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2007 Specialty Awards

Category Award Staffer Story Name Distinguished Writing - Daily 1st The Inquirer John Shiffman Drugnet Distinguished Writing - Daily 2nd Kathleen Parrish Hidden Hands

Distinguished Writing - Weekly 1st Mountain Home Michael Capuzzo Collection

Distinguished Writing - Weekly 2nd Brian Hickey Collection Distinguished Visual 1st Tribune Review Evette Gabriel Sports Stories Distinguished Visual 2nd The Philadelphia Inquirer April Saul Kids, Guns and a Deadly Toll Melanie Burney, Frank Kummer and Dwight John V.R. Bull FOI Award The Philadelphia Inquirer Ott Camden Test Scores Scandal John Loses His Head, Tour de Faith, Christofascism and Best Blog 1st Bill Uhrich Islamofasciam One the Ground-One Last Run, Wife's Call Detonates Bomb, Best Blog 2nd Erie Times-News Scott Waldman November 10, 2006 2007 Sweepstakes Awards

Category Newspaper Division I The Philadelphia Inquirer Division II York Division III Lancaster New Era Division IV Division V The Division VI Division VII The Ambler Gazette Division VIII Times Chronicle 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division I

Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Bury your Mistakes Investigative Reporting 2nd Staff Body Parts Editorial 1st Philadelphia Inquirer Russell Cooke Best bets for a big gamble Call it 'Freebies R Us', Harrisburg's inn crowd, The Editorial 2nd Philadelphia Inquirer Dave Boyer zucchini rebellion In legislature, you can't lose, Hard to rationalize, Who owns Column 1st Sunday News Russ Eshleman values? Column 2nd Philadelphia Daily News John Baer Columns by John Baer Column Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Post Gazette Brian O'Neill , Luke, Ice Man Spot News 1st Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Jill King Greenwood Finally Free Michael A. Fuoco, Ed Bouchette, Ervin Dyer, Joe Fahy, Chico Harlan, David Templeton, Gene Ben Roethlisberger's motorcycle Spot News 2nd Pittsburgh Post Gazette Collier accident coverage

Ongoing News Coverage 1st Philadelphia Inquirer Andrew Maykuth Afghanistan: The Forgotten War Andrew Conte, Brad Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Bumsted, Debra Erdley Gambling with time

Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Staff Special Projects/Series 1st Philadelphia Inquirer April Saul Kids, Guns and a Deadly Toll Special Projects/Series 2nd Philadelphia Inquirer Susan Snyder Writing for Their Lives Sports Story 1st Philadelphia Daily News Mark Kram Jimmy's Journey Sports Story 2nd The Patriot-News Andrew Linker Giants of their time Sports Event Coverage 1st Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Staff Super Bowl XL Coverage Sports Event Coverage 2nd The Morning Call Debbie Garlicki Pumped Up in Pittsburgh Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Philadelphia Daily News Sam Donnellon Columns by Donnellon All the signs point to derision toward Bonds, When Foye is called, a village will soar, Auerbach would give you heat in Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd The Morning Call Gordon Jones every way 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division I

Feature Story 1st Philadelphia Inquirer Natalie Pompilio Heart of the E.R. Feature Story 2nd The Morning Call Debbie Garlicki Solace in Shared Experience Feature Story Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Tribune-Review David Brown A giant forged Cancer Quest: Uncovering a Viral News Feature Story 1st Philadelphia Inquirer Marie McCullough Villain How online gambling toppled News Feature Story 1st (tie) The Morning Call Matt Assad student's world News Feature Story 2nd Philadelphia Daily News Simone Weichselbaum Inside the Culture of Grief Personality Profile 1st The Morning Call Sam Kennedy Doubts about Cassey A brother lost in life and found in Personality Profile 2nd Pittsburgh Post Gazette Gary Rotstein death Business or Consumer Electricity rates soar as rate caps Story 1st The Morning Call Christina Gostomski expire Jim Lewis, John Luciew, Business or Consumer Sue Gleiter, Joel Berg, Story 2nd The Patriot-News Sara Bozich Destination: Second Street News Beat Reporting 1st The Philadelphia Inquirer Robert Moran A summer under the gun News Beat Reporting 2nd The Patriot-News John Luciew Harrisburg City Beat Feature Beat Reporting 1st Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Mark Houser Set in stone Fashion Week; Suited for Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Pittsburgh Post-Gazette LaMont Jones convenience; Brief encounter Sports Beat Reporting 1st The Patriot-News Bob Flounders Penn State Football Sports Beat Reporting 2nd Philadelphia Daily News Dana Pennet O'Neil Villanova News Photo 1st The Patriot-News Chris Knight Last rights News Photo 2nd Philadelphia Inquirer Barbara Johnston Amish mourn four girls News Photo Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Post Gazette Robin Rombach Tears mark Daddy's defeat Feature Photo 1st Philadelphia Inquirer David Swanson Student Driver

