2003 C. B. Blethen Memorial Awards

Distinguished Deadline Reporting
Under 50,000 circulation:
1. South County Journal, Kent, Wash,; Staff; Officer Down
2. The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.; Staff; Miller to shut down historic brewery

Over 50,000 circulation:
1. The Seattle Times, Staff; D.C. Sniper Coverage
2. The Oregonian, Portland, Staff; Tragedy on Mount Hood

Distinguished Feature Writing
Under 50,000 circulation:
1. Yakima Herald-Republic, Yakima, Wash.; Rhina Guidos; The last generation
2. Yakima Herald-Republic, Yakima, Wash.; Jesse Hamilton; The other end of life

Over 50,000 circulation
1. The Seattle Times, Marsha King; Losing Betsy
2. The Oregonian, Portland, Erin Hoover Barnett; Between father and son

Distinguished Enterprise Reporting
Under 50,000 circulation
1. The Sun, Bremerton, Wash.; Staff; The meth toll
2. Post Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Rob Thornberry; Water works

Over 50,000 circulation
1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Robert McClure, Lise Olsen, Lisa Stiffler; Our troubled Sound
2. The Seattle Times, Lynda V. Mapes, Eric Sorensen, Craig Welch; Natural Wonders

Distinguished Investigative Reporting
Under 50,000 circulation:
1. Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.; Mike Lee; Bitter harvest
2. The Daily News, Longview, Wash. ; Don Jenkins; The cure that killed

Over 50,000 circulation:
1. The Seattle Times, Hal Bernton, Mike Carter, David Heath, James Neff; The terrorist within
2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Mike Barber, Lewis Kamb, Lise Olsen; Without a trace

Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
Under 50,000 circulation:
1. The Daily News, Longview, Wash.; Cathy Zimmerman; El otro lado/The other side
2. Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.; Vicki Adame; A range of stories

Over 50,000 circulation
1. The Seattle Times, Staff; The legacy of I-200
2. Statesman Journal, Salem, Ore.; Staff; Facing change

Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
1. The Seattle Times, Sheila Farr, Brian Joseph, Duff Wilson; The art of deception
2. The Seattle Times, Susan Gilmore, Peter Lewis; City Light billing problems