1 Azzi Fudd
The guard-heavy Dallas Wings spurned conventional wisdom by selecting UConn guard Azzi Fudd in a historic WNBA draft in which a record five UCLA players were drafted in the first round.
Fudd’s timing proved propitious — she will make $500,000 thanks to the new collective bargaining agreement — seven times more than what last year’s rookie of the year Paige Bueckers made.
Even in an era glutted with 3-point shooters, Fudd possesses the most picturesque and pure shot in the draft. Furthermore, her release is quicker than a hummingbird’s flitting wings. This year she ratcheted her defensive aggressiveness; she also increased her steals and her deflections.
Moreover, she has a championship pedigree and exhibited the resoluteness to overcome a series of debilitating knee injuries.
Marc D. Greenwood, Opelika, Ala.
2 Carrollton Mega Center —While bashing state governmental offices is sometimes justified, I had a truly pleasant experience renewing my driver’s license at the Carrollton Mega Center. Total time spent was about 25 minutes.
All employees I met were friendly and efficient. I would conclude that my tax dollars in this instance were effectively spent.
Joseph Vincent Adams, McKinney
3 Summer memories — One summer, it was my most perfect day. I was on vacation, high up in the mountains and came upon a green pasture filled with wildflowers, including beautiful columbines. There on my left was a worn-down home and Aspen trees, glittering silver to green in the cool gentle wind. And on the ridge before me was a full-grown porcupine just wandering across, coming from the Aspens heading to the snowcapped mountains. I was 14.
Hold unto these moments. You never know when they can come around again. The summer days lumbered on, like the porcupine, but way too quick and it was back to school. Back to W. T. White High School among my friends.
I miss my youth in Dallas. Times in the creek on hot summer days. Crawling under the wire fence to watch Jesuit High School games. A snowball fight with Dallas police, and so much more.
There is such greatness from Dallas. This is my love letter to my city.
James K. Waghorne, Wichita Falls
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