Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Cap Times Entry Title: Wisconsin’s Orwellian high court, Mandela Barnes is in touch with Wisconsin’s history — and the values that animate it, Pete Seeger outlasted the bastards Entry Credit: John Nichols Judge Comment: Mr. Nichols' doesn't pull punches, do he? It does a J-school heart good to see that wrasslin' matches still exist in American newspaper columns. This stuff is must-read. Biting. Historical. Educating. In short, journalism at its finest.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Cap Times Entry Title: Opinion | Alex Gee: White people ask the wrong questions after Buffalo, Opinion | Swing-district Democrat Ron Kind on why he’s leaving, Opinion | Rebecca Blank’s exit a huge loss — and poses an even bigger challenge Entry Credit: Paul Fanlund Judge Comment: The Alex Gee piece was fantastic. Opinion sections need more stand-up columns like this.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Journal Times Entry Title: Grandpa Time Entry Credit: David Maack Judge Comment: Grandpa time! For those of us outside the native American world, this captivated us. Please continue this column!
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Leader-Telegram Entry Title: Freezing man; Lost and found; Southside rules Entry Credit: Patti See Judge Comment: Fine writing. Quirky topics. We imagine folks look forward to reading this columnist.
