GENERAL EXCELLENCE:

1st      Idaho Statesman
2nd     Times-News
3rd    Idaho Press-Tribune

GENERAL NEWS STORY

1st    Dan Popkey - Idaho Statesman - "The whispers ruined two of them"
2nd    Kathleen Kreller, Cynthia Sewell, Katy Moeller and Bill Roberts - Idaho Statesman - "I knew this was going to happen"
3rd    Matt Christensen - Times-News - "Charred and scarred"

SPOT NEWS COVERAGE

1st    Staff - The Spokesman-Review - "Deadly shooting spree shatters city's calm"
2nd    Patrick Orr, Cynthia Sewell - Idaho Statesman - "Police suspect same man in Boise, Moscow slayings"
3rd       TIE
- Staff - Idaho Statesman - "Craig Resigns"
- Christin Runkle, Mike Butts, Matt Smith and Staff - Idaho Press-Tribune - "We were overwhelmed"

WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

1st    Dan Popkey - Idaho Statesman - "Men's room arrest reopens questions about Craig"
2nd     Patrick Orr - Idaho Statesman - "Family Kept Murder Secret"
3rd    Casey Santee - Idaho State Journal - "Cold cases"

SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT

1st    Becky Kramer - The Spokesman-Review - "Logged out?"
2nd    Linda Ball - The Coeur d'Alene Press - "Miracle Girl"
3rd    Erica Curless - The Spokesman-Review - "End of an ugly era"

LIGHT FEATURE REPORT     

1st    Becky Kramer - The Spokesman-Review - "Captain's seen Coeur d'Alene transform"
2nd    Cassidy Friedman - Times-News - "60-minute escape"
3rd    Bob Gunter & David Gunter - Bonner County Daily Bee - "Ghost stories swirl around historic landmarks"
   
SERIES    

1st    Joshua Palmer, Jared S. Hopkins, Cassidy Friedman, Ashley Smith & Megan Otto - Times-News - "Passing on Failure"
2nd    John O'Connell - Idaho State Journal - "Bringing back the Bear"
3rd    TIE
    Corey Taule - Post Register - "Pandora's Boxxx"
    David Woolsey & Staff - Idaho Press-Tribune - "Old age, new fears"
   
OUTDOOR FEATURE

1st    Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman - "Monumental Matters"
2nd    Clark Corbin - Post Register - "Out of the Blue"
3rd    Heath Druzin - Idaho Statesman - "Wolf Tourism"
       
SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE

1st    Chadd Cripe - Idaho Statesman - "Anatomy of an Upset"
2nd    Chadd Cripe - Idaho Statesman - "Un-4-gettable"
3rd    Bradley Guire - Times-News - "The Canyon Ridge effect"

SPORTS FEATURE STORY

1st    Dan Thompson - Idaho State Journal - "The year of Yarno"
2nd    Chris Langrill - Idaho Statesman - "Meet Boise's jersey guy"
3rd    Brian Murphy - Idaho Statesman - "He's living this dream. The American Dream"

GENERAL COLUMN

1st    Tim Woodward -Idaho Statesman - "Through the eyes of Tim Woodward"
2nd    Katherine Jones - Idaho Statesman - "What we see through the eyes of Statesman Photographers"
3rd    Steve Crump - Times-News - "Don't ask me"

SPECIALTY COLUMN

1st     Patrick Orr - Idaho Statesman - "First drafts" - selection of three
2nd    Brian Murphy - Idaho Statesman - selection of three
3rd    Jill Kuraitis - NewWest.Net/Boise - selection of three

EDITORIAL

1st     Kevin Richert - Idaho Statesman - "Immigration reform; Numbers point to...; Idaho's fish"
2nd     Marty Trillhaase - The Post Register - "The shame of Idaho; Craig should go; Two brothers"
3rd     Vickie Holbrook - Idaho Press-Tribune - "It's a crime to keep Young on the dole; Boise valley needs more than TVCC; Solve the conflict in conflict of interest laws"
       
HEADLINES 

1st    Staff - Idaho Statesman - "Show Me the Money; For sale: Snow, ho ho!; Wii-shful thinking; Honolu-lose; The whispers ruined two of them"
2nd    Bill Wambeke- Time-News - "Stuffing away; Good gourd; Tiny kernels, big possibilities"
3rd    Bryce Glenn - Post Register - "Easy as...; Critics hat ranch's guts; Man bytes dog; Parents needled into action; Wii-peat: Game console still most wanted; A bitter pill to swallow"

PAGE DESIGN

1st    Annette Ticknor - Idaho Statesman - "Meth: a women's drug; I am proud of my record; Should campaign donations pay for his defense?"
2nd    Joilene Topete - Idaho Statesman - "Will eco-city be enough; Men's room arrest reopens questions about Craig; Public Transportation"
3rd    Krysten Bullock - Idaho Press-Tribune - "Dreams do come true; Idaho highway crisis; Cold case"

SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY

1st    Darin Oswald - Idaho Statesman - "Black Friday"
2nd     Meagan Thompson - Times-News - "Firestorm"
3rd     Ashley Smith - Times-News - "Castle Rock Fire"

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

1st    Meagan Thompson - Times-News - "Belle of the Ball"
2nd    Bill Schaefer - Idaho State Journal - "Crusader"
3rd    Robert Bower - Post Register - "Wolf vs. Pig"

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY

1st    Aaron Rosenblatt - Post Register - "Sumo"
2nd    Chris Butler - Idaho Statesman - "Over the ropes"
3rd    Joe Jaszewski - Idaho Statesman - "Warriors defeat Broncos"

PHOTO ESSAY

1st    Meagan Thompson - Times-News - "Sisters in a Strange Land"
2nd    Amanda Smith - Post Register - "Craig Tanner"
3rd    Joe Kline - Idaho State Journal - "Finding strength through tradition"

GRAPHICS

1st    Jason Lantz & Patrick Davis - Idaho Statesman - "Three plays that shocked the world"
2nd     Jason Lantz - Idaho Statesman - "Not your father's football"
3rd    Megan Otto - Times-News - "No more guesswork"

ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING

1st    Tim Woodward - Idaho Statesman - "A hard country life - Pinto Bennett, Idaho Icon"
2nd    Dana Oland - Idaho Statesman - "A new chapter for Ballet Idaho: Board declares independence from Eugene dance company"
3rd    Dana Oland, Michael Deeds - Idaho Statesman - "Gene Harris Jazz Festival ponders overhaul for next year"

POLITICAL REPORTING

1st    Gregory Hahn - Idaho Statesman - "The Family Cabin: A Fading Idaho Tradition"
2nd    Betsy Z. Russell - The Spokesman-Review - "A hard lesson, Governor's focus on accountability claims program"
3rd    Jared S. Hopkins - Times-News - "Earning his spurs"
   
EDUCATION REPORTING

1st     Bill Roberts - Idaho Statesman - "A Law School in Boise?"
2nd    Bill Roberts - Idaho Statesman - "University of Idaho: The Road Back"
3rd    Christin Runkle - Idaho Press-Tribune - "Vote aims to fix Nampa High and more"

BUSINESS REPORTING

1st    Becky Kramer - The Spokesman-Review - "Silver turns to gold: condominium surge gives Silver Valley an economic lift"
2nd    Ken Dey - Idaho Statesman - "Silver Valley shines again"
3rd    Dan Popkey - Idaho Statesman - "Micron Director: Appleton must go"

AGRICULTURE REPORTING 

1st    Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman - "Idaho Ranchers Learn to Live with Wolves"
2nd    Matt Christensen - Times-News - "The right choice?"
3rd    Joshua Palmer - Times-News - "Selling out"

CRIME / COURTS REPORTING

1st    Brooke Anderson - Idaho State Journal - "Taser use scrutinized"
2nd    Patrick Orr - Idaho Statesman - "Wife charged in '80 killing"
3rd    Patrick Orr - Idaho Statesman - "3 counties, 2 bodies,  1 unusual crime story"

RELIGION REPORTING

1st    Ariel Hansen - Times-News - "When faith meets war"
2nd    Corey Taule - Post Register - "Romney's run"
3rd    Paul Menser - Post Register - "Answering a call"

ENVIRONMENT REPORTING

1st    James Hagengruber - The Spokesman-Review - "Tragedy in Libby: Trouble in the air"
2nd    Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman - "Grizzly conflicts likely to rise"
3rd    Rocky Barker - Idaho Statesman - "The long life of one wolf embodies the story of wolf recovery in Idaho"
Honorable Mention
    Chris Merrill - Idaho State Journal - "Losing whitebark pines"

HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING

1st    Paul Menser - Post Register - "Divided they stand"
2nd    Greg Hahn - Idaho Statesman - "Walking a Tightrope Between Life and Death"
3rd    Greg Hahn & Joe Estrella - Idaho Statesman - "Diagnosis: Costly - series final installment"

SPECIAL SECTION   

1st    Staff - Idaho Statesman - "Discover Treasure Valley
2nd    Staff - Idaho State Journal - "A Time of Poverty and Happiness"
3rd    Staff - Idaho Statesman- "Diagnosis: Costly - series wrap-up section"

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1st    Brenda Ceja - Idaho Press-Tribune
2nd    Jon Meyer - Idaho Press-Tribune
3rd    Nate Poppino - Times-News

GENERAL EXCELLENCE – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Boise Weekly
2nd    The Star-News
3rd     Idaho Mountain Express


