SPJ Contest Rules, 2007
NONDAILY NEWSPAPERS Spot News News Features General Features Honorable Mention Social Issues Best Personality Profile Business Feature Editorials Best News Photo Best Sports Photo Best Feature Photo Best Photo Page General Excellence NONDAILY NEWSPAPERS Spot News News Feature General Feature Comprehensive Coverage Best Coverage of Social Issues Best Personality Profile Best Business Feature Editorial Award Best News Photo Best Sports Photo Best Feature Photo Best Photo Page General Excellence NONDAILY NEWSPAPERS Investigative Reporting Government Reporting Science and Health Environmental Reporting Best Coverage Best Coverage of Religion Food and Consumer Issues Arts and Criticism Business News Best Sports News Coverage Best Sports Columnist Best General Interest Column Best Headline Writer Page One Design Best Inside Page and Section Design TELEVISION STATIONS IN REGION 10 Markets 161 to 210 Spot News General News Feature News Investigative Sports News Photojournalism Feature Photojournalism Markets 101 to 160 Spot News General News Feature News Investigative Sports News Photojournalism Feature Photojournalism Markets 1 to 100 Spot News General News Feature News Investigative Documentary Sports News Photojournalism Feature Photojournalism RADIO STATIONS IN REGION 10 Newscast Spot News General News Feature News Documentary News Series Sports Nationally Edited Story DAILY NEWSPAPERS IN REGION 10 General Excellence Spot News Comprehensive Coverage (single day) Comprehensive Coverage (multiple days) Investigative Watchdog Crime and Justice Government Education Health Science and Technology Environment and Energy Consumer Business Minorities Social Issues Personalities Lifestyles Short Feature Long Feature Arts & Arts Criticism Sports News Sports Feature Sports Column Editorial/Commentary General Column News Page Design Feature Page Design Headlines Spot News Photography General News Photography Feature Photography Sports Photography Photopage Photography Portfolio Portrait DAILY NEWSPAPERS IN REGION 10 General Excellence Spot News Comprehensive Coverage (single day) Comprehensive Coverage (multiple days) Investigative Watchdog Crime and Justice Government Education Health Science and Technology Environment and Energy Consumer Business Business Column Minorities Social Issues Personalities Lifestyles Short Feature Long Feature Arts & Arts Criticism Sports News Sports Feature Sports Column Editorial/Commentary General Column News Page Design Feature Page Design Headlines Spot News Photography General News Photography Feature Photography Sports Photography Photopage Photography Portfolio Portrait DAILY NEWSPAPERS IN REGION 10 General Excellence Spot News Comprehensive Coverage (single day) Comprehensive Coverage (multiple days) Investigative Watchdog Crime and Justice Government Education Health Science and Technology Environment and Energy Consumer Business Business Column Minorities Social Issues Personalities Lifestyles Short Feature Long Feature Arts & Arts Criticism Sports News Sports Feature Sports Column Editorial/Commentary General Column News Page Design Feature Page Design Headlines Spot News Photography General News Photography Feature Photography Sports Photography Photopage Photography Portfolio Portrait DAILY NEWSPAPERS IN REGION 10 Graphics Illustrations Editorial Cartoon ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLIES IN REGION 10 Investigative Government Consumer/Environmental Affairs Science and Health Social Issues Education Lifestyle Personalities Criticism Business Sports Humor Special Section Page Design ONLINE MEDIA IN REGION 10 Spot News (Original) Spot News (Adaptation) Special Report / Enterprise (Original) Special Report / Enterprise (Adaptation) Arts / Entertainment / Lifestyle (Original) Arts / Entertainment / Lifestyle (Adaptation) Business (Original) Business (Adaptation) Sports (Original) Sports (Adaptation) Creative Use of the Medium (Original) Creative Use of the Medium (Adaptation) Best Web Log (General News and Commentary) Best Web Log (Specialized) Best Overall Web Site (Affiliated) Best Web Design (Affiliated) Public Service on the Web Slideshow/Photo
Less than 8,000 circulation
Third place: Gunnar Olson, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Forest Grove police chaplain charged with sexual harassment"
Second place: Patrick Alexander, News Guard, for "Irritation over sign leads to standoff"
First place: Christian Gaston, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Stealing SHREK"
Third place: Nancy Townsley, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Home of the braves?"
Second place: Jennifer Clampet, Washington County The Times, for "Turf war"
First place: Nicole DeCosta, West Linn Tidings, for "A mothers gift"
Third place: Nicole DeCosta, West Linn Tidings, for "The case of West Linn's mysterious dog swap"
Second place: Zack Palmer, Forest Grove News-Times, "The fight of his life"
First place: Curt Kipp, Wilsonville Spokesman, for "Her canine connection"
An honorable mention: Strong, McCasland and Carl Mickelson, of the Bandon Western World, for "Proposal for large RV park causes stir"
Third place: The team of C. Gaston John Schrag and other staff, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Measure 37"
Second place: C. Gaston, N.Townsley, Z. Palmer and staff, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Washington County flood"
First place: David Jagernauth, Wilsonville Spokesman, for "Thunderbird mobile home park"
Third place: Nancy Townsley, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Being Henry's mom"
Second place: Ed Langlois, Catholic Sentinel, for "Catholic charities keep adapting to bring new life"
First place: J.Cox/L. Masterson, Keizertimes, for "Immigration reform hits home"
Third place: Scott Hammers, Redmond Spokesman, for "Ill be here about a week"
Second place: Scott Hammers, Redmond Spokesman, for "Mr. Record Man"
First place: Denise Ruttan, Siuslaw News, for "Joe's Iraq"
Third place: Gunnar Olson, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Banks version of 'Cheers' closes its doors"
Second place: Ed Langlois, Catholic Sentinel, for "Job losses blamed on globalism gone awry"
First place: Curt Kipp, Wilsonville Spokesman, for "Appetite for destruction"
Third place: Lyndon A. Zaitz, Keizer Times
Second place: Rick Swart, South County Spotlight
First place: Leslie Pugmire Hole, Redmond Spokesman
Second place: Patrick Johnson, Stayton Mail, for "Setting a fire line"
First place: Jaime Valdez, The Times (Washington County), for "Prostitution sting"
Third place: Tommy Whitcomb, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Still in the hunt"
Second place: Tommy Whitcomb, Forest Grove News-Times, for "No horsin' around"
First place: Zack Palmer, Forest Grove News-Times, for "State champs!"
Third place: Steve McCasland, Bandon Western World, for "Good day for a ride"
Second place: Jaime Valdez, Beaverton Valley Times, for "Walk with Christ"
First place: Kim Nguyen, Catholic Sentinel, for "St. Valentine Day group hug"
Third place: Gary Lindberg, Madras Pioneer, for "Wow, it's another cowdeo!"
