John J. Gunther Blue Ribbon Award
1998 Winners

Alabama	Bessemer; Birmingham
Alaska	State of Alaska; Anchorage
Arizona	Maricopa County; Phoenix; Yuma
Arkansas	Pine Bluff; Little Rock
California	Alameda County; Alhambra; Bakersfield; Bellflower; Cathedral City; Chula Vista; Contra Cost County; Daly City; El Monte ; Fontana; Fresno; Glendale; Huntington Park; Kern County; Los Angeles; Montabello; Oakland; Oxnard; Petaluma; Redwood City; Rosemead; San Barbara County; San Bernardino County; San Buenaveno; San Diego; San Francisco; Santa Clara Consortium; San Jose; San Luis Obispo County; San Mateo County; Santa Barbara; Vacaville; Ventura County
Colorado	Boulder; Colorado Springs; Denver; Greely; Lakewood; Loveland; Colorado State
Connecticut	New Haven; Norwalk; Norwich
Connecticut	Wilmington
District of Columbia	Washington/DC
Florida	Boca Raton; Bradenton; Broward County; Cape Coral; Daytona Beach; Delray Beach; Escambia County/Pensacola; Freeport; Hialeah; Hollywood; Jacksonville; Miami-Dade County; Pinellas County/Clearwater; Tallahassee; Tampa; Volusia County
Georgia	Albany; Atlanta; Cobb County; Columbus; DeKalb County; Fulton County; Gwinnett County; Macon; Savannah; State of Georgia; Warner Robins
Hawaii	Honolulu City & County; Maui County
Illinois	Chicago; Champagne-Urbana; DuPage County; Joilet; Springfield; Village of Arlington Heights
Indiana	Anderson; Bloomington; Evansville; Fort Wayne; Indianapolis; Kokomo; New Albany; State of Indiana
Iowa	Iowa City; Des Moines
Kansas	Kansas City; State of Kansas; Topeka
Kentucky	Covington; Jefferson; Louisville; Owensboro
Louisiana	Alexandria; Baton Rouge; Jefferson Parish; Lafayette County; Monroe; New Orleans; Shreveport; State of Louisiana; Terrebonne Parish
Maryland	Baltimore
Massachusetts	Boston; Cambridge; Chicopee; Haverhill; Lawrence; Lowell; Quincy
Michigan	Ann Arbor; Southeastern Michigan Council; Detroit; Flint; Kalamazoo; Muskegon; Oakland County; Pontiac; Royal Oak Township; Southfield; Waterford Township
Minnesota	Dakota County; Minneapolis; Minnetonka; St. Paul;
Missouri	Joplin; Kansas City; St. Louis
Nebraska	Lincoln; Omaha
Nevada	Reno and Sparks/ NV
New Hampshire	Manchester
New Jersey	Bergen County; Burlington County; Gloucester County; Camden/Philadelphia; Elizabeth; Essex County; Hamilton; Jersey City; Morris County; New Brunswick; Newark; North New Jersey; Orange; Trenton
New Mexico	Albuquerque; Los Lunas; Santa Fe
New York	Hempstead; Kingston/Newburgh; Long Island City; Mount Vernon; Nassau Urban County; New York; City of New York; Rochester; State of New York; Suffolk County; Westchester County
North Carolina	Charlotte; Greensboro; Rocky Mount; Winston-Salem
North Dakota	Fargo; Grand Forks
Ohio	Akron; Bowling Green; Cleveland; Columbus; Middletown; Montgomery Count; Newark; Toledo; Warren
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City
Oregon	Eugene; Portland
Pennsylvania	Allentown; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Bucks County; Delaware County; Erie; Harrisburg; Liverpool; Luzerne County; Philadelphia; State of Pennsylvania; Westmoreland County
Puerto Rico	Municipality of San Juan; Municipality of Vega Baja
Rhode Island	Woonsocket
South Carolina	Anderson; Charleston; Columbia; Denmark/Voorhees Col; Greeville; Greenville County; Rock Hill; State of South Carolina; Sumter
South Dakota	State of South Dakota
Tennessee	Chattanooga; Knoxville; Memphis; Nashville; Oakridge; Shelby County; State of Tennessee
Texas	Amarillo; Beaumont; Bryan; Dallas; Edinburg; El Paso; Fort Worth; Harris County; Hildago County; San Antonio; State of Texas; Tarrant County; Waco
Utah	Orem; Salt Lake County
Vermont	Burlington
Virginia	Bristol; Charlottesville; Greater VA Peninsula; Hampton; Norfolk; Virginia Beach
Washington	Bellevue; Kennewick; Richland; Seattle; Snohomish County; Spokane; State of Washington
West Virginia	Huntington; Charleston; State of West Virginia
Wisconsin	Beloit; Dane County; Janesville; Madison; Milwaukee; Racine; State of Wisconsin; Wausau
Wyoming	Casper; Cheyenne

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