Results for the 2009 APSE Contest, in Explanatory reporting, Under 40,000, released from the APSE Winter Meetings in Kissimmee, Fla.:

UNDER 40,000
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