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Dick Yarbrough: Players who disrespect anthem are simply boorish
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Miami Dolphins fans spell out “Stand” for the national anthem during an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Jim Rassol/South Florida Sun-Sentinel) - photo by Associated Press
Dick Yarbrough
Columnist
Published: Oct 14, 2017, 5:00 AM
OK, boys and girls, today’s word is “juxtaposition.” According to my friends, Barney Funk and Porter Wagnall, it means putting things together for comparison — like when I read a whiny letter in the Atlanta newspapers from the head of a local civil rights organization.
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Opinion: Sacrifices must be made by all to keep Democracy
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President Donald Trump listens during an event Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. - photo by Associated Press
Letter to the editor
Published: Apr 3, 2025, 8:11 PM
Donald Trump and the Republican Party are, in a helter-skelter fashion, converting American democracy into an autocracy with Trump as the autocrat.
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