General Excellence:

1^st The Idaho Spokesman-Review

2^nd Idaho State Journal

3^rd The Idaho Statesman

General News Story

1^st Benjamin Shors — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Prairie home companions"

2^nd Rocky Barker — The Idaho Statesman — "Dams can—t soften rate hikes"

3^rd Benjamin Shors — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Athol just fine the way it is"

Spot News Coverage

1^st Susan Drumheller, Thomas Clouse, Winston Ross — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Scared children refuse to come out"

2^nd Thomas Clouse, Angie Gaddy — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Paradis to —begin life again—"

3^rd Craig Quintana, Bill Roberts — The Idaho Statesman- "Six North Idaho kids resist—."

Watchdog/ Investigative Report

1^st Wayne Hoffman, Patrick Orr — The Idaho Statesman — "Report was —last straw—; Records to be sealed; Officers don—t have to talk"

2^nd Staff — The Idaho Statesman — "Foothills series"

3^rd Mark Heinz, John T. Huddy, Dan Fields & Editorial board — The Times-News — "Three die in Eden shooting — a series of stories"

Honorable Mention:

Erica Curless, Angie Gaddy — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Sex video report tells different tale"

Thomas Clouse, Angie Gaddy — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Nonini out of contention"

Serious Feature Report

1^st Winston Ross — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "2 faces of welfare reform"

2^nd Tim Woodward — The Idaho Statesman — "Idaho sheep growers coming to the end of trail"

3^rd Tim Woodward — The Idaho Statesman — "Claude Dallas — Stone-cold killer or Western hero?

Light Feature Report

1^st Jodi Walker — Lewiston Morning Tribune — "Her Dad—s shadow — The story of Ellen Lyda"

2^nd Steve Crump — The Times-News — "Now and again"

3^rd Erica Curless — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Families say farewell to Silver Valley"

Series

1^st Joint project staff - The Idaho Statesman, The Idaho Spokesman-Review, The Post Register & The Lewiston Morning Tribune — "Rural Idaho: Challenged to change"

2^nd Julie Pence — The Times-News — "A four —year CSI?"

3^rd Staff — The Post Register — "Our Kids"

Honorable Mention:  Nathaniel Hoffman, David Woolsey, Vickie Holbrook, Beckie Ferguson, Adam Rush — Idaho Press-Tribune — "Roots of Faith"

Outdoor Feature

1^st Rob Thornberry — The Post Register — "The heart of a hunter"

2^nd Roger Phillips — The Idaho Statesman — "Fall of the pheasant"

3^rd Thomas Clouse — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Pike at peak"

Sports News Coverage

1^st The Idaho Statesman — "NCAA Basketball series"

2^nd Chadd Cripe — The Idaho Statesman — "Thomas can—t give CBA away"

3^rd Howie Stalwick — Coeur d—Alene Press — "Down 2.so what?"

Sports Feature Story

1^st Howie Stalwick — Coeur d—Alene Press — "Tough guy"

2^nd Mike Prater — The Idaho Statesman — "Picabo Street lays out plans to win, wed, retire"

3^rd Joe Sunnen — The Times-News — "Dropping the hammer"

General Column

1^st Steve Crump — The Times-News — "An afternoon; Idahoans; Somethings—"

2^nd Denise Turner — The Times-News — "My Sunday; So you don—t; One very snowy day—"

3^rd Brian Davidson — The Post Register — "Notes from Home"

Specialty Column

1^st Howie Stalwick — Coeur d—Alene Press — "Yasen leaves us in tears; GSL Volleyball; Don—t tell anyone"

2^nd Paul Lambert — The Post Register — "We love you—"

3^rd Rob Thornberry — The Post Register — "Outdoor adventures"

Honorable Mention: Corey Taule — The Post Register — "People in government"

Review

1^st Dana Oland — The Idaho Statesman — "Slipstream; Hamlet; Phantom"

2^nd Erik Nielsen — The Standard Journal — "3 — movie reviews"

3^rd Chris Thomas — The Idaho Statesman — "Dining page"

Editorial

1^st Marty Trillhaase — The Post Register — "Idaho too cheap; A sleeping giant; Unlikely allies"

2^nd David Cooper — The Times-News — "Despite holdbacks; With numbers a plenty; Road to future"

3^rd Staff — The Idaho Statesman — "This could happen if we do nothing; Foothills levy is a bargain; Foothills— fate now rests in process—."

