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2007 Winners Page |
Associate Member Publication Contest
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| 1. General excellence | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg |
| 2nd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville |
| 2nd | Hood River News |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times |
| 3rd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings |
| 2nd | The Sandy Post |
| 3rd | Appeal Tribune, Silverton |
| 2. Best page one design | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Mark Friesen, Lisa Cowan) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Robert Galvin, Troy Heie) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Staff) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Doug Harvey) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Sofi Smith, Dave Sager) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Wendy Kieffer) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Phil Bullock) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Pat Caldwell) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Mark Furman) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Kari Hastings) |
| 2nd | The Newberg Graphic (Gary Allen) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Ty Walker) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Redmond Spokesman (John Barry) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| 3rd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Nick Peterson) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Burns Times-Herald (Lauren Brown) |
| 2nd | The Stayton Mail (Sara Morgan) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Tracy Stepp) |
| 3. Best section front or inside page design | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Bulletin, Bend (Renee Fullerton) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Tom Penix, Kevin Clark, Paul Carter, Chris Pietsch) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Heather Rayhorn) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Lacey Hoyer) |
| 2nd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Robin Weber) |
| 3rd | The World, Coos Bay (Ron Jackimowicz) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Phil Bullock) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Scott Steussy) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Rodger Nichols) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Racheal Winter) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (JoAnn Boatwright, Christa Seyferth) |
| 3rd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Bill Schlichting, Scott Graves) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Elena Boryczka) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Zack Palmer) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Appeal Tribune, Silverton (Danielle Kuehnel, Marcus Hibdon) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | Burns Times-Herald (Lauren Brown) |
| 4. Best headline writing | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Jim McNett) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Sarah Smith) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Rob Romig) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Greg Hanberg) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Steve Lundeberg) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Todd Wels) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Max Charlton) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Patrick Webb) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Paul Freelend) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Racheal Winter) |
| 2nd | The Outlook, Gresham (Kari Hastings) |
| 3rd | Hillsboro Argus (Kurt Eckert) |
| Divisions E&F combined | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp) |
| 2nd | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Ken O'Toole) |
| 3rd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Jeneca Jones) |
| 5. Best graphics | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Steve Dieffenbacher) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Steve Cowden) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Steve Cowden, Derrik Quenzer) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Gillian Garcia) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Sofi Smith) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Gillian Garcia) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (John Bruijn) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Mark Furman) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Max Charlton) |
| Divisions D&E combined | |
| 1st | The Siuslaw News, Florence (Robert Serra) |
| 2nd | Woodburn Independent (Michelle Te) |
| 3rd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Scott Graves) |
| 6. Best special section or issue | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Newsroom Staff) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (George Rede) |
| 3rd | The Bulletin, Bend (The Bulletin Staff) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Staff) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (News-Review staff) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Staff) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Patrick Webb) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Scott Steussy) |
| 3rd | Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland (Alison Ryan, Kennedy Smith, Justin Stranzl, Libby Tucker) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Staff) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Staff) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Racheal Winter, Nicole Montesano) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Staff) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Miles Vance) |
| 3rd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Staff) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach (Molly Walker) |
| 2nd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp, David Jagernauth, Cindy Garrison) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Tidings staff) |
| 7. Best coverage of business and economic issues | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Laura Gunderson) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (David Steves, Winston Ross) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Mark Freeman) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Gerry Baksys, Ty Beaver) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Susan Goracke) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Ian Rollins) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Cassandra Profita) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Bill Rautenstrauch) |
| 3rd | Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland (Kennedy Smith) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Susan Gordanier) |
| 2nd | The Newberg Graphic (Gunnar Olson) |
| 3rd | Woodburn Independent (Michelle Te) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Cliff Newell) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Forest Grove (AmyJo Brown) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach (Joel Summer) |
| 2nd | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 3rd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Carrie Pederson) |
