Samarie Walker, a young freshman on the UConn women’s basketball team, has transferred out mid-season. Piecing together statements from AAU coaches, UConn coaches and reports over the past few years here is my interpretation of what happened. Walker idolized a former UConn player from her area. When UConn offered a scholarship she followed her idol’s [...]
Perhaps this is a good time to say that Pop’s views are not necessarily mine. Actually, I agree that Lyndon Johnson was not a nice guy. I also agree with an overall sentiment that people in this country are too indulged. Yet Pop seems enamored with the rich from his days of working on their [...]
As Pop says this was supposed to be a short note written soon after the previous one, yet the end appears to be missing and what I have here is probably quite a bit shorter than what is was. You get a glimpse into the Coffin pedigree with this note. July 17, 1965 Dear Beth: [...]