Second place: Gary Thain, News Guard, for "Go fly a kite"
First place: Z. Palmer/T. Whitcomb, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Third time's a charm"
Honorable Mention: Vance W. Tong, Central Oregonian
Third place: Dan Itel, West Linn Tidings
Second place: C. Lent/Jessie Kirk, Beaverton Valley Times
First place: staff, News Guard
8,000 circulation and larger
Second place: David Bates, News-Register, for "Vets denounce war, demand withdrawal"
First place: Paul Daquilante, News-Register, for "Slipping away"
Third place: Kyle Cassidy, Willamette Week, for "Truck you"
Second place: Matthew Kish, Portland Business Journal, for "Green' slowly catches on"
First place: Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, for "Crimeslist"
Third place tie: Aliza Earnshaw, Portland Business Journal, for "Back from Iraq: A soldier's story"and Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, for "Running out of steam?"
Second place is also tied, between Joseph Gallivan, Portland Tribune, for "Aloft living"
AND Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, for "Kids' healing starts here"
First place: Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette Week, for "Home alone"
Third place: Nicole Montesano and other staff, News-Register, for "The Patton boys"
Second place: M. Kisch and R. Smith, Portland Business Journal, for "Freightliner"
First place: David Bates, News-Register, for "The pipeline project"
Third place: Nancy Rommelmann, Willamette Week, for "There goes the neighborhood"
Second place: Kari Hastings, Gresham Outlook, for "Raising grandchildren"
First place: Beth Slovic, Willamette Week, for "Urban Indian"
Third place: Starla Pointer, News-Register, for "Engineer, pioneer"
Second place: Lisa Cromwell, Hillsboro Argus, for "Son still searches for North Plains' 'Pumpkin Ridge Pete' killer"
First place: Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, for "A great Samaritan"
Third place: Kari Hastings, Gresham Outlook, for "The resilient Oregon strawberry"
Second place: Abraham Hyatt, Oregon Business magazine, for "Tribes 2.0"
First place: Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette Week, for "Death and a salesman"
Third place: staff, News-Register
Second place: Rob Smith, Portland Business Journal
First place: Mark Garber, Gresham Outlook
Third place: Marcus Larson, News-Register, for "Sniffing out crime"
Second place: Chrissy Ragulsky, News-Register, for "Slipping away"
First place: Marcus Larson, News-Register, for "Surprise visitor"
Third place: Marcus Larson, News-Register, for "Coming up short"
Second place: Chrissy Ragulsky, News-Register, for "Dropped baton"
First place: Chrissy Ragulsky, News-Register, for "In your face"
Third place: Bruce Lovelin, Headlight-Herald, for "Sunset showing of the colors"
Second place is tied between Jon Ferland, Oregon Business magazine, for "College inc."
AND Chrissy Ragulsky, News-Register, for "Reliving America's past"
First place: Zach Mitlas, News-Register, for "Stepping out"
Third place: Zack Osterlund, Willamette Week, Sonic Youth
Second place: Chrissy Ragulsky, News-Register, Alien eyes
First place: Tom Ballard, News-Register, Inner life
Honorable mention: Staff of the Portland Business Journal
Third Place tie: Staff ofThe Gresham Outlook and staff of Oregon Business magazine
Second place: The staff of the News-Register
First place: Dwight Jaynes of the Portland Tribune
All sizes
Third Place tie: Gunnar Olson of the Forest Grove News-Times, for "A hefty gamble"and Lee van der Voo of the Lake Oswego Review, for "Citations, injuries pile up at the Pearl"
Second place: James Pitkin, Willamette Week, for "Brother in arms"
First place: David Bates, News-Register, for "Communication breakdown"
Third place: Nicole Montesano, News-Register, for "Court filings contradict Gormley"
Second place: James Pitkin, Willamette Week, for "Spot the differences!"
First place: Corey Pein, Willamette Week, for "Gravy train"
Honorable Mention: Denise Porter, Headlight-Herald, for "Local veterinarian explores bovine acupuncture"
Third place: Marcia Akes, Valley Herald, for "Burns extols benefits of stem cell therapy"
Second place: Ray Pitz, Beaverton Valley Times, for "Life saving lessons"
First place: James Pitkin, Willamette Week, for "See me, feel me, touch me, heal me"
Honorable Mention tie: Nicole Montesano, News-Register, for "Family farm preserved"
abd Alan Pittman, Eugene Weekly, for "Looming sprawl"
Third place: Jim Redden, Portland Tribune, for "Exhausted by exhaust"
Second place: Camilla Mortensen, Eugene Weekly, for "Timber vs. tourism today's Rogue River feud"
First place: Robin Doussard, Oregon Business magazine, for "The fight for water"
Third place: Aaron Ragan-Fore, Eugene Weekly, for "A bright, wonderful future"
First place: Beth Slovic, Willamette Week, for "Hurricane Vicki"
Third place: Starla Pointer, News-Register, for "Shelby gets his deer"
Second place: Nancy Townsley, Forest Grove News-Times, for "A slave's daughter"
First place: Beth Slovic, Willamette Week, for "Are you there, God? It's me, Brian"
Honorable mention tie: Aliza Earnshaw, Portland Business Journal, for "Artistic views"
and Chuck Adams, Eugene Weekly, for "Have it your eco-way"
Third place: Nicole DeCosta, West Linn Tidings, for "Me and my garden"
Second place: Toby Van Fleet, Portland Tribune, for "The sun's within reach"
First place: Starla Pointer, News-Register, for "Just like mom used to make it"
Honorable Mention tie: Jason Blair, Eugene Weekly, for "Money, bullets, blood"
and Rebecca Mayer, Forest Grove News-Times, for "Piece process: Arab and Israeli artists exhibit in Hillsboro"
Second place: Joseph Gallivan, Portland Tribune, for "Body blogger's art builds a community"
First place: David Bates, News-Register, for "State of the arts"
Honorable Mention: Holly M. Gill, Madras Pioneer, for "Seaswirl to close Culver plant"
Third place: Andy Giegerich, Portland Business Journal, for "Homestead faces probe"
Second place: Janet Cook, Hood River News, for "Fungi thrive at Hood River organic"
First place: Abraham Hyatt, Oregon Business magazine, for "Trouble at sea"
Honorable Mention: Gary Lindberg, Madras Pioneer, for "They call him coach"
Third place: Zack Palmer, Forest Grove News-Times, for "His heart bleeds maroon & gold"
Second place: Kate Rowland, News-Register, for "Strength in family"
First place: Andy Giegerich, Portland Business Journal, for "PSU's fiscal football play"
Third place: Ron Forbes, Hillsboro Argus
Second place: Lawrence Kreifels, Hillsboro Argus
First place: Zack Palmer, Forest Grove News-Times
Third place: Robin Doussard, Oregon Business magazine for a selection of work
Second place: Anne Marie DiStefano, Portland Tribune, for "On the rocks"
First place: Byron Beck, Willamette Week, for "Queer Window"
Third place: Margaret E. Davis, Portland Tribune
Second place: staff, Portland Business Journal
First place: Racheal Winter, News-Register
Third place: Kevin Dougherty, Eugene Weekly, for a selection of work.
Second place: Joan McGuire, Portland Tribune, for "Tiny's big promise, etc."
