Golden Pen Award

The Spokesman-Review is pleased to announced that Linda Becker of Veradale has won the monthly Golden Pen Award.

Her Aug. 6, 1995, letter commented on her experience with the Spokane County Health District’s phone-answering system, which she feels is being used in a way that serves both the public and the district’s own employees badly.

The Golden Pen Award expresses the newspaper’s appreciation for letter writers and artists who demonstrate exceptional eloquence and clarity in their contributions to our Roundtable page.

The monthly winners, as well as the weekly nominees for this award, are chosen by Opinion page staff members. The monthly winners receive a 10-karat-gold Cross pen.

We congratulate Ms. Becker and thank all of the readers who care enough to debate public issues on this page.

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