General Excellence:

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

General News Story

1st Chereen Langrill – The Idaho Statesman – "They call her the little light"
2nd Betsy Z. Russell – The Idaho Spokesman–Review – "Legislatures taking aim at ‘credit scoring’ "
3rd Erica Curless - The Idaho Spokesman-Review - "Laughing their way into office"

Spot News Coverage

1st Winston Ross – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Silver Mountain boarder, skier found alive"
2nd John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – "Pocatello native killed in Indonesia ambush"
3rd Staff – The Idaho Statesman – "Police chase ends with Homedale man dead"

Watchdog/ Investigative Report

1st Wayne Hoffman – The Idaho Statesman – "State defends its purchases"
2nd Brad Hem – The Idaho Statesman – "163 Boise bonuses surpass $200 limit in past three years"
3rd Sandy Miller – The Times-News – "Is your doctor O.K.?"

Serious Feature Report

1st Gregory Hahn – The Idaho Statesman – "Pete Bowcut has stunned Burley and torn his family apart"
2nd Julie Howard - The Idaho Statesman – "Gay father’s custody battle touches a nerve in Idaho"
3rd Maggie Walsh – Post Register – "Sick Brother"

Light Feature Report

1st Erica Curless – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Hear her thunder"
2nd Benjamin Shors – "The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "The real huckleberry hounds"
3rd Sandy Miller – The Times-News – "Saying goodbye to George"

Series

1st Angie Gaddy – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "The death of Carissa Benway"
2nd Jennifer Sandmann & Staff – The Times-News – "Our way of life"
3rd Mark Heinz – The Times-News – "Meth in our midst"

Outdoor Feature

1st Chris Hunt – Idaho State Journal – "Small streams of Eastern Idaho"

Tie 2nd
Rob Thornberry – The Post Register – "Love of boots"
Mike McLean – Coeur d’Alene Press – "Dying Breed"

3rd Winston Ross & Benjamin Shors – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "To hell and back"

1st Gregory Hahn – The Idaho Statesman – "No medal, but the day belongs to Picabo"
2nd Kris Boyle – Post Register – "Highly charged emotions often lead to parent-coach conflicts"
3rd Chadd Cripe – The Idaho Statesman – "Gamblin’ Dan"

1st Greg Lee – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Voices from the edge"
2nd Gregory Hahn – The Idaho Statesman – "Freestyle specialists bring joy to Bogus"
3rd Thomas Clouse – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Pitcher-perfect souvenirs"

General Column

1st Steve Crump – The Times-News – "If you can’t…; Through the bathroom; Big enough"
2nd Tim Woodward – The Idaho Statesman – "New car…; Boring neighborhood….; North end…"
3rd Penelope Reedy – Idaho State Journal – "Waiting vainly..; Upside down….; Recalling the price…"

Specialty Column

1st Dan Popkey – The Idaho Statesman – "New book touts…; Mark my words….; It’s hard to give credence"
2nd Gregory Hahn – The Idaho Statesman- "Oh Canada; Curling is a slow-moving blur; At the Olympics, the amazing is common"
3rd Mike Prater – The Idaho Statesman – "Father shares Olympic moment with son; Don’t let Olympics become America’s games; Cyclones aren’t high on H-Bowl bid"

D.F. Oliveria – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Cat gets out of bag when…."

Review

1st Dusty Parnell – Idaho Press-Tribune - "Songs and stories; Diva fans, Harry Connick Jr."

no other awards given

Editorial

1st Kevin Richert – The Idaho Statesman – "Idaho’s Medicaid crisis: No easy remedy"
2nd Marty Trillhaase – Post Register – "Stuck in an awkward spot; Where’s Brady’s program; Dirk’s Melaleuca backlash"
3rd Editorial board – Idaho State Journal – "Open meetings / open records"

Headlines

1st Brian Beesley – Lewiston Morning Tribune – "Alpha; Ace of Darts; Chickpeas; Upper lip: Abuzz; Viva Warriors"
2nd David M. Lemery II – The Times–News – "Two teens, with child; Power outrage; Olympic adieu;"
no other awards given

