a good range. Include your name, address, phone number, and state that you have not submitted this specific letter to anyone else.

Budgeteer   budgeteer@duluthbudgeteer.com or 222 West Superior St., Suite 100, Duluth, MN 55802.  300 words maximum. Include your name, address, phone number, and state that you have not submitted this specific letter to anyone else.

Other newspapers you’d suggest? Please email your suggestions to melanie@votemelanieford.com