Feature Photo 2nd Philadelphia Inquirer Sharon Gekoski Kimmel Close Encounters Photo Story 1st Philadelphia Daily News Jessica Griffin Culture of Death Photo Story 2nd Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Justin Merriman Scars on the outside Photo Story Honorable Mention Philadelphia Inquirer Michael S. Wirtz Africa's star rising Sports Photo 1st Philadelphia Inquirer Michael Bryant Shattered dreams Sports Photo 2nd Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Christopher Horner Perfect ending to the season Sports Photo Honorable Mention Sunday News Vinny Helmetless Blocker Page Design 1st The Morning Call Martha Miller Smashing Pumpkins 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division I

Page Design 2nd Pittsburgh Post Gazette Ben Howard Bronco The Quick and the Mighty: Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st Pittsburgh Post Gazette Stacy Innerst Steelers vs Colts

Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Evette Gabriel Anxiety-Free Dentistry

Graphic/Photo Illustration Honorable Mention Pittsburgh Post Gazette Anita Dufalla Darfur Headline Writing 1st Philadelphia Daily News Kevin Bevan Headlines Headline Writing 2nd The Patriot-News Jim Brown Portfolio 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division II

Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st Melissa Nann Burke Fatal Flight Tom Joyce and Teresa Investigative Reporting 2nd York Daily Record Ann Boeckel Land Locked Lessons to learn, Erie nust retool, Let Erie learn from Editorial 1st Erie Times-News Liz Allen Scranton

Christmas for the creek, Rules are rules, even for cops, Anti- Editorial 2nd York Daily Record Scott Fisher Islam letter a terror threat Bipolar disease, Don't expect Column 1st Reading Eagle John D. Forester magic, Boy's death inspires Column 2nd York Daily Record Jason Cox Pop Eye Spot News 1st The Express-Times Staff No charges in cop killing Mike Argento, Tom Spot News 2nd York Daily Record Joyce Local GOP maestro dies Threat keeps student from Ongoing News Coverage 1st Bucks County Courier Times Staff graduation Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Express-Times Staff Two teens die

Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention -Tribune Roger Dupuis II Ski-resort sale Special Project/Series 1st York Daily Record Jeff Frantz Pecs, Pink Pills & Power Special Project/Series 2nd The Times-Tribune Jessica Matthews Grading Our Schools Sports Story 1st York Daily Record Jim Seip One thousand stories Sports Story 2nd Bucks County Courier Times Mike Sielski The Miracle Worker

Jeff Frantz, Jeff Dewees, Sports Event Coverage 1st York Daily Record Steve Navaroli Unbelievable Irish

Sports Event Coverage 2nd Reading Eagle Jerry Reimenschneider Esterly intense, caring

Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Bucks County Courier Times Mike Sielski This fan won't forgive or forget Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd York Daily Record Jeff Frantz Sports Feature Story 1st Erie Times-News Lisa Thompson Love's Enduring Bonds Feature Story 2nd Erie Times-News Erica Erwin Picture Project 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division II

News Feature Story 1st Erie Times-News Erica Erwin From teaching to torment News Feature Story 2nd Bucks County Courier Times Laurie Mason Snitching Personality Profile 1st Erie Times-News Robb Frederick The of rap Personality Profile 2nd The Times-Tribune Chad Jennings The face of a school

Business or Consumer Story 1st Reading Eagle Jason Brudereck Food safety not in the bag

Business or Consumer Story 2nd York Daily Record Jennifer Nejman Chasing the dream News Beat Reporting 1st Reading Eagle Dan Kelly Mystery Shopper News Beat Reporting 2nd York Daily Record Mike Argento Ordinary People Beat Feature Beat Reporting 1st York Daily Record Jennifer Vogelsong Off-Beat Beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd York Daily Record Melissa Nann Burke Religion Beat York Revolution/ Minor League Sports Beat Reporting 1st York Daily Record Jim Seip Beat Sports Beat Reporting 2nd York Daily Record Frank Bodani Penn State football beat News Photo 1st York Daily Record Paul Kuehnel Chemfire News Photo 2nd Erie Times-News Janet Campbell After the fire

News Photo Honorable Mention York Daily Record Jason Plotkin Shooting Feature Photo 1st York Daily Record Christopher Glass Salute Feature Photo 2nd Reading Eagle Ryan McFadden Area Stylists Photo Story 1st The Times-Tribune Staff Disaster Photo Story 2nd York Daily Record Bil Bowden The Company he keeps

Photo Story Honorable Mention York Daily Record Kristin Murphy On the 600 block Sports Photo 1st Erie Times-News Jack Hanrahan Referee retires after 56 years Sports Photo 2nd Erie Times-News Rob Engelhardt We just lost Hershey

