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Former champ a hero

Sun., Dec. 20, 2015

Muhammed Ali, former heavyweight champion of the world, is a Muslim, and one of the biggest heroes I’ve had in over 60 years of living. If Donald Trump is disrespecting the champ, he’s walking on the fighting side of me. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, whatever his race or religion, Ali is all-American to me. He’s still my hero; the champ

Jay Leeper

Naples, Idaho

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