1. Check any of the features listed below that you find on the editorial page.

	letters to the editor		editorials by members of the newspaper staff
	political cartoons		comic strips
	local guest columnists		political cartoons
	syndicated columnists

Describe any other features on the page not listed above.
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2. Describe one issue that concerns the editors of the newspaper you have been given.
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3. What does the editor who wrote the editorial think should be done about this issue?
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4. Did you find any editorials or cartoons about local issues that directly affect or concern people in your community or state? Give one example of a local issue
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Did you find any editorials or cartoons about national issues that affect people throughout the United States? Give one example of a national issue
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5. List five words that the editorial writer uses that show that this is an opinion rather than fact.

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Source: Candidates, Campaigns, and Elections