Letters to the Editor

This was interesting -- Sunday's Washington Post included a column dealing with letters to the editor.  According to the article just one letter out of twenty-five is published (4%). 

Last May on this blog, I looked back at the letters I've had published in the Post and saw that 77% of my submissions made the paper.  I think it helps that I wait until I really feel I have something important to say and that I mostly write to point out errors rather than just rant about my own opinions.