Frequently Asked Questions:

How do I submit a letter to the editor to The Gazette?

Letters to the editor should be restricted to 200 words or fewer.

You may submit a letter to the editor through Gazette.Net.

You may also mail letters to: The Gazette, Editorial Department, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877; fax to 301-670-7183; or e-mail commentary editor Georgia MacDonald, commentary editor at gmacdonald@gazette.net .

Include your name, address and telephone number. If you are a member of a group or organization, and are writing about an issue on which that group has taken a stance, please include a sentence explaining your affiliation with that group.

How do I submit a photo to The Gazette?

If you wish to submit digital photos to The Gazette please use the following guidelines.

• Images from most digital cameras will work. Most cameras produce JPEG files, which work well for us.
• Please don't crop the photos or do any color correction; we will take care of that.
• Send the photos to us by e-mail.
• Please attach the image files to your email message, don't send Word files with embedded photos.
• Include all the caption information for each photo in the text of your email. Include the names of all the people in each photo, tell us what is going on, where the photo was taken, when it was taken, and any other information that may be of interest.
• Send your photos to: submittedphotos@gazette.net

How should I request permission to reprint a story from The Gazette?

Businesses, nonprofits and individuals seeking to reprint Gazette stories, beyond a copy for personal use, must make the request in writing. In general, the request must include the date the story appeared, the headline, the edition and a description of how the reprint will be used, such as "for our internal membership newsletter, circulation 10,000 copies." For details, contact the editor of the edition in which the story appeared. For a list of editors and contact information, click here.

How should I link to a story from The Gazette?

If you would like to place a link on your site to an article on Gazette.Net or include Gazette.Net headlines and story summaries on your site, you may do so without getting electronic publishing permission from us as long as the text on your site is limited to the title, link URL and the story summary provided by us. Your link should also credit The Gazette as the publisher.

Example of how to link to an article on Gazette.Net:

The code and text below shows how to add a free link to a Gazette.Net article to your site.

Example with coded headline and introduction:

House Dems vow tax cuts, school construction boost
House Speaker Michael E. Busch vowed Wednesday to roll back Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s 2003 property tax hike while boosting school construction by $100 million, all without slot machines. The Gazette - 02/02/05

The first paragraph of the code above is the linked headline, with URL. The second paragraph should be the story introduction, if available, or your summary of the article. In creating your summary, you are not authorized to quote more than 200 characters, including spaces, from the article. Please add The Gazette and the date of the article to your citation.

Example with coded headline only:

House Dems vow tax cuts, school construction boost
The Gazette - 02/02/05

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If you want to request or cancel a subscription for The Gazette of Business & Politics, our Friday publication, contact 301-670-7124.

For any delivery issues regarding your Frederick or Montgomery county weekly community paper, call 301-670-7350. For Prince George's delivery questions, call 240-473-7547.

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How do I submit an obituary?

You may submit an obituary to us through Gazette.Net.

If you prefer to mail or fax it to us, simply print out this web page and fill in the information.

Return the form to:

Frederick County: Molly Spence by e-mail at fredobits@gazette.net or by fax to 301-846-2124. Call 301-846-2126 for more information.

Montgomery County: Gerry Mayfield by e-mail at montyobits@gazette.net or by fax to 301-670-7183. Call 301-670-2008 for more information.

Prince George's County: Linda Phelps by e-mail at pgobits@gazette.net or by fax to 240-473-7501. Call 240-473-7514 for more information.

How do I place a wedding, engagement or anniversary announcement?

The Gazette prints engagement and wedding announcements, along with photographs, at no charge, as a community service.

You may submit the announcement and an accompanying photo (optional) to use through the web site.

To mail or fax an announcement: Text should be typed, with a daytime phone number included. Photos should be professional quality. Wedding announcements should be submitted no later than six months after the wedding.

Send announcements to:

Frederick County: Katie Champion by e-mail at kchampion@gazette.net , by fax to 301-846-2124 or by mail to 2A N. Market Street, 4th floor Frederick, MD 21701. Call 301-846-2128 for more information.

Montgomery County: Karen Schafer by e-mail at kschafer@gazette.net , by mail to: The Gazette, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 or by fax to 301-670-7183.

Prince George's County: Linda Phelps by e-mail at lphelps@gazette.net, by fax to 240-473-7501 or 13501 Virginia Manor Road, Laurel, MD 20707. Call 240-473-7514 for more information.

How do I submit a calendar item?

Calendar items must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday to appear in the following week's paper.
Contact calendar editor Peggy McEwan at 301-670-2041, by fax at 301-670-7183, by e-mail at pmcewan@gazette.net or by mail at 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

How can I obtain a printed copy of a paper?

The Gazette typically keeps print copies of newspapers for six weeks following publication. To obtain a copy of a paper published within the past six weeks, visit The Gazette main office in the appropriate county. Call first to confirm that the office has the desired copy.

Montgomery County
9030 Comprint Court
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-948-3120

Prince George's County
13501 Virginia Manor Road
Laurel, MD 20707
240-473-7500

How do I obtain a copy of a photo published in the paper?

All photos posted to "We Spotted" are eligible for purchase. Simply click the photo you wish to buy, and then click on the "buy this photo" link below it and follow the instructions. Photos purchased through the web site are less expensive and generally arrive more quickly than those ordered through our photography staff as there is significantly less overhead for us.

If you cannot find the photo you are looking for online, please do contact our photogra[hy departments.

Copies of photographs by Gazette staff only, which have already appeared in The Gazette, are available for up to six months after publication.

Reprints are approximately 8 x 10 inches. In most cases, they are in color.

The cost of each reprint is $15.

Reprints are for personal use and may not be republished.

Allow four to six weeks for delivery.

To order a photo reprint:

• Enclose a photocopy of the picture.
• Include the photographer's name, the edition and the date of publication.
• Attach a note with the number of reprints needed, your name and mailing address.
• Enclose a check made out to The Gazette.

Send requests to:
Photo Reprints
The Gazette
9030 Comprint Court
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

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