The Washington Monthly Journalism Award.

• Position: Awards to William Fulton, Paul Shigley, David Plotz, Peter S. Goodman, and Jason De Parle - Brief Article

OCTOBER 1999

WILLIAM FULTON AND PAUL SHIGLEY

"Operation Desert Sprawl" Governing Magazine

Ever since the mid-1980s, Las Vegas has been crying to transform itself from the city of vice to the city of nice. Generally, property owners have paid for infrastructure projects. But Las Vegas is trying a new tack: They want developers to start picking up the bill. The battle lines have been drawn, and it's a skirmish that could soon be replicated in municipalities across the country.

DAVID PLOTZ

"Busted Flush" Harper's Magazine

Conservative South Carolina has more places to gamble than any other state. In his well-written piece, Plotz explains how a small group of Palmetto state lobbyists, politicians, and machine owners transformed a small-time illegal gambling business into a multi-billion-dollar legal one. He also demonstrates how the state's video-poker business targets the lower middle class: video parlors, says Plotz, are filled with "a whole lot of people who don't have too much money squandering it."

PETER S. GOODMAN

"An Unsavory Byproduct" The Washington Post

The poultry industry of the Eastern Shore area produces 600 million birds a year, feeding the nation's still growing demand for chicken. It also turns out more...