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February 9, 2010, 5:47 PM, CST

The Texas Observer Announces

Finalists for 2011 MOLLY National Journalism Prize

Winners to be Honored at Annual Presentation Dinner

EVENT IS SOLD OUT

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The program highlight will be the presentation of the 2011 MOLLY Prize and two honorable mention awards to three of these talented journalists.

The finalists (in alphabetical order) include:

Patrick Arden; “The High Cost of Free Parks”; Next American City
Patricia Calhoun; “Spreading Her Wings”; Westworld
Pamela Colloff; “Innocence Lost” and “Innocence Found”; Texas Monthly
Maureen Dowd; “Eraser Duty for Bart?”; “Devil of a Scandal”; “The Church’s Judas Moment”; and “Worlds Without Women”; New York Times
Jennifer Gonnerman; “Machete”; New York Magazine
Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco; “City of Ruins”; The Nation
Joshua Kors; “Disposable Soldiers”; The Nation
Jeff Sharlet; “Straight Man’s Burden”; Harper’s Magazine
Chris Vogel and Patrick Michels; “Asylum Denied”; Houston Press

Past MOLLY Winners

2008 Winners »

Diane Suchetka, The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><i>The Texas Observer</i> Announces</span></p>
<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Finalists for 2011 MOLLY National Journalism Prize</strong></span></p>
<p align="center"><strong>Winners to be Honored at Annual Presentation Dinner</strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>EVENT IS SOLD OUT</strong></span></p>
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<p>The program highlight will be the presentation of the 2011 MOLLY Prize and two honorable mention awards to three of these talented journalists.</p>
<p>The finalists (in alphabetical order) include:</p>
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<li>Patrick Arden; “<a href="http://americancity.org/magazine/article/the-high-cost-of-free-parks/">The High Cost of Free Parks</a>”; <i>Next American City</i> </li>
<li>Patricia Calhoun; “<a href="http://digitalissue.denverwestword.com/display_article.php?id=492734">Spreading Her Wings</a>”; <i>Westworld</i> </li>
<li>Pamela Colloff; “<a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/2010-10-01/feature2.php">Innocence Lost</a>” and “<a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/2011-01-01/feature2.php">Innocence Found</a>”; <i>Texas Monthly </i></li>
<li>Maureen Dowd; “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/opinion/21dowd.html">Eraser Duty for Bart?</a>”; “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/opinion/04dowd.html">Devil of a Scandal</a>”; “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/opinion/07dowd.html">The Church’s Judas Moment</a>”; and “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/opinion/11dowd.html">Worlds Without Women</a>”; <i>New York Times</i></li>
<li>Jennifer Gonnerman; “<a href="http://jennifergonnerman.com/stories/machete/">Machete</a>”; <i>New York Magazine</i></li>
<li>Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco; “<a href="http://www.theinvestigativefund.org/investigations/1424/city_of_ruins/?page=entire">City of Ruins</a>”; <i>The Nation</i></li>
<li>Joshua Kors; “<a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/disposable-soldiers">Disposable Soldiers</a>”; <i>The Nation</i></li>
<li>Jeff Sharlet; “<a href="http://www.harpers.org/archive/2010/09/0083101">Straight Man’s Burden</a>”; <i>Harper’s Magazine</i></li>
<li>Chris Vogel and Patrick Michels; “<a href="http://www.houstonpress.com/2010-08-26/news/asylumdenied/">Asylum Denied</a>”; <i>Houston Press</i></li>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;">Past MOLLY Winners</h4>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><a href="mollyaward/2010">2010 Winners »</a></h5>
<p style="text-align: center;">A.C. Thompson, <em>ProPublica</em></p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><a href="mollyaward/2009">2009 Winners »</a></h5>
<p style="text-align: center;">Rick Casey, <em>The Houston Chronicle</em></p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;"><a href="events.php?eid=1">2008 Winners »</a></h5>
<p style="text-align: center;">Diane Suchetka, <em>The Cleveland Plain Dealer</em></p>
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