First place: Maggie Gardner, Willamette Week, for a selection of work selection
Third place: Racheal Winter, News-Register, selection of work
Second place: Pete Vogel, Portland Tribune, for "Beyond skin deep"
First place: Maggie Gardner, Willamette Week, selection of work
The judging was done by professional journalists from an SPJ chapter in California
1. Staff, KPAX, "Lois Rogers"
2. Staff, KPAX, "Black Cat fire"
1. Christin Ayers, KECI, "House explosion"
2. Courtney Hanson, KTVQ, "Briarwood fire sparks community effort"
3. Jill Valley, KPAX, "Perverts in the park"
HM. Mike DaSilva, KECI, "Ben Corbett follow-up package"
1. Brittany Tait, KPAX, "SWAT training"
2. Christin Ayers, KECI, "Pretty poison"
3. Jill Valley, KPAX, "Jayden's fight"
1. Kasey Joyce, KECI, "Through the cracks"
2. Aaron Flint, KTVQ, "War on child porn
3. Ian Marquand, KPAX, "Cleaning up Montana"
1. Phil Buck, KPAX, "Practical shooting"
2. Jeff Friedman, KTVM, "Dennis Erickson"
3. Troy Oppie, KECI, "Lex Hilliard rehab"
1. Paul S. Humphrey, KTVQ, "Briarwood fire"
2. Jesse Kester, KTVQ, "Eastern Montana oil rush"
3. Mark Holyoak, KPAX, "Prescribed burn"
1. Paul S. Humphrey, KTVQ, "Healing waters"
2. Ian Marquand, KPAX, "Cyclocross"
3. Mark Holyoak, KPAX, "Block management"
1. Valerie Hurst, Nick Campfield, KIMA, "Trupp's plane found"
2. Mike Perry, Jonelle Merrill, KTVB, "Deer rescue"
3. Paul Boehlke, Alyson Outen, KTVB, "Clear Creek fire"
1. Kaycee Murray, Troy Colson, KTVB, "Idaho firefighters"
2. Maria Medina, KIMA, "Fighting abuse on MySpace"
3. Monique James, Gary Salzman, KTVB, "Dying fish"
1. Paul Boehlke, Alyson Outen, KTVB, "Lightning survivor"
2. Valerie Hurst, KIMA, "God Pod"
3. Maria Medina, KIMA, "A boy who kept growing"
1. Chelsea Kopta, KEPR, "Sex offenders in schools"
2. Molly Kelleher, KEPR, "Dangerous neighborhoods"
3. Molly Kelleher, KEPR, "Sex on the sly"
1. Mark Ingham, KVEW, "Teen boxing champ"
2. Scott Reister, KNDU, "Playing with pain"
3. Scott Reister, KNDU, "Landing at Central"
HM. Troy Colson, Carolyn Holly, KTVB, "Special Olympians"
1. Jonathan Judd, KMTR, "Coburg Hill fire"
2. Scott Dodge, Jared Meyer, KMTR, "City burn"
3. Gary Salzman, KTVB, "Dying fish"
1. Molly Kelleher, KEPR, "Cowboy shootout"
2. Gary Salzman, KTVB, "Trash the dress"
3. Jonathan Judd, KMTR, "Wildfire training"
HM. Scott Dodge, Nohelani Graf, KMTR, "Huge pumpkin"
1. Staff, KOMO, "December floods"
2. Marlee Ginter, Craig Newcomb, KOMO, "Seattle floods
3. Nicole Sanchez, Erika Wutherich, Manny Beraki, KCPQ, "Woodinville under water"
1. Nicole Sanchez, Chad Bailey, Gus Seashore, KCPQ, "Good Samaritan robbed"
2. Nicole Sanchez, Chad Bailey, KCPQ, "Centralia flooding"
3. Liz Rocca, KOMO, "Nature or neglect"
HM. Susannah Frame, Kellie Cheadle, Steve Douglas, KING, "Foster adopt"
1. TIE: Laural Porter, Kurt Austin, KGW, "Where's Molly now?"; John Sharify, Jon Knorr, Tri Ngo, KOMO, "Sarah's gift"
2. Deborah Feldman, Denis Guerrero, Ron Sanford, KING, "Cheryl's goal"
3. Pat Duggan, Jean Enersen, Ken Jones, KING, "Hamoody"
1. Susannah Frame, Kellie Cheadle, Eric Olson, KING, "Exposing E-gate"
2. Tracy Vedder, Randy Carnell, Tri Ngo, KOMO, "Airport insecurity"
3. Liz Rocca, KOMO, "Risky remedy"
HM. Herb Weisbaum, KOMO, "Shady locksmiths"
1. Joan Kinsey, Kim Griffis, Jean Enersen, KING, "Inside the O.R."
2. Kellie Cheadle, Norm Ohashi, Kevin Glantz, KING, "KING 5 investigators special"
3. Katie Bausler, Terry Tavel, Jim Mahan, KTOO, "Alaska College track 2"
1. Staff, KING, "Racing with the sun"
2. Tom Hudson, Brett Allbery, KREM, "Steven Gray"
3. Laural Porter, Kurt Austin, KGW, "Falls City Freeriders"
HM. Tom Hudson, Brett Allbery, KREM, "Darin Holcomb"
1. Ron Sanford, KING, "In memory of Steve Cox"
2. Ron Sanford, KING, "Immaculate makeover"
3. Jon Knorr, KOMO, "Searching for Grey Girl"
1. Ron Sanford, KING, "On the border"
2. Jon Knorr, KOMO, "Spittoon regatta"
3. Katie L. Johnson, KOMO, "Stuntman school"
The judging was done by professional journalists from an SPJ chapter in Florida.
1. Staff, KIRO, "100 year flood"
2. Kirsten Kendrick, Dave Meyer, KPLU, "KPLU's Morning Edition and All Things Considered"
1. Staff, KIRO, "Tacoma Foundry blast"
2. David Shurtleff, Alaska Public Radio Network, "FBI raids home of Senator Ted Stevens"
3. TIE: Ian Cope, Kyle Pauley, Dave Wilkins, Grays Harbor Radio, "December 3rd storm";Austin Jenkins, Tom Banse, Chris Lehman, Northwest News Network, "Flood victims return home
"
1. Ruby de Luna, KUOW, "Living under the shadow of suicide"
2. Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network, "Gang problem plagues rural Northwest"
3. TIE: David Shurtleff, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Congressional picnic gone wrong";Deborah Wang, KUOW, "The fight over captive elephants"
HM. Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network, "Fear and anger after border patrol dragnet
"
1. Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network, "Traumatic brain injury: A Northwest soldier's struggle
"
2. Chana Joffe-Walt, KPLU, "90-year-old is a living history of diabetes treatment"
3. TIE: Gary Davis, KPLU, "The man who fell from 'Galloping Gertie'";Liz Jones, KUOW, "A silent cry for help is answered"
HM. Rebecca Sheir, Alaska Public Radio Network, "The not-so-friendly skies
"
1. Keith Seinfeld, KPLU, "The electric brain"
2. Marcie Sillman, KUOW, "Our big backyard"
3. Marcie Sillman, KUOW, "Downtown"
HM. Staff, Northwest News Network, "Journey down the modern-day Columbia River"
1. Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network, "Boondoggle in the desert? Hanford's troubled waste plant"
2. Elizabeth Johnson, Northwest News Network, "Rural health care"
3. Staff, KUOW, "Pike Place Market 100th anniversary"
HM. Staff, Coast Alaska Radio News, "Voices of the Tongass"
HM. Staff, Northwest News Network, "Reinventing community"
1. Tom Banse, Northwest News Network, "Backcountry skiers pursue turns all year"
2. Rebecca Sheir, Alaska Public Radio Network, "Keeping up with the jumpers
"
HM. Tim Haeck, KIRO, "Grunting ban"
1. Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW, "Men banned from women's practice squads"
2. Austin Jenkins, Northwest News Network, "Guitar wood crime spree"
3. TIE: Jamala Henderson, KUOW, "The Jean Leccia interpolation";Liz Jones, KUOW, "Lost dad"
Less than 25,000 circulation.
