Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Virginia Mercury Entry Title: Roger Chesley, column writing Entry Credit: Roger Chesley Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Virginia Mercury Entry Title: Bob Lewis column portfolio Entry Credit: Bob Lewis Judge Comment: Solid column, but way too long. Suggest shortening to half size.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Harrisonburg Citizen Entry Title: Elderly Aunt advice columns Entry Credit: Elderly Aunt Judge Comment: This is a solid, timely column with interesting topics. In reading them, however, I really wish the author would stop referring to themselves in the third person. This is cumbersome for the reader.