Honorable Mention: Staff — Idaho State Journal — "selection of three"

Headlines

1^st Brian Beesley — Lewiston Morning Tribune — Selection of six

2^nd Staff — The Idaho Statesman — Selection of six

3^rd Bryce Glenn — The Post Register — Selection of six

Page Design

1^st Pat Davis — The Idaho Statesman

2^nd Brian Beesley — The Lewiston Morning Tribune

3^rd Jerry Painter — The Post Register

Spot News Photography

1^st Darin Oswald — The Idaho Statesman — "Fallen airman"

2^nd Bruce Shields — The Times-News — "Colossal collision"

3^rd Kathy Plonka — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Fire damages retirement community"

Feature Photography

1^st Bruce Shields — The Times-News — "Northern Lights"

2^nd Jesse Tinsley — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Matter of taste"

3^rd Pete Zimowsky — The Idaho Statesman — "Whitewater wunderkind"

Sports Photography

1^st Jesse Tinsley — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Tough way to make a buck"

2^nd Jesse Tinsley — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "It—s Mine"

3^rd Bruce Shields — The Times-News — "Tiger Tears"

Photo Essay

1^st Kim Hughes — The Idaho Statesman — "Camp Rainbow Gold"

2^nd Gerry Melendez — The Idaho Statesman — "A photographer—s view of India"

3^rd Darin Oswald — The Idaho Statesman — "Rural Idaho"

Graphics

1^st Patrick Davis & Pete Zimowsky — The Idaho Statesman — "Riverzen"

2^nd Patrick Davis — The Idaho Statesman — "H-P Women—s Challenge"

3^rd Patrick Davis — The Idaho Statesman — "Zimo and Roger—s Outdoor Gift Guide"

Political Reporting

1^st Corey Taule — The Post Register — "Lobbying for position"

2^nd Betsy Z. Russell — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Terrorism may lead to secrecy"

3^rd Staff — The Idaho Statesman — "Idaho legislative tab"

Honorable Mention: CoreyTaule — The Post Register — "Walking the line"

Education Reporting

1^st Kortny Rolston — The Post Register — "Rite of Passage"

2^nd Winston Ross — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Hard knocks for school"

3^rd Erica Curless — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "She expects more great things"

Business Reporting

1^st Becky Kramer — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Publicly grated"

2^nd Julie Howard — The Idaho Statesman — "Steve Hanks on the hot seat"

TIE 3^rd

Virginia S. Hutchins — The Times-News — "City signs Dell deal"

Becky Kramer — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Sunshine goes dark in north Idaho"

Honorable Mention:

Paul Menser — The Post Register — "Foreclosures rising"

Agriculture Reporting

1^st Ken Dey — The Idaho Statesman — "Idaho Power buybacks impose hidden costs"

2^nd Rocky Barker — The Idaho Statesman — "Farmers rely on fed giveaway"

3^rd Benjamin Shors, Winston Ross — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Monday was a good day to burn"

Crime / Courts Reporting

1^st Angie Gaddy — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Special masters have own troubles"

2^nd Teri Anderson, Matthew Evans, Brian Davidson — The Post Register — "Melissa Garcia homicide"

3^rd Angie Gaddy, Benjamin Shors — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Slain nurse feared stalker for years" 

Religion Reporting

1^st Denise Turner — The Times-News — "By water and Word"

2^nd Liz Wyatt — The Idaho Statesman — "What is Islam"

3^rd Kathy Hedberg — Lewiston Morning Tribune — "A Sister's Centennial" 

Environment Reporting

1^st Jennifer Langston — The Post Register — "The INEEL—s newest adversary"

2^nd Chris Hunt — The Idaho State Journal — "Vanishing Native"

3^rd Benjamin Shors — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Proposed power plants generate water-use debate"

Health/Medical Reporting

1^st Winston Ross — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Idaho drug lab owner claims FDA didn—t tell her the rules"

2^nd Winston Ross — The Idaho Spokesman-Review — "Compulsive gamblers often risk everything"

No third place awarded

Rookie of the Year

1^st Benjamin Shors — The Idaho Spokesman-Review

2^nd Nathaniel Hoffman — The Idaho Press-Tribune

No third place awarded