The judging was done by professional journalists from SPJ chapters in Hawaii, New York, Pennsylvania, and California.
Staff, The Daily News, April 10, October 4, January 7
1. Franny White, Skagit Valley Herald, "A tragic end to a troubled life"
2. Staff, Idaho Press-Tribune, "Fire destroys high school"
3. Leslie Slape, Amy Fischer, The Daily News, "Hundreds hit the streets
"
HM. Sharyn L. Decker, The Chronicle, "DeBolt receives ticket after crash"
1. Staff, The Chronicle, "It came so fast"
2. Damian Boudreau, The World, "Doctor shortage a crisis"
3. Staff, Independent Record, "Asarco -- the end of an era"
HM. Leslie Slape, Stephanie Mathieu, The Daily News, "Agents arrest 20 in massive drug sting"
1. Staff, Independent Record, "Big Sky, big border"
2. Staff, The Chronicle, "Chehalis River catastrophe"
3. Karin Ronnow, Deirdre Eitel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Pakiston & Afghanistan -- Journey of hope"
HM. Staff, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, "Cost of community--A conversation about our future"
1. Gwyneth Gibby, Corvallis Gazette-Times, "Karly's nightmare"
2. Rod Boyce, Sam Bishop, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, "The Hayes indictments -- series"
3. Gail Schontzler, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Care after combat"
HM. Stephanie Mathieu, The Daily News, "Rules of exclusion"
1. Staff, Skagit Valley Herald, "Lighting the way: Sunshine Week"
2. Cassidy Friedman, The Times-News, "In the silent pursuit of justice"
3. Amy M.E. Fischer, The Daily News, "Visions of Longview development fall"
1. Ted Sullivan, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Cocaine blues"
2. Zoe Fraley, The Bellingham Herald, "Pedophile visits local events"
3. Ralph Schwartz, Franny White, Skagit Valley Herald, "Deadline love triangle shocks community"
HM. Gail Schontzler, Ted Sullivan, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Reliving tragedy"
1. Cassandra Profita, The Daily Astorian, "Port of Astoria investigation"
2. Denis Roler, Stacy D. Stumbo, Grants Pass Daily Courier, "Josephine County budget survey"
3. Barbara LaBoe, The Daily News, "Fire alarm"
HM. Chris Gray, The News-Review, "Measure 50: A spark for kids' health care"
1. Jennifer Moody, Albany Democrat-Herald, "Writing off cursive"
2. Ted Sullivan, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Shock to the system"
3. Stephanie Mathieu, The Daily News, "Swan song turns sour"
HM. Kira Millage, The Bellingham Herald, "What's in a school lunch?"
1. Leslie Slape, Stephanie Mathieu, The Daily News, "Our teens' pill problems"
2. John Stang, Daily Inter Lake, "First test for new knee"
3. Sheila Hagar, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, "The right to companionship"
HM. Jim Buchan, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, "Home once more"
1. Josh Lintereur, Skagit Valley Herald, "Colony collapse breeds unease"
2. Gail Schontzler, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Yellowstone's wildlife"
3. Cassandra Profita, The Daily Astorian, "The big picture lurks underwater"
1. Scott McMillion, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "The looming boom"
2. Andre Stepankowsky, The Daily News, "Watershed woes"
3. Staff, Skagit Valley Herald, "Skagit warming"
HM. Tony Lystra, The Daily News, "Living with LNG"
1. Josh Lintereur, Skagit Valley Herald, "A boom in RV sales"
2. Josh Lintereur, Skagit Valley Herald, "Skagit entrepreneurs set sights on e-Bay"
3. John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, "After local man takes fraud bait
"
HM. Vicki Hillhouse, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, "Work comes home"
1. Aaron VanTuyl, The Chronicle, "Call center attracts attention"
2. Elise Hamner, The World, "Railroad closes Coos Bay line"
3. Josh Lintereur, Skagit Valley Herald, "Canola concerns"
HM. Scott McMillion, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "American tradition"
1. Franny White, Skagit Valley Herald, "They're good homes"
2. Michael Wagar, The Chronicle, "Victims in the shadows"
3. Erik Olson, The Chronicle, "An American wedding, Sudanese style"
HM. Kara Hansen, The Daily Astorian, "Mascot dispute has Warriors wondering"
1. Amy M.E. Fischer, The Daily News, "DisRespecting the elderly?"
2. Jared Paben, The Bellingham Herald, "Growth threatens mobile parks"
HM. Shaun Hall, Grants Pass Daily Courier, "'You better hope I don't get out'"
1. Leslie Slape, The Daily News, "Saved by a bullet"
2. Ted Sullivan, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "A dying breed"
3. Gail Schontzler, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Political pioneer"
HM. Amy M.E. Fischer, The Daily News, "Mrs. Patinells danced gracefully through life"
HM. Don Gronning, Daily Record, "Downtown defender or disgrace"
1. Cassandra Profita, The Daily Astorian, "Fishers pluck catch from sea of poetry"
2. Kara Hansen, The Daily Astorian, "Coast Guard auxiliar
y"
3. Dave Richardson, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Fine swine"
1. Nate Poppino, The Times-News, "Door-to-door miracle"
2. Craig Reed, The News-Review, "Baggin' a big one"
3. Dave Richardson, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Christmas in the court"
HM. Marta Murvosh, Skagit Valley Herald, "It's time to talk turkey"
1. Cassidy Friedman, The Times-News, "60-minute escape"
2. Dan Schreiber, The Chronicle, "Down and dirty in Paradise"
3. Angela Brandt, Independent Record, "Inspiration, training kick it in for Brownlow"
1. Kathleen Alaks, Patricia Snyder, Grants Pass Daily Courier, "Rockin' on the Rogue
"
2. Emily Donahoe, Independent Record, "Band in the big city"
3. Jake TenPas, Corvallis Gazette-Times, "Brainstorm
"
HM. Beverly Crichfield, Skagit Valley Herald, "A play on word"
1. Rick S. Alvord, The Daily News, "Technical difficulties"
2. Somer Breeze, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, "The price to play"
3. Jim Cnockaert, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "MSU fires Mike Kramer"
1. Eric Larsen, The Times-News, "In state, out of luck"
2. Tim Dumas, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Running for her life"
3. Trevor Pyle, Skagit Valley Herald, "Linked by ink"
1. Jim Cnockaert, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
2. Jon Mitchell, The News-Review
3. Kevin Hampton, Corvallis Gazette-Times
1. Steve Forrester, The Daily Astorian
2. Kathy Erickson, The World
3. Rick Eskil, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
HM. Craig Staszkow, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
1. Dean Kahn, The Bellingham Herald
2. Don Jenkins, The Daily News
3. Cathy Zimmerman, The Daily News
HM. Terry Murry, East Oregonian
HM. Karin Ronnow, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
1. Jill Homer, Juneau Empire
2. Megan Kennedy, The Chronicle
3. Lacey B. Hoyer, The News-Review
HM. Dave Sager, East Oregonian
1. Megan Kennedy, The Chronicle
2. Pam Sirianni, Corvallis Gazette-Times
3. Chris Kerr, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
1. Robert Mittendorf, The Bellingham Herald
2. Staff, Independent Record
3. Chip Dombrowski, The World
HM. Kristina Courtnage, The Bellingham Herald
1. Eliza Wiley, Independent Record, "Spring Medow fire"
2. Greg Ebersole, The Daily News, "Stranded"
3. Candice Boutilier, Columbia Basin Herald, "Two vehicles collide in Moses Lake"
HM. Holly Pederson, The Chronicle, "Flood rescue"
1. Mike Salsbury, The Chronicle, "Disaster cleanup"
2. Holly Pederson, The Chronicle, "School's out forever"
3. Danny Gawlowski, The Bellingham Herald, "Saying goodbye"
HM. E.J. Harris, East Oregonian, "Smoke fills the forest"
1. Mike Salsbury, The Chronicle, "I-5 closed"
2. Danny Gawlowski, The Bellingham Herald, "It's not easy being green"
3. Michael Penn, Juneau Empire, "Shadow ice"
HM. Deirdre Eitel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Bucket head"
