THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award

...The subject can be government in its federal, state, or municipal manifestation...

...Most of those chases are for minor traffic incidents...

...THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY Journalism Award for February 1989 is presented to USA Today In a rare week-long, full-length series, the paper carefully explained the S&L crisis in an understandable form...

...The Monthly Journalism Award is presented each month to the best newspaper, magazine, television, or radio story (or series of stories) on our political system...

...Two copies of the article or broadcast text should accompany the nomination...

...The chairman of the legislature's education committee, for instance, earned $10,000 as a consultant to the Maine Teachers Association...

...He had refused to stop for a warning about his broken light...

...By reporting the financial status of each of the nation's 3,046 S&Ls, the paper performed a great public service Michelle Gillin Sy Pearlman NBC News Gillin's and Pearlman's report focuses on the 250 people who are killed every year and the thousands who are injured as a result of police chases...

...The award for stories published or aired in March will be announced in the June issue...

...The winner will be announced in the July/August issue...

...Police officers have caused more injuries and more deaths with their vehicles than with their side arms...

...Nominations for stories published or aired in April will close May 15...

...Nominations for any newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station in the country are welcome...

...John N. Diamond James H. Bisson Maine Public Broadcasting Network This report showed how many Maine legislators actually serve on the payrolls of lobbies while in office...

...Nineteen-yearold Desiree LeCrosse was killed by a man being pursued by Seaside Heights, New Jersey police...