At the awards ceremony, held in Southern California on July 17, Allison Rost's "Work Space," which ran in The Sun and its sister newspaper The Cupertino Courier on Sept. 24, 2003, was named a Blue Ribbon Finalist in the business or financial story category.

"Our goal each and every week is to produce the highest quality community newspapers possible within our economic model. It is not to win awards," said David Cohen, publisher of Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, parent company of The Sun. "The fact that we are recognized by our fellow journalists for our efforts is certainly gratifying and reaffirms that we are fulfilling our mission. I'm proud of our editorial department."

Honors awarded to The Sun's sister newspapers in their respective circulation divisions were: Los Gatos Weekly-Times, first place photo essay, second place editorial pages, Blue Ribbon Finalist general excellence, editorial comment and page layout & design; Saratoga News, first place sports story, second place writing, Blue Ribbon Finalist photo essay, feature photo and editorial cartoon; Almaden Resident, first place editorial cartoon, Blue Ribbon Finalist sports coverage and sports photo; Rose Garden Resident, first place editorial cartoon; Willow Glen Resident, Blue Ribbon Finalist editorial cartoon.