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SELECTIONS FROM AWARD-WINNING ENTRIES
REMARKS ABOUT THE SELECTIONS CRITERIA
ABOUT MILITANT PATRIOTISM IN 1916
ABOUT WAR CONSEQUENCES IN 1917
ABOUT LYNCHING PRACTICES IN 1919
ABOUT SYMBOLIC ACTIONS IN 1921
ABOUT BASIC RIGHTS IN 1922
ABOUT CALVIN COOLIDGE IN 1923
ABOUT REGI0NAL MENTALITY IN 1924
ABOUT POOR CITIZEN IN 1925
ABOUT DEATH PENALTY IN 1926
ABOUT ALABAMA LAWS IN 1927
ABOUT LYNCHING PROCEDURE IN 1928
ABOUT NEBRASKA POLITICS IN 1930
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS IN 1932
ABOUT FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES IN 1933
ABOUT ROOSEVELT’S INITIATIVES IN 1935
ABOUT ELECTION LOSSES IN 1936
ABOUT IOWA TRADITIONS IN 1937
ABOUT PATRIOTIC FEELINGS IN 1938
ABOUT HITLER’S CONQUESTS IN 1939
ABOUT GROWING TOTALITARIANISM IN 1940
ABOUT NATIONAL ESSENTIALS IN 1941
ABOUT AFRICAN BATTLEFIELDS IN 1943
ABOUT WARTIME CENSORSHIP IN 1944
ABOUT JAPANESE-AMERICANS IN 1945
ABOUT ECONOMICAL CONDITIONS IN 1946
ABOUT FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN 1947
ABOUT RELIEF PROGRAMS IN 1948
ABOUT AMERICAN HOPES IN 1949
ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL SUBJECTS IN 1950
ABOUT EXAMINATION CHEATING IN 1951
ABOUT GOVERNMENT POWER IN 1952
ABOUT NATIONAL DEFENSE IN 1953
ABOUT LABOR CONFLICTS IN 1954
ABOUT INVITING RUSSIANS IN 1955
ABOUT UNIVERSITY UPROAR IN 1956
ABOUT INTEGRATION CRISES IN 1957
ABOUT RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN 1958
ABOUT RACIAL CONTROVERSIES IN 1959
ABOUT CLERICAL INFLUENCES IN 1960
ABOUT SECRET ORGANIZATIONS IN 1961
ABOUT RACIAL INJUSTICE IN 1962
ABOUT KENNEDY’S ASSASSINATION IN 1963
ABOUT HOUSING REFORMS IN 1964
ABOUT SOUTHEAST ASIA IN 1965
ABOUT ATLANTA TURMOILS IN 1966
ABOUT ANTIWAR ATTITUDES IN 1967
ABOUT KING’S MURDER IN 1968
ABOUT JOHNSON’S PRESIDENCY IN 1969
ABOUT PEACEFUL DESEGREGATION IN 1970
ABOUT ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IN 1971
ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN 1972
ABOUT ADMINISTRATION FAILURES IN 1973
ABOUT SCHOOLBOOK DISPUTES IN 1974
ABOUT INFORMATION RESTRICTIONS IN 1975
ABOUT LOCAL CONTROVERSIES IN 1976
ABOUT FORD’S ADMINISTRATION IN 1977
ABOUT ISRAEL ENGAGEMENTS IN 1978
ABOUT DEFENSE POLITICS IN 1979
ABOUT ECONOMIC ASPECTS IN 1981
ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN 1982
ABOUT GEORGIA SCANDALS IN 1983
ABOUT CIA INTERVENTIONS IN 1984
ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES IN 1985
ABOUT POPULATION STRATEGIES IN 1986
ABOUT OVERDEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS IN 1987
ABOUT CHICAGO GOVERNMENT IN 1988
WINNERS OF THE EDITORIAL WRITING AWARD, 1989–2001