Interesting observation about Letter to the Editor policy of various local publications

All newspapers have a policy in place to handle Letters to the Editor. The main focus of these policies is to ensure that the person whose name appears at the bottom of each letter is actually the person who wrote the letter...

My letters and editorials are published in a several local publications...

I am RARELY called and asked if I wrote the letter that was submitted... Very Rarely.

I would guess that 90% of the letters that I write that are published are NEVER confirmed by the newspaper.

I think there are two reasons for this:
1. I submit a fair number of letters. I imagine that the people receiving them know my writing style and know my likely stance on most issues.
2. My email address is Mike.Sylvester@Verizon.net. I always submit my letters by email. It would seem logical that Mike Sylvester wrote any letters that were sent from the above address...

There is one major exception to my Letters... The JG ALWAYS confirms my letters...

Hm...

Mike Sylvester