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List of winners in the 2008 UISAPA contest
The Salt Lake Tribune in Salt Lake City, Utah, The Spectrum & Daily News in St. George, Utah, and the Bonner County Daily Bee in Sandpoint, Idaho, were recognized for general excellence in the Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press Association's annual news contest.'s annual meeting, held this year at The Spokane Athletic Club in Spokane, Wash.
DIVISION I
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE
BEAT REPORTING
1st - Rich Greene, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "Minidoka and Cassia County School Districts"
2nd - Sven Berg, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "Bedke - BLM Dispute"
3rd - Marlisa Keyes, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE
EDITORIAL
1st - Matthew Flitton, STANDARD JOURNAL
FEATURE PHOTO
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1st - Cory Murdock, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Happy Hogmanay"
2nd - Marlisa Keyes, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "I Love Dirt and Dirt Loves Me"
3rd - Rich Greene, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "Celebrating Independence"
FEATURE STORY
1st - Bob Gunter, David Gunter, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Memories Etched by Fire"
2nd - Bob Gunter, David Gunter, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Haunted Sandpoint: Ghost Stories Swirl Around Historic Landmarks"
3rd - Keith Kinnaird, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "From Loose Ends to Family Ties"
GENERAL NEWS PHOTO
1st - Caroline Lobsinger, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Look Ma, No Hands"
GENERAL REPORTING
1st - Joyce Edlefsen, STANDARD JOURNAL, "Judge Sides with Grube"
2nd - Conor Christofferson, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "A Hometown Hero"
3rd - Gwen Albers, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Hope in Clark Fork"
HEADLINE WRITING
1st - Caroline Lobsinger, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
1st - David Gunter, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Cycle of Debt"
2nd - David Gunter, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Red Tape Tangles Progress at Sandpoint Airport"
PERSONAL COLUMN
1st - Matthew Flitton, STANDARD JOURNAL
2nd - David Keyes, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE
PICTURE STORY/PHOTO ESSAY
1st - Caroline Lobsinger, Bee Staff, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Fourth & Fabulous"
PORTFOLIO
1st - Laurie Welch, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS
PORTRAIT
1st - Caroline Lobsinger, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "A Saturday Snooze"
SERIES/SPECIAL PROJECTS
1st - David Gunter, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "The Education Dilemma"
2nd - Laurie Welch, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "A Second Look at Low Unemployment Rates"
3rd - David Gunter, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "The High Price of Being Discovered"
SPORTS COLUMN
1st - Zach Kyle, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "Fourth and Long"
2nd - Chuck Nunn, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "Jazz Session"
3rd - Eric Plummer, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE
SPORTS FEATURES
1st - Eric Plummer, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Swimming into Nothing"
2nd - Zach Kyle, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "Shades of Glory"
3rd - Eric Plummer, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Charlie Baseball"
SPORTS PHOTO
1st - Mark Jones, STANDARD JOURNAL, "Eastern Idaho Lionz Football"
2nd - Chuck Nunn, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "Jazz Magic Boozer"
3rd - Mark Jones, STANDARD JOURNAL, "Upper Valley Baseball"
SPOT NEWS PHOTO
1st - Cory Murdock, BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE, "Hay Fire Stops Traffic"
2nd - Sven Berg, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "Fire"
SPOT NEWS STORY
1st - Sven Berg, SOUTH IDAHO PRESS, "Incident Prompts BHS Lockdown"
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DIVISION II
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st - Staff, THE SPECTRUM & DAILY NEWS
BEAT REPORTING
1st - Kendel Murrant, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE, "Crime"
2nd - Jimmy Hancock, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Crime & Courts"
3rd - Kim Burgess, HERALD JOURNAL, "Agriculture"
EDITORIAL
1st - Marty Trillhaase, IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER
2nd - Randy Wright, DAILY HERALD
3rd - Vickie Holbrook, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE
FEATURE PHOTO
1st - Mario Ruiz, DAILY HERALD, "Bulldog"
2nd - Christopher Onstott, THE SPECTRUM & DAILY NEWS, "Bee"
3rd - Joe Kline, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Cherubs"
FEATURE STORY
1st - Lance Frazier, HERALD JOURNAL, "In Sickness and in Health"
2nd - Casey Santee, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Still Saying Goodbye"
3rd - Ariel Hansen, TIMES-NEWS, "Decision to Die"
GENERAL NEWS PHOTO
1st - Joe Kline, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Derby Night"
2nd - Meegan M. Reid, HERALD JOURNAL, "One Survivor's Recovery"
3rd - Jerome A. Pollos, COEUR d'ALENE PRESS, "Prayer Day"
GENERAL REPORTING
1st - Logan Molyneux, DAILY HERALD, "Parents, Officials Struggle over Right to Refuse Vaccines"
2nd - Brian Walker, COEUR d'ALENE PRESS, Teens take 2nd Amendment Seriously"
3rd - Kendra Evensen, IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER, "The Mystery Remains: Why?"
