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  Letters to the editor

Tell your local newspaper editor that you support the sale of wine in retail food stores. Some points that you may wish to include:

  • This is a consumer issue.
  • Tennesseans want the convenience of shopping for wine in the same place they shop for food.
  • Thirty-three states, including five of the eight that border Tennessee, allow the sale of wine in retail food stores.
  • Why not Tennessee? Why not now?
Tips for writing a letter to the editor:
  • Keep your letter 200 words or less.
  • Always include your name, home address and daytime and evening phone numbers.
  • Be polite.

Search the list below to find the paper in your hometown, and follow the instructions carefully. If you don’t see your city on this list, e-mail us at info@redwhiteandfood.com and we’ll find the information for you.

CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Times Free Press
Editorial/Opinion Editor: Harry Austin
E-mail: haustin@timesfreepress.com

CLARKSVILLE – The Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Editorial/Opinion Editor: Alane Megna
E-mail: letters@theleafchronicle.com

Special instructions: “Letters to the Editor” must include full street address, daytime phone number and full name. Authorship will be verified before publication. Up to 300 words, one letter every 15 days, no personal attacks or poetry. All letters are subject to editing.

KNOXVILLE – The Knoxville News Sentinel
Assistant Editorial/Opinion Editor: Cindy Smith
E-mail: smithc@knews.com

MEMPHIS – The Commercial Appeal
Editorial/Opinion Editor: Otis L. Sanford
E-mail: sanford@commercialappeal.com

Special instructions: All letters must include the writer’s name, full home address and daytime and evening phone numbers for verification.

MURFREESBORO - The Daily News Journal
Editorial/Opinion Editor: Sam Stockard
E-mail: stockard@dnj.com

NASHVILLE - The Tennessean
Editorial/Opinion Editor: Mark Silverman
E-mail: letters@tennessean.com; editor@tennessean.com
Fax: 615-259-8093

Special instructions: Preference will be given to letters of less than 250 words. To be considered for publication, letters must include the writer’s name, street address and daytime telephone number. Only the name, hometown and ZIP code will be published. Letter writers who would like their e-mail addresses published should include that address with the letter.

NASHVILLE – The City Paper
Editorial/Opinion Editor: Clint Brewer
E-mail: cbrewer@nashvillecitypaper.com