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Guest Commentary
At Bridge, we believe in listening to voices from all over our state. Got something to say? Contact us and join the conversation (details below)
How to submit a Guest Commentary
What to know:
Bridge welcomes a diversity of voices and perspectives from readers on issues important to Michigan. Guest commentaries reflect the views of the author(s), and are independent of the nonpartisan, fact-driven reporting of Bridge’s newsroom staff.
Commentaries must be the author’s original work and preferably will not have appeared first in other publications. Bridge reserves the right to decline submissions at our discretion.
We reserve the right to edit commentary for grammar, clarity, brevity or to address legal or factual concerns. We may offer editing suggestions, but in the service of making your work more accessible, not to alter your views.
We do not pay for guest commentary.
Here are some guidelines:
- Columns are usually 500-700 words
- They generally focus on a Michigan topic or policy and should avoid ad hominem attacks
- The more direct, distinct and/or intimate your perspective, the more effective your column will be
- The best columns do more than identify problems; they also offer solutions and facts to back them up
- Please include a one- or two-sentence bio, including the writer’s organization or relevant background.
- Authors must show their work, by backing up facts with links to reports or studies
- Bridge does not publish self-promotional columns or candidate endorsements
- Send a good quality, large headshot of the writer(s) as an attachment
- We also ask that, in return for publishing a guest commentary, the author(s) and their organizations generously promote the link to the published column through your Facebook, Twitter and other social or professional networks.
That’s about it. Keep the writing clear, conversational and free of jargon, and sell our smart and receptive readership on the argument you are trying to make.
Who to contact:
Email your submission or idea to guestcommentary@bridgemi.com. Please briefly describe who you are and what you would like to say and put the words “guest commentary” in the email subject line.
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Opinion | How to fix the gender gap in college enrollment in Michigan
Men don’t lack intelligence, drive or ambition. But they’re increasingly staying away from college. Let’s break down the barriers and create more pathways to higher education.
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Opinion | Michigan seniors are at risk. Federal cuts threaten nutrition programs
Without this support, meal deliveries will be reduced, waitlists will grow, and vulnerable seniors will face hunger and isolation.
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Opinion | Can we think critically about our response to alcoholism?
It is long past time to address this disease with the seriousness we bring to any public health problem. Help is still in short supply and needlessly hard to access.
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Opinion | It’s time to address Michigan’s behavioral health capacity nightmare
People with untreated mental illness can spend weeks or months waiting for an available bed. Increasing bed availability in hospitals across our state ensures that anyone can receive the treatments they need.
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Opinion | Michigan would pay dearly for Trump pause on refugee resettlement
One key to improving Michigan’s sagging population is immigrants, and the state stands to lose more than $70 million in tax revenues over the next 10 years from the president’s decree.
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Opinion | Permitting precedent imperils Michigan’s waters
The potential consequences of this precedent extend far beyond the Line 5 project. If Michigan fails to require complete permitting, it opens the door for other industries to argue for similar exemption.
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Opinion | Responsible roads plan will repair local infrastructure
People have been clear. They want good roads. They have long called for elected officials to come up with plans that accomplish this, and the money is there to do it.
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Opinion | A time for courage: U-M and DEI
When a schoolyard bully demands your lunch money, if you give it to him, he will probably ask again tomorrow.
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Opinion | The case to save the UP
Under new rules, the natural-gas powered units that reduced our emissions by over 70% will need to be deactivated decades early, but their massive debt will remain.