Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Anita Sherman Entry Credit: Anita Sherman Judge Comment: This columnist speaks with a soft but distinctive voice. Readers undoubtedly love the way she approaches and chooses her topics. Comfort food for a newspaper reader.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Virginia Gazette Entry Title: Peggy Bellows columns Entry Credit: Peggy Bellows Judge Comment: Solid collection of columns and brings life to what otherwise might be mundane subjects. Columns speak with authority but the writer comes across as accessible and reasonable.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Falls Church News-Press Entry Title: Our Man in Arlington Entry Credit: Charlie Clark Judge Comment: People love history, and readers understandably love this column. The historical story telling is excellent and interesting, even for a reader that does not live in the community.
