PR Toolbox Sample News Releases and Media Outreach Tools Newspaper Opinion Piece Opinion pieces are usually located opposite the editorial page of a local newspaper.
Opinion pieces provide an excellent forum for community members to air their views.
Citizens dedicated to various subjects submit some of the best opinion pieces. During the first half of the 20th century, polio crippled over a half a million people every year. Even today, children in developing countries continue to fall victim to the disease. But by 2005, thanks in large part to Rotary International and to the 1.2 million Rotary volunteers worldwide, the disease will be all but a memory. Before celebrating this public health milestone, the spread of the poliovirus must be interrupted in Africa and Asia, the poorest and most populous regions of the world, and surveillance must continue for several years to be sure the virus is completely wiped out.