Here’s the third installment of our answers to questions you may have about the newspaper. If you missed the first two parts, check our website at www.tahlequahdailypress.com

Q: I’d like to get my own personal column in the Daily Press.

A: Not a week goes by that we don’t have at least one request for a “personal column.” At this time, we are not accepting new ones, even if they’re free to us. If you are determined to have a column, our advertising manager can discuss rates and policies with you. This would be treated as an ad and would not be subject to editing policies, except in the case of possible legal issues.

Q: What about the Wednesday Witness column?

A: Anyone may submit a column for possible inclusion in Wednesday Witness on our faith pages. We do NOT guarantee publication, nor will we guarantee a writer a “regular” spot in this column. This is also subject to our editing policies, and if you plan to submit such a column, you must also include a photo of yourself and let us know your religious affiliation (or lack thereof). We will not publish any particular writer more than once a month.

Q: I have some great photos. Will you publish them, and will they be in color?

A: If they’re clear and not too dark, we sure will. E-mail them to us, with all the pertinent information – who took the photo, who’s in it, and where and when it was taken – and we’ll include it on our Community Snapshots page, which usually runs in Thursday’s paper in color. But as for other photos submitted with news items, we can’t guarantee color. That determination is often made by what color ads we have, so if you MUST have your photo in color, you might think about paid space. (We do not publish wedding, anniversary, birthday or engagement photos in color, since we can’t guarantee them all. Color photos of this nature must be in paid space.)

Q: Can I get my photo back?

A: At one point, you had to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope to get it back. You may still do that (particularly if you live out of town), and we’ll send you the photo. Otherwise, we take photos we use to our front office as soon as we scan them into our computers, so you can pick them up there. The same applies to photo disks. If your photo is valuable and you have no copy, you may ask our clerk to scan it in for you while you wait.

Q: Are you interested in my recipes?

A: You bet. We print one every Wednesday on our Food page. E-mail them to composing@tahlequahdailypress.com or drop them by our office at 106 W. Second. By the way, we’re about to begin publishing a new magazine, and we’re looking for Christmas recipes and photos of the completed creation (with you in it, if possible). These can be sent to news@tahlequahdailypress, with Magazine Recipe in the subject line, and your photo attached. They can also be delivered to our office, but make sure you let us know they’re holiday recipes for the magazine.

Q: How do I participate in special supplements you publish?

A: Usually we run a “house ad” several times when we’re looking for copy, photos or other items for supplements. For instance, we’re now collecting information to publish a special supplement saluting our veterans.

We’ll have more information for you in Friday’s Press.

Q: Can we see more information on your sports pages about local athletes’ achievements and game results from, say, junior high teams?