Every day, readers turn to The Birmingham News for news and information about our community, Alabama, the nation and the world. We encourage readers to submit ideas and information for publication.

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Call 325-2444.

How do I submit material to the Editorial and Opinion pages?

All submissions to the editorial page may be sent by email to epage@bhamnews.com, mailed to P.O. Box
2553, Birmingham, AL 35202, or faxed to 325-3345.

Readers’ Opinions (letters, faxes and e-mail) appear every day on the editorial page. Readers’ Opinions
should be about 200 words and must include the writer’s name, address and daytime telephone number.
The address and phone number will not be published. For questions, call Marvera Goymer at 325-3252, or
email epage@bhamnews.com.

My Turn is a 600-word commentary that runs on the Opinions page on Sunday. For questions, call Eddie
Lard at 325-2204, or e-mail elard@bhamnews.com.

Commentary is the Sunday opinion section. For information, call Joey Kennedy at 325-2466 or e-mail
jkennedy@bhamnews.com.

How do I submit information to the Sports section?

The Recreation Calendar appears Wednesday in the community/high school sports sections. It includes
listings of upcoming recreational sports events such as runs, bicycle rides and golf and tennis tournaments.
To submit an item, email to mknox@bhamnews.com or mail to Community Sports, The Birmingham News,
P.O. Box 458, Clay, AL 35048-0458. Send faxes to 815-9245. Items are due seven days prior to publication
date. Include a contact name and telephone number. For questions, call Marsha Knox at 815-9244 or e-mail her at mknox@bhmnews.com.

Sound Off is a readers’ opinion column that appears Sunday in the Sports section. To voice an opinion,
call 325-3175, email sports@bhamnews.com, fax 325-2425, or write Sound Off, The Birmingham News
Sports Department, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. You must include your name, address and
phone number for verification.

For high school sports results, metro Birmingham coaches, or their designated scorekeepers or team
parents, are encouraged to report game results and highlights by calling 325-2427.

Community sports results are published Wednesday in the community news sections. Coaches or
designated representatives of neighborhood sports leagues, associations and clubs in Jefferson or Shelby
counties are encouraged to report results. Email results to mknox@bhamnews.com, fax to 815-9245 or mail
to Community Sports, P.O. Box 458, Clay, AL 35048-0458. Deadline is 10 a.m. on Mondays. Be sure to
include contact name and number. For teams with participants from throughout Jefferson/Shelby counties,
please include each participant’s community of residence, if possible.

How do I submit information to the Local News section?

Around Your Corner appears Tuesday-Friday in the Local News section and contains announcements
about awards and achievements by local residents. To submit an item, email ckelley@bhamnews.com or
mail to Around Your Corner, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. Include a
contact name and telephone number. For questions, call Christie K. Dedman at 325-2140.

Social Scene, a community social column, appears Wednesday in the community news sections. It includes
news about parties, teas, brunches, club news and charity events. Items must be received at least seven
days before publication date. To submit an item, email jhaise@bhamnews.com, or write Judy Haise, Social
Scene, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. For questions, call Judy Haise at
325-3170.

Classroom Clips appears Wednesday in the community news section. The feature includes awards,
achievements and new programs in area elementary, middle and high schools. Teachers may submit items
by emailing svickery@bhamnews.com, or mailing to Classroom Clips, News Department, The
Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. Please include a contact name and telephone
number.

Snapshots is a photo album of neighborhood activities that appears Wednesday in the community news
sections and Friday in the Faces section. To submit a photo, email it to snapshots@bhamnews.com or mail
to Christie K. Dedman, Snapshots, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. Photos
may also be posted on our Web site, al.com/birminghamnews/snapshots. For questions, call Christie K.
Dedman at 325-2140. Include the sender’s name, address and phone number. We are unable to return
photos.

How do I submit information to the LifeStyle section?

Good Neighbors is a reader exchange column that appears Sunday through Thursday. It includes school
and military reunions as well as searches for specific, products, song titles, discontinued china, etc. To
submit an item, email goodneighbors@bhamnews.com or write to Good Neighbors, The Birmingham News,
P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. For questions, call Celia Rainey at 335-7304.¶

House & Garden Exchange is a reader-generated question-and-answer column that appears Saturday in
the Spaces section. To submit an item, email HGExchange@bhamnews.com or write to House & Garden
Exchange, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. For questions, call Celia Rainey
at 335-7304.

Scribblers is a social column that includes benefits and social events of community-wide interest. It appears
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday in LifeStyle. To submit an item, email information and photos to
scribblers@bhamnews.com, fax 325-2494 or mail to Scribblers, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553,
Birmingham, AL 35202.

