By: Dave Astor The National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) has announced the winners of its 2008 writing contest.
Below is the list provided to E&P.
-- General-interest columns (for newspapers with more than 100,000 circulation):
1st -- Susan Campbell, The Hartford (Conn.) Courant
2nd -- David Gifels, the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal
3rd -- Bob Dyer, the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal
Honorable Mention -- Ronnie Polaneczky, The Philadelphia Daily News
-- Humor columns (for newspapers with more than 100,000 circulation):
1st -- Lynn Yaeger, The Village Voice, New York City
2nd -- Bill Ervolino, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.
3rd -- Brian O'Connor, The Detroit News
Honorable Mention -- Elmer Smith, The Philadelphia Daily News
Honorable Mention -- Daniel Rubin, The Philadelphia Inquirer
-- General-interest columns (for newspapers with less than 100,000 circulation):
1st -- Cindy Lang Kubick, the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
2nd -- Bob Welch, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore.
3rd -- James Smart, Intercounty Newspaper Group, Philadelphia area
Honorable Mention -- John Hourihan, the Connecticut Post, Bridgeport
-- Humor columns (for newspapers with less than 100,000 circulation):
1st -- Robert Simpson, The Polk County Pulse, Mena, Ark.
2nd -- Saralee Perrel, the Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.
3rd -- Mary Bufe, Webster-Kirkwood Times, Webster Groves, Mo.
Online:
1st -- Alan Paul, The Wall Street Journal
2nd -- Joel Schwartzberg, The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J.
3rd -- Robert Gilbert, Gilbert Communications
For the above five categories, winners received $300 for first place, $200 for second, and $100 for third.
-- Notes/Items:
1st -- Edmund Newton, New Times Broward, Florida
2nd -- Smiley Anders, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La.
3rd -- Russ Lemmon, Vero Beach (Fla.) Press Journal
Anders hosted this past weekend's NSNC conference in New Orleans, where the awards were presented.
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