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As an old white guy who graduated from Bountiful High School in 1971, I offer a historical anecdote that illustrates why the high school’s mascot, the Braves, must go.When I was a student, our cheerleaders adopted the coup stick as a device to rally the fans. When a cheerleader held the stick aloft, the fans exploded with noise. This continued until one day Principal Donald Wright came over the intercom, explained that he had been informed that the coup stick is a sacred religious symbol i
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