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Opinion: It's time for the Cleveland and Atlanta baseball clubs to change their team nicknames

Well, while we’re still counting those ballots, there’s no reason we can’t demand immediate change.

We’re talking about the great states of Georgia and Ohio.

It’s past the time for Cleveland’s baseball team to finally announce that they will no longer be called the “Indians.’’

And once Cleveland makes the change, it’s Atlanta's turn to change the "Braves" nickname.

“I think it’s an exciting opportunity to be on the right side of history,’’ Natalie Welch, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and professor at Linfield University in McMinnville, Oregon, told USA TODAY Sports.