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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend July 16, 2005 This photo, shot on July 16, 2004 by Mail Tribune photographer Roy Musitelli, was named Best News Photo of the year by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Mail Tribune receives 17 state honors The Mail Tribune reaped 17 awards at the 2005 Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. The paper took two first-place prizes, both in photography. It also won two second-place awards, seven third-place awards and six honorable mentions. The awards were presented at the association’s annual Summer Publishers Convention Friday in Eugene. The Mail Tribune competed in a division for papers with circulation of more than 25,001. The division includes The Oregonian in Portland, The Register-Guard in Eugene and the Statesman Journal in Salem. Roy Musitelli shot the top news photo — a face-off between an advocate of salvage logging and an environmentalist at Medford’s Alba Park. Photo Editor Bob Pennell’s photo of 7-year-old Emily Tiger Lemons stretching across a crowd to shake John Kerry’s hand took top honors in the feature photography category. His photo of Amelia Casey’s "game face" during a chess match at Jackson Elementary School earned third place in the same category. Advertisement Second-place awards included a collection of Sunday Life page designs and a Sunday Opinion page designed by Gary Nelson in the run-up to last year’s election. The Mail Tribune also took third-place honors in page one design. Additional third-place awards went to Tim Trower in sports page design and Sunday sports page design, for Super Bowl coverage. "When Somebody Dies," a series exploring the system dealing with death, also earned a third-place award in lifestyle coverage. Reporters Mark Freeman, Bill Varble, JoNel Aleccia, Damian Mann, Bill Kettler, Paul Fattig and Sanne Specht contributed to the series. Sarah Lemon’s story on repeat offenders returning to jail over and over earned third-place for the general feature story category. In the best writing category, Trower won third place for a story about a teen athlete in a hard-driving comeback after battling leukemia and complications. Aleccia earned an honorable mention in the category for a tale of teenage meth addiction. Other honorable mentions went to Trower for a sports story about the Professional Bowling Association tournament in Medford, Musitelli for a sports photo of softball players colliding at home base, Pennell for a photo essay about the Miss Rogue Valley pageant, and Freeman for best local column and personality feature story for a profile of Jackson County’s chief deputy medical examiner. Of 91 eligible newspapers around the state, 59 submitted entries and 55 of those won an award in one or more of 26 categories. A total of 2,140 submissions were received for the contest, which was judged by the Oklahoma Press Association. Competing in a division for daily papers with circulation of 10,000 or less, the Ashland Daily Tidings won eight first- place awards, six second-place awards, four third-place awards and two honorable mentions. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker dvd-r Distance Education Computer Security Ztechmedia Website Hosting Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation Online Pharmacy online casino Myspace Home Equity Loans Windermere Van Vleet Rogue Valley Travel Reservationstogo Hotel Reservations Southern Oregon Loans Online Casino News Natto Kinase Nattokinase Casino Gambling Sites Budget Website Templates Advertisement s