Sports Photo Honorable Mention York Daily Record Bil Bowden Stands Front Page Design 1st Reading Eagle Robert Schneider Not forgotten Kristin Bowers and Year in health; Secrets Out; Our Front Page Design 2nd Erie Times-News Brenda Martin troops at war Page Design 1st Bucks County Courier Times Bill Tull Page Design Page Design 2nd Erie Times-News John Grippe Nightmare on your street The 40 greatest players in Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st Reading Eagle Craig Schaffer Reading Phillies history 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division II

Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd The Times-Tribune Kevin O'Neill Leisure calendar Chester shows its mettle; April Headline Writing 1st County Daily Times Phil Heron fuels; Byte-ing the ballot Give me a C; Photographic Headline Writing 2nd Reading Eagle Jonathan Weaver memory; Soles and Goals The night is still yong; These little piggies; Why today's date Headline Writing Honorable Mention Erie Times-News Kristin Bowers gives us a devil of a time 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division III

Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st Lancaster New Era Jack Brubaker Crisis in the Courthouse Investigative Reporting 2nd Jay Young Nobody's Homes

Black mark on county, Speaker Editorial 1st Lancaster New Era Ernie Schreiber resign, Another fiasco Database is needed, Ill-suited Editorial 2nd Earle Cornelius test, Open invoices Column 1st Lancaster Intelligencer Carla DiFonzo Culture Shocked! Real Victory, Daughter to Column 2nd Renita Fennick College, Coal Gone Family is seeking its secret Santa, A boy's legacy and a community's love, Good moments and bad moments Column Honorable Mention The Intelligencer Marion Callahan bond us all

Bitting, Brubaker, Crable, Harris, Holahan, Kelley, Horror in schoolhouse, Killer hid Kern, Litvak, Meadows, dark secrets, School setting, Mekeel, Murse, O'Connor, News crews, First of funerals Spot News 1st Lancaster New Era Robinson, Stauffer, Umble (and 6 additional stories) West Nickel Mines School Spot News 2nd Intelligencer Journal Staff shooting Ongoing News Coverage 1st Lancaster New Era Staff Amish killings Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Times Leader Staff Flood Coverage

Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention Times Leader Kris Wernowsky W-B stabbings and skinheads Jack Brubaker, Ad Crable, Janet Kelley, Tom Murse, Special Projects/Series 1st Lancaster New Era Cindy Stauffer Lost Angels Marion Callahan and John Special Projects/Series 2nd The Intelligencer Wilen Can we afford to live here?

Sports Story 1st Intelligencer Journal Linda Espenshade Dontcha wanna be a Rollergirl? Sports Story 2nd Beaver County Times Chris Harlan Broadway Bullied 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division III

Sports Event Coverage 1st Beaver County Times Staff Steelers/Super Bowl Champions

Jason Guarente, Jeffrey Reinhart, Chad Umble, Tom Murse, Vinny Tennis, Pete Sports Event Coverage 2nd Lancaster New Era Mekeel, Keith Schweigert Barnstormers win championship Winter backpacking - sort of, Pulling the trigger, An old- Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Lancaster New Era Ad Crable fashioned deer camp Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Times Leader Tom Venesky Outdoors Columns Feature Story 1st Lancaster New Era Mary Beth Schweigert A Family Lost Feature Story 2nd Lancaster New Era Susan Jurgelski Crash Aftermath

BobBauder, Patti Conley, News Feature Story 1st Beaver County Times April Johnston, Bill Vidanic Well of Lies News Feature Story 2nd Times Leader Kris Wernowsky A critical position News Feature Story Honorable Mention Lancaster New Era Jack Brubaker So far, so good

Personality Profile 1st Beaver County Times Patti Conley Passages: She led a lonely life Larissa Theodore- Personality Profile 2nd Beaver County Times Dudkiewicz A church filled only with faith Business or Consumer Story 1st Times Leader Ron Bartizek New world of energy Business or Consumer Story 2nd Lancaster New Era Chad Umble Rockonomics

County Phone poll vote shocker; Hello 911?; Tax values All over the board; Retirees costing county; Their detailed News Beat Reporting 1st Times Leader Jennifer Learn-Andes bequest; Jail kitchen 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division III

Confronting mold; No more Blue Cross; Cancer out of the blue; Still seeking answers; Choosing baby's gender; Cancer study News Beat Reporting 2nd The Intelligencer Sarah Larson finds no links

Road-trip revolution, The war within, The age of profanity, Changing times, Empty nest?, Feature Beat Reporting 1st Lancaster New Era Cindy Stauffer Drug-resistant skin infection

