Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Cap Times Entry Title: John Nichols Entry Credit: John Nichols Judge Comment: These columns tackle important issues while focusing on local impact. Very well-written, and obviously well-researched. Everything a local column should be.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Kenosha News Entry Title: Football, fellowship and giant balloons; It's in the bag; Celebrating Jean Snyder Entry Credit: Elizabeth Snyder Judge Comment: Touching, creative and informative. These columns were a joy to read.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Green Bay Press-Gazette Entry Title: Growing your own citrus trees indoors during a Wisconsin winter is fun, fruitful and frustrating Entry Credit: Kendra Meinert Judge Comment: Passion for the subject matter really shines through. It was nice to see how positive response dictated future column related to the topic. Keep up the good work!
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: The Post-Crescent Entry Title: Watchdog Q&A Entry Credit: Duke Behnke Judge Comment: I love the concept of these columns. Great way to engage the community and keep readers informed.
Competition Comment: A wide range of columns were presented here. Some were more serious in tone, while others took a lighter route. Either way, most did a great job of giving local readers good reasons to care about what was being addressed.
There were a couple of instances of entries reading more like feature stories than columns, but overall there was a lot of good writing to be found here.
