| Readers are encouraged to submit items that are newsworthy to share with their neighbors. Feel free to submit announcements about upcoming events involving nonprofit organizations and events that benefit a charity. We also welcome news from schools and sports teams (they don't have to be tournament winners). |
| All announcements are printed on a space-available basis. |
| For wedding and engagement announcements, please use our online forms or a form available at the office at 9911 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, FL 33772. Photos may be included, but their return cannot be guaranteed. |
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We are proud to offer a forum to our readers. Please type letters to the editor (or print legibly) and include your name, town of residence, phone number and signature. Phone numbers will not be printed.
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| Letters can be mailed to Tampa Bay Newspapers, 9911 Seminole Blvd., Seminole, FL 33772, or send a letter by e-mail to editorial@tbnweekly.com. Letters to the editor also can be submitted online, click here. Letters submitted online or by e-mail must include the writer's name, town of residence and phone number. |
| Guidelines for submitting letters to the editor, include: |
| • Letters are printed on a first-come, first-served basis. Letters may be edited to correct grammar, spelling and factual errors. They also may be edited for clarity. |
| • Please keep letters to editor to 700 words. Longer letters may be cut due to space limitations. |
| • Letters should address issues or current events. Please refrain from making unsubstantiated allegations. The newspaper will not print letters that contain slanderous or racial statements. |
| • Please don't use profanity. |
| • We don't publish poetry or songs in letters to the editor. |
| • We cannot return letters to the editor to the author. |
| • We do not print letters that are submitted anonymously. |
| • Writers may submit a letter every 30 days. |
| • Priority will be given to letters that deal with local issues by local writers. |
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In an effort to have a fair but reasonable “letters to the editor” policy pertaining to the March 2006 city elections, Tampa Bay Newspapers editors have come up with these rules for letters to the editors.
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| • The final deadline to submit elections letters to the newspaper is Feb. 13. No letters regarding candidates or issues on the ballot for the city elections will be published after the Feb. 23-24 issues. |
| • Each candidate may write one letter to the editor about his or her platform and qualifications. |
| • Letters should be no longer than 500 words. |
| The editors reserve the right to correct spelling or grammatical errors in letters and change copy to conform to newspaper standards. We will make a concerted effort not to censor or change the views expressed in any letter, but we will not run any letters that contain fact errors or unsubstantiated allegations. |
| Contact Tampa Bay Newspapers at 397-5563. For more contact information click here or on "Contact TBN" on the menu to the left.. |
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| It's easy for our readers to submit their "news" to Tampa Bay Newspaper's editorial department, 24/7, using our new series of online forms. Click on the form links below to go to the form of your choice. |
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| The deadline to submit items for publication is noon on the Friday preceding publication. Publication is every Thursday. We have controlled home delivery service, and we also provide news racks and bulk drops for businesses, condominiums, chamber offices, libraries and city halls. |
Tom Germond, tgermond@tbnweekly.com; 397-5563, ext. 330
TBN Executive Editor, Clearwater Citizen Editor
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Chary Southmayd, csouthmayd@tbnweekly.com; 397-5563, ext. 306
Belleair Bee Editor
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Tom Michalski, tmichalski@tbnweekly.com; 397-5563, ext. 324
Pinellas Park Beacon, Largo Leader Editor
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Bob McClure, bmcclure@tbnweekly.com; 397-5563, ext. 308
Seminole Beacon, Beach Beacon Editor
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For questions regarding www.TBNWeekly.com, please contact:
Suzette Porter, webmaster@tbnweekly.com; (no phone, use E-Mail)
Internet Services Manager, Online Editor |