Fiscal Fitness, Out of this World, Petty Cash, Attendants Figures, Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Lancaster New Era Chad Umble Cash Drain, Sitting Pretty Sports Beat Reporting 1st Lancaster New Era Jason Guarente Bright Lights, Big Butterflies Sports Beat Reporting 2nd Lancaster New Era Jeffrey Reinhart Sport Reporting News Photo 1st Intelligencer Journal Vinny Tennis Nickel Mines News Photo 2nd The Intelligencer Gian Luiso Clinging to Dad News Photo Honorable Mention Observer-Reporter Celeste Van Kirk It's been long enough Feature Photo 1st Times Leader Don Carey Stand alone Feature Photo 2nd Intelligencer Journal Vinny Tennis Autumn fades away Photo Story 1st Beaver County Times Kevin Lorenzi A church filled with only faith Photo Story 2nd Beaver County Times Lucy Schaly Well of Lies Photo Story Honorable Mention Intelligencer Journal Dan Marschka Death of innocents Photo Story Honorable Mention Observer-Reporter Scott Beveridge America's Third World Sports Photo 1st Intelligencer Journal Vinny Tennis Crying Crusanders Sports Photo 2nd Times Leader Aimee Dilger Tough day on the mound Sports Photo Honorable Mention Tribune-Democrat John Tanish Stealing home The state of the base; End of an Front Page Design 1st The Intelligencer Karl Fabry era; What lies beneath Front Page Design 2nd Intelligencer Journal Charles Raymond Hall of Fame Page Design 1st Beaver County Times Christopher Ream So Doggone Hot Page Design 2nd Times Leader Irene Kovaleski Connecting life's threads

Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st The Intelligencer Stephen Templeton Holiday story contests 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division III

Tom Worthington II and Jay Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd Altoona Mirror Young Timeline of terror Headline Writing 1st Altoona Mirror Scott Franco Headline Scare Tactics; Upside of down; Headline Writing 2nd Lancaster New Era Susan Jurgelski Winter greens Season's grieving; A league of Headline Writing Honorable Mention Altoona Mirror Adam Pavkov their own; Lucky number 7 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division IV

Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Susan Schwartz and Michael Investigative Reporting 1st Press Enterprise Lester Prison Guard Investigation Investigative Reporting 2nd Dominion Post Eric Bowen Mollohan Earmarks Living in a World Full of Noise, The Pig That Did Fly, A Commodity More Editorial 1st The Evening Sun Wanda Murren Precious Than Oil Brave Man, Toughest Lesson, Still a Editorial 2nd Press Enterprise Jim Sachetti Scandal Everyone owes debt of gratitude to Dr. King, Uncle Joe praised for service to country, Trip to State College revives Column 1st Herald-Standard Mark O'Keefe old memories Loving ways to say goodbye, Flyers Column 2nd Natalie Smith Fans, Tackling middle age Spot News 1st The Citizens' Voice Staff Flood Coverage Spot News 2nd Press Enterprise Leon Bogdan Foster mom dies in fire

Evan Brandt, Brandi Kessler, Michelle Karas, Carl Hessler, Ongoing News Coverage 1st The Mercury Sarah Fleener, Lindsay Moyer floods Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Chris Kauffman Intelligent Design Special Project/Series 1st The York Dispatch Daina Klimanis In the ballpark Special Project/Series 2nd Centre Daily Times Adam Smeltz Freshman: Feeling the crunch Special Project/Series Honorable Mention Republican & Herald Stephen J. Pytak School Consolidation Triathlon pushes novice to the breaking Sports Story 1st Centre Daily Times Chris Rosenblum point Sports Story 2nd The Citizens' Voice Joel A. Erickson These Eagles Still Dare Freshman Kelly; Senior Stress; Lending Jeff Rice, Walt Moody, Andy a hand; Kicks, penalties; Scott great; Sports Event Coverage 1st Centre Daily Times Elder, Chris Morelli Hunt injuries Sports Event Coverage 2nd Republican & Herald Staff Golden Girls Win State Title

Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Mike Kilroy Doe theft, Football conquers, A sendoff Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Daily Local News Joe Whalen Wrong time for hero's homecoming Feature Story 1st Centre Daily Times Robin Crawford Peak Performance 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division IV

News Feature Story 1st The Citizens' Voice Wade Malcolm City of change News Feature Story 2nd Centre Daily Times Chris Rosenblum Unforgettable News Feature Story Honorable Mention Press Enterprise Katie Hetrick MySpace: Kids' Danger Zone Personality Profile 1st The Evening Sun Meg Bernhardt Mind Overcomes Matter Business or Consumer Story 1st Centre Daily Times Jennifer Thomas What lies beneath Business or Consumer Story 2nd Butler Eagle Sarah Goodwill Vino visits News Beat Reporting 1st Valley News Dispatch Rex Rutkoski Religion Beat News Beat Reporting 2nd Press Enterprise Peter Kendron University Beat A different kind of bird, Curve makes crash course for house, Iceman keeps vendors cool, Escape to freedom, Beyond child's play, Stepping into the Feature Beat Reporting 1st Centre Daily Times Chris Rosenblum light Envelope please, Film favorites, Sorvino, Snakes in the Poconos, Horror Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Michael Sadowski film, Rocky Redux Sports Beat Reporting 1st The Mercury Don Seeley High school football Sports Beat Reporting 2nd The Citizens' Voice Jonathan Bombulie Six Stories News Photo 1st Valley News Dispatch Louis Ruediger Fire strikes News Photo 2nd Herald-Standard Kenneth R. Brooks Cooling off News Photo Honorable Mention Press Enterprise Jimmy May Truck Flips Feature Photo 1st Daily Item Chris Sciacca Life with Noelle

