Freedom of Information Award ( Over 7,000,3,001 to 7,000,1,501 to 3,000,1,001 - 1,500,Under 1,000)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Cloquet - Pine Knot News Entry Title: Open meetings Entry Credit: Jana Peterson Judge Comment: The writer did a good job of explaining the importance of open meetings to a wider audience, laying out the benefits of transparency and favoring livestreams as a way to do it.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Pine City Pioneer Entry Title: Pine City Schools parts ways with superintendent Entry Credit: T.A. LeBrun Judge Comment: Good effort at seeking information on a public school superintendent who had left another district under similar circumstances.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Pine City Pioneer Entry Title: Heated school board meeting, A number of resignations spur comments in public forum Entry Credit: T.A. LeBrun Judge Comment: The flow of the story was difficult to follow. Organizing it would bring clarity. Also, superintendent's name was missing on first reference.
