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Letter: Athletes exercise their rights

By Larry Dorr, VANCOUVER
Published: September 27, 2017, 6:00am

President Donald Trump says those NFL players who kneel during the national anthem are trashing everything America stands for.

No, actually they’re doing something America stands for — exercising their right to freedom of expression. Oh, and is it just a coincidence that Trump only goes after black athletes?

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