Feature Photo 2nd Williamsport Sun Gazette Mark Nance Best of friends Photo Story 1st Daily Local News Tom Kelly IV Amish school shooting Photo Story 2nd The Dominion Post Ron Rittenhouse Last splash Sports Photo 1st Pocono Record Melissa Evanko Boxer Sports Photo 2nd Valley News Dispatch Eric Felack Golfing out of the woods Sports Photo Honorable Mention Evening Sun Emily Rasinski A season to remember Judas; Finally time to speak; Degrees of Front Page Design 1st Pocono Record Andrea Higgins separation Todd Thatcher, Tom Hope, Front Page Design 2nd Daily Local News Joe Langdon Cleanup begins Front Page Design Honorable Mention Pocono Record Tom Ostrosky Front Page Design 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division IV

Page Design 1st Daily Local News Mike Walsh Fantastic Foursome

Page Design 2nd York Dispatch Todd Stouch and Mel Barber Page Design Page Design Honorable Mention Centre Daily Times Mike Dawson Page Design Todd Stouch and Charles Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st York Dispatch Schillinger Fuel frenzy

Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd Press Enterprise Jimmy May Quad Threat Win one for the dipper; Prostitutes' Headline Writing 1st Daily Item William V. Foley clothes; Come-on-downer Art Appraisal; Paradise Lost; Lions' Headline Writing 2nd Centre Daily Times Diane Lewin Pride Headline Writing Honorable Mention Mike Givler Lebanon Steel; Laing; NY minute 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division V

Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Keith Gushard and Pat Investigative Reporting 1st Meadville Tribune Bywater Ethanol: Is it feasible? Investigative Reporting 2nd The Bradford Era Tammarrah Miles Vickery land deal questioned Steelers Nation unites, Curse of the Red Ink, Another PennDOT Editorial 1st Daily Courier Michael Cope mess

Fiscal Fantasy Land, Oddities in Editorial 2nd Mitchel Olszak auditing, The end of an error Lost in Space, God bless Lori Column 1st Times News Donald R. Serfass and Reba, What evil lurks Column 2nd New Castle News Mitchel Olszak Dear Reader Vicki Rock, Rob Gebhart, Spot News 1st John Santa Seven Springs Sold Spot News 2nd Herald Liz Vargo Flames gut building Mark Gilger, Andy Heintzelman, Kim Long, Eric Scicchitano, Rob Ongoing News Coverage 1st The News-Item Wheary Tragedy in Trevorton Pat Litowitz, Heather Stauffer, John Manna and Ongoing News Coverage 2nd New Castle News Nancy Lowry Devastating Blast

Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention Times News Donald R. Serfass Fight for clean air and water Special Project/Series 1st Indiana Gazette Staff Drugs: A Growing Problem Murders Spotlight Hidden Special Project/Series 2nd Public Opinion Vicky Taylor Problem Sports Story 1st Indiana Gazette Chauncey Ross Game Rituals-With a Twist Ed Gotwals, Tracy Panzer Sports Story 2nd Public Opinion and Joel Rineer Price of the Game Sports Event Coverage 1st The Sentinel Brenda Crowell The Great Escape Star Athlete Shares Glory with Sports Event Coverage 2nd Indiana Gazette Matthew Burglund Brother Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Gettysburg Times B.J. Small Three Samples Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd The Sentinel Bill Ferris Three Samples 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division V

Feature Story 1st The Daily/Sunday Review Nancy Coleman The Anniversary Feature Story 2nd Warren Times Observer Chuck Hayes When Warren Sank Tracy Panzer and Vicky News Feature 1st Public Opinion Taylor Family: Lawyer Influenced Grove Eric Scicchitano, Andy Heintselman, Mallory News Feature 2nd The News-Item Szymansk Fantastic Festival Personality Profile 1st The Express Matt Connor Imaginary Life Personality Profile 2nd Indiana Gazette Chauncey Ross Saltsburg Man's Moniker

Business or Consumer Story 1st The Sentinel Karla Browne The Perils of Settling

Business or Consumer Story 2nd Daily American Rob Gebhart Booming Housing Market News Beat Reporting 1st Indiana Gazette Chauncey Ross Indiana County Courts Beat News Beat Reporting 2nd Public Opinion Jim Hook Growth Feature Beat Reporting 1st Times News Donald R. Serfass Faith and Family Feature Beat Reporting 2nd The Sentinel Joseph Cress Military Reporting Sports Beat Reporting 1st Steve Standridge Various Sports Stories Sports Beat Reporting 2nd The Ridgeway Record Jonathan Schwab Johnsonburg Beat News Photo 1st The Derrick Jerry Sowden Floodwaters News Photo 2nd Indiana Gazette George Powers Burned Out

