Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Sauk Centre Herald Entry Title: Columnist - Random Reflections Entry Credit: Diane Leukam Judge Comment: I'm green with envy after reading the Crayola column. Very well written. The writer turned a simple box of colors into a thought-provoking column. Nice work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Sauk Centre Herald Entry Title: Columnist - Ultra Sonnek Entry Credit: Ben Sonnek Judge Comment: Very amusing. The writer has the ability to both entertain and enlighten the reader at the same time.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Howard Lake - Herald Journal Entry Title: Dale Kovar columns Entry Credit: Dale Kovar Judge Comment: The author does a good job of bringing the reader along on his journey through a very colorful, and sometimes sad part of his life.
