Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Auburn Journal Entry Title: Why is no one talking about this? Entry Credit: Bill Poindexter Judge Comment: Powerful piece hard to hear, hard to write; included just enough detail, quotes, and resources for readers. Great piece of work!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Sierra Sun Entry Title: 'I feel like there's angel looking over me' Entry Credit: Justin Scacco Judge Comment: Great use of the quote as the header. Imagine this mother's pain? What a loss she's experiencing, and the feeling of the community wanting to help, amid the pandemic. Nice work!
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Business Journal Entry Title: Southeast Asian farmers face total loss in Covid fallout Entry Credit: Donald Promnitz Judge Comment: Not all farmers are millionaires. Tough story on surviving during a pandemic. Well done.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: North Bay Business Journal Entry Title: Early entrepreneurial drive propels her from Soviet citizen to global software CEO Entry Credit: Jeff Quackenbush Judge Comment: What humble beginnings for Anon. Story shows she, well anyone, can do anything. Nice work.
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: Del Mar Times Entry Title: New book sheds light on white-collar drug abuse Entry Credit: Joe Tash Judge Comment: Shows that despite having a great career and money, anyone can still fall to drug abuse. Good intro to the book.