1. Deirdre Eitel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Volleyball tip"
2. Greg Ebersole, The Daily News, "Goal!"
3. E.J. Harris, East Oregonian, "Weary gamblers
"
HM. Matthew B. Zimmerman, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, "Hair raising race"
1. Deirdre Eitel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Sara -- homeless series"
2. Danny Gawlowski, Phil Dwyer, The Bellingham Herald, "Tribal canoe journey"
3. Deirdre Eitel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Journey of Hope series"
HM. Phil Dwyer, The Bellingham Herald, "First steps"
1. Mike Salsbury, The Chronicle
2. Danny Gawlowski, The Bellingham Herald
3. Ben Pierce, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
HM. Jeff Horner, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
1. Sean Sperry, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Haven for horses"
2. Mike Salsbury, The Chronicle, "Football player"
3. Deirdre Eitel, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, "Boxing girl"
HM. Michael Penn, Juneau Empire, "Lifted embrace"
HM. David Sandler, The Daily World, "Young bluegrass musician"
Circulation 25,001 to 65,000.
The judging was done by professional journalists from SPJ chapters in Arizona, New York, Utah, Colorado, California, Virginia, and Texas.
Staff, The Herald, April 10, October 3, July 9
1. Staff, The Herald, "Sorrow and disbelief"
2. Jackson Holtz, Diana Hefley, Eric Stevick, The Herald, "Tragedy in an instant"
3. Andrew Binion, Ed Friedrich, Kitsap Sun, "Anti-gay protest shouted down
"
1. Staff, The Herald, "Three sailors from Whidbey die in Iraq"
2. Josh Farley, Edie Lau, Kitsap Sun, "Clouded in confusion"
3. Travis Hay, Dan Wheat, Jaime Adame, The Wenatchee World, "Easy Street fire"
HM. Jefferson Robbins, The Wenatchee World, "Clovis: Ancient site, modern world"
1. Staff, The Herald, "Washington's 80 year old ferry problems"
2. Staff, The Columbian, "Child care nightmare
"
3. Staff, Missoulian, "Timber in transition"
HM. Staff, The Olympian, "Floods ravage South Sound"
1. Erin Middlewood, Stephanie Rice, The Columbian, "Child care nightmare
"
2. Scott North, Kaitlin Manry, The Herald, "Are old, rusting ferries still fit?"
3. John H. Trumbo, Tri-City Herald, "Dubious deals"
HM. Courtney Sherwood, Cami Joner, The Columbian, "Urban legacy"
1. Keila Szpaller, Missoulian, "Housing authority under scrutiny"
2. John Branton, The Columbian, "State patrol charity
"
3. Mike Stark, Billings Gazette, "Asbestos mess"
1. Alan Gustafson, Statesman Journal, "Severe seclusion
"
2. Clair Johnson, Billings Gazette, "Surreal sentence"
3. Diana Hefley, The Herald, "State is taking heat"
HM. Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun, "The legend of Barmuda"
1. Matt Batcheldor, The Olympian, "Lessons for Olympia"
2. Scott Sandsberry, Yakima Herald-Republic, "No way through"
3. Staff, Statesman Journal, "2007 legislature"
HM. Jeff Switzer, The Herald, "A long, uphill safety battle"
1. Rachel Schleif, The Wenatchee World, "Autism: Piecing together the mystery"
2. Eric Stevick, The Herald, "Chalkboards in the classroom"
3. Howard Buck, The Columbian, "Single-gender studies"
HM. Ruth Liao, Statesman Journal, "Oregon School for the Deaf"
1. Lily Raff, The Bulletin, "The kindness of strangers"
2. Leah Beth Ward, Yakima Herald-Republic, "A good fit"
3. Rick Steigmeyer, The Wenatchee World, "New lungs, new hope"
1. Stephanie Rice, The Columbian, "The highest highs, the lowest lows"2. Sharon Salyer, The Herald, "Help for a weak heart"3. John Branton, The Columbian, "Massive spam scams
"
1. John Dodge, Chester Allen, The Olympian, "Saving Puget Sound series"
2. Kate Ramsayer, The Bulletin, "Pacific Crest Trail"
3. Erik Robinson, The Columbian, "Tainted shoreline, tepid response"
HM. Jay Patrick, The Wenatchee World, "Good for us, bad for fish?"
1. Eric Fetters, Michelle Dunlop, Debra Smith, The Herald, "Price check"
2. Staff, Kitsap Sun, "A growing appetite for Kitsap food"
3. Mary Ann Albright, The Columbian, "Breeds with baggage"
HM. Donna Healy, Billings Gazette, "Slimmed-down snacks"
1. Christine Pratt, The Wenatchee World, "Preserving the family farmers"
2. Jan Falstad, Billings Gazette, "Complex GE deal
"
3. Dave Lester, Chris Bristol, Mai Hoang, Yakima Herald-Republic, "Downtown redefined"
HM. Jonathan Nelson, The Columbian, "Ethanol enigma"
1. Mike Benbow, The Herald
2. Eve Nicholas, The Herald
3. Steve Tytler, The Herald
HM. Julia Anderson, The Columbian
1. Krista Kapralos, The Herald, "Copyrighting culture"
2. Joe Chapman, Tri-City Herald, "Welcome to the USA: Rejected"
3. Jim Haley, The Herald, "Split up by the system"
1. Tom Vogt, The Columbian, "War tugs at family ties"
2. Leah Beth Ward, Yakima Herald-Republic, "Life on the edge"
3. Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald, "What we believe"
HM. Josh Farley, Kitsap Sun, "Bullies with bandwidth"
