Best work at Oregon and Southwest Washington nondaily new organizations in 2009, awarded May 22, 2010

Circulation below 8,000

For spot news

Third Place:Terry Dillman of the Newport News-Times for “Bank robber doesn’t get far”

Second Place: David Rosenfeld of the Lund Report for “Police arrest twelve at Regence”

First Place:  Larry Coonrod of the Newport News-Times for “Bear feeding trial wraps”

 

News features:

Third Place: Christina Cooke of The Times for “Buddy, can you spare a job”

Second Place: Larry Coonrod of the Newport News-Times for “Teen’s lifelong dream is in the bag”

First Place: Rebecca (Mayer) Randall of the Lake Oswego Review for “Searching for closure “

 

General features:

Third Place: Trish Pinkerton of The Redmond Spokesman for “Feeling the HEAT”

Second Place: Leslie Pugmire Hole of The Redmond Spokesman for “Blog your heart out”

First Place: Ben McCarty of the Hood River News for “A presence that stands the test of time”

 

Comprehensive coverage:

Third Place : Christina Lent and Kevin Harden of the Beaverton Valley Times for “Murder of Heather Snively”

Second Place: David Rosenfeld of The Lund Report for “Health Insurance Rate Regulation”

First Place: Laurent Bonczijk of The Newberg Graphic for “Battling the Scourge of Sex Crimes”

 

Investigative reporting:

Third Place: David Rosenfeld of The Lund Report for “Tensions rise over publically disclosing superbug”

Second Place: Christian Gaston of the Forest Grove News-Times for “Business tax credit package”

First Place: Rebecca Mayer Randall of the Lake Oswego Review for “Don King: A history of abuse?”

 

Reporting on government:

Second Place: Larry Coonrod of the Newport News-Times for “

Executives’ evaluation process adopted

First Place: RaeLynn Ricarte of the Hood River News for “New tax landscape emerges from Salem”

 

Science and health reporting:

Third Place: Terry Dillman of the Newport News-Times for “Networking, Sea Style”

Second Place: Raymond Rendleman of The Lund Report for “Primary care shortage reaches critical levels”

First Place: Christian Gaston of the Forest Grove News-Times for “”Hospitals taxing problem”

 

Environmental reporting:

Third Place: Larry Coonrod of the Newport News-Times for “Catch and Release”

Second Place: Terry Dillman of the Newport News-Times for “Scientists, Crabbers Eyeing the Dead Zone”

First Place: Denise Ruttan of The Stayton Mail for “Burn-Ban Bill Called Catastrophic”

 

Coverage of social issues:

Third Place: Ed Langlois of the Catholic Sentinel for “Human trafficking continues to claim victims in Oregon”

Second Place: Rebecca Robinson for “Motel limbo”

First Place: Amanda Waldroupe of Street Roots for “Return of the Dragon”

 

Education coverage:

Third Place: RaeLynn Ricarte and Adam Lapierre of the Hood River News for “Every 15 minutes: students consider consequences”

Second Place: Christina Cooke of The Times for “Math Wars”

First Place: Larry Coonrod of the Newport News-Times for “Homeless student numbers climbing”

 

Religion and values:

Third Place: Nancy Townsley of the Forest Grove News-Times for “Forum addresses ‘holes’ in county safety net”

Second Place: Ed Langlois of the Catholic Sentinel for “Despite popular belief, Leonardo was no enemy of faith’s world view”

First Place: Terry Dillman of the Newport News-Times for “One life, one tribe, once chance”

 

Personality profile:

Third Place: Ed Langlois of the Catholic Sentinel for “Spreading Warmth Along the McKenzie”

Second Place: Kelley Hungerford of the Forest Grove News-Times for “A New Boxer Era Begins”

First Place: Joanne Zuhl of Street Roots for “Man of the Hour”

 

Consumer, food, lifestyle, home:

Third Place: Kirby Neumann-Rea of the Hood River News for “How the Show Goes On”

Second Place: Kara Hansen of the West Linn Tidings for “Chick, Chick, Here … Chick Chick, there”

First Place: Nicole Decosta of the West Linn Tidings for “Life in a Tepee”

 

Arts and criticism:

Third Place: Shawn Penrod of the Siuslaw News for “Still Rockin’ America”

Second Place: Clarice Keating of the Catholic Sentinel for “Artist’s stations final touch in Ascension Parish remodel’

First Place: Larry Coonrod of the Newport News-Times for “Ready, Set, Write”

 

Business news:

Second Place: Larry Coonrod of the Newport News-Times for “Smoking ban enacted, lottery revenue down”

First Place: Holly M. Gill of The Madras Pioneer for “Foreclosure Fever”

 

Business feature:

Third Place: Clarice Keating of the Catholic Sentinel for “Many limbs of family tree help berry business grow”

Second Place: Nicholas Bellos of the Forest Grove News-Times for “When the Bough Breaks”

First Place: Denise Ruttan of The Stayton Mail for “Jobs lost as plant closes”

 

Sports news:

Second Place: Miles Vance of the Beaverton Valley Times, for “Reign in the rain”

