Thank you jkevin
@DiskoJoe - I live in a pretty small town. There is one major photog for the local newspaper. I've submitted quite a few photos and none of them get published. He will publish other photos as I have seen that happen quite a bit and in fact, my father had one of his photos published a few years back. I'm thinking since I'm a local up-and-coming photographer, he may be feeling a little defensive? And not publishing my photos because of that? Perhaps I should submit a photo under an assumed name?