Democrat Editor Bob Satnan was a finalist Friday in the 2012 Great Plains Journalism Awards in Tulsa, Okla.
Satnan entered an editorial writing portfolio that included opinion pieces relating to last year’s Sedalia City Council cell tower vote, the types of donations needed by Joplin in the wake of last year’s tornado, and a look at how cheating corrupted a local fishing tournament.
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