Hello,
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Community Writer. We appreciate the time and thought you put into preparing your materials. After reviewing approximately 150 applications, we’ve decided on a new group of 15 writers. We’re sorry to say you’re not among them.
Again, thank you for your interest.
Sincerely,
Bob Caldwell, editorial page editor
George Rede, Sunday Opinion editor
I’m hardly surprised that Bob Caldwell and George Rede didn’t pull my application for Community Writer out of the stack — I’ve made more than my share of comments about the quality of the Oregonian Opinion pages over the years — what really startles me is that out of all the people writing their opinions in this state that they only had 150 applications.