AltWeekly Awards

2006 Column Below 50,000

2nd Place: "Fog Burger King," "Requiem for a Dive Bar," "_appy Birthda_ T_ Yo_!" by Bruce George Wingate , Fairfield County Weekly
Honorable Mention {tie}: "Bad Boys," "One for the Books," "The Natural" by Dusty Rhodes , Illinois Times
Honorable Mention {tie}: "Snow Job," "Hoes for Healthcare," "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Derek Jennings , INDY Week
3rd Place: "A Homeowner Nails Bob Perry," "Muckracker Katrina," "DeLay's Beautiful Laundrette" by Andrew Wheat , The Texas Observer

2006 Drugs Reporting Above 50,000

1st Place: "Crackpot Crackdown" by Jordan Smith , Austin Chronicle
2nd Place: "The Perfect Drug" by Sarah Fenske, Robert Nelson, Jimmy Magahern, Paul Rubin and Joe Watson , Phoenix New Times
3rd Place: "Lost & Found" by Luke Turf , Westword
Honorable Mention: "Little Court of Horrors" by Beth Hawkins , City Pages (Twin Cities)

2006 Drugs Reporting Below 50,000

1st Place: "Searching for Justice" by Brita Belli , Fairfield County Weekly
2nd Place: "Overprescribed Drugs" by Jill Kramer , Pacific Sun
3rd Place: "Chemical Casualties" by Joel Warner , Boulder Weekly