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Sha’Carri Richardson Is World Champion! Redemption? No, She Seeks Reclamation

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 8:25 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Sha'Carri Richardson winning the women's 100m at World Athletics Championships.

Sha’Carri’s redemption Sha’Carri Richardson won the Women’s 100m last week at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Many are hailing it as her redemption. I understand why, but I disagree. They are hailing it as her redemption because of what happened at the 2020 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Richardson won the Women’s 100m. And she did so with speed… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2024 Paris Olympics, Flo-Jo, marijuana, Reclamation, Redemption, Sha'Carri Richardson, suspension, Tokyo Olympics, USATF, World Athletics Championships

Want your kids to be like Mike ?

Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 6:06 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Legalize marijuana! Related commentaries: Phelps, 14-time Olympic champion, is a dope fiend Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: dope, marijuana, Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps, 14-time Olympic champion, is a dope fiend?!

Sunday, February 1, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Anyone who knows of my interest in competitive swimming will appreciate my profound dismay over the following: Michael Phelps may have disqualified himself not only from making millions more as a sports hero but also from adding to his stash of 14 Olympic gold medals in 2012. Because this picture of him taking a hit… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: marijuana, Michael Phelps

Marijuana Stash Lands Australian Beautician in the Joint!

Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 11:13 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Schapelle Corby – presumed innocent: Do I look like a criminal? Black Americans are very familiar with draconian prison sentences for minor drug offenses. But Australian Schapelle Corby could never have fathomed her fate when she decided to bring along a little home grown weed to keep her and her friends in a partying mood… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Australia, Bali, beautician, drug laws, drug smuggling, Indonesia, John Howard, marijuana, prison sentence, Schapelle Corby

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