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Growing up, my dad used to call me his “mud and water daughter.” It was a fitting title, since I spent most of the summer mixing various concoctions of mud pies under the playhouse and squirting things with the hose. As an adult, though, I am more of a “bedrock and water daughter,” and I thr…

Opinion

That same summer, looking forward to entering Poynette High School in just a few weeks; I signed up to play in the Babe Ruth Baseball program. Our coach was Mr. Porterfield; the same man who was in charge of the Little League teams and schedule.