GENERAL NEWS STORY – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Michael Wells – The Star-News – "Tamarack:  After the Fall"
2nd    Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – "Fired worker wants justice"
3rd    Lisa Nyren – Teton Valley News – "Tragedy turns triumph for one dog and nine lucky pups"


SPOT NEWS COVERAGE – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Stacy Simonet – Teton Valley News – "First Bank of the Tetons fails"
2nd    Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – "The long haul begins"
3rd    Staff – The Star-News – "Adams deputy dies in collision"


WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Tom Grote – The Star-News – "Fatigue cited in wreck that killed Adams deputy, Mtn. Home airman"
2nd    Mike Polhamus – Teton Valley News – "Burnt remains smell fishy to officials"
3rd    Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "Hospital settles doc's pay"


SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – "Birds, bunnies and power"
2nd    Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "A path less traveled"
3rd    Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express – "An honorable man"


LIGHT FEATURE REPORT – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Amy Atkins – Boise Weekly – "Up in Smoke"
2nd    Tony Evans – Idaho Mountain Express – "A walk in the wild"
3rd    Tara Morgan – Boise Weekly -  "What the cluck?"


SERIES – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Kate Reynolds Yaskot – Teton Valley News – "How Teton Valley Grows"
2nd    Jeannette Boner & Hope Strong – Valley Citizen – "Series on stimulus"
3rd    Erika Harmon – Messenger Index  - "A rare breed"


OUTDOOR FEATURE – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Mark Steele – Caribou County Sun – "Rock Art"
2nd     Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – "Home Slope Advantage"


SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Rachael Horne – Teton Valley News – "Sumo in Idaho"
2nd    Kelly Taylor – Messenger Index – "Huskies softball falls to Tigers at state"


SPORTS FEATURE STORY – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Jeff  Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – "Running makes a difference in Brad Mitchell's life"
2nd     Jeff Cordes – Idaho Mountain Express – "Don Felder brings ‘Hotel California' concert to pavilion"
3rd     Philip A. Janquart – Eagle Independent – "Eagle's Van Hemlryck Family Forges Path for Challenged Athletes"

GENERAL COLUMN – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Pat Murphy – Idaho Mountain Express – "Other views - Another vanishing U.S. trait: common sense; ‘Empathy' on Supreme Court?  Let's hope so; Neurotics, psychotics, sociopaths, egocentrics forge U.S. image"
2nd    Bill Cope – Boise Weekly  - "No No Nadya; Theory of Everything; Whoo-hoo! Val!"
3rd    Anna Eaton-Merkle – Eagle Independent – "A Teacher's perspective- Oh yea; Not-quite
spring; Chasing Mona Lisa"


SPECIALTY COLUMN – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Stephen Dyer – Valley Citizen – "The Novice – The Trout Slayer; The Full Monty; Glory Days"
2nd    Jima Rice, Ph.D – Theweeklypaper – "Ahead of the curve:  It's time to learn some economics; What things motivate you?; Gift-giving – Is it about money or magic?"  
3rd    Bruce Smithhammer – Teton Valley News – "Off the Hook"


EDITORIAL – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – "Why no outrage about corporate cubicles of death?: Take your children; Rescue healthcare reform from scare slogans"
2nd    Pat Murphy – Idaho Mountain Express – "No one's laughing; No place for culture war; Facts not fiction please"
3rd    Pam Morris – Idaho Mountain Express – "Sun Valley mayor and council need a group hug;    In the dark; Get a grip on leg-hold traps"


HEADLINES – WEEKLY PRINT

1ST    Staff – Idaho Mountain Express – "Mountain Do; Much ado in a recession; Seasons collide; Mood at skate park does a 180; Gardeners plot a revolution; Poultry project ruffles feathers"


PAGE DESIGN  - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    TIE
Amy Birch – Teton Valley News – "Halloween and All Saints Day celebrations; Wild crafting               in the Tetons; The Pulse Health:  Wellness in the Teton Valley"
Amy Birch – Teton Valley News – "Willie LeClair Shoshone Lecturer, Storyteller and Spiritual Dancer; Valley unicyclist joins the Circus; Inventing in Victor: The MixKwix"
2nd    Tomi Grote – The Star-News – "Fright life; Mardi Hardy; Heart & Soul"
3rd    Barbara Gibson – Teton Valley News – "For the dogs; It's time for back to school; Where the beads are"


SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY  - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Lauren Hall – Teton Valley News – "House Fire"
2nd    Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Seasons Collide"
3rd    Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Charges Dismissed"


FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "High Heel Sheriff"
2nd    Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Boogie ‘til the cows come home"
3rd    Gary Ertter – The Star-News – "Just Hang On"
Honorable Mention
Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "4-H Lamb"


GENERAL NEWS  PHOTOGRAPHY - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Willy Cook – Idaho Mountain Express – "Baldy Views Now Available"
2nd    Willy Cook  - Idaho Mountain Express – "Hundreds of Sockeye Return Home"
3rd     Michael Wells – The Star-News – "Payette Lake Kokanee Nearly Disappear"


SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Matt Moehr – The Star-News – "Flight of Stares"
2nd     Stacy Simonet – Teton Valley News – "Pin at State"
3rd    Lauren Hall – Teton Valley News – "Rodeo"


PHOTO ESSAY - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Bradly J. Boner – Valley Citizen – "Bee-lieve"
2nd    Jeannette Boner – Valley Citizen – "A Day of Remembrance"
3rd    Lauren Hall – Teton Valley News – "Cliff Fall"


GRAPHICS - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Amy Birch – Teton Valley News – "Dinner not impossible"
2nd    Barbara Gibson – Teton Valley News – "At a Glance – Meeting notes"


ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Amy Atkins – Boise Weekly – "Just Because You Can,  Doesn't Mean You Should…. Without some help"
2nd    Jeremiah Robert Wierenga – Boise Weekly – "A Provincial Production"
3rd    Jeremiah Robert Wierenga – Boise Weekly – "The New Era of Opera"



POLITICAL REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st     Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express – "Councilor ends term with poor attendance"
2nd     Tom Grote – The Star-News – "Roberts felt the harsh reality of high-level politics"
3rd    Mike Polhamus – Teton Valley News – "Mayors: It's not about the money"


EDUCATION REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Mike Polhamus – Teton Valley News – "Parents protest Obama speech to students"
2nd    Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – "Percentage of Hispanics on rise at Woodside school"
3rd    Lucia V. Knudson – The Star-News – "They Cleared Their Hurdles"


BUSINESS REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express – "Was Cash for Clunkers a success?"
2nd    Tom Grote – The Star-News – "Big Dream Gone Bad"
3rd    Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "Lease vs. buy:  Specific goals help decide"


AGRICULTURE REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "Alfalfa growers belittle official crop estimates"
2nd    Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "Lenders say they'll keep banking in dairy recovery"
3rd     Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "Milk prices take toll on hay market"


CRIME / COURTS REPORTING  - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Hope Strong – Valley Citizen – "Drug bust scores big cash for county"
2nd    Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – "Sheriff  rebuts claim of evidence tampering"
3rd    Terry Smith – Idaho Mountain Express – "High court considers Hanks' home dispute"


RELIGION REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

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ENVIRONMENT REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Deanna Darr – Boise Weekly – "Unlikely Allies"
2nd    Mark Steele – Caribou County Sun – "Selenium Poisoning"
3rd    Carol Ryan Dumas – Capital Press – "ISDA looks into pathogen drift issue"


HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING - WEEKLY PRINT

1st     Carissa Wolf – Boise Weekly – "The forgotten epidemic"
2nd    Tom Grote & Lucia V. Knudsen – The Star-News – "Standoff in the ER"
3rd    Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express – "Making hospital cuisine green"
Honorable Mention
Sabina Dana Plaase – Idaho Mountain Express – "Soldiers seek a new beginning"


SPECIAL SECTION - WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Gregory Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – "Wagon Days 2009"
2nd    Gregory Foley – Idaho Mountain Express – "Christmas 2009"
3rd    Staff – Valley Citizen – "Off-Peak guide"


ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – WEEKLY PRINT

1st    Trevon Milliard – Idaho Mountain Express
2nd     Carissa Sindon – The Star-News

GENERAL EXCELLENCE – DAILY PRINT:

1st Idaho Statesman
2nd    Idaho Press-Tribune    
3rd    Times-News
Honorable Mention -  Idaho State Journal

GENERAL NEWS STORY – DAILY PRINT

1st    Laurie Welch – Times-News – "Unsettled Dust"
2nd    John O'Connell – Idaho State Journal – "Accreditation eludes museum"
3rd    John Bulger – Idaho State Journal – "Labor of love"

SPOT NEWS COVERAGE – DAILY PRINT

1st     Katy Moeller – Idaho Statesman – "Boat trip turns tragic for 12 on Payette Lake"
2nd    Damon Hunzeker – Times-News – "Rupert man arrested after wrong turn – into prosecutor's garage"
3rd    Cody Bloomsburg & Casey Santee – Idaho State Journal – "Deluge"


WATCHDOG/INVESTIGATIVE REPORT – DAILY PRINT

1st    Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – "Pilot ‘outed' by false accusation"
2nd    TIE
Sean Ellis – Idaho State Journal – "Church of the firstborn"
Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – "AG:  Schools lost out on cheap lakeside leases"
3rd    TIE
Rebecca Boone – The Associated Press – "Private Prison Violence"
Ben Botkin – Times-News – "Questions raised about CSI / builder relationship"


SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT – DAILY PRINT

1st     Jessie L. Bonner – The Associated Press – "Backcountry mail pilot helps preserve way of life"
2nd    Rebecca Boone, Mike Warren – The Associated Press – "A matter of will"
3rd     Michael Deeds – Idaho Statesman – "A second chance"
Honorable Mention
Debbie Bryce – Idaho State Journal – "Out of the shadows"

