SPJ

Eugene Weekly won a handful of awards in the Society of Professional Journalists’ various contests (both regional and statewide) for material written in 2007. See a full list of the winners here. (Yeah, we know it says “SPJ Contest Rules, 2007” at the top … just ignore that.)

And here are the links to the award-winning stories:

3rd Place for “Coverage”
"A Bright, Wonderful Future"
by Aaron Ragan-Fore

Honorable Mention for “Food and Consumer Issues”
“Have It Your Eco-Way: Travel Nicaragua Before It’s the Next Costa Rica”
By Chuck Adams

Honorable Mention for “Arts and Criticism”
“Money, Bullets, Blood”
By Jason Blair

2nd Place for “Environmental Reporting”
"Timber vs. Tourism”
By Camilla Mortensen

Honorable Mention for “Environmental Reporting”
“Looming Sprawl”
By Alan Pittman

2nd Place for “Criticism”
"Torch Songs"
By Jason Blair

3rd Place for “Criticism”
"Germany's Family Jewels"
By Suzi Steffen