- With Harper in his corner, Netanyahu gets warm Canadian welcome, The Globe and Mail, May 30, 2010.
2. The day after LeBron James stunned Northeast Ohio by leaving the Cavaliers, a Nike “Witness” poster remained firmly taped to the wall in downtown Cleveland’s Styles and Profiles barber shop.
“What would we take it down for?” asked barber Russell Vaughn, 58. “His decision was his to make. Yes, it was hard on us, but he did what he had to do.”
Vaughn’s comments stirred a swift retort from Ray Paulk, 47, a Cleveland truck driver who felt the way the star departed left behind a bad taste.
“You had one job to do – that was bring a ring home, and you didn’t do it,” said Paulk. “Then you skipped out.”
The debate inside this small shop, featured years ago in one of Nike’s first Witness commercials, reflected the range and intensity of emotions churning in Northeast Ohio since the region’s hero declared he was changing teams.
The conversation is more thoughtful and nuanced in Greater Cleveland than what the nation saw Thursday night, when news cameras captured fans burning LeBron jerseys. Heartbreak is the universal sentiment, but beyond talk radio and sports bars, forgiving voices blend with the accusatory ones.
Within the black community especially, people are less likely to condemn James’ decision and to try to understand it. Local reaction at times has illustrated a generational divide, with older fans more likely to see betrayal and younger fans more likely to defend a young person's right to chase his dreams. And especially down Interstate 77 in James’ hometown of Akron, he’s still the King to many...
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