| 8. Best educational coverage | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Paige Parker) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (Lily Raff) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Tracy Loew) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The World, Coos Bay (Hallie Winchell) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Amanda Haines) |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Teresa Williams) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Dick Mason) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Kara Hansen) |
| 3rd | Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland (Libby Tucker) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Joseph Fredrichs) |
| 2nd | Canby Herald (Jayna Noley) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Kelly Moyer-Wade) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove (Nancy Townsley) |
| 2nd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Jennifer Clampet) |
| 3rd | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Denise Porter) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West-Lane News, Veneta (Mia Simpson ) |
| 2nd | The Stayton Mail (Kathleen Ellyn) |
| 3rd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Ben Myers) |
| 9. Best lifestyle coverage | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Inara Verzemnieks) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Larry Bingham) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Bill Kettler) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Patti Richter, Patricia Snyder) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Edith Decker) |
| 3rd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Laura McVicker, Gerry Baksys) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Laurel Eddy) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Katie Willson, Starla Pointer) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Janet Cook) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Kelly Moyer-Wade) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| 2nd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Jennifer Clampet) |
| 3rd | Seaside Signal (Katherine Head) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West-Lane News, Veneta (Aaron Burkhaulter) |
| 2nd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Ben Myers) |
| 3rd | Rogue River Press (Greg Doty) |
| 10. Best sports page | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Mark Hester) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Ron Bellamy) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Jim Day) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Steve Gress) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Ivy Murrell) |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Tom Eggers) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Tiesha Miller, Jessica Keller) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Paul Freelend, Paul Harder) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Ron Forbes) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Allen Moody) |
| 3rd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Ben McMorries, Josh Bronson) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Dan Brood) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Miles Vance) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Bill Stewart, Vern Uyetake, Matthew Sherman) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings (Matthew Sherman, Bill Stewart) |
| 2nd | The Stayton Mail (Rob Holderness) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Joe Hansen) |
| 11. Best sports page for Sunday editions | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Mark Hester) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Ron Bellamy) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Jim Day) |
| Divisions B&C combined | |
| 1st | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Ivy Murrell) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Tom Eggers) |
| 3rd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Tiesha Miller, Jessica Keller) |
| 12. Best sports story | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Tim Trower) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Jason Quick) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Kris Henry) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Jon Mitchell) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Dave Leder) |
| 3rd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Bau Eastes) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Gerry Steele) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Patrick Webb) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Kate Rowland) |
| 2nd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Joe Friedrichs) |
| 3rd | Hillsboro Argus (Steve Poehler) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times (Miles Vance) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Zack Palmer) |
| 3rd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Dan Brood) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Burns Times-Herald (Randy Parks) |
| 2nd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Joe Hansen) |
| 3rd | The Stayton Mail (Rob Holderness) |
| 13. Best sports photo | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Brian Davies) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Brian Davies) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Jamie Francis) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Kevin Launius) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Andy Bronson) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mark Ylen) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Orville Hector) |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle (Mark Gibson) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Paul Harder) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (David Ball) |
| 2nd | Molalla Pioneer (Alex Tam) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Adam Lapierre) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times (Jaime Valdez) |
| 2nd | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Joe Happ) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | The New Era, Sweet Home (Scott Swanson) |
| 2nd | The Stayton Mail (Rob Holderness) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Marcus Larson) |
| 14. Best feature photo | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Jim Craven) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Jamie Francis) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Brian Davies) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Jon Austria) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (David Patton) |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Michelle Alaimo) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Lori Assa) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Chris Baxter) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (S. John Collins) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Chrissy Ragulsky) |
| 2nd | Canby Herald (Ray Hughey) |
| 3rd | Canby Herald (Steve St. Amand) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 2nd | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Gary Thain) |
| 3rd | The Redmond Spokesman (Scott Hammers) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Burns Times-Herald (Debbie Raney) |