LIGHT FEATURE REPORT - DAILY PRINT    

1st    Tim Woodward – Idaho Statesman – "Remember the great depression"
2nd    Alecia Warren – Coeur d'Alene Press – "Garbage Gal"
3rd    Yann Ranaivo – Idaho State Journal – "Miracle miles"
Honorable Mention - John O'Connell – Idaho State Journal – "Life is sweet"

SERIES - DAILY PRINT

1st    Joshua Palmer, Meagan Thompson – Times-News – "Follow the barley"
2nd    Casey Santee – Idaho State Journal – "Dome Dream"
3rd    Bradley Guire, David Bashore, Ryan Howe, Megan Thompson, Sandy Salas, Drew Godleski, James Wright, David Cooper, Eric Larsen – Times-News – "The Price to Play"
Honorable Mention
John O'Connell – Idaho State Journal – "Medical Mission"    
Alison Boggs – The Spokesman-Review – "A difficult blessing"


OUTDOOR FEATURE – DAILY PRINT

1st    Kris Millgate – Post Register – "Pepper vs. Powder"
2nd    Roger Phillips – Idaho Statesman – "Hunter vs. Wolf"
3rd    John Bulger – Idaho State Journal – "Bonneville Cutthroats"


SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE – DAILY PRINT

1st    Kevin Ang – Idaho State Journal – "It's not always easy to watch"
2nd    Bradley Guire – Times-News – "The Scoop on Scooping"
3rd     TIE
Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – "Where do BCS bucks go?"
Jesse Baumgartner – Lewiston Tribune – "Guts and Glory"
Honorable Mention - Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – "Social networking and sports collide"


SPORTS FEATURE STORY – DAILY PRINT

1st    Jesse Zentz – Idaho Statesman – "The son also rises"
2nd     Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – "Death still resonates"
3rd     Ryan Howe – Times-News – "Crane's Coverage"


GENERAL COLUMN – DAILY PRINT

1st     Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – "Faith and fearlessness; Emerging from the darkness of mental illness; Understanding the circle of life"
2nd    Craig Bosley – Idaho State Journal – "Remembering the good days; Have we earned what veterans gave us?; Christmases past"
3rd     Tim Woodward – Idaho Statesman – "A perfect world would be paint-free; A ‘worthless' dog – until it vanished; From glue pots to e-editions"


SPECIALTY COLUMN – DAILY PRINT

1st    Pete Zimowsky – Idaho Statesman – "You can introduce kids to nature; Safe bike commuting; Beware of Moose on the loose"
2nd    Michael Deeds – Idaho Statesman – "Rough-sounding music?; Kanye West is a symptom of a larger cultural challenge; Retweet after me"
3rd    Jill Kuraitis – NewWest.net – "Transportation Money Match is Advantage: Otter; Let Human Needs Guide Budget-Makers; Talking Renewable Entergy: a Cognitive Dissonance"


EDITORIAL – DAILY PRINT

1st    Vickie Holbrook – Idaho Press-Tribune – "Local judges understand valley crime; County, Idaho must provide quality legal defense work; Firefighter pay hike not reasonable"
2nd     David Woolsey – Idaho Press-Tribune – "Ban texting while driving; Statehouse debate not simple; Legislature may need recess"
3rd     Kevin Richert – Idaho Statesman – "A success story and a model for the future; Police conduct is disturbing; so is the city's reaction to it; Why are they still here?"

HEADLINES - DAILY PRINT

1st    Genie Arcano, Joi Topete, Jason Lantz, Craig Sonoda – Idaho Statesman – "H20HHH!; Home, home in the Grange; Idaho inmates redeem wrongs with a write; Even the smell gets recycled; Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh girl!; New school is a lesson in itself"
2nd    Benjamin Kennedy – Idaho State Journal – "Peli-can'ts; Goooaaalll!;  Yes we can; A fowl business; So long Charlie"
3rd    Bill Wambeke – Times – News – "Showing, not telling; Gun fight; Bow ‘Wow'!; Praying for the perpetrator; Death of date night; A line worth waiting for"


PAGE DESIGN - DAILY PRINT

1st    Randy Lavorante – Idaho Press-Tribune – "Warning Signs"
2nd    Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – "Suit Up; Holiday dazzle; Cool stuff"
3rd    Benjamin Kennedy – Idaho State Journal – "Turkey Day primer; Pocatello big bands"


SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT

1st     Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – "Sand Hollow Fire"
2nd     Charlie Litchfield – Idaho Press-Tribune – "Grieving Mother"
3rd     Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – "Auto Accident"
Honorable Mention
Chris Butler – Idaho Statesman – "River Claims Man's Life"
Laurie Welch – Times-News – "Too Close for Comfort"



FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT

1st    Greg Keller – Idaho Press-Tribune – "Walking Dino"
2nd    Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – "Lil' Cowpoke Rodeo"
3rd    Joe Kline – Idaho State Journal – "Roping'
Honorable Mention
Chris Butler – Idaho Statesman – Lots of water, now will it last"
Shawn Raecke – Idaho Statesman – "Yes says the ballerina"


GENERAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT

1st    Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – "Flu Vaccination"
2nd    Mike Vogt – Idaho Press-Tribune – "Caldwell Night Rodeo"
3rd    Joe Kline – Idaho State Journal – "Sunset Bluegrass"
Honorable Mention - Joe Jaszewski – Idaho Statesman – "First Day of Wolf Hunt"


SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY – DAILY PRINT

1st    Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – "Boise's Ironman"
2nd    Joe Kline – Idaho State Journal – "State Champs"
3rd    Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – "Eyes on the Prize"
Honorable Mention - Darin Oswald – Idaho Statesman – "Slide  Home"


PHOTO ESSAY – DAILY PRINT

1st    Joe Jaszewski – Idaho Statesman – "Robert Manwill"
2nd    Staff – Idaho Statesman – "2009 Special Olympics"


GRAPHICS – DAILY PRINT

1st    Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – "Fishing Idaho 101"
2nd    Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – "Keep your bike rolling"
3rd    Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – "The language of tomatoes"    


ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1st    Kristin Rodine – Idaho Statesman – "Arts, energy and a ‘gazillion things'"
2nd    Dana Oland – Idaho Statesman – "Recession takes toll on performing arts"
3RD    Dan Lea – Idaho Press-Tribune – "Limited engagement:  One night only"


POLITICAL REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1st    Betsy Z. Russell – The Spokesman-Review – "Ex-official says politics played a role in firing"
2nd    Sharon Strauss, Brian Dooley – Idaho Press-Tribune – "First 100 days"
3rd    Bethann Stewart – Idaho Statesman – "Is the Idaho meth project working?"


EDUCATION REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1st     Ben Botkin – Times-News – "A sense of the classroom"
2nd    Jessie L. Bonner – The Associated Press – "In Idaho,  2 types of public school systems compete"
3rd    John O'Connell – Idaho State Journal – "Starting over"


BUSINESS REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1st    Ariel Hansen – Times-News – "One Valley, One Economy"
2nd    Kristin Rodine – Idaho Statesman – "Demise of ambitious project stirs worry, hope in Nampa"    
3rd    Bill Roberts – Idaho Statesman – "Picking up DBSI's pieces"


AGRICULTURE REPORTING  - DAILY PRINT

1st    Virginia Hutchins – Times-News – "Shoving Sheep"
2nd    Bethann Stewart – Idaho Statesman – "Urban farmers make the most of tiny Boise plots"
3rd    John O'Connell – Idaho State Journal – "Sweet business"


CRIME / COURTS REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1st    Kristin Rodine  – Idaho Statesman – "Double standard?  Women molesters"
2nd    Betsy Z. Russell – The Spokesman-Review – "Case points out judge's dual role"
3rd    Cynthia Sewell – Idaho Statesman – "Finding LeAnn"
Honorable Mention - Patrick Orr – Idaho Statesman – "Prosecutors opting not to seek executions"


RELIGION REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1st    Andrew Weeks – Times-News – "Happy outside the church:  Ex-Mormon groups offer support"
2nd    Andrew Weeks – Times-News – "No longer a slave:  Outreach ministry offers hope to addicts"
3rd    Jimmy Hancock – Idaho State Journal – "Local Temple hopes"


ENVIRONMENT REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1st    TIE
Tim Woodward – Idaho Statesman – "A forest in decline"
John Bulger – Idaho State Journal – "Still Raging"
2nd    Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – "Striking a Balance"
3rd    Jesse Nance – Idaho Press-Tribune  - "Solar, wind on the rise in Idaho"
Honorable Mention
Nate Poppino – Times-News – "Faded Forest"

HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING – DAILY PRINT

1st    Blair Koch –Times-News – "The cost of caring:  Home health care braces for cuts"
2nd    Colleen LaMay – Idaho Statesman – "Middle class battles illness, medical bills"
3rd    Melissa Davlin – Times-News – "From amputation comes freedom"


SPECIAL SECTION- DAILY PRINT

1st    Staff – Idaho Press-Tribune – "Portraits of Idaho – Calvacade 2009"
2nd    Staff – Idaho Statesman – "Helping build a community for 145 years"
3rd    Staff – Idaho Statesman – "Special Olympics"
Honorable Mention
Joshua Palmer, Blair Koch, Cindy Snyder, Andrew Weeks, Bill Wambeke – The Twin Falls Times News – "Magic Valley Business Review"


ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - DAILY PRINT

1st    Dan Angell – Idaho State Journal

GENERAL EXCELLENCE:
1st      The Spokesman-Review
2nd    Idaho Statesman    
3rd    Idaho State Journal

GENERAL NEWS STORY
1st    Kathleen Kreller – Idaho Statesman – “Meridian woman’s death still a mystery”
2nd    Kathleen Kreller, Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – “Blaze prompts Boise to look at new rules”
3rd    Andrea Jackson – Times-News – “Fatally jealous?”   