News Photo Honorable Mention The Sentinel Michael Bupp Cat Saves Life Feature Photo 1st The Express Bill Crowell The Long Road Ahead Feature Photo 2nd Indiana Gazette Tom Peel Best Friends Photo Story 1st The Derrick Jerry Sowden Fallen Soldier Neighbors Turn Lemons into Photo Story 2nd Daily American Roger Vogel Lemmon Aid Sports Photo 1st Mark Psoras Making a Splash Sports Photo 2nd The Derrick Jerry Sowden No Bull The Courier Express/Tri- Sports Photo Honorable Mention County Sunday Don Harris Perfect Front Page Design 1st The Reporter Daniel S. Shaver Front Page Design 2nd Public Opinion Robin Warden 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division V

Front Page Design Honorable Mention The Express Bill Crowell

Page Design 1st The Express Tim Lyter and Bill Crowell Graphic/Photo Illustration 1st The Derrick Jerry Sowden Football on the Brain Graphic/Photo Illustration 2nd The Express Bill Crowell Lifetime Use

Heather Goodwin Henline Headline Writing 1st The Sentinel and Shannon Kolkedy Three Samples Headline Writing 2nd The Reporter Mary Fuller Three Samples 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division VI

Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st Philadelphia City Paper David S. Barry Horse Country Investigative Reporting 2nd Philadelphia City Paper J.F. Pirro Young Guns Presbyterian Reversal Doesn't End Battle, Help to the Hurting, A Editorial 1st Jewish Exponent Jonathan Tobin Frightening Gaffe Tide against pay raise doesn't cause a ripple here, Boy Scouts shouldn't be Mayor's priority, Violence in state doesn't end at city Editorial 2nd Northeast News Gleaner Patrick McNally limits Column 1st Philadelphia Weekly Kia Gregory Round About Column 2nd Philadelphia City Paper Duane Swierczynski Editors Letter General News 1st Philadelphia Weekly Kia Gregory Payton Place General News 2nd Philadelphia Weekly Gwen Shaffer Totally Unwarranted Central Penn Business Planned federal courthouse would General News Honorable Mention Journal David Dagan transform midtown Ongoing News Coverage 1st Philadelphia City Paper Doron Taussig Immigration Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Bucks County Herald Joe Ferry Perkasie pool repairs Philadelphia Business Bernard Dagenais and Special Project/Series 1st Journal Staff Gambling's New Deal Special Project/Series 2nd Diane Villano Frankford at the Crossroads Central Penn Business Lisa Brooks and Kathryn Special Project/Series Honorable Mention Journal Morton Healthcare Report Sports Story 1st Philadelphia City Paper Jeff Pearlman Throwback Backstop Sports Story 2nd Philadelphia Weekly Frank Rubino Here's the Pitch Sports Event Coverage 1st Northeast Times Joe Mason Decade of Dominance Steelers Nation Rallies around Sports Event Coverage 2nd The Almanac Eleanor Bailey Cowher Power Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Mountain Home Roy Kain The Mountain Man Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Mountain Home David Casella Nose to the Wind Feature Story 1st Philadelphia Weekly Kate Kilpatrick Mi Casa Su Casa Feature Story 2nd Philadelphia Weekly Liz Spikol Jayne Addiction Feature Story Honorable Mention Philadelphia Weekly Steve Volk In Living Color News Feature 1st Philadelphia Weekly Kia Gregory You Wouldn't Snitch Either News Feature 2nd Philadelphia City Paper Brian Hickey Disposable Lives 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division VI

Personality Profile 1st Mountain Home Michael Capuzzo New American Gothic Personality Profile 2nd South Philly Review Fred Durso Jr. Shooting the Stars Personality Profile Honorable Mention Sunday Dispatch Jack Smiles Pastor Kerns

Business or Consumer Story 1st Philadelphia City Paper Ashlea Halpern Merchants of Death Philadelphia Business Business or Consumer Story 2nd Journal Peter Key Philly Nonprofits

Business or Consumer Story Honorable Mention News of Delaware County Ed Mahon You Don't Have to Go Far Central Penn Business News Beat Reporting 1st Journal Julia Taylor Real Estate Development Central Penn Business News Beat Reporting 2nd Journal Angela Doody Finding Employees Feature Beat Reporting 1st Philadelphia Weekly Kirsten Henri Restaurant Beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Ticket Ken Kolasinski Music Beat

Feature Beat Reporting Honorable Mention Mountain Home Teresa Banik Capuzzo Food Beat Philadelphia Business Sports Beat Reporting 1st Journal John George Business of Sports in Philadelphia Sports Beat Reporting 2nd Philadelphia Golfer Jeff Smith in Philadelphia News Photo 1st Philadelphia City Paper Michael T. Regan Mine Road News Photo 2nd Philadelphia Weekly Jeff Fusco Desert Strut