| 2nd | Burns Times-Herald (Lauren Brown) |
| 3rd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Jeneca Jones) |
| 15. Best photo essay | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Jamie Francis) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (Pete Erickson) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Kevin Clark) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Andy Bronson) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (David Patton) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Casey Campbell) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Lori Assa) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Phil Bullock) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Lori Assa) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Caleb Bushner) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Chrissy Ragulsky) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Carole Archer) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times (Jaime Valdez) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings (Vern Uyetake) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | Burns Times-Herald (Lauren Brown, Dan Brown) |
| 16. Best news photo | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Brian Davies) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Jim Craven) |
| 3rd | The Bulletin, Bend (Anthony Dimaano) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Jon Austria) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Jon Austria) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mark Ylen) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (S. John Collins) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Lori Assa) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Lori Assa) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Tom Ballard) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Kirby Neumann-Rea) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Carole Archer) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Denise Porter) |
| 2nd | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Gary Thain) |
| 3rd | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Gary Thain) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Eric A. Howald) |
| 2nd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Danyelle Glendenning) |
| 17. Best spot news coverage | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Staff) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Staff) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Mark Freeman, Anita Burke, Sarah Lemon) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Chelsea Duncan) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Kathy Aney, Casey White, Dean Brickey) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Shaun Hall) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Staff) |
| 2nd | Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland (Libby Tucker) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton, Jayson Jacoby, Chris Collins) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Kurt Eckert) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (RaeLynn Ricarte) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Paul Daquilante, Katie Willson) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Madras Pioneer (Holly M. Gill) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Cori Bolger) |
| 3rd | The Redmond Spokesman (Scott Hammers) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach (Molly Walker) |
| 2nd | Bandon Western World (Felix Millan) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 18. Best enterprise reporting | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Bryan Denson, Jeff Kosseff, Les Zaitz) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (James Sinks, Susan Goodwin) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Alan Gustafson) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Rebecca Barrett) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Amanda Haines) |
| 3rd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Phil Wright) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| 2nd | Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland (Libby Tucker) |
| 3rd | Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland (Libby Tucker) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Staff) |
| 2nd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Peter Rice) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Mara Stine) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Lee van der Voo) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (AmyJo Brown) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Nancy Townsley) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings (Jim Hart) |
| 2nd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Jeneca Jones, Rob Lafferty) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 19. Best religion coverage | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Sarah Lemon) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Jeff Wright) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Nancy Haught) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Christian Bringhurst) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Teresa Williams) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Ian Rollins) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Mardi Ford) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Dee Duderstadt) |
| 2nd | The Outlook, Gresham (Erin Shea) |
| 3rd | Woodburn Independent (Michelle Te) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Ken O'Toole) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| 3rd | Seaside Signal (Rod Jones) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | The Stayton Mail (Kathleen Ellyn) |
| 2nd | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 3rd | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 20. Best feature story: Personality | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Larry Bingham) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Mark Freeman) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Beth Casper) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Shaun Hall) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Paul Craig) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Theresa Hogue) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Daily Journal of Commerce, Portland (Kennedy Smith) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Laurel Eddy) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Starla Pointer) |
| 2nd | Woodburn Independent (John Baker) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Katie Willson) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Cori Bolger) |
| 3rd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Jennifer Clampet) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 2nd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp) |
| 3rd | The Stayton Mail (Kathleen Ellyn) |
| 21. Best feature story: General | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Mark Baker) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Alan Gustafson) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Anne Saker) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Bennett Hall) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Chris Gray) |
