2007 AirQ Haiku winners
Winners Annouced!
First Place
Each won a bicycle
from
River Market Cyclery
Ozone's bad today
Take the bus to work they say
Help in some small way
--Margie Haugh
Peak travel time, wait
Leave earlier or stay late
No stall, save us all
--J. Baker
Mow the grass at dusk
Orange alerts, ride the bus
Clean air is the prize
--Marie Salsbury
Honorable Mention
Each won a gift certificate from
a sporting goods retailer
Ride the Metro bus
It will mean a lot less fuss
During traffic rush
--Evelyn Balentine
Plant a tree today
Give back double what we take
Watch our air improve
--Kathy M. Jones
Cleaner air for all
Small changes impact our world
Together we can
--Sarah Panjada
Judging
Thanks to our panel of judges who selected the winners:
- Jack Miles, Sun newspapers
- Don Munday, Kansas City Star
- Ed Peterson, Johnson County Commission/MARC Air Quality Forum Kansas co-chair
- Kathy Dusenbery, mayor of Parkville, Mo./MARC Air Quality Forum Missouri co-chair