SPOT NEWS COVERAGE
1st    Staff - Idaho Statesman – “J.R. Simplot, 1909-2008”
2nd    Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Fire turns 9 homes to ash”
3rd    Katy Moeller, Patrick Orr – Idaho Statesman – “Friends never believed husband’s story of fatal fall”

WATCHDOG/ INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
1st    Jared S. Hopkins, Joshua Palmer – Times-News – “Downtown redevelopment”
2nd     Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – “How Claude Dallas Escaped”
3rd    Andrea Jackson – Times- News – “Idaho’s interstate inmates”
Honorable Mention
Jimmy Hancock - Idaho State Journal – “Missed Warnings”

SERIOUS FEATURE REPORT
1st     Kathleen Kreller – Idaho Statesman – “Jonestown 30 years later”
2nd    Kate Carpenter – Idaho State Journal – “The brink of change”
3rd     Cassidy Friedman – Times-News – “Call it a miracle”

LIGHT FEATURE REPORT     
1st    Casey Santee – Idaho State Journal – “Geocaching”
2nd    John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “On Tap”
3rd    Joshua Palmer – Times-News – “Exploring the underworld”

SERIES    
1st    Rocky Barker, Heath Druzin & Joe Jaszewski – Idaho Statesman – “Fire Wise?”
2nd    Cassidy Friedman – Times-News - “River of Stone”
3rd    Melissa Davlin – Times-News – “A New Deal”

OUTDOOR FEATURE
1st    Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Power Primordial”
2nd    Joe Jaszewski – Idaho Statesman – “Cry of the Wolf”
3rd    Roger Phillips – Idaho Statesman – “Bass Busters”

SPORTS NEWS COVERAGE
1st    Brian Murphy – Idaho Statesman – “Kristin Armstrong wins gold”
2nd    Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – “Quest for longevity”
3rd    Bradley Guire – Times-News – “The cost of coaching”

SPORTS FEATURE STORY
1st    Kelvin Ang –Idaho State Journal – “Painful Journey”
2nd    Eric Larsen – Times-News – “Juan and only”
3rd    Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman –”Lost & Found”
Honorable Mention

• Chadd Cripe – Idaho Statesman – “The Ian Era”

• David Bashore – Times-News – “Where there’s a will….”

GENERAL COLUMN
1st     Katherine Jones – Idaho Statesman – “Mother’s hands; Rose Beal; Paralyzed from the neck down”
2nd    Jill Kuraitis – NewWest.Net/Boise – “Listening to Joe; Thankful for Thanksgiving without pirates; Important potato lessons from Idaho”
3rd     Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – “Otter disses Mayor Bieter; Boise County brace yourself for Prosecutor Twilegar; Sali’s loss is Idaho Republican Party’s gain”

SPECIALTY COLUMN
1st    Michael Deeds – Idaho Statesman – “Entertainment column”
2nd    Jill Kuraitis – NewWest.Net/Boise – selection of three
3rd    Melissa Davlin – Times-News – “Sweat Assessment – selection of three”

EDITORIAL
1st    Kevin Richert – Idaho Statesman – “Sockeye deserve our best fight;  Is the recovery bill the right answer? Yet another embarrassment for Larry Craig”
2nd     Steve Crump – Times-News – “Do Idahoans have government they deserve; Time to make local education local again; In Idaho, county courthouses are still run like they were in 1890”
3rd     Vickie Holbrook – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Crosswalk needed; Caldwell should have; Experience places Bujak at top”

HEADLINES 
1st    Kate Carpenter – Idaho State Journal – “Feeling Plucky; Hills Ablaze; Unhappy Trails; There’s the rub; X is for xeriscaping; He knows if you are barking”
2nd    Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Don’t let the smiles fool you; 1 couple, 2 violent deaths, several lingering questions; Robbing a bank? Smile and say ‘cheese’’; If the government sent you a check….; Is your scooter a polluter; Hold on a sec, Mr. Risch”
3rd    Scott Kraus – Idaho State Journal – “School of hard knocks; Local boy put the ‘aid’ in lemonade; Assessing Blame; Do we, the public, take Legacy; Policing mentally ill; Credits roll on Sunset Drive-In Theatre”

PAGE DESIGN
1st    Joi Topete – Idaho Statesman – “It just moved so fast; As revenue picture dims; Chance has come; Otter trims his budget”
2nd    Bill Wambeke – Times-News – selection of three
3rd    Linda Phillips – Idaho State Journal – selection of three    

SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1st     Meagan Thompson – Times-News – “Pedestrian hit and killed”
2nd     Kerry Maloney – Idaho Statesman – “Aftermath of Oregon Trail fire from the air”
3rd     Ashley Smith – Times-News – “House blaze reaction”

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
1st    Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Greased pig”
2nd    Kerry Maloney – Idaho Statesman – “Sneakin’ a peek during prayer”
3rd    Shawn Raecke – Idaho Statesman – “Windblown bride”

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
1st    Shawn Raecke – Idaho Statesman – “Cross Country Collapse”
2nd    Joe Kline – Idaho State Journal – “State Champion”
3rd    Kerry Maloney – Idaho Statesman – “Flying out of bounds”
Honorable Mention

• Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Out on her”

• Joe Jaszewski - Idaho Statesman – “Blood, sweat and cheers”

PHOTO ESSAY
1st    Meagan Thompson – Times-News – “Sweet 15”
2nd    Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Gospel Revival”
3rd    Kerry Maloney – Idaho Statesman – “Hope House Heroes”
Honorable Mention

• Katherine Jones, Joe Jaszewski, Kerry Maloney – Idaho Statesman – “Fire turns 9 homes to ash”

GRAPHICS
1st    Ben Kennedy – Idaho State Journal – “Palin’s Pocatello roots”
2nd    Patrick Davis – Idaho Statesman – “As the crow flies”
3rd    Megan Otto – Times-News – “The Caucus Process”

ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING
1st    Dana Oland – Idaho Statesman – “Dining on the outs in Valley?  Not.”
2nd    Dana Oland – Idaho Statesman – “Trey McIntyre”
3RD    Dana Oland – Idaho Statesman – “In like Flint”

POLITICAL REPORTING
1st    Dan Popkey – Idaho Statesman – “Riding shotgun for Gov. Otter”
2nd    Kristin Rodine – Idaho Statesman – “Canyon County Sheriff’s race: Don’t let the smiles fool you”
3rd    Jared S. Hopkins – Times-News – “The Red State Rumble”

EDUCATION REPORTING
1st     Bill Roberts – Idaho Statesman – “Is a Canyon County degree valid?
2nd    Andrea Jackson – Times-News – “Virtual money-makers”
3rd    Dan Lea – Idaho Press-Tribune – “A serenade for Mr. B”

BUSINESS REPORTING
1st    Joe Estrella – Idaho Statesman – “They were told their money was ‘totally safe.’  It wasn’t”
2nd    Joshua Palmer – Times-News – “Above average pump pain”
3rd    John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “Diners say farewell”
Honorable Mention

• Jon Meyer – Idaho Press-Tribune – “The coffeehouse crunch”

AGRICULTURE REPORTING  
1st    John Bulger – Idaho State Journal – “A Sweet Harvest”
2nd    Bethann Stewart – Idaho Statesman – “Hard work pays off for grape grower”
3rd    Anna Webb – Idaho Statesman – “Garden Puzzle:  What’s our zone?”

CRIME / COURTS REPORTING
1st    Katy Moeller – Idaho Statesman – “Drunks; No easy way to keep them off streets”
2nd    Kendel Murrant – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Behind the masks”
3rd    Ben Botkin – Times-News – “A mother’s story”

RELIGION REPORTING
1st    Kristin Rodine – Idaho Statesman – “An ultimate test of faith”
2nd    Melissa Davlin – Times-News – “Christian Tattoos: Wearing your faith on your sleeve”
3rd    Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – “Gospel Revival”

ENVIRONMENT REPORTING
1st    John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – “Specter of Global Warming
2nd    Jesse Nance – Idaho Press-Tribune – “Idaho Sun Power”
3rd    Casey Santee – Idaho State Journal – “Beetle Devastation”
Honorable Mention

• Rocky Barker – Idaho Statesman – “Warming world prompts change”

HEALTH/MEDICAL REPORTING
1st    Colleen LaMay – Idaho Statesman – “Big pay at big hospitals”
2nd    John Bulger – Idaho State Journal – “Quite a sacrifice”
3rd    Jimmy Hancock – Idaho State Journal – “In the spotlight; Questioning PMC Plan; PMC transparent; PMC deal on path to victory”

SPECIAL SECTION    
1st    Staff – Idaho Statesman – “Green Matters”
2nd    Staff – Idaho Statesman – “2008 Guide to the Idaho Legislature”
3rd    Sports Staff – Idaho Statesman – “2008 Football Preview:  Idaho Tough”

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1st    John Bulger – Idaho State Journal
2nd    Kelvin Ang – Idaho State Journal
3rd    Alisa Angelakis – Idaho Press-Tribune
Honorable Mention

• Yann Ronaivo – Idaho State Journal