Please put your article in the body of an e-mail or a Microsoft Word .doc file and email it to editor@lstarpublishing.com.

Deadlines The deadline for each Friday issue is Wednesday midnight for columns, and Thursday noon for sports stories. Exceptions may be made for late breaking news and sports at the editor's discretion.

Press Releases Press releases in the form of a news story may be used in the content pages with attribution to the submitter or their organization.  Always assume we want pictures, especially with arts (including theater) releases. Don't say 'Photos available' -- just send them to us please.

Bylines: We credit the sender as the author unless requested not to.  Also, if you send a story that mentions you or quotes yourself we credit 'Staff' in the byline unless otherwise requested.

Announcements: Press releases that are announcements will not be used -- please enter them directly in our Events Calendar if appropriate.

---

Materials are accepted or rejected at the sole discretion of the Lansing Star staff. Occasional exceptions to these policies do not imply a change of policy. Please do not ask for exceptions.

---

Note: The Star has a cadre of volunteer writers of all ages who are interested in reporting stories or writing columns.  If you are interested in writing a regular column please contact us .

By submitting to the Lansing Star you are affirming that you own the rights to content, including pictures and text that you submit.

If you are submitting pictures of minors be sure you have a parent or guardian's permission for an image of their child to be posted in an Internet newspaper.  Click here for a model release you can use.

Click to Learn How