Our Wedding is a feature that appears Sunday in LifeStyle highlighting a recent wedding. Couples who
want to be considered should contact Chanda Temple Guster at 325-2419 or e-mail
cguster@bhamnews.com. Announcements about weddings, engagements and anniversaries are handled
as advertisements that appear Sundays in the LifeStyle section. Announcements must be received 16 days
before publication. There is a charge for these listings. For information, call Celebrations at 325-2434

Room Redo highlights renovation and redecoration successes of metro-area residents. It appears Saturday
in the Spaces section. To suggest a room, e-mail sbrooks@bhamnews.com or write to Spaces/Room Redo,
The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham AL 35202.

Fashion Ambush is a style profile of a metro-area resident that appears on Sunday in LifeStyle. To
nominate someone, e-mail sbrooks@bhamnews.com or write to LifeStyle/Fashion Ambush, The
Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham AL 35202.

Kids, published on Thursday, displays work done by local children. Teachers or group leaders may email
aharvey@bhamnews.com for information about participating in the feature.

Pets is a roundup of pet news, events and snapshots that appears Sunday in LifeStyle. To submit a tip or
photo, e-mail kseale@bhamnews.com or write to LifeStyle/Pets, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553,
Birmingham AL 35202.

How do I submit information on arts and entertainment?

Friday’s City Scene has calendar listings for music, dance, theater, lectures, special events, festivals,
galleries and family events. Sunday’s Pop & Culture section includes those listings and also announces
upcoming book signings by visiting authors. Deadline for both calendars is Friday at 5 p.m. for the following
week’s publications (that’s seven days in advance for City Scene, nine days in advance for Pop & Culture).
Items may be emailed to aharvey@bhamnews.com, faxed to 325-2494 or mailed to Alec Harvey,The
Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202.

How do I submit information to the Travel section?

A weekly Travelogue column in the Sunday Travel section includes news and notes about local, national
and international travel. My Vacation features photos submitted by readers. Traveler to Traveler contains
reader suggestions and questions. For information about these features, email greeves@bhamnews.com or
write to Garland Reeves, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202.

How do I submit information to the Health report?

The Health report appears Monday, with news and features about medicine, fitness and health-related
subjects. The report includes these regular features: Health Notes, items about health-related honors,
awards and job promotions; Health Calendar, which includes listings of health-related meetings and events;
Support Group listings for health, eating, addictions and mental health problems. This feature appears
monthly. To submit an item, email pforeman@bhamnews.com, fax 325-2283 or write to write to Health
Notes, Health Calendar, or Support Group, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202.
Items must be received two weeks before publication date. Include a contact name and telephone number.
For questions, call Paul Foreman at 325-2111.

How do I submit information to the Religion section?

The Religion section appears Saturday, with news and features about religion and local religious institutions.
The section includes news briefs about the institutions and a Religion Calendar with listings of upcoming
religion activities and events. To submit an item, email ggarrison@bhamnews.com, fax 325-2283 or write to Religion Calendar, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. All items must be
received by noon Tuesday for Friday publication. Include a contact name and telephone number. For
questions, call Greg Garrison at 325-2465.

How do I submit news about colleges?

Education Notes features news briefs about new programs, major gifts to colleges and universities,
application deadlines, honors for students and faculty, and notice of on-campus events that are open to the
public. To submit an item, email vmartin@bhamnews.com, fax 325-2283 or mail to Education Notes, The
Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. Include a contact name and telephone number.
For questions, call Virginia Martin at 325-2482.

How do I submit information to Driver’s Side?

Every Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, Ginny MacDonald’s Driver’s Side column informs readers about
highway conditions and answers reader questions. E-mail her at driversside@bhamnews.com or write to her
at Driver’s Side, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL 35202. Include your name,
community and phone number.

How do I submit information about businesses in the area?

Business news releases may be sent to biznews@bhamnews.com. The Human Resources feature
contains news about local companies and business people. Business Calendar is a listing of business-
related meetings and seminars.To submit an item for either column, email biznews@bhamnews.com or
write to Human Resources or Business Calendar, The Birmingham News, P.O. Box 2553, Birmingham, AL
35202. Include a contact name and telephone number. Items for the Business Calendar are due 4 p.m.
Thursday for Sunday publication. Digital photos should be in jpeg with a resolution of 200 dpi or higher. For
questions, call Jerry Underwood at 325-3250 or e-mail junderwood@bhamnews.com.