Blue Moon Special Sections

Daily Division

1. Laredo Morning Times — “125th Commemorative section” “Eye catching” does not do this section justice. More like breath-taking. I loved the use of historic photos to create the photo album look. This is something I hope your readers treasure forever because of a wonderful sense of the community in depth in layout and content. Adding the historic pages was icing on the cake for me while examining this. Your should be extremely proud. Congrats on 125! I loved the scroll design on each page.

2. The Beaumont Enterprise — “Cheater, cheater” The topic was forward thinking, fresh and creative in every aspect. The amount of research led to well-written features that gave an inside look at the world of cheating. I enjoyed all the different angles and the use of color to reinforce the points. Great job!

3. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal — “880 Bobby Knight” This layout was amazing for the photos, color, design. The theme of the big “880” was very powerful throughout. I enjoyed the mix of hard features with quotes, Bob Knight quiz, etc. This made me get excited about this accomplishment for him. I get the sense from the writing that they are giving him a top honor well deserved by explaining every angle.

4. Victoria Advocate — “Victoria going nuclear?” The headline pulls the reader in wanting to know the answer. The information is presented in a clear, concise way. Wonderful use of graphics and photos to balance layout.

Semiweekly Division

1. Wise County Messenger — “The making of a champion: Trevor Brazile” Great photography. Excellent layout. Great account of him leading up to the event.

2. Williamson County Sun — “The courthouse” Nice section. Interesting article. Wonderful center spread. The topic is very unique. Great historical accounts!

3. Polk County Enterprise — “Lions Champions” Nice color! Layout was uniform and complete. The work that went into this project throughout the football season is evident. Good plans, excellent cover. A bit of a pixelation problem in one ad.

4. The Highlander, Marble Falls — “Flood edition” Great use of photos and color. Made me feel like I was there.

Weekly Division A

1. The Smithville Times — “Jamboree” Great time line. Good presentation of long time event hitting major anniversary milestone.

2. West Austin News — “Rivercity: Dancing with the Austin stars” High gloss stock helped this section get special attention.

3. Alpine Avalanche — “Claytie and Modesta Williams” Very nice design with touching stories. We like the bottom refers.

4. The Jasper Newsboy — “Bulldogs 3A champions” Reaction cover photo told the story here. We really liked the inside double truck.

Weekly Division B

1. The Dublin Citizen — “Dr Pepper World Records” I was truck by the front cover photo, which was unique in design. Each feature explained a different aspect of the event/history. The questions answered and the recipes were clever to break up the writing content. Although I wish there had been more color, the layout was fitting for this special event.

2. The Gazette, Alvord — “Sports Insider” Although the theme of football was common in this blue moon section, this entry was original. I agree that the design/format in color were a strong contributor. The writing content was informative and creative in the features on individual players, cheerleader, mascots, etc. Great job!

3. Crowley Star — “Tom Beesley Tribute” It is obvious the time and energy that was put into the tribute. The colored photos both of him and the layout of photos he took were compelling. I would have liked to see it all in color. The writing was caring and spoke from the heart. I especially enjoyed that his column was included with a column with the sister paper. Great way to pay tribute to Tom!

4. West Kerr Current, Ingram — “Family Chronicles” Each entry in this special issue was a story of early beginning. This is a simple idea of the sesquicentennial and with the professional, stylized writing skills it became something to treasure. I especially enjoyed the amount of photos used, but wish the layout was more creative with use of some color or advance design or format.