1. Mark Freeman, Mail Tribune, "Who is Downtown Dan?"
2. Erin Snelgrove, Yakima Herald-Republic, "A mighty heart"
3. Leah Beth Ward, Yakima Herald-Republic, "Doc Hastings
"
HM. Yoshiaki Nohara, The Herald, "One child's war"
1. Sarah Lemon, Mail Tribune, "Part of the family"
2. Sarah Lemon, Mail Tribune, "Boot camp"
3. Scott Hewitt, The Columbian, "Color-blinded"
1. Justin Carinci, The Columbian, "Great train robbery!"
2. Tom Vogt, The Columbian, "Where did it come from?"
3. Michelle Dupler, Tri-City Herald, "They went to work"
1. Lauren Dake, The Bulletin, "Adopting a dream"
2. Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald, "Stand by me"
3. Sarah Jackson, The Herald, "A good egg"
HM. Vince Devlin, Missoulian, "Alaska afoot"
HM. Chris Henry, Lenna Himmelstein, Lisa Castro-Waldorf, Kitsap Sun, "Etta Turner--The gift who keeps on giving"
1. Joe Nickell, Missoulian, "Missoula Symphony Orchestra concert"
2. Jefferson Robbins, The Wenatchee World, "Take note: WVC student's Post-it portrait
"
3. Laurie Heuston, Mail Tribune, "Ashland's legacy of great blues
"
1. Paul Shugar, Yakima Herald-Republic, "Making the grade"
2. Paul Valencia, The Columbian, "Recruiters' messaging
"
3. Tim Trower, Mail Tribune, "Diaper dandy"
HM. Jeff Graham, Kitsap Sun, "Confronting a weighty issue"
1. Brian Hendrickson, The Columbian, "It's a numbers game"
2. Keith Chu, The Bulletin, "Mr. Elsbury goes to Boston"
3. Nick Daschel, The Columbian, "Peavey's puzzle"
HM. Roger Underwood, Yakima Herald-Republic, "Modern day love story"
1. Greg Jayne, The Columbian
2. Brian Hendrickson, The Columbian
3. John Sleeper, The Herald
HM. Joe Kusek, Billings Gazette
1. Chris Sivula, Tri-City Herald
2. Gary Nelson, Mail Tribune
3. John Laird, The Columbian
1. Jodi Rave, Missoulian
2. Jerry Cornfield, The Herald
3. Gregg Herrington, The Columbian
1. Rob McDonald, James Goossen, Billings Gazette
2. Jeremy Dutton, Tri-City Herald
3. Katie Mayer, The Herald
1. Shannon Hofstad, Tri-City Herald
2. Jenn Montgomery, The Bulletin
3. Dave Magnuson, The Columbian
1. Dieter Bohrmann, Tri-City Herald
2. Micah Rice, The Columbian
3. Rob Oster, The Columbian
1. Janet Mathews, The Columbian, "Runaway silo"
2. Jamie Lusch, Mail Tribune, "DUII season"
3. Rajah Bose, Tri-City Herald, "House fire reaction"
HM. Bob Pennell, Mail Tribune, "Guilty"
1. Bob Pennell, Mail Tribune, "Libraries close"
2. David Grubbs, Billings Gazette, "Nick Zorn salutes fallen soldier"
3. Sara Gettys, Yakima Herald-Republic, "No survivors"
HM. Kevin Nortz, The Herald, "White Pass recovery"
1. Kris Holland, Yakima Herald-Republic, "Kids in leaves"
2. Bob Brawdy, Tri-City Herald, "Retrieving a mouthful"
3. Andy Tullis, The Bulletin, "Emerging from the fog on Paulina Lake"
HM. David Grubbs, Billings Gazette, "Raven watches eagle eating"
1. Don Seabrook, The Wenatchee World, "Diving attempt"
2. Paul Ruhter, Billings Gazette, "Double duty/bronk rider"
3. Paul Ruhter, Billings Gazette, "Face kick"
HM. Steven Lane, The Columbian, "Camas upends Union"
1. Casey Riffe, Billings Gazette, "A way out"
2. Janet Mathews, The Columbian, "From storm to shelter"
3. Sara Gettys, Yakima Herald-Republic, "Letting go"
HM. Staff, The Olympian, "Storm brings disaster to Western Washington"
1. David Grubbs, Billings Gazette
2. Dan Bates, The Herald
3. Kurt Wilson, Missoulian
HM. Don Seabrook, The Wenatchee World
1. Paul T. Erickson, Tri-City Herald, "Bubble boy"
2. Bob Pennell, Mail Tribune, "Happy"
3. Dan Bates, The Herald, "Holocaust survivor"
Circulation 65,001 and larger
The judging was done by professional journalists from SPJ chapters in New York, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee, California, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Texas.
Staff, The Oregonian, April 10, October 3, April 22
1. Staff, The Oregonian, "Swamped, but slowly bailing out"
2. Staff, The News Tribune, "Death stuns school"
3. Staff, The Seattle Times, "Spectacular pipe rupture"
HM. Staff, The Oregonian, "Tek's future takes a turn"
1. Mike Gilbert, The News Tribune, "Wounds that don't show"
2. Staff, The Seattle Times, "U.S. Supreme Court ruling"
3. Staff, The Seattle Times, "Lewis County floods"
HM. Staff, The Spokesman-Review, "Deadly shooting spree
"
1. Staff, The Oregonian, "The big storm"
2. Kristen Millares, Bolt Young, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Port of Seattle coverage"
3. Staff, The News Tribune, "Narrows Bridge"
1. Michael J. Berens, Christine Willmsen, The Seattle Times, "Miracle machines: 21st century snake oil"
2. Jason Hagey, The News Tribune, "Gateways
"
3. Susan Kelleher, Justin Mayo, The Seattle Times, "The fleecing of Frances Taylor"
HM. David Heath, Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, "The favor factory"
1. Sean Robinson, The News Tribune, "Torture"
2. Brent Walth, Michelle Cole, The Oregonian, "Foster kids' meds get scant attention"
3. Eric Nalder, Daniel Lathrop, Lewis Kamb, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Undue influence"
HM. Mike Carter, The Seattle Times, "Mistakes, some deadly, haunt county jails"
1. Paul Shukovsky, Daniel Lathrop, Tracy Johnson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Terrorism trade off"
2. Aimee Green, The Oregonian, "An ordeal that began with no"
3. Claudia Rowe, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "One fatal shot"
1. Arthur Sulzberger, The Oregonian, "Chief of staff calls the shots"
2. Sean Robinson, The News Tribune, "The last crusade"
3. Karen Dorn Steele, Bill Morlin, The Spokesman-Review, "Behind barbed wire"
HM. Alicia Mundy, The Seattle Times, "'Revolving door' of D.C. money
"
1. Jessica Blanchard, Casey McNerthney, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "School crimes under wraps"
2. Amy Hsuan, Steve Carter, Suzanne Pardington, The Oregonian, "Triumphs series"
3. Amy Hsuan, Scott Learn, The Oregonian, "The new dropouts: teachers"
HM. Staff, The Seattle Times, "Superintendent search"
1. Sandi Doughton, Kristi Heim, The Seattle Times, "Confronting malaria"
2. Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, "Haunted by memories: A warrier seeks change"
3. M. Alexander Otto, The News Tribune, "Western State Hospital--Drugs might breed violence"
HM. Don Colburn, Rob Finch, Ed Madrid, The Oregonian, "Living to the end"
1. Paula Bock, The Seattle Times, "From virus to vaccine"
2. Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, "New weapon against land mines: Rats"
