Click on the picture above to submit a letter to the editor to LNP.

Tips on how to write your letter:

1 – Identify the motivation for the letter in one or two sentences.

• A loss of federal funding for public education would be devastating to the quality of education we have come to expect in Lancaster County.
• A common way to start: I read/saw/watched with interest about the issue that caught your attention.  For example:
  • I read with interest the article in LNP on Thursday 3-6-25 about the impact cuts to federal education funding would have on Lancaster County school districts, OR:
  • I attended a forum on Saturday 3-29-25 with concerned citizens to learn more about the impact cuts to federal education funding would have on Lancaster County school districts.

2 – Explain the issue(s) that underlies this situation.  Offer clear examples whenever possible.  Keep the 250 word limit in mind.  Shorter is generally better.  You can use information from the presentation today or personal anecdotes about the importance of public education to you.

3 – Offer a solution, but make it a call to action.  For example:

• It’s time to stand up for our students and our public schools.  Contact Rep. Smucker and Sen. Fetterman and McCormick to urge them to fight back against cuts to federal funding and to the Department of Education.  OR:
• It’s time to stand up for our students and our public schools.  Contact Rep. Smucker and Sen. Fetterman and McCormick and urge them to vote no on any federal voucher program.  OR:
• It’s time to stand up for our students and our public schools.  Attend the Power Interfaith Town Hall at Apostles UCC on 4/27 at 4 p.m. to take action in support of equitable state funding for our public schools, because the federal government may fail them.