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# Opinion Pitch Reply from Betsy Shirley
- URL: https://gijustice.com/20260519-0910-sojo/
- Published: 2026-05-19T16:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-06T23:24:44.000Z
- Author: Logan M Isaac
- Tags: Sojourners, Betsy Shirley

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Hi Logan,

Thank you for taking the time to share your response article draft with us and reach out. We receive a large number of pitches on many topics that are important to our mission and I regret we are unable to use this one. 

Also, one small note, for what it's worth: I'm pleased to let you know we are able to now pay for accepted online opinion pieces—something that wasn't true in the past when the website was organized more as a blog, but that we've worked hard to adjust in recent years.

Blessings to you in your work and on your journey, and with gratitude for your long work on behalf of veterans,

Betsy

**Betsy Shirley**

Editor in chief