Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: New Ulm - The Journal Entry Title: The Journal, New Ulm - Editorial Page as a Whole Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: The brief, concise local editorials are an interesting twist. They're balanced with beefier columns and commentaries, and thoughtful letters. Good choices on editorial cartoons, as well. Solid sections.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Albert Lea Tribune Entry Title: Editorial Page as a Whole-Albert Lea Tribune Entry Credit: Albert Lea Tribune Judge Comment: Excellent page designs. The slice-of-life columns are well-paired with opinion pieces by contributors. Editorial cartoons add edge.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Fergus Falls - The Daily Journal Entry Title: The Daily Journal Entry Credit: Zach Stich Judge Comment: Simple, clean presentation works well for The Daily Journal's pages. Locally written editorials are another plus, though more edge would bolster the content. Staff written columns provide spice, too. Solid efforts by the crew.
Competition Comment: These sections used their resources wisely, whether that meant relying on outside contributors for opinion pieces, or keeping locally written editorials brief, but ongoing.
