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Bennet Kelley

(152 posts) Mon May 11, 2026, 01:35 PM 19 hrs ago

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DU Nominated for LA Press Club Award

The Los Angeles Press Club just announced its Finalists for the 68th Southern California Journalism Awards, and my column, "A Call to Action on a Somber VE Day," was nominated for Best Online Editorial. This is my third nomination for DU, with prior nominations in 2006 (won 2d place) and 2014.

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DU Nominated for LA Press Club Award (Original Post) Bennet Kelley 19 hrs ago OP

Congratulations 👏🎉 MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #1

WOW! I just now skimmed your piece (I missed it earlier) and am so impressed! hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #2

That's incredible! PatSeg 18 hrs ago #3

Very well done! EarlG 18 hrs ago #4

great article link to du rampartd 18 hrs ago #8

I found it! Listed in the category "L - Online, Exclusively published on the Internet" FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #12

SWEET!!! calimary 16 hrs ago #23

Yay!! Congratulations! n/t livetohike 18 hrs ago #5

Bravo! Congratulations! highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #6

CONGRATULATIONS! CousinIT 18 hrs ago #7

Formidable! Mme. Defarge 18 hrs ago #9

Excellent! KT2000 18 hrs ago #10

Congratulations, Timeflyer 18 hrs ago #11

Congrats! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #13

Excellent- Way to carry on your Fathers legacy marked50 17 hrs ago #14

Congratulations! mountain grammy 17 hrs ago #15

Congratulations! ** misanthrope 17 hrs ago #16

Congratulations gademocrat7 17 hrs ago #17

That's really frickin' cool! Nevilledog 16 hrs ago #18

K&R The Wizard 16 hrs ago #19

Congratulations cate94 16 hrs ago #20

Congrats malaise 16 hrs ago #21

K&R orangecrush 16 hrs ago #22

Bravo Zulu, my friend! bluescribbler 15 hrs ago #24

Congratulations scarletlib 15 hrs ago #25

I finally just read it. EndlessMaze 13 hrs ago #26

Congratulations on the nomination. Good Luck!!! Fla Dem 13 hrs ago #27

Congratulations! Grumpy Old Guy 12 hrs ago #28

Kudos! Martin68 11 hrs ago #29

well done! harumph 10 hrs ago #30

Most impressive! 3catwoman3 8 hrs ago #31

This is wicked cool! yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #32

Well Done👍 Figarosmom 8 hrs ago #33

Great picture evoked. Thanks. applegrove 7 hrs ago #34

Thank you so much! Bennet Kelley 6 hrs ago #35

Congrats! MuirHero 26 min ago #36

Congratulations!! Thank you for your contributions! 58Sunliner 12 min ago #37

MustLoveBeagles

(17,133 posts)

1. Congratulations 👏🎉

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 01:40 PM

19 hrs ago

hlthe2b

(114,540 posts)

2. WOW! I just now skimmed your piece (I missed it earlier) and am so impressed!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 01:42 PM

19 hrs ago

Thank you for writing that and submitting it. Kudos on your accomplishment and willingness to give DU the nod as well.

PatSeg

(53,454 posts)

3. That's incredible!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:02 PM

18 hrs ago

Congratulations!

EarlG

(23,694 posts)

4. Very well done!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:03 PM

18 hrs ago

Congratulations on reaching the finals (again)! Most impressive, and thank you for bringing your work to DU.

https://lapressclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SoCal-2026-Finalists-051126-0125.pdf

rampartd

(4,961 posts)

8. great article link to du

Reply to EarlG (Reply #4)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:13 PM

18 hrs ago

https://democraticunderground.com/1016404209

FakeNoose

(42,274 posts)

12. I found it! Listed in the category "L - Online, Exclusively published on the Internet"

Reply to EarlG (Reply #4)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:45 PM

18 hrs ago

Congratulations Bennet!

calimary

(90,658 posts)

23. SWEET!!!

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #12)

Mon May 11, 2026, 04:27 PM

16 hrs ago

Way to go, Bennet! Congrats!