HEADLINE WRITING
1st - Doug Fox, DAILY HERALD
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
1st - Casey Santee, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Cold Cases"
2nd - Kate Carpenter, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "The Brink of Change"
3rd - Corey Taule, IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER, "Searching for Answers"
ONLINE - BREAKING NEWS
1st - Grace Leong, DAILY HERALD, "Clean Film Business was Front for Porn"
2nd - thespectrum.com staff, THE SPECTRUM & DAILY NEWS, http://www.thespectrum.com
3rd - Vickie Holbrook and Staff, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE,
ONLINE - GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st - thespectrum.com staff, THE SPECTRUM & DAILY NEWS, http://www.thespectrum.com
2nd - Staff, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "ISJ Online"
3rd - Vickie Holbrook and Staff, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE
ONLINE - SPECIAL PACKAGE
1st - Craig Dilger, Doug Fox, Ashley Franscell, Jason Larsen, Rich Lewis, DAILY HERALD, "Brady: The Greatest Gift"
2nd - Jenny Wixom, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Thejhub.com"
3rd - Ian H. Fennell, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Rail Dreams Online"
PERSONAL COLUMN
1st - Bill Corbett, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL
2nd - Martin Hackworth, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL
3rd - Todd Seifert, THE SPECTRUM & DAILY NEWS
PICTURE STORY/PHOTO ESSAY
1st - Jerome A. Pollos, COEUR d'ALENE PRESS, "Life is Good"
2nd - Ashley Franscell, DAILY HERALD, "Brady Thompson"
3rd - Amanda Smith, IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER, "Craig"
PORTFOLIO
1st - Jerome A. Pollos, COEUR d'ALENE PRESS
2nd - Eli Lucero, HERALD JOURNAL
3rd - Meegan M. Reid, HERALD JOURNAL
PORTRAIT
1st - Greg Kreller, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE, "Darrell Flores"
2nd - Jerome A. Pollos, COEUR d'ALENE PRESS, "Shooting Victim"
3rd - Doug Lindley, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Willi Evans"
SERIES/SPECIAL PROJECTS
1st - Doug Fox & Ashley Franscell, DAILY HERALD, "Brady: The Greatest Gift"
2nd - John O'Connell, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Bringing Back the Bear"
3rd - Corey Taule, IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER, "Pandora's Boxxx"
SPORTS COLUMN
1st - Tim Flagstad, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL
2nd - Eric Larsen, TIMES-NEWS
3rd - Dan Thompson, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL
SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO
1st - Eli Lucero, HERALD JOURNAL, "Logan Jubo"
2nd - Christopher Onstott, THE SPECTRUM & DAILY NEWS, "Bench"
3rd - Greg Kreller, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE, "Nampa-Twin Football"
SPORTS FEATURES
1st - Tom Greene, COEUR d'ALENE PRESS, "Iron Will"
2nd - Kelvin Ang, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Long run to Glory"
3rd - Michael Lycklama, IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER, "Champ Fighting Back"
Honorable Mention - Rod Harwood, COEUR d'ALENE PRESS, "Built by Golfers for Golfers"
Honorable Mention - Dan Thompson, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "School Ties"
SPORTS PHOTO
1st - Jason Hunt, COEUR d'ALENE PRESS, "Diving Miss"
2nd - Charlie Litchfield, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE, "Prep Football"
3rd - Robert Bower, IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER, "Taking the Lead"
SPOT NEWS PHOTO
1st - Christopher Onstott, THE SPECTRUM & DAILY NEWS, "Crash"
2nd - Jerome A. Pollos, COEUR d'ALENE PRESS, "Train Wreck"
3rd - Ashley Smith, TIMES-NEWS, "Wall of Flames"