Feature Photo 1st The Community Connection Sandi Yanisko The Rain Didn't Matter Feature Photo 2nd Lancaster Farming Stan Hall One Horse Power

Photo Story 1st Bucks County Herald Staff The Rain Came and Did Not Stop Photo Story 2nd Lancaster Farming David Yeats-Thomas Story of Haymaking Sports Photo 1st Jennifer McKendrick Palyoff Bound Sports Photo 2nd Star Matt Godfrey Faith and Knowledge Front Page Design 1st News of Delaware County Matt Grisafi Front Page Design 2nd Jewish Exponent Julia Elkin Page Design 1st South Philly Review Brendan M. Moss Page Design 2nd Montgomery News/Ticket Larry Heron Animal Grossology Headline Writing 1st News of Delaware County Len Rosen Three Samples 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division VI

Central Penn Business Headline Writing 2nd Journal Dennis Reardon Three Samples 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division VII

Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st Potter Leader-Enterprise Donald Gilland Rx: Potter County State Police Coverage No Match Investigative Reporting 2nd The Weekly Almanac Andrew M. Seder for Growth

Investigative Reporting Honorable Mention Bethlehem Press Steve Siegel Classical Disharmony Moving bus sites, Sour note in Editorial 2nd Main Line Times Susan Greenspon career, Property Owners Ambler goes to the dogs, The ballpark won't be the same without Dad, With Mike, Fashion Column 1st Ambler Gazette Mike Morsch makes no sense Column 2nd Chestnut Hill Local Jen Nagel Unconventional wisdom General News 1st Chestnut Hill Local Jennifer Katz Springfield School Safety Firefighters save equipment, General News 2nd Penn-Trafford Star Jessica Bruni prevent evacuation of valley Andrew McCue, Diane Ongoing News Coverage 1st The Southern Berks News Van Dyke Flood forces evacuations

Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Potter Leader-Enterprise Donald Gilland Time Warner Takeover of Adelphia

Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention The Rocket Courier Wes Skillings Briggs Murder Trial Special Project/Series 1st Ambler Gazette Jon Campisi A Day in the Life Robert Clark and Donald Special Project/Series 2nd Potter Leader-Enterprise Gilliland Local Tax Dollars

Special Project/Series Honorable Mention North Journal Staff Football 2006 Sports Story 1st Souderton Independent Alex Frazier After 35 Years, Arner Retires Philmont's Rose going Strong at Sports Story 2nd Ambler Gazette Jeff Smith 90 2006 PIAA Class AAAA State Sports Event Coverage 1st Main Line Times Bruce Adams Champs Sports Event Coverage 2nd Potter Leader-Enterprise Neil Linderman Kinney Pitches in Sports/Outdoor Column 1st The Weekly Almanac Stan Gumble Beyond the Highlights Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Potter Leader-Enterprise Tom Dewey Three Samples 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division VII

Rolls Royce of Country Feature Story 1st Potter Leader-Enterprise Donald Gilland Sandwiches Feature Story 2nd News-Herald Emily Morris Memories of Menlo Pool

Feature Story Honorable Mention Potter Leader-Enterprise Tom Dewey A Child's Christmas Tree

News Feature 1st Press and Journal Pete Strella Going from Candidate to Fugitive News Feature 2nd The Rocket-Courier Wes Skillings Treatment Court Kimberley Hoak and Teri News Feature Honorable Mention Potter Leader-Enterprise McDowell Who's Talking to Our Kids Personality Profile 1st Penn-Trafford Star Jessica Bruni Fired Up

Personality Profile 2nd Bethlehem Press Julia Swan Kathy Ciparicci is a True Survivor News Beat Reporting 1st Penn-Trafford Star Jessica Bruni Covering

News Beat Reporting 2nd Upper Dauphin Sentinel Louise James Penn's Woods Becoming Trash

News Beat Reporting Honorable Mention The Ephrata Review Andrea Johnson Downtown Going for the Gold Feature Beat Reporting 1st Lititz Record Express Stephen Seeber Local E Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Bethlehem Press Paul Willistein Theater Beat Sports Beat Reporting 1st The Rocket-Courier Pete Hardestine Wyalusing Sports Beat Reporting 2nd Lititz Record Express Bruce Morgan Manheim Central Football News Photo 1st Ambler Gazette Bob Raines Fish Kill News Photo 2nd News-Herald Ken Zepp The Kiss Feature Photo 1st Ambler Gazette Bob Raines Music to Our Ears Feature Photo 2nd Lititz Record Express Stan Hall Win Against Solanco

Feature Photo Honorable Mention Bethlehem Press Linda Anthony First Communion The Suburban and Wayne Ryan Richards and John Photo Story 1st Times Welsh A New Era Photo Story 2nd Bethlehem Press Kathy Hardman Shoot the Steel Sports Photo 1st Ambler Gazette Bob Raines Upper Dublins Sports Photo 2nd Main Line Times Jon Nimerfroh Championship Effort Front Page Design 1st News-Herald Barbara McClennen Front Page Design 2nd Bethlehem Press George Taylor 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division VII

