Beaver Beacon announces a signed-letters policy, 1989

Also July 1989 Beaver Beacon letters policy

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TypeEvent

Date1989-07

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-07
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationpublicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beginning with the July 1989 issue, the Beaver Beacon announced that it would accept signed letters to the editor of fewer than 200 words.

Evidence limits

This is a publication-policy notice, not a later letters register or complete editorial archive.

Sources

“Letters to the editor are now welcome!,” Beaver Beacon, June 1989.
Announces a 200-word limit, signed letters, no anonymous submissions, contact details for verification, and editorial selection. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-two-page issue PDF.
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