February 2003
Judged by staff at The Seattle Times

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Spot News
1-Kevin Wolf (The Gazette, IA) "House Fire Couple"
2-Kevin Wolf (The Gazette, IA) "House Fire"
3-John Badman (The Telegraph, IL) "Firefighter’s Boots"

General News
1-Mark Hertzberg (The Journal Times, WI) "Court Room Emotion"
2-Gregory Shaver (The Journal Times, WI) "Impromptu Vigil"
3-Michael Tercha (Journal Star, IL) "Military Baby Kiss"

Sports
1-Ted Schurter (The State Journal-Register, IL) "Basketball Crash"
2- T.J. Salsman(The State Journal-Register, IL)) "Little Boxer"
3-Kevin Wolf (The Gazette, IA) "Duke Out"

Feature Single
1-Dave Kettering (Telegraph Herald, IA) "Eagle with Fish"
2-Mike DeSisti (The Post-Crescent., WI) "Snake Man"
3-John Starks (Daily Herald, IL) "Framed"

Feature Multiple
1-John Badman (The Telegraph, IL) "Activated to Duty"
2-Chuck Cass (The Sun, ILI) "Home away from Home"
3-Brian Peterson(Minneapolis Star-Tribunel, WI) "Living in the White Silence"

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