Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: St. Cloud Times Entry Title: Editorial Portfolio Entry Credit: Lisa Schwarz, Anna Haecherl Judge Comment: Good clean writing, thoughtful columnists. I really enjoyed Linda Larson's commentary full of useful information to consumers.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Alexandria Echo Press Entry Title: Editorial portfolio Entry Credit: Echo Press Judge Comment: Interesting "In the Know" columns from public servants about their jobs. Gulbrandson writes an entertaining column — nice work.Thumbs up/Thumbs down is a good idea for audience interaction.