Applications are invited for the third annual Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Journalism. The award is named for long-time New York Post editor and columnist (and WEEKLY STANDARD contributor) Eric Breindel, who died unexpectedly in 1998 at the age of 42. It is presented each year to the columnist, editorialist, or reporter whose work best reflects the spirit of Breindel's too-short career: love of country, concern for the preservation and integrity of democratic institutions, and resistance to the evils of totalitarianism. Last year's winner was columnist Tom Flannery of the Scranton, Pa., Carbondale News. The awardee in 1999 was columnist Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe. For an application and further information about this year's award, which once again includes a grant of $ 10,000, please contact Sheila Malecki of the Eric Breindel Memorial Foundation at (212) 930-8692.