2001 Winners - C.B. Blethen Memorial Awards

Distinguished Deadline Reporting
Under 50,000 circulation
1st place - Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, Wash., Staff, "Wally Davis shooting."
2nd place - Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune, Rebecca Boone, "Dale Shackleford trial"

Distinguished Deadline Reporting
Over 50,000 circulation
1st place - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Dan Richman, Bill Virgin, John Cook and Kathy Mulady, "Microsoft Breakup Ordered"
2nd place - The Seattle Times, Staff, "Microsoft Hammered"

Distinguished Feature Writing
Under 50,000 circulation
1st place - The Wenatchee World, Michelle Partridge, "Back to Life: The Rescue, Revial and Rehabilitation of Carly Boohm"
2nd place - The Daily News, Longview, Wash., Eric Apalategui, "Mama's Touch"

Distinguished Feature Writing
Over 50,000 circulation
1st place - The Oregonian, Tom Hallman, Jr., "The Boy Behind the Mask"
2nd place - The Oregonian, Jason Quick, "The Coach's Secret"

Distinguished Enterprise Reporting
Under 50,000 circulation
1st place - Medford (Ore.) Mail Tribune, Bill Kettler, "A Death in the Family"
2nd place - Tri-City Herald, Mike Lee, "Losing Ground"

Distinguished Enterprise Reporting
Over 50,000 circulation
1st place - The Oregonian, Richard Read, Brent Walth, Kim Christensen and Julie Sullivan, "Liberty's Heavy Hand"
2nd place - The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., Susan Gordon, "Our Disappearing Shore"

Distinguished Investigative Reporting
Under 50,000 circulation
1st place - Eastside Journal, Bellevue, Wash., Tony Dondero, "The Con Man Vanishes"
2nd place - The Daily News, Longview, Wash., Don Jenkins, "Tragic story spawns abuse legislation"

Distinguished Investigative Reporting
Over 50,000 circulation
1st place - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Andrew Schneider and Carol Smith, Asbestos series
2nd place - The Oregonian, Jeff Manning and James Long, "Capital Consultants LLC"

Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
Under 50,000 circulation
1st place - Yakima Herald-Republic, Staff, "Race in the Yakima Valley"
2nd place - Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune

Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
Over 50,000 circulation
1st place - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Phuong Le, "A Daughter's Journey"
2nd place - The Seattle Times

Debby Lowman Award
All circulations
1st place - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Heath Foster, "Washington's Most Vulnerable at Risk"
2nd place - The Daily News, Longview, Wash., M.L. Madison, "Buyer Beware"