The Suburban and Wayne Page Design 1st Times Michael Cleary Jennifer Todd, Stephen Page Design 2nd Lititz Record Express Seeber Andy Fasnacht and Headline Writing 1st The Ephrata Review Andrea Johnson Three Samples Headline Writing 2nd Main Line Times Susan Greenspon Three Samples 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division VIII

Category Award Newspaper Staffer Story Name Investigative Reporting 1st GreeneSpeak Cindy Bailey How Dry They Are Investigative Reporting 2nd The Citizen-Standard Rebecca Zemencik Scam Artist Strikes Locally New office, Bad boys, Killer Editorial 1st The Kennett Paper Chris Barber crossroads Enjoy your right, vote next Tuesday, Make it happen, One Editorial 2nd Times Chronicle Sean Smith issue down Fire & Ice, Horse Lessons, Column 1st GreeneSpeak Cindy Bailey Mom's Moments 10 P.M., February 13, Farming Out Food, I, E, R, and Other Column 2nd Mercersburg Journal Mariann Martin Sounds Same This General News 1st The Record Brian Goodman Dad protects to the last

General News 2nd Columbia Ledger Barry Ford, Jamie Koons Neighborhood devastation Ongoing News Coverage 1st Yardley News Jeff Werner After Darkness, Light Ongoing News Coverage 2nd Springfield Sun Joe Barron Shane Halligan

Ongoing News Coverage Honorable Mention Hearthstone Town & Country Larry Roeder Suspicious Barn Fire Special Project/Series 1st Yardley News Jeff Werner After the Flood Special Project/Series 2nd Times Express Zandy Dudiak Organ Donation Sports Story 1st Montgomery Life Mary Jane Souder The Girls of Summer Sports Story 2nd Penn Hills Progress Zandy Dudiak Family on Seahawk's Side Sports Event Coverage 1st Times Chronicle Jeff Smith St. Basil Golden Again QV Junior Makes Boys Tennis Sports Event Coverage 2nd Sewickley Herald Bill Hartlep History Sports/Outdoor Column 1st Marty Stewart Stew Says Sports/Outdoor Column 2nd Allied News Corey Corbin Random Thoughts

Feature Story 1st Public Spirit Mike Morsch On Anniversay, Survivor Returns Ladies United for the Preservation of Endangered Feature Story 2nd Times Express Jessica Bruni Cocktails

Feature Story Honorable Mention Elizabethtown Chronicle Megan Joyce Helping Chernobyl 2007 Keystone Award Winners - Division VIII

News Feature 1st Bridgeville Area News Renetta Signorini Crosses in Churchyard Group Helps Mother of Veterans News Feature 2nd The Herald Misty Chybrzynski Deal with Loss

Personality Profile 1st The Herald Gen Lucidi Fox Chapel Attorney Recognized

Personality Profile 2nd Hearthstone Town & Country Wilson Barto Quality of Inspiration

Business or Consumer Story 1st Penn Hills Progress Vera Miller Nighttime Pizza Delivery

Business or Consumer Story 2nd The Abington Journal Kristie Grier Ceruti Silver Lining News Beat Reporting 1st The Herald Tawnya Panizzi Fox Chapel Schools News Beat Reporting 2nd The News Eagle1 Mikki Uzupes Planning Beat Feature Beat Reporting 1st Times Express Gen Lucidi Senior Beat Feature Beat Reporting 2nd Times Chronicle Linda Finarelli Health Beat Sports Beat Reporting 1st The Kennett Paper Brad Spahr Franklin Regional High School Sports Beat Reporting 2nd Murrysville Star Bill Hartlep Football News Photo 1st Springfield Sun Bob Raines Community Mourns News Photo 2nd Sun Ledger Fran Maye Amish School Photo Feature Photo 1st The Abington Journal Alice Stuffle In the Heat of the Night Feature Photo 2nd Springfield Sun Bob Raines Card Tricks

Feature Photo Honorable Mention Public Spirit Regina Rahill Scientific Crash Course Photo Story 1st GreeneSpeak Cindy Bailey In Memory

Photo Story 2nd Times Chronicle Regina Rahill A Karate Community of All Ages Sports Photo 1st Public Spirit Regina Rahill Hatboro Sports Photo 2nd The Citizen-Standard Jason Scott Tri-Valley Front Page Design 1st Times Chronicle Sean Smith Front Page Design 2nd The Abington Journal Kristie Grier Ceruti Page Design 1st Central Bucks Life Larry Heron Page Design 2nd Times Chronicle Sean Smith Headline Writing 1st The Recorder George S. Larmour Three Samples Headline Writing 2nd Pine Creek Journal David McElhinny Three Samples