Centerpiece about background checks for youth sports leagues and how many organizations are not doing them.

Infographic as centerpiece, looking at some details from the 2013 "Stress in America" survey released by the American Psychology Assocation.

Illustration for editorial about New York state's expansion of DNA evidence use. Won 1st place state AP award for graphic illustration in 2011.

Cover to our annual special business section. Before this year, we had always done it in tab format. The apps are a handmade mix of local businesses featured in the section and also some of the issues they face in 2012.

Zero art turned into a illustration about an Adirondack Park board about to get five new members -- picked by a longtime senator from the region.

Graphic with editorial on how America has been lacking a coherent energy policy for 40 years. Used quotes on energy policy from different presidents to show how the same things have been talked about but never actually done. Think you can match them…

Centerpiece on summer tourism in the region, with a postcard motif.

Story about a man who was then charged (now convicted) of murdering the child of his ex-girlfriend, and how he'd had numerous run-ins with the law before the killing.Won a second-place prize for news design in New York AP contest for 2007.

Town and city are bickering over piece of watershed land city owns inside town's borders. This goes with an editorial saying that sides don't actually need to fight over property if they can learn to compromise (thus the disclaimer on the bottom of…

Story about summer camps telling kids (and parents) to leave the cell phones if they're coming to camp.

A car chase that ended in gunfire, with the suspect killed after wounding a police officer.