Page Design

1st Patrick Davis – The Idaho Statesman – "A Western heritage at risk"
2nd David M. Lemery II – The Times-News – "6/20, 7/21, 7/28"
3rd Karen Robb – Post Register – "9-11, 9-11, Saddam"

Honorable Mention:

Staff – Idaho State Journal – "Undercover; 2002 Olympics; Sept. 11"

Spot News Photography

1st Robert Bower & Randy Hayes – Post Register – "Kidnapping"
2nd Katherine Jones – The Idaho Statesman – "Shootout"
3rd Bruce Shields – The Times-News – "Celebrities for a day"

Feature Photography

1st Darin Oswald - The Idaho Statesman – "The wall"
2nd Bruce Shields – The Times-News – "Down to the wire"
3rd Rob Bartholomew – Idaho Press-Tribune – "Locals enjoy ‘Night out’ "

1st Bill Schaefer – Idaho State Journal – "Upside down cowboy"
2nd Lisa Collard – The Times-News – "Skateboarding"
3rd Bruce Shields – The Times-News – "Wolves capture crown"

1st Lisa M. Collard – The Times-News – "Two teens, with child"
2nd Katherine Jones – The Idaho Statesman – "The Owyhee Canyonlands"
3rd Kim Hughes – The Idaho Statesman – "Dugout Dick"

Graphics

1st Patrick Davis – The Idaho Statesman – "Treasure Valley water works"
2nd Tim Jones – The Idaho Statesman – "The Egyptian"
3rd Brian Beesley – Lewiston Morning Tribune – "Kitchen food safety tips"

Political Reporting

1st Graham Garner – Idaho State Journal – "Gubernatorial Candidates"
2nd Erica Curless – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Don Morgan shows power of persistence"
3rd Wayne Hoffman – The Idaho Statesman – "Dirk Kempthorne political savvy may help bid for re-election"

Education Reporting

1st Winston Ross – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Cruel Summer"
2nd Susan Drumheller – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Title IX rules raise concerns in Sandpoint"
3rd Bill Roberts – The Idaho Statesman – "Pilot program aims at hard-to-reach readers"

Business Reporting

1st John O’Connell – Idaho State Journal – State of Unions"
2nd Becky Kramer – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Dot-com lure hooks investors"
3rd Julie Howard – The Idaho Statesman – "Rising from the Ashes"

Agriculture Reporting

1st Rocky Barker – The Idaho Statesman – "Future of ranching uncertain"
2nd Winston Ross – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Where there’s smoke there’s prairie"
3rd Julie Pence – The Times-News – "Gearing up for a fight – Ag groups aim to remove…"

Crime / Courts Reporting

1st Susan Drumheller – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Parents’grief isn’t laid to rest"
2nd Winston Ross – The Idaho Spokesman-Review –"Woman says in-vitro birth got her
fired"
3rd Susan Drumheller - The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Stabbed, shot, left for dead"

Religion Reporting

1st Scott Reeves – Coeur d’Alene Press – "An unholy bias"
2nd Diana Klybert – Coeur d’Alene Press – "Kindling hope in the darkness"
3rd Denise Turner – The Times-News – "War, peace and ties that bind"

1st Rocky Barker – The Idaho Statesman – "The Owyhees"
2nd Rocky Barker – The Idaho Statesman – "Wolfpack doomed by its own success"
3rd Benjamin Shors – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "Power plants the last straw

Health/Medical Reporting

1st Juanita Rodriguez & Staff – Idaho State Journal – "Hospital Merger"
2nd Susan Drumheller & Carla K. Johnson – The Idaho Spokesman-Review – "High cost driving elderly across border on prescription drug runs"
3rd Dean Miller – Post Register – "Let it Shine"

Rookie of the Year

1st Robert Mayer – The Times-News
2nd David Buford – The Coeur d’Alene Press
3rd Karen E. Sherman – The Coeur d’Alene Press