How to submit letters, columns, cartoons for the Daily Press Opinion section

Daily Press staff
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To submit a letter to the editor for publication in the Daily Press, please email them to letters@vvdailypress.com

We welcome letters that are:

  • 300 or fewer words

  • In the writer's own words

  • Free from libel

  • In good taste

Letters must include:

  • Writer's full name

  • Address, city, and ZIP code

  • Daytime phone number for verification. Only name and city of residence will be printed.

We do not accept:

  • Anonymous letters

  • Medical praise

  • Consumer complaints

  • Religious tracts

  • Letters from writers outside our circulation area

  • Letters with unverified facts or vulgarity

  • Letters that have been submitted for publication elsewhere

Letters will be edited for clarity, grammar and length.

To submit a Your Turn/High Desert Voice column

The Times-Delta/Advance-Register welcomes guest columns addressing local political and social issues.

General guidelines include:

  • Columns should be 500 to 550 words.

  • We print the author's photo and contact info (typically an e-mail address) with the column.

  • Anonymous columns are never published.

  • Stick to a single topic and avoid personal attacks.

  • We reserve the right to edit and republish (including electronically) all columns.

  • We do not accept columns that have been submitted for publication elsewhere.

Columns will be edited for clarity, grammar and length. Direct submissions and questions to letters@vvdailypress.com

To submit a cartoon

The Daily Press welcomes cartoons commenting on local or regional political and social issues, or commenting on some other aspect of life, especially in the High Desert.

General guidelines include:

  • Cartoons can be one panel or multiple.

  • We print the author’s name and city of residence with the cartoon

  • We reserve the right to republish (including electronically) all cartoons.

  • We do not accept cartoons that have been submitted for publication elsewhere.

Direct submissions and questions to letters@vvdailypress.com

This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: How to submit letters, columns to the Daily Press