Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Daily Progress Entry Title: Hawes Spencer Portfolio Entry Credit: Hawes Spencer Judge Comment: Once you start reading any of these, you can't stop.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Danville Register and Bee Entry Title: John R. Crane -- Feature Writing Portfolio Entry Credit: John Crane Judge Comment: Great job of linking present with the past.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Northern Virginia Daily Entry Title: Joseph LaFave Feature Writing Portfolio W09 Entry Credit: Joseph LaFave Judge Comment: Looks like writer goes out of his way to find interesting topics.
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: The News Leader Entry Title: Pet-friendly, new theatre and New Directions Entry Credit: Monique Calello Judge Comment: Really nice local features,