Spelling bee finalists
Saturday, March 31 at 12:01
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Maureen Supple of Littleton writes:
I confess that I almost never read the sports section of the Rocky, but I am guessing that any tournament that ended with a tie for fifth place would be reported so as to include the names of both of the fifth-place players. So why is it that when you report on the state spelling bee, you mention only one of the fifth-place finishers? Any of the 288 students who competed would be thrilled to place fifth, and I imagine that their parents and friends would want to be able to point to their name in the paper. Unfortunately, one of the fifth-place winners this year can't do that, because you didn't print his or her name! And those of us who are interested are stuck with your coverage, since you sponsor the event. How much space would it take in the paper (or even on the Web