SPOT NEWS STORY
1st - Staff, THE SPECTRUM & DAILY NEWS, "County Left in the Dark"
2nd - Grace Leong, DAILY HERALD, "St. Francis of Assisi Church Razed Despite Protests"
3rd - Kendel Murrant, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE, "Nampa Teen Dies in Police Shooting"
SPOT SPORTS STORY
1st - Dave Southorn, IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE, "One 'Four' the Ages"
2nd - Kellis Robinett, IDAHO STATE JOURNAL, "Fallout Leads to more Point Guard Woes"
3rd - Michael Lycklama, IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER, "I.F. Grad Josten picked in MLS Draft"
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DIVISION III
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st - Connie Coyne, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
BEAT REPORTING
1st - Matthew D. LaPlante, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Military"
2nd - Lee Davidson, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Car Beat"
3rd - Elaine Jarvik, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Religion"
EDITORIAL
1st - Casey Jones, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
2nd - Vern Anderson, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
3rd - Don Porter, STANDARD-EXAMINER
FEATURE PHOTO
1st - Brian Plonka, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, "Dog Days of Winter
2nd - Tom Smart, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "First Day of Legislature"
3rd - Christopher Anderson, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, "Foggy Day"
FEATURE STORY
1st - Heather May, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Saying Hello, Saying Goodbye"
2nd - Lois Collins, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "The Voice"
3rd - Tim Woodward, IDAHO STATESMAN, "Pinto Bennett, Idaho Icon"
GENERAL NEWS PHOTO
1st - Jeffrey Allred, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Final Farewell"
2nd - Scott G. Winterton, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Spit it Out"
3rd - Tom Smart, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Deported"
GENERAL REPORTING
1st - Dawn House, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "A Gift for the Wealthy"
2nd - Steven Oberbeck, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Shadow Wages"
3rd - Lee Davidson, Jennifer Toomer-Cook, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Mythbusting"
GRAPHIC ARTIST
1st - Todd Adams, Rhonda Hailes Maylett, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
2nd - Robert Noyce, DESERET MORNING NEWS
3rd - Mike Miller, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
HEADLINE WRITING
1st - Richard Stewart, STANDARD-EXAMINER
2nd - John A. Davis, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
3rd - Tami Martinez, STANDARD-EXAMINER
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
1st - Dan Popkey, IDAHO STATESMAN, "Craig Investigation"
2nd - Robert Gehrke, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Crandall Canyon Mine Disaster"
3rd - Lisa Rosetta, Pamela Manson, Kirsten Stewart, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Whose Children are They?"
Honorable Mention - Joe Bauman, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Roots of Murder"
ONLINE - BREAKING NEWS
1st - Staff, IDAHO STATESMAN
2nd - Tim Fitzpatrick, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, http://www.sltrib.com
3rd - Ryan Pitts, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, spokesmanreview.com
ONLINE - GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st - Tim Fitzpatrick, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, http://www.sltrib.com
2nd - Amorie Pickett, STANDARD-EXAMINER, "StandardNET Live!"
