Whether you’re a longtime Republican, a loyal Democrat, a staunch third-party supporter or a life-long independent, one thing is true: You have an opinion.

And Patch wants to hear it. 

While the blogs on Fairlawn-Bath Patch are open to any topic, I thought the month leading up to the 2012 presidential election was a good time to let locals know that politics has a platform here. Wherever you stand on the issues—and regardless of whether your passion is national politics or local issues—you can blog about it on Patch.

If you’d like to get started, it’s simple and free. Simply log in to Patch and click the start a blog link on the front page. Blogs can be long or short: it’s up to you. You can also add photos, videos or PDFS, as long as you have the copyright to them. (In other words, if you didn’t take or create it, it’s not a good idea to post it.) 

After you’ve submitted your blog post, it will appear on the site. From there, you can go ahead and send it around to your family and friends! 

Need some examples? The site is void of political blotters right now, which is why we need you. Here are the blogs we do get:

Don Ostapowicz blogs every week about Copley Indians football games.The Fairlawn-Bath Branch Library blogs weekly about events happening at the library, such as free computer classes. 

Caring Place: Cancer Wellness Center about events, offerings and more.

If you have any questions, email Local Editor Megan Rozsa.