Finishing Is Winning In My Urban Coaching Tale
Tom McDonald shares a personal memoir of coaching a Nashville inner-city basketball team named the Shadows, a season marked by losses yet defined by perseverance. He recalls Captain J C, a leader on the post, and the hard lessons from under qualification, church bus rides, and staying committed to finish. He reflects on his foster brother David Driver finishing a marathon despite detours, then notes J C’s death and his own brother’s death from liver disease, concluding that sometimes losing is unavoidable yet finishing still matters.
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Veterans Day Parade Draws Irony and Hope in Roswell
A reader laments low turnout for Roswell Veterans Day parade, urges better attendance than the Eastern New Mexico State Fair crowd, and honors veterans including a Vietnam veteran husband and a son with three tours. The letter contrasts civic respect with national politics, endorsing Donald Trump and criticizing Hillary Clinton while stressing tolerance and shared knowledge.
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Editorial: FBI email spill boosts Trump unfairly
The piece argues Comey faced a no win choice over reopening an email probe tied to Clinton's State Department tenure. It says his disclosure harmed Clinton, helped Trump, and questions whether the emails tie to new wrongdoing. It condemns Trump’s Watergate rhetoric while urging congressional scrutiny of Comey’s actions. The editorial defends Clinton's qualifications and criticizes Trump’s unsubstantiated claims.
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The Roswell Daily Record invites letters to the editor from real named contributors with city of residence and a contact phone for verification. Letters should be under 250 words to fit space, with a two-letter-per-month limit, and may be edited or rejected at the editor’s discretion for libelous or inappropriate content. Submissions by email or mail to Roswell address provided.
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