need help with letters to the editor

[ilyashl]

I'd like to get some pro-Kerry letters to the editor into Pennsylvania newspapers. (I've had some success with national ones, including 15 in NYTimes: http://ilya.cc/lett ).
Problem is, I'm not in PA and they only publish locals.

Would anyone be interested in taking letters that I write, signing them and sending them to Pennsylvania newspapers? Of course, only letters you agree with -- and you can edit them as you see fit.

If you can help me with this, please email me at: mycar at mit dot edu.

[PittLib]

1. I could try ...

I just fired one off to a Pittsburgh paper ... which they confirmed - so they might be out (I think you're allowed 1 every 30 days). But there are plenty of others. I'd live to light up the Tribune-Review.

[ilyashl]

2. email me?

Looks like you yourself write good letters -- and we all have limited quota -- I don't want you to use your quota on my letters. But if you're ok with this, can you send me email? mycar at mit dot edu.

[Joy Anne]

3. PA newspapers

do publish out-of-state letters.

Keep in mind that many have anti-Astroturf policies in place. My Harrisburg Patriot-News has twice editorialized about why it's printing so many pro-Kerry and so few pro-Bush letters: The pro-Bush letters they get are mostly Astroturf.

Needless to say, I haven't bothered writing LTTEs locally for a while; others are doing such a great job.

[ilyashl]

4. astroturf

thanks for teaching me a new term -- astroturf.
but looks like this means "an artificial grass-roots effort created by big money"? sounds that like refers to form letters sent to many places.

>Needless to say, I haven't bothered writing LTTEs locally for a while; others are doing such a great job.
good point.
but giving an editor more to choose from shouldn't hurt.