The Journal-World this week collected 10 awards in the National Federation of Press Women’s 2006 Communications Contest.

Arts editor Mindie Paget won first place for writing about social issues, for the stories “‘Native Voices’ breaks silence” and “Identity war,” and in the original graphic category. She also won second place for headline writing and editing a daily section.

Staff writer Terry Rombeck won two first-place awards: for a personality profile, “They call him Batman,” and for education writing, for the stories “Motherhood may derail tenure-track faculty” and “Donor rolls often hold clues on regents picks.”

Entertainment editor Jon Niccum won first place for reviews – “Filmmakers late with ‘Rent'” and “‘Star Wars’ saga concludes with plunge into dark side” – and second place for arts and entertainment writing, for the stories “Very Bad Things” and “Return of the Kings.”

Ann Gardner, editorial page editor, won second place for editorial writing with a piece titled “Political choice,” and for a section in a daily newspaper.

All entries in the national contest already had placed first in the state contest sponsored by Kansas Professional Communicators, an affiliate of National Federation of Press Women.