January 2003
Judged by staff at the Newport Daily News

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Spot News
1-Michael Schmidt(The News Sun, IL) "House Explosion"
2-Gregory Shaver(The Journal Times, WI) "To the rescue"
3-Clayton Stalter(Jacksonville Journal-Courier, IL) "Barn fire"

General News
1-David Joles (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI) "Abuse survivors push for
tougher laws"
2-Chuck Cass (The Sun, IL) "MLK post-march prayer"
3-Chris Curry (Journal Star, IL) "Deployment"

Sports
1-Steve Warmowski (Jacksonville Journal-Courier, IL) "Ready to Rumble"
2-Steve Warmowski (Jacksonville Journal-Courier, IL)) "Rebound battle"
3-Ron Johnson (Journal Star, IL) "Basketball floor steal"

Feature Single
1-Mike DeSisti (The Post-Crescent, WI) "It’s a wonderful life"
2-Brian Peterson(Minneapolis Star-Tribune Unlim. Mag., MN) "Where’s Walleye?"
3-Kevin Wolf (The Gazette, IA) "Baby in space suit"

Feature Multiple
1-Stuart Thurlkill (The Sun, IL) "Shedding Light on Life"
2-Brian Peterson (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, WI) "Winter’s Bloom"
3-John Maniaci (Wisconsin State Journal, WI) "Andy’s Courage"

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