UNDER 40,000
DAILY SECTIONS
Top 10

Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times
Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
Concord (N.H.) Monitor
Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.)
Morning News of Northwest Arkansas (Springdale, Ark.)
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Wyoming (Cheyenne) Tribune-Eagle

Honorable Mention

Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)
Decatur (Ill.) Herald & Review
Elyria (Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram
Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal World
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Sauk Valley Newspapers (Sterling, Ill.)
Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald Journal
Southtown Star (Tinley Park, Ill.)
Willoughby (Ohio) News-Herald

SUNDAY SECTIONS
Top 10

Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)
Concord (N.H.) Monitor
Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News

Honorable Mention

Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
Bloomington (Ind.) Herald-Times
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Marin (Novato, Calif.) Independent Journal
The Missoulian (Missoula, Mont.)
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
New Bedford (Mass.) Standard-Times
Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
Willoughby (Ohio) News-Herald
Wyoming (Cheyenne) Tribune-Eagle


SPECIAL SECTIONS
Top 10

Altoona (Pa.) Daily Mirror
Beaufort (S.C.) Gazette / Hilton Head (S.C.) Island Packet
Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
Sauk Valley Newspapers (Sterling, Ill.)
News & Messenger (Woodbridge, Va.)
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Citizens’ Voice
Willoughby (Ohio) News-Herald
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic

Honorable Mention

Decatur (Ala.) Daily
Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
Elyria (Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram
Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
Kileen (Texas) Daily Herald
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal World
Longmont (Colo.) Times-Call
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald Journal
Wooster (Ohio) Daily Record

BREAKING NEWS STORY
Top 10

Marc Weiszer, Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
Chris Koman and Hugh Kellenberger, (Bloomington, Ind.) Herald-Times
Dave O’Onofrio, Concord (N.H.) Monitor
Alicia Johnson, (Glens Falls, N.Y.) Post-Star
Dugan Arnett, (Lawrence, Kan.) Journal-World
Patrick Ridgell, (Longmont, Colo.) Daily Times-Call
Stacy Long, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Brad Engel and Jason Ivanitz, Naperville (Ill.) Sun
Jim Seimas and Jennifer Squires, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
Kevin Melton, (Spartanburg, S.C.) Herald-Journal


COLUMNS
Top 10

Brian T. Smith, The Columbian (Columbia, Wash.)
John Sahly, DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle
Jon Styf, DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle
Rick S. Alvord, The Longview (Wash.) Daily News
John Turner, Kerrville (Texas) Daily Times
Josh Moon, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Ryan Moses, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
Jon Couture, The New Bedford (Ma.) Standard-Times
Greg Fallon, The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)
Chuck Pollock, Olean (N.Y.) Times Herald

GAME STORIES
Top 10

Chris Carlson, Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.)
Patrick Ridgell, Daily Times-Call (Longmont, Colo.)
H. Williams Kellenberger, Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
Andrew Hamilton, Iowa City Press-Citizen
Joe Stevenson, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Tim McManus, Post Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
Will Springstead, Post Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
Julie Jag, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
Christopher Smith, Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Greg Fallon, The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)

EXPLANATORY
Top 10

Buck Frank, Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Dan Goldberg, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
Chris Carlson, Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle
Patrick Schmiedt, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Alex Ruppenthal and Matt Schiffman, Columbia Missourian
Tim McManus, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
Justin Jarrett, Hilton Head (S.C.) Island Packet
Randy Whitehouse, Lewiston (Maine) Sun Journal
Todd Shanesy, Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal
Aaron Suttles, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News

FEATURE STORIES
Top 10

Jim Owczarski, Aurora (Ill.) Beacon News
Rob Schultz, Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
Alex Matthews, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
Rick S. Alvord, Longview (Wash.) Daily News
Tony Blasi, Lewiston (Maine) Sun Journal
Corey Mitchell, Saginaw (Mich.) News
Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Jeff Breer, Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Tony Baranek, Southtown Star (Tinley Park, Ill.)
Dave Zeitlin, West Chester (Pa.) Daily Local News

PROJECT REPORTING
Top 10

Jeff Cochran, Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
Cory Giger, Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Eric Baca, Merisa Jensen, Alan Hendry, Eric Harding, Toby Carrig and Brian Golden, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
Patrick Schmiedt, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Dave D’Onofrio, Concord (N.H.) Monitor
Brett Vito, Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
Tim McManus and Jackie Friedman, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
Andrew Carroll, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Jason Wolf, Danville (Va.) Register & Bee
Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne)

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