3. Mike Rogoway, Rich Read, Steve Cowden, The Oregonian, "Intel package"
1. Robert McClure, Colin McDonald, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "A river lost?"
2. Lynda V Mapes, The Seattle Times, "Did logging, development set stage for disaster?"
3. Warren Cornwall, The Seattle Times, "Maples falling victim to backwoods thieves"
1. Staff, The News Tribune, "Finding your place"
2. Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times, "Children and lead
"
3. Steve Woodward, The Oregonian, "Hemp"
HM. Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, "Dating detectives"
1. Jennifer Langston, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Farmed out"
2. Monica Soto Ouchi, The Seattle Times, "Getting a lesson in retail
"
3. Rich Read, The Oregonian, "Boeing's newest bird takes giant leap"
1. Bill Virgin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2. Brier Dudley, The Seattle Times
3. Dan Voelpel, The News Tribune
1. Lornet Turnbull, The Seattle Times, "A knock on the door
"
2. Lynda V Mapes, The Seattle Times, "Tribe works to resuscitate Hood Canal"
3. Cara Solomon, The Seattle Times, "Couple nurtures soul of a Latino community"
HM. Nikole Hannah-Jones, The Oregonian, "Teen dreamed of being doctor
"
1. Maureen O'Hagan, The Seattle Times, "People with disabilities face uncertain path
"
2. Jonathan Martin, The Seattle Times, "Brothers force Scouts to reveal scope of abuse"
3. Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Broken warrior"
HM. Marc Ramirez, The Seattle Times, "Neighbors work to end bridge's tragic pull"
1. Tom Hallman, The Oregonian, "Passing along a gift of grace"
2. Florangela Davila, The Seattle Times, "Jean Enersen"
3. Anna Griffin, The Oregonian, "Who are you, Sam I am?"
1. Paula Bock, The Seattle Times, "Old clothes go global"
2. Staff, The News Tribune, "South Tacoma Way"
3. Ryan White, The Oregonian, "The wedding series"
HM. Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, "Fit for a prom"
1. Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Dying vet planned his final mission"
2. Jessica Bruder, The Oregonian, "Pie in the sky"
3. Mike Lewis, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "He'd sell arugula to a wolf"
1. Julie Sullivan, The Oregonian, "Missing Max"
2. Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Doctor, climber, patriot, spy"
3. Sean Robinson, The News Tribune, "A case of identity"
1. Inara Verzemnieks, The Oregonian, "The eloquent nude"
2. Rosemary Ponnekanti, The News Tribune, "Carefully crafted image"
3. Bob Keefer, The Register-Guard, "Opening act"
HM. Soren Andersen, The News Tribune, "A quietly blistering vision of war"
1. Greg Bishop, Danny O'Neil, The Seattle Times, "The giving game"
2. Eric D Williams, The News Tribune, "Booster clubs"
3. Craig Harris, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "As its charity gives, Sonics receive"
1. Sonia Krishnan, The Seattle Times, "The unsinkable Marin Morrison"
2. Molly Yanity, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Byron Davenport
"
3. Lindsay Schnell, The Oregonian, "One for his biggest fan"
HM. Jim Beseda, The Oregonian, "Off the mat"
1. Ted Miller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2. John Canzano, The Oregonian
3. Steve Kelley, The Seattle Times
HM. Art Thiel, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
1. Doug Bates, The Oregonian
2. David Sarasohn, The Oregonian
3. Jackman Wilson, The Register-Guard
1. Renee Mitchell, The Oregonian
2. Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times
3. Kathleen Merryman, The News Tribune
HM. Peter Callaghan, The News Tribune
1. Mims Copeland, The Oregonian
2. Steve Zimmerman, The Oregonian
3. Rob Romig, The Register-Guard
HM. Denise Clifton, The Seattle Times
1. Julie Notarianni, The Seattle Times
2. Kristopher Lee, The Seattle Times
3. Reed Darmon, The Oregonian
HM. Jeff Paslay, The Seattle Times
1. Christina Okeson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2. Ralph Walter, The Spokesman-Review
3. Colin Powers, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
HM. Jim McNett, The Oregonian
1. Dan Pelle, The Spokesman-Review, "Arrested in the park"
2. Dan Pelle, The Spokesman-Review, "The truck got the worst of it"
3. Bruce Ely, The Oregonian, "Swamped
"
1. Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, "Never give up hope"
2. Paul Carter, The Register-Guard, "A test of Will"
3. John Lok, The Seattle Times, "In agony"
1. Joshua Trujillo, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Olympic Discovery trail"
2. Erika Schultz, The Seattle Times, "The edge of opportunity"
3. Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, "To the prom"
1. Rod Mar, The Seattle Times, "Almost catch"
2. Rod Mar, The Seattle Times, "Up the wall"
3. Mike Urban, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Matt Hasselback"
HM. Jim Bates, The Seattle Times, "Soccer smash up"
1. Tom Reese, The Seattle Times, "Losing Betsy"
2. Tom Reese, The Seattle Times, "Urban oasis"
3. Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, "A rare bird"
HM. Steve Ringman, The Seattle Times, "Confronting malaria"
1. TIE: John Lok, The Seattle Times; Steve Ringman, The Seattle Times
2. Janet Jensen, The News Tribune
1. Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, "Harold and Buddy"
2. Karen Ducey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Hate crime victim"
3. Jamie Francis, The Oregonian, "State of denial"
All circulation classes judged together
The judging was done by professional journalists from SPJ chapters in North Carolina and Texas.
1. Eric Baker, The Oregonian
2. Gabi Campanario, The Seattle Times
3. Steve Cowden, The Oregonian
1. Susan Jouflas, The Seattle Times
2. Bridget Sawicki, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
3. Fred Matamoros, The News Tribune
HM. Julie Notarianni, The Seattle Times
1. David Horsey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2. Jack Ohman, The Oregonian
3. Andrew Wahl, The Wenatchee World
HM. David Horsey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The judging was done by professional journalists from SPJ chapters in California and Vermont
