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Metro Newspapers won in
the Better Newspapers Contest

Metro Newspapers won eight awards in the 1997 California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Contest, including four first place awards. From Los Gatos Weekly-Times: First Place, Photo Essay (George Sakkestad) Second Place, Design (Robin Mendez) Second Place, Editorial Cartoon (Steven DeCinzo) From Metro Santa Cruz: First Place, Lifestyle Coverage First Place, Columns, Criticism/Commentary (Christina Waters) Second Place, Sports Story (Kelly Luker) From Metro: First Place, Design (Foster Barnes, Bob Gower) Second Place, Columns, Criticism/Commentary (Richard von Busack)