Article: From Mike's Blog; We want your letters, but keep 'em snappy

How do you decide which letters to print?

During public appearances and meetings with readers who visit the Monitor, this is the question I am almost always asked.

I think there are two reasons for this. The first is that the Monitor devotes more space than most newspapers to letters. The second, a logical partner of the first, is that Monitor readers are so outspoken, well-spoken, sharp, cranky, warm, funny and thoughtful that their letters get high readership. Every survey we have ever done confirms the popularity of the letters columns.

I have been handling Monitorletters to the editor for nearly 25 years, and it is one of my favorite tasks. In an age when fewer and fewer people write ...

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