Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Chaska Herald Entry Title: Restaurants seek workers in tight market Entry Credit: Lara Bockenstedt Judge Comment: Very comprehensive story. Smart use of stats bolsters the credibility. I also get the sense that many sectors of this community are communicating to solve this problem, and that's always a positive thing to publicly recognize and to read about.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Chanhassen Villager Entry Title: Tackling the trades Entry Credit: Unsie Zuege Judge Comment: Professionally reported piece in an interesting, concise way. Great use of quotes. I wish this could run in my paper.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Mound / Long Lake - The Laker Pioneer Entry Title: No stone left unturned Entry Credit: Elizabeth Hustad Judge Comment: Sophisticated writing style that uses just enough clues into the subject's personality without making the reader feel like the whole notebook had been emptied.
