AltWeeklies Awards

3rd Place: Cross to Bare by Robert Nelson , Phoenix New Times

Honorable Mention: Hijacking at the Hospital by Pablo Lastra , Fort Worth Weekly

1st Place: Torture in Maine's Prison by Lance Tapley , Portland Phoenix

2nd Place: St. Joseph's Night Gone Blue by Katy Reckdahl , Gambit

3rd Place: Guards Sound Alarm Over Security at Nuclear Plant by Sue Sturgis , INDY Week

Honorable Mention: Getting Plucked by Dave Mann , The Texas Observer

1st Place: "If the Shoe Fits," "Welcome to America," and "Duke of Oil" by Alan Prendergast , Westword

2nd Place: "The Case of the Stained Glass Bandit," "Current Event," and "Irons in the Fire" by Kristen Hinman , Riverfront Times

3rd Place: "The Mitt Romney Assisted Suicide Initiative," "Landsmark Revisited," and "Brian Lees" by Paul McMorrow , Dig Boston

Honorable Mention: "Targeting the Market," "A Snitch in Time," and "Moving Target" by Kia Gregory , Philadelphia Weekly

1st Place: "Evacuees Face Confusion," "BellSouth Looting Competitors?" and ""Booting Delinquents" by Adam Lynch , Jackson Free Press

2nd Place: "Size Matters," "Hold the Spice," and "Finished in an Unfinished Sort of Way" by Rick Marshall , Metroland

3rd Place: "Off Da Hook," "Free At Last?" and "Football, Pizza and FEMA" by Bill Davis , Charleston City Paper

Honorable Mention: "The Terrorist Brand," "Better Off on Their Own," "Off the Caseload" by Andrew MacLeod , Monday Magazine

1st Place: Losing Hanna, Part 2 by Jim Stawniak , Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2nd Place: We Have Been Blessed by Jeff Fusco , Philadelphia Weekly

3rd Place: A Gentle Faith by Cameron Knight , Cincinnati CityBeat

Honorable Mention: Naked Ambition (PDF) by Bootsy Holler , Seattle Weekly

1st Place: Under the Bridge (PDF) by Walter Coker , Folio Weekly

2nd Place: A-Z Charleston Artists by Nancy Santos , Charleston City Paper

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