Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Suffolk News-Herald Entry Title: Better cooperation needed; A baffling decision; Looking for more improvement Entry Credit: Tracy Agnew Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Bristol Herald Courier Entry Title: We're at critical mass. Where do we go now with jail overcrowding?; Adoption of DST bill would sow confusion; Time for a clean slate in Virginia Entry Credit: Cliff Cumber Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Free Lance-Star Entry Title: Solar project is too big; Study confirms Smart Scale failures; and No easy answers to gun violence Entry Credit: Barbara Hollingsworth Judge Comment: None