colin kaepernick

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Sports won’t save us, but we need a galvanizing force

RON COOK Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)

Jun 01, 2020

There has been rioting in the streets in many American cities, including Pittsburgh. Property has been ruined, needlessly and senselessly. Monuments h...

Commentary, Nation World, New York

Why Kaepernick took a knee

LEONARD GREENE Tribune News Service

May 30, 2020

NEW YORK — He isn’t trending right now, but he should be. Still, it didn’t take long for savvy social media mavens to make the connection between bani...

Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World

Fly the Betsy Ross flag with pride

NICHOLAS L. WADDY Special to The Olean TImes Herald

Jul 13, 2019

Americans were rightly bewildered to learn that, in the eyes of Colin Kaepernick and the Nike Corp., the “Betsy Ross flag” that flew over the young Un...

Commentary, Local Columnists

Eckstrom: The pandering of NYT and Nike

Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 10, 2018

A couple thoughts after a busy week: Once again I find myself writing about journalism and covering the news — this after the New York Times published...

Football, Local Sports, Pro Teams, ...

Pollock: NFL solution to anthem protests totally ridiculous

CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald

May 30, 2018

Admittedly, I’m conflicted over the National Football League/Star Spangled Banner controversy. There are people who, long ago, earned my respect yet h...

Commentary, Readers Turn To Write

RTW: Selective rights are no rights at all

KAREN ASH, Special to the Olean Times Herald

Jan 12, 2018

A few weeks ago, a gentleman came into my shop asking for (and receiving) sponsorship for his youth organization. On the way out he mentioned he was h...

Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...

Pollock: National anthem controversy just won’t go away …

CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald

Sep 28, 2017

ORCHARD PARK — Are you already tired of the ongoing controversy over NFL players protesting police brutality and racial inequality in America during t...

Football, Local Sports, Sports, ...

Protest started by Kaepernick keeps growing

CHUCK POLLOCK - Olean Times Herald

Aug 25, 2017

It started last August – almost a year to the day – when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem before a pres...