The Reverend Vern Barnet, DMn
bio page    CRES minister emeritus    vern@cres.org

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59. STAR column idea / suggestion Dear Correspondent: Thank you for alerting me to the forthcoming event or writing me with your suggestion for my column in The Kansas City Star. There are far more ideas than there are opportunities to present them in a short, once a week column. My column is often scheduled several weeks, or in some cases, months, in advance. My text ("copy") deadline is a week before publication. I am a "repeat free-lance" writer for The Star and not a member of The Star staff, so I have no "inside" track to effect your suggestion. I have no desk or even mailbox at The Star. I write from home and work primarily by email. You are likely to be more effective by directly approaching the appropriate deartment than by my trying to be an intermediary on your behalf -- I have no "pull." If the material is more appropriate for another subject area or another kind of writer (reporter, human interest feature, events announcement, etc), please use this link to The Star staff newsroom list.  Normally I write with a primary focus on understanding interfaith issues or historical questions that relate to faith or present material that is not so familiar. Often the focus is on Kansas City. Seldom do out-of-town speakers qualify unless they have substantial academic credentials or are in some other way especially distinguished. And if events or suggestions relate to expected religious material, I'm less likely to deal with them beause other places, such as the Faith calendar or the Saturday faith page, are more appropriate.  If, however, the event is so significant or unusual or the idea relevant to other additional, non-religious material, it may merit more coverage than I have space for and which might reach beyond the scope of my column or under a different rubric. In this case, as above, you may want to use this link to The Star staff listing so you may find a more appropriate person to consider the information or contacts you have offered. In any event, I appreciate your contacting me and will keep the information you sent on file in case it develops in such a way that I can myself use it. Click on link 93 for opportunities for other ways of letting people know about your event:  93_Publicity_Ideas_for_Your_Event.htm   Vern Barnet STAR STAFF NEWSROOM LIST: http://www.kansascity.com/newsroom/