Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Northern Virginia Daily Entry Title: Ryan Fitzmaurice rail trail stories Entry Credit: Ryan Fitzmaurice Judge Comment: Nice breakdown of facts for us who had no idea of a "trail within a rail" scenario. Could have been boring - but it wasn't! Easy read.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Martinsville Bulletin Entry Title: Martinsville's city manager controversy Entry Credit: Bill Wyatt Judge Comment: Fascinating read about the hijinks of public officials. This could make a great soap opera. The newspaper did exactly what it's supposed to do - shed light on what is said and done - no matter how ridiculous some of it is.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Northern Virginia Daily Entry Title: Laura Ruby Samuels Library/County supervisors clash Entry Credit: Laura Ruby Judge Comment: Great coverage of a mutual mess between the library and the community. Everyone is unhappy, no one is taking the blame. Great job getting the quotes from the players.