3rd - Staff, IDAHO STATESMAN
ONLINE - SPECIAL PACKAGE
1st - Tim Fitzpatrick, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Sherpas Rising"
2nd - Tim Fitzpatrick, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Sundance Film Fest"
3rd - Ryan Pitts, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, "Storm Stories Interactive Map"
Honorable Mention - Staff, IDAHO STATESMAN, "Northwest Ski Map"
Honorable Mention - Ryan Pitts, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, "2008 Spokane Campaign Visits"
PERSONAL COLUMN
1st - Charles Trentelman, STANDARD-EXAMINER
2nd - Robert Kirby, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
3rd - Doug Robinson, DESERET MORNING NEWS
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
1st - Tom Smart, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Cancer Recovery"
2nd - Francisco Kjolseth, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Doping"
3rd - Christopher Anderson, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, "Millie"
PICTURE STORY/PHOTO ESSAY
1st - Laura Seitz, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Offering Refuge: Veronique Mosess"
2nd - Nick Short, STANDARD-EXAMINER, "Windsor Motel"
3rd - Jeffrey Allred, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Immigration Baptism"
PORTFOLIO
1st - Tom Smart, DESERET MORNING NEWS
2nd - Laura Seitz, DESERET MORNING NEWS
3rd - Dan Pelle, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
PORTRAIT
1st - Beth Schlanker, STANDARD-EXAMINER, "Rollerboy"
2nd - Leah Hogsten, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Double Wheelie"
3rd - Nick Short, STANDARD-EXAMINER, "Windsor Motel"
SERIES/SPECIAL PROJECTS
1st - Stateman Staff, IDAHO STATESMAN, "Continuing Coverage of Senator Craig"
2nd - Loretta Tofani, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "American Imports, Chinese Deaths"
3rd - Salt Lake Tribune Staff, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "The Aftermath of Trolley Square"
SPORTS COLUMN
lst - Brad Rock, DESERET MORNING NEWS
2nd - Kurt Kragthorpe, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
3rd - Brian Murphy, IDAHO STATESMAN
SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO
1st - Trent Nelson, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Turn on the Lights"
2nd - Rajah Bose, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, "Preps Prep"
3rd - Joe Jaszewski, IDAHO STATESMAN, "Hawaii Loss"
SPORTS FEATURES
1st - Michael C. Lewis, Nate Carlisle, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "No One is Watching"
2nd - Kurt Kragthorpe, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "The Longest day of his Life"
3rd - Scott Taylor, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Brouhaha Haka: Pregame Ritual"
SPORTS PHOTO
1st - Beth Schlanker, STANDARD-EXAMINER, "Xterra 1"
2nd - Robert Johnson, STANDARD-EXAMINER, "Rodeo Kid"
3rd - Jeffrey Allred, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Boozer"
SPOT NEWS PHOTO
1st - Darin Oswald, IDAHO STATESMAN, "Black Friday"
2nd - Joe Jaszewski, IDAHO STATESMAN, "River Rescue"
3rd - Scott G. Winterton, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Clogged Drain"
SPOT NEWS STORY
1st - Stateman Staff, IDAHO STATESMAN, "Craig Investigation"
2nd - Staff, THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, "Deadly Shooting Spree"
3rd - Patrick Orr, IDAHO STATESMAN, "3 Counties, 2 Bodies"
SPOT SPORTS STORY
1st - Sports Staff, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Standing Tall"
2nd - Sports Staff, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Moving Fourth!"
3rd - Chadd Cripe & Staff, IDAHO STATESMAN, "Un-4-Gettable"
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REVIEWS
1st - Sean P. Means, THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, "Entertainment Reviews"
2nd - Logan Molyneux, DAILY HERALD, "Dining Reviews"
3rd - Jeff Vice, DESERET MORNING NEWS, "Movie Reviews"
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BEST OF SHOW
Jerome A. Pollos, COEUR dA?ALENE PRESS, Portfolio
WILLIAM H. COWLES III MEMORIAL AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
Doug Fox, DAILY HERALD, "Brady: The Greatest Gift"
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