You can offer to state your own opinion publicly about Fort Monroe's future by submitting a letter to the editor of a newspaper. Most newspapers strongly prefer short letters and require not only your name but your address and phone number. Often you can boost your letter's chance to be published by responding directly to something you've read in the newspaper that you're writing to. Here are some possibilities:
Newport News Daily PressKeep your letter short, ideally under 250 words.By e-mail:By mail:Letter to the editorMP 1202, Daily Press7505 Warwick Blvd.Newport News, VA 23607Norfolk Virginian-PilotLetters must include the author's name, address and daytime phone number.By e-mail:By mail:Letters to the editorP.O. Box 449Norfolk, VA 23501-0449By fax:757 446-2051Richmond Times-DispatchLetters must be written by Times-Dispatch readers; letters consisting of no more than 200 words are preferred. Verification calls will be made to writers of letters selected for publication.By e-mail:By mail:Editor of the Editorial PagesBox 85333Richmond, VA 23293By fax:804 819-1216Washington PostLetters must be exclusive to The Post, must be signed, and must include the writer's home address and day and evening phone numbers.By e-mail: