Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Westside - The Observer Entry Title: "This and That" Entry Credit: Janine Kock Judge Comment: This writer clearly has a voice. The writer's personality comes out in each column and the person has done a good job using humor and personal experiences to tell stories.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Sigourney - The News Review Entry Title: NRW9 Entry Credit: Casey Jarmes Judge Comment: Using history as the basis for a column is a great idea and a good way to share an area's history with readers.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Jefferson - The Jefferson Herald Entry Title: Master Columnist Entry Credit: Rick Morain Judge Comment: I like that the writer submitted personal columns as well as issued-based columns.
