Shelton-Mason County Journal - Dedicated to the citizens of Mason County, Washington since 1886

Some guidance

for letter-writers

Editor, the Journal,

I feel that prolific, long-winded, angry complainers have achieved a near monopoly in the Journal's letters to the editor. Newspapers rarely publish letters longer than 300 words and most stay away from publishing rants.

Therefore, I request that the Journal implement a policy similar to many other newspapers by limiting letters to 150 to 200 words. One letter per person per month is another worthwhile policy. Your recent full-page advertisement by a reader who vomited COVID vaccination conspiracies was an interesting approach around a...