First Place: Miles Vance of the Beaverton Valley Times, for “One play short”

 

Sports column:

Third Place: Joseph McHaney of The Madras Pioneer

Second Place: Ben McCarty of the Hood River News

First Place: Nick Lilja of the Forest Grove News-Times

 

Best editorial

Third place: Leslie Pugmire Hole of The Redmond Spokesman

Second Place: Steve Card and Terry Dillman of the Newport News-Times

First Place: John Schrag and Christian Gaston of the Forest Grove News-Times

 

General column:

Second Place: Mikel Kelly of the Beaverton Valley Times

First Place: John Schrag of the Forest Grove News-Times

 

Page one design:

Third place: Nick Peterson of The Times

Second Place:  Jessie Kirk of the Beaverton Valley Times

First Place: Holly Gill of The Madras Pioneer

 

Inside, feature or section page design:

Third place: Ben McCarty of the Hood River News

Second Place: Joseph McHaney of the The Madras Pioneer

First Place: Adam Lapierre of the Hood River News

 

News photography

Third Place : Laurent Bonczijk of the The Newberg Graphic for “Wind Power”

Second Place: Chase Allgood of the Forest Grove News-Times for “Flag”

First Place: Jaime Valdez of the Beaverton Valley Times for “A Life Cut Short”

 

Sports photography:

Third Place: Ben McCarty of the Hood River News for “Happy Champs”

Second Place: Sam Scott of the Polk County Itemizer Observer for “Saddle Bronc Competition”

First Place: Tommy Whitcomb of the Forest Grove News-Times for “High Jump”

 

Feature photography:

Third Place: Jaime Valdez of the Beaverton Valley Times for “Blowin’ Smoke”

Second Place: Chase Allgood of the Forest Grove News-Times for “Gales Creek Building”

First Place: Leslie Pugmire Hole of The Redmond Spokesman, for

“Floating the Deschutes River”

 

Photo page, photo essay or photo series:

Third Place: Leslie Pugmire Hole of The Redmond Spokesman, for “Re-creating the Past”

Second Place: Adam Lapierre, Jim Drake, and Joe Deckard of Hood River News for “Microwave Fire”

First Place: Leah Nash of Street Roots for “I am not invisible”

 

Best online coverage:

Second Place: Diane Lund-Muzikant of The Lund Report for “Counties embark on mental health pilot project”

First Place:  Diane Lund-Muzikant of The Lund Report for “Regence loses major public employee contract”

 

The general excellence award looks at a broad range of work across multiple dates. The winners of the general excellence award are:

Third Place: Madras Pioneer

Second Place: The Times (Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood)

First Place: The Polk County Itemizer Observer

 

 

 

 

Circulation of 8,000 and up.

 

Spot news

Third Place: Hannah Hoffman of The News-Register, for “ Murder-suicide leaves two dead

Second Place: David Bates of The News-Register, for “Homeless woman found dead”

First Place:  Paul Daquilante of The News-Register, for “Freedom short-lived”

 

News features:

Third Place: James Pitkin of Willamette Week for “Blood Brother”

Second Place: Kirsten Grind of the Portland Business Journal for “Insiders discuss WaMu’s meteoric rise and collapse”

First Place: Mike Bookey of The Source Weekly for “Poet. Friend. Killer?”

 

General features:

Third Place: Liv Osthus, also known as Viva Las Vegas, of Portland Monthly for “The Last Days of My Left Breast”

Second Place: Beth Slovic of the Willamette Week for “Cheerless”

First Place Tom McNichol of Portland Monthly for “Hollywood Knights”

 

Comprehensive coverage:

Third Place : Allan Classen and Paul Koberstein of the Northwest Examiner for “Air Quality, NW Portland”

Second Place: Wendy Culverwell of the Portland Business Journal for “Sunwest”

First Place: Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week for “Mayor Adams coverage”

 

Investigative reporting:

Second Place: David Bates of The News-Register, for “Unemployment has hidden underside”

First Place: Courtney Sherwood of the Portland Business Journal for “Problems Roil Fog Cutter”

 

Reporting on government:

Third Place: Shasta Kearns Moore of the Southwest Connection for “BES steps in it…again”

Second Place: Henry Stern of Willamette Week for “How deep is your guv?”

First Place: Sheldon Traver of Salem Monthly for “Soldiers return from the front lines to face war with V.A.”

