Kenny Lourie won first place for sports column writing in the 2013 Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association contest. The awards were announced on Friday, May 16, 2014 at the MDDC Press awards luncheon.

Lourie’s column was entitled “This Spud’s for You,” and addressed the controversy over the Washington’s NFL team’s name. Lourie suggests: “I would like propose a name-compromise of sorts. Why not change the name to The Washington Redskin Potatoes?” Read his column here: http://www.potomacalmanac.com/news/2013/nov/06/column-spuds-you/

The Almanac also won both first and second place for special sections, sweeping the category. Insiders Edition, Newcomers and Community Guide won first place, edited by Steven Mauren with contributions from Ken Moore, Mary Kimm, photographers Debbie Stevens and Harvey Levine, writer Susan Belford, sports editor John Roetman and designer Laurence Foong. Download the Newcomers Guide here: http://connectionarchives.com/PDF/2013/082813/Potomac.pdf

Ken Moore also won second place for Medical Science reporting for “Remembering Evan.” Moore covered family and community efforts after the death of Evan Rosenstock on May 20, 2013. Evan was a Churchill varsity athlete who died of suicide. “"We are looking to raise awareness about teen depression and suicide while inciting a cultural shift away from negativity, bullying, and abuse both on and off the court," said organizers of umttr