3 Pitches

Pitch #1: Dear Editor, With population numbers rising and our landfills overflowing, do we recycle enough? Although WSU’s campus is filled with recycling receptacles, how many people really use them? I constantly walk by garbage cans that are almost full, while the recycling bins sit nearly empty. On one occasion, I even saw a janitor take the recycling and empty it in the garbage can! To make matters worse, it has been suggested that WSU has to pay an annual fine for not recycling enough. Do we really want our tuition dollars paying for something that can easily be fixed? I’d like to investigate this situation a little further, especially with Earth Day approaching. Please contact me at acmeyer@wsu.edu if you are interested. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Anne Meyer Pitch #2: Dear Editor, You’re on your way home after a long day at work, when all of the sudden WHAM, you get hit by another car. As if this weren’t bad enough, it turns out the driver doesn’t have insurance. How many drivers are on the roads without insurance these days? We all know it’s against the law, but countless people do it anyway. What if we were to make a law that required proof of insurance in order to renew our license tabs? Would this alleviate the problem? It probably would have helped my mom, who was put in a similar situation last week. I would like to write an article about the risks of driving without insurance and what people can do about it. Please contact me at acmeyer@wsu.edu if you are interested. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Anne Meyer Pitch #3: Dear Editor, Why does society says GO WAL-MART, but no to local businesses? The Pullman Chamber of Commerce is trying to put a Wal-Mart in our town, but fought against a local store called “The Dock Shop,” owned by The Pullman Grange Supply. You probably haven’t even heard of “The Dock Shop,” yet it has been in business for almost four months. As an employee of the Dock Shop, I witnessed the struggles The Pullman Grange Supply endured in order to get the store up and running. On the other hand, The Pullman Chamber of Commerce is practically building Wal-Mart itself. If you’d like to find out why, please contact me at acmeyer@wsu.edu. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Anne Meyer