 

Science and health reporting:

Third Place: Hannah Hoffman of The News-Register, for “Cancer answer”

Second Place: Courtney Sherwood of the Portland Business Journal for

“Hospitals cut back”

First Place: Courtney Sherwood of the Portland Business Journal for “Drug company payments to doctors draw scrutiny”

 

Environmental reporting:

Third Place: Andy Giegerich of the Portland Business Journal for “Groups Tackle Pollution “

Second Place: Shasta Kearns Moore of the Southwest Connection for “The Styrofoam Dilemma:

First Place: Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week for “Corndoggle “

 

Coverage of social issues:

Third Place: Michelle Andujar and Eric Howald of Salem Monthly for “Homeless for the Holidays”

Second Place: Eric Flowers of The Source Weekly for “Who’s Afraid of the Family Farmer”

First Place: Beth Slovic of the Willamette Week for “Killing in Room 515″

 

Education coverage:

Third Place: Aliza Earnshaw of Portland Business Journal for “Plummeting Investment Dollars”

Second Place: Beth Slovic of the Willamette Week for “Left Out”

First Place: Andy Giegerich of the Portland Business Journal for “Out of state, top of mind”

 

Religion and values:

Second Place: James Pitkin of Willamette Week for “Eric the Enlightened”

First Place: Aaron Mesh of Willamette Week for “Undercover Jesus”

 

Personality profile:

Third Place: Rachel Ritchie of Portland Monthly for “Venturing Forth”

Second Place: Starla Pointer of The News-Register for “One of the Best”

First Place: Casey Jarman of Willamette Week for “Battlestar Illmaculate”

 

Consumer, food, lifestyle, home:

Third Place: Ben Waterhouse and Kelly Clarke of Willamette Week for “Devour”

Second Place: Andy Giegerich of the Portland Business Journal for “Brewed Awakening”

First Place: Lucy Burningham of Oregon Business Magazine for “The Raw and the Cooked”

 

Arts and criticism:

Third Place: Carol Wells of Northwest Examiner for “Search for Old West”

Second Place: Jennifer Netherby of Oregon Business Magazine for “The Indie Ethic that Defines Portland’s Music Scene”

First Place: Willamette Week Arts and Culture Staff for “Art Attack”

 

Business news:

Third Place: Nicole Montesano of The News-Register for “SEC cites Sunwest”

Second Place: Aaron Mesh of Willamette Week for “Who took our jobs”

First Place: Courtney Sherwood of the Portland Business Journal for “Problems roil fog cutter”

 

Business feature:

Third Place: Daniel Pearson of The Source Weekly for “Turn on, Tune in and Try Not to Drop Out”

Second Place: Adrianne Jeffries of Oregon Business Magazine for “Kickin’ Apps”

First Place: Ben Jacklet of Oregon Business Magazine for “The Vast Underground”

 

Sports news:

Third place: Troy Shockley of The News-Register for State Champs

Second Place: Aaron Mesh and Henry Stern of Willamette Week for “March Madmen”

First Place: Troy Shockley of The News-Register for “The Chill of Victory/State Champs”

 

Best editorial, based on a selection of work:

Second Place: Cassie Sollars, Jeb Bladine and Steve Bagwell of The News-Register

First Place: Rob Smith of the Portland Business Journal

 

General column:

Third Place: Jeb Bladine of The News-Register

Second Place: Allan Classen of the Northwest Examiner

First Place: Nathalie Hardy of The News-Register

 

Headlines:

Third Place: Karl Klooster of The News-Register for “Watts on the Air, Driven to Distraction, Sculptor’s Work Set in Stone “

Second Place: Ty Walker of The News-Register for “All Set?, Bill Aims to Conceal Weapons Permits, State Trooper Foils the Fast and Furious”

First Place: Rob Smith of the Portland Business Journal for “Sole Searching, A Brewed Awakening, Whiskey gives Distiller a $2 M shot”

 

Page one design:

Third place: Ty Walker of The News-Register

Second Place:  Staff of The Portland Business Journal

First Place: Martin Gee of Oregon Business Magazine

 

Inside, feature or section page design:

Third place: Debby Mulder of Salem Monthly

Second Place: Marti Croal of Sunriver Scene

First Place: Martin Gee of Oregon Business Magazine

 

News photography

Third Place : Marcus Larson of The News-Register for “Horse Barn Collapse”

Second Place: Marcus Larson of The News-Register, for “New Hope for Pearl”

First Place: Marcus Larson of The News-Register, for “Sandbaggers Brave Downpour”

 

Sports photography:

Third Place: Marcus Larson of The News-Register, for “Finally”

Second Place: Marcus Larson of The News-Register, for “In Perfect Unison”

First Place: Marcus Larson of The News-Register, for “Taking Flight”

 

Feature photography:

Third Place: Marcus Larson of The News-Register, for “Born to Fly”

Second Place: Marcus Larson of The News-Register, for “Coming Down”

First Place: Marcus Larson of The News-Register, for “Daffodil Days”

 

Photo page, photo essay or photo series:

First Place: Marcus Larson of The News-Register, for “Head of the Class”

 

Best online coverage:

Second Place: Willamette Week News Team for “Sam Adams coverage”

First Place:  Cornelius Swart of The Sentinel for “North Precinct coverage”

 

Best use of the web to tell a story:

Third Place: Andrew R. Tonry of The Sentinel

Second Place: Staff of The News Register for “747”

First Place: Staff of Portland Business Journal for “Sam Adams”

 

The general excellence award looks at a broad range of work across multiple dates. The winners of the general excellence award are:

Third Place: Staff of the Portland Business Journal

Second Place: Managing Editor Rachel Ritchie and Staff of Portland Monthly

First Place: Staff of the Willamette Week