But then again, you’re already a winner in our book!

livetohike

(24,398 posts)

5. Yay!! Congratulations! n/t

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:04 PM

18 hrs ago

highplainsdem

(62,982 posts)

6. Bravo! Congratulations!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:12 PM

18 hrs ago

CousinIT

(12,728 posts)

7. CONGRATULATIONS!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:13 PM

18 hrs ago

Maybe 3rd time is the charm!

Mme. Defarge

(9,048 posts)

9. Formidable!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:15 PM

18 hrs ago

KT2000

(22,203 posts)

10. Excellent!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:24 PM

18 hrs ago

Missed it first time around but glad I read it today. You captured the essence of where we are now.

Timeflyer

(3,792 posts)

11. Congratulations,

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 02:42 PM

18 hrs ago

SheltieLover

(81,577 posts)

13. Congrats!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 03:06 PM

17 hrs ago

marked50

(1,592 posts)

14. Excellent- Way to carry on your Fathers legacy

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 03:12 PM

17 hrs ago

mountain grammy

(29,170 posts)

15. Congratulations!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 03:29 PM

17 hrs ago

Just read it! Excellent! missed it last year..

misanthrope

(9,614 posts)

16. Congratulations! **

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 03:44 PM

17 hrs ago

**

gademocrat7

(12,011 posts)

17. Congratulations

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 03:45 PM

17 hrs ago

Well done.👏

Nevilledog

(55,121 posts)

18. That's really frickin' cool!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 03:50 PM

16 hrs ago

Impressive writing and well deserved recognition.

The Wizard

(13,843 posts)

19. K&R

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 03:51 PM

16 hrs ago

cate94

(3,121 posts)

20. Congratulations

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 03:57 PM

16 hrs ago

That is a great accomplishment!

malaise

(297,731 posts)

21. Congrats

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 04:02 PM

16 hrs ago

Rec.

orangecrush

(31,021 posts)

22. K&R

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 04:27 PM

16 hrs ago

bluescribbler

(2,546 posts)

24. Bravo Zulu, my friend!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 05:00 PM

15 hrs ago

I just now read the column. The honor is well deserved.

scarletlib

(3,570 posts)

25. Congratulations

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 05:03 PM

15 hrs ago

Let us how it goes.

EndlessMaze

(97 posts)

26. I finally just read it.

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 07:35 PM

13 hrs ago

Great job!

Fla Dem

(27,753 posts)

27. Congratulations on the nomination. Good Luck!!!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 07:46 PM

13 hrs ago

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,384 posts)

28. Congratulations!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 08:23 PM

12 hrs ago

Martin68

(28,046 posts)

29. Kudos!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 09:40 PM

11 hrs ago

harumph

(3,388 posts)

30. well done!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 10:40 PM

10 hrs ago

3catwoman3

(29,738 posts)

31. Most impressive!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 11:55 PM

8 hrs ago

yellow dahlia

(6,402 posts)

32. This is wicked cool!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 12:14 AM

8 hrs ago

Figarosmom

(13,125 posts)

33. Well Done👍

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 12:23 AM

8 hrs ago

applegrove

(132,996 posts)

34. Great picture evoked. Thanks.

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 01:00 AM

7 hrs ago

Bennet Kelley

(152 posts)

35. Thank you so much!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 02:42 AM

6 hrs ago

This post is important to me as the son of a World War II veteran. It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years since I was first nominated for a series of columns in DU and won second place (to my surprise). I am grateful to DU for providing this forum all these years and for fighting the good fight in these dark times.

Many thanks to each of you for your kind words and support.

Bennet

MuirHero

(151 posts)

36. Congrats!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 08:20 AM

26 min ago

Very well done!

58Sunliner

(6,393 posts)

37. Congratulations!! Thank you for your contributions!

Reply to Bennet Kelley (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2026, 08:34 AM

12 min ago

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