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Nonetheless, that near-death experience--for the fish, if not for me--woke me up to the fact that my memory might not be all it once was. At the outset, I should say that when it comes to incipient memory loss, I've got good reason to worry. I'm in my mid-40s, the age at which most no-longer-babyish boomers begin to notice that many of the faculties they used to take for granted--eyesight, stamina, the ability to fit into slim-cut khakis--are starting to go. If those things fade, why shouldn't memory...
...outset of the season, though, all of these accomplishments seemed a distant dream...
...Coming into the season, some key players from last year's team decided not to play and I didn't have high expectations for this team," said senior outside hitter Joe Herger. "Although this team at the outset was the least talented team in my four years, it was the most hard-working, dedicated and mentally tough team...
Despite fielding a roster with a strong, deep corps of experienced seniors, Coach Tim Wheaton and the Crimson (14-2-1, 7-0 Ivy) found themselves relying on a host of talented freshmen to guide the team to victory from the season's outset...
These days, though, Coelho's ratio of mishaps to successes seems to be on the rise. Consider the Elian Gonzalez matter. Although Gore had distanced himself from the Clinton Administration from the outset of the controversy by saying it should be handled in family court, sources say his top advisers--primarily Coelho, but with backing from message gurus Carter Eskew and Bob Shrum--urged him to take a higher profile by calling for permanent residency for the Cuban boy. Coelho was out front in arguing that the move would bolster Gore's chances of carrying Florida--the nation's fourth...