“My Turn” replaces “Letters to the Editor”

To our readers:

Starting today, the Lincoln Squirrel will run opinion pieces and letters under the banner of “My Turn.” This is more in line with how other newspapers and websites handle their “op ed” sections (opposite the editorial page, though the Squirrel does not feature editorials by editor/publisher Alice Waugh).

In the past, we’ve published opinion pieces and open letters to fellow Lincolnites as “letters to the editor,” but newspapers traditionally apply that label to letters that are addressed directly to the paper’s staff commenting on previously published news stories or opinion pieces. “My Turn” more accurately reflects the diverse nature of first-person Lincoln Squirrel pieces by residents, whether they’re expressing an opinion about something, advocating a certain political or social action, thanking the community for help, or offering any other first-person public communication from a Lincoln resident to the editor or the town at large.

Previously published letters to the editor will still be grouped in their own category in the dropdown menu found in the left-hand column of the Squirrel website, but future pieces will be filed under “My Turn.” As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.

Alice Waugh
Editor/publisher, The Lincoln Squirrel
lincolnsquirrelnews@gmail.com