1. Rick Anderson, Seattle Weekly, "Cracking the lavender code"
2. Rick Anderson, Seattle Weekly, "Smoke on the mountain"
1. Aimee Curl, Seattle Weekly, "Knight moves"
2. Kevin Taylor, Joel Smith, Doug Nadvornick, The Pacific Northwest, "Tale of two cities"
3. John S. Adams, Missoula Independent, "Who'll stop the pain?"
1. Kevin Taylor, The Pacific Northwest, "Pulling the plug"
2. John S. Adams, Missoula Independent, "Black days"
3. Monica Bradbury, Anchorage Press, "Pebble to the people"
HM. Alan Pittman, Eugene Weekly, "Looming sprawl"
1. Karla Starr, Seattle Weekly, "Leveled"
2. Krestia DeGeorge, Anchorage Press, "Missile versus missile"
3. Casey Grove, Anchorage Press, "The high road"
1. Kevin Taylor, The Pacific Northwest, "Inner war: A question of conscience"
2. Nina Shapiro, Seattle Weekly, "Begging for pardon"
3. Kevin Taylor, The Pacific Northwest, "Voices from the Otis"
1. Huan Hsu, Seattle Weekly, "Blame it on Becca"
2. Nina Shapiro, Seattle Weekly, "The color of money"
3. Doug Nadvornick, The Pacific Northwest, "Recalculating math"
1. Michael A. Stusser, Seattle Weekly, "Organicize me"
2. Luke Baumgarten, The Pacific Northwest, "My super intense
weight loss miracle"
3. Jonathan Kauffman, Seattle Weekly, "Teriyaki's boss"
1. Casey Grove, Anchorage Press, "The road less traveled"
2. Mike Seely, Seattle Weekly, "The salvage artist"
3. Jessie McQuillan, Missoula Independent, "Porn czar"
HM. Kevin Taylor, The Pacific Northwest, "A wizard of words"
1. Lynne Snifka, Anchorage Press, "Into the wild ride"
2. Jason Blair, Eugene Weekly, "Torch songs"
3. Suzi Steffen, Eugene Weekly, "Germany's family jewels"
1. Sarah Stuteville, Alex Stonehill, Seattle Weekly, "Bitter harvest"
2. Hilary Maynard, Business Examiner, "Hives and the hive nots"
3. Joel Smith, The Pacific Northwest, "Boom or bust?"
HM. Sarah Kahne, Business Examiner, "Seamless transition"
1. Huan Hsu, Seattle Weekly, "Designing women"
2. Rafe Bartholomew, Seattle Weekly, "Crossover to bear"
3. Skylar Browning, Missoula Independent, "Gridiron guru"
1. Kevin Taylor, The Pacific Northwest, "Hot! Hot! Marmot!"
2. Tim Bross, The Pacific Northwest, "Bare-Alls"
3. Brian Miller, Seattle Weekly, "The SW treatment"
1. Staff, Seattle Weekly, "2007 dining guide: Functional feeding"
2. Staff, The Pacific Northwest, "Philanthropy 2007"
3. Staff, Eugene Weekly, "Swizzle"
HM. Staff, Eugene Weekly, "Wedding guide"
1. Chris Bovey, The Pacific Northwest
2. Kevin Dougherty, Eugene Weekly
3. Kaitlin Snyder, Out There Monthly
The judging was done by media professionals from SPJ chapters in California, Florida, Colorado, Idaho, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.
1. Matt McVay, Tony Overman, The Olympian, "Anti-war protest in Olympia"
2. Nick George, The Chronicle, "Flood aftermath"
3. Glenn Nelson, HoopGurlz.com, "A death in the family"
HM. Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News, "Prominent conductor found dead
"
1. Staff, KATU, "KATU storm blog for Monday, Dec. 3, 2007"
2. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "December storms"
1. Jefferson Robbins, The Wenatchee World, "The Clovis conflict 1987-1992"
2. Sandy Frost, Newsvine.com, "Shriners investigation"
3. Nick George, The Chronicle, "Curtis farm destroyed"
1. Carlos Virgen, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, "Broken bonds
"
2. Steve Ringman, Sandi Doughton, Tiffany Campbell, The Seattle Times, "Confronting malaria"
3. Eric Nalder, Lewis Kamb, Daniel Lathrop, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Undue influence"
1. Mike Urban, Wendy Wahman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Beef -- A primer on cooking steaks"
2. Florangela Davila, Dean Rutz, The Seattle Times, "Viva El Vez"
3. Meagan Zickuhr, KNDU, "Healthy Communities"
HM. Staff, Spokesmanreview.com, "Spokane local music coverage"
1. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Writers in residence"
2. Robert Hernandez, Jon Krauss, Sheila Farr, The Seattle Times, "Olympic Sculpture Park"
3. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Pike Place Market at 100"
HM. Staff, Missoulian, "Art at home"
1. Marilyn Lewis, MSN Real Estate, "Is your house a firetrap?"
2. Karen Aho, MSN Real Estate, "How to handle noisy neighbors"
3. Jenny Lynn Zappala, MSNBC.com, "Where will the jobs be in 2012?"
HM. Nick George, The Chronicle, "Veterans museum"
1. Dominic Gates, Justin Mayo, Mark Deichmiller, The Seattle Times, "Building the Dreamliner -- series"
2. Staff, KNDU, "InsideHanford.com"
1. Nick George, The Chronicle, "Battle of the swamp"
2. Nick George, The Chronicle, "Twin City battle"
3. Glenn Nelson, HoopGurlz.com, "National girl's high school basketball"
1. Staff, thenewstribune.com, "Take a tour of Chambers Bay"
2. Travis Moore, Kevin Launius, Brian Mortensen, Grants Pass Daily Courier, "On the mic"
3. Staff, KNDU, "HydroInsider.com: Columbia Cup"
HM. Justin Grady, Ricky Lyman, Todd Moen, The Bulletin, "Pole, Pedal, Paddle"
1. Christopher Dunagen, Angela Hiatt, KitsapSun.com, "Kitsap Salmon runs video tour"
2. Staff, The Olympian, "Prep zone"
3. Julie Notariani, Elise Feigel, Holly Henke, The Seattle Times, "Pike Place Market interactive tour guide"
1. Curt Milton, Karen Ducey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "One fatal shot"
1. Stacey Mulick, Adam Lynn, Ian Demsky, thenewstribune.com, "Lights and sirens"
2. Scott Fontaine, thenewstribune.com, "Word on the street"
3. Staff, Spokesmanreview.com, "A matter of opinion"
1. Travis Hay, Ear Candy, "Ear Candy"
2. Lisa Stiffler, Robert McClure, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Dateline Earth"
3. Donna Freedman, MSN Money, "SmartSpending"
HM. Justin Alfstad, Joel Knip, Cory Bergman, KING, "Seahawks blog"
1. Staff, KitsapSun.com, "www.kitsapsun.com"
2. Staff, The Seattle Times, "Seattletimes.com"
3. Staff, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Seattlepi.com"
1. Staff, The Seattle Times, "Seattletimes.com"
2. Mike Thompson, Elana Winsberg, Michelle Nicolosi, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Seattlepi.com"
3. Ryan Pitts, Spokesmanreview.com, "Spokane7.com"
1. Paul Dughi, Meagan Zickuhr, KNDU, "Healthy Communities: Women and heart disease"
2. David Heath, Tiffany Campbell, The Seattle Times, "Favor Factory"
3. Meagan Zickuhr, Traci Zeranica, Jared Frank, KNDU, "Senior life"
1. Betty Udesen, The Seattle Times, "Guitar lessons at the senior center"
2. Steve Ringman, The Seattle Times, "A tribute to Gloria"
3. Colin Mulvany, Spokesmanreview.com, "Artificial eyes"
HM. Lenna Himmelstein, KitsapSun.com, "We are cowboys"