| 3rd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Lee Juillerat, Gerry Baksys) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Kara Hansen) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Mardi Ford) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Woodburn Independent (John Baker) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Kurt Eckert) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Kari Hastings) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Cliff Newell) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Zack Palmer) |
| 3rd | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Kira Rubenthaler) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman (David Jagernauth) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Mike Thoele) |
| 22. Best editorial | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Doug Bates) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Mary Kitch) |
| 3rd | The Bulletin, Bend (Erik Lukens) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Bart Smith) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Kevin Widdison) |
| 3rd | The World, Coos Bay (Kathy Erickson) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Steve Forrester) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Ted Kramer) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Rodger Nichols) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Woodburn Independent (John Baker) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Newport (Gail Kimberling) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Steve Bagwell) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Redmond Spokesman (Leslie Pugmire Hole) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| 3rd | Seaside Signal (Katherine Head) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp) |
| 2nd | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 3rd | Bandon Western World (Amy Moss Strong) |
| 23. Best editorial page | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Robert Caldwell) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Dick Hughes) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Jackman Wilson) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Pat Bushey) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Bart Smith) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Hasso Hering) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Scott Steussy) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Pat Caldwell) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Ted Kramer) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Tiffaney O'Dell, Mark Garber) |
| 2nd | Woodburn Independent (John Baker) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Wanda McAlister) |
| Divisions E&F combined | |
| 1st | The Stayton Mail (Marcus Hibdon) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Tracy Stepp) |
| 3rd | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Joe Happ) |
| 24. Best local column | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Steve Duin) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (John Canzano) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Susan Nielsen) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Bart Smith) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Paul Craig) |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Christian Bringhurst) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Ted Kramer) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Jeff Petersen) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Mark Furman) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Larry Kreifels) |
| 2nd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Scott Graves) |
| 3rd | Woodburn Independent (Michelle Te) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Seaside Signal (Katherine Head) |
| 2nd | The Redmond Spokesman (Leslie Pugmire Hole) |
| 3rd | Seaside Signal (Rod Jones) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Valley Herald, Milton-Freewater (Sharee LaRue-Wright) |
| 2nd | The Record-Courier, Baker City (Debby Schoeningh) |
| 3rd | The Stayton Mail (Rob Holderness) |
| 25. Best writing | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Inara Verzemnieks) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Julie Sullivan) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Mark Freeman) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Jeff Duewel) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Chris Gray) |
| 3rd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Laura McVicker) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Cassandra Profita) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Pat Caldwell) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Rodger Nichols) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Katie Willson) |
| 2nd | The Outlook, Gresham (Sharon Nesbit) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Mara Stine) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Redmond Spokesman (Scott Hammers) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Lee van der Voo) |
| 3rd | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman (David Jagernauth) |
| 2nd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 26. Best silk purse story | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Susan Palmer) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Randi Bjornstad) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Buffy Pollock) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Lee Beach) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Dean Brickey) |
| 3rd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Dean Brickey) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Sandra Swain) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Gerry Steele, Mike Ferguson) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Sandra Swain) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Sharon Nesbit) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Starla Pointer) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Kari Hastings) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Seaside Signal (Katherine Head) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Barb Randall) |
| 3rd | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Jeanne Devlin) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman (David Jagernauth) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 3rd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Jeneca Jones) |
2007 Associate Member Publications Contest
For the Associate Member Publications Contest,
entries were judged in 5 categories.
There are no circulation divisions in this contest.
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| 1. Target audience | |
| 1st | Capital Press, Salem |
| 2nd | Portland Tribune |
| 3rd | Eugene Weekly |
| 2. Photography | |
| 1st | Capital Press, Salem (Mark Rozin) |
| 2nd | Portland Tribune (Jim Clark) |
| 3rd | Portland Tribune (L.E. Baskow) |
| 3. Writing | |
| 1st | Portland Tribune (Joseph Gallivan) |
| 2nd | Clackamas Review, Milwaukie (David Stroup) |
| 3rd | Eugene Weekly (Alan Pittman) |
| 4. Design | |
| 1st | Portland Tribune |
| 2nd | Clackamas Review, Milwaukie |
| 3rd | Eugene Weekly |
| 5. Graphics | |
| 1st | Clackamas Review, Milwaukie (Patrick Sherman) |
| 2nd | Capital Press, Salem (Mark Rozin, Steve Brown) |
| 3rd | Portland Tribune (Joan McGuire) |