Archive for the 'Christopher Columbus' Category

Christopher Columbus: Hero or villain?

According to revisionist historians and American Indian activists, Christopher Columbus deserves condemnation for having brought slavery, disease, and. It's Columbus Day, which is sort of the Bizarro version of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, when we honor a man who worked to liberate a minority. It's also just a. Guest host Tony Cox speaks with [...]

The top 5 misconceptions about Christopher Columbus

Today is Columbus Day, time to buy appliances on sale and contemplate other things that have nothing to do with Christopher Columbus. So much of what we say about Columbus is either wholly untrue or greatly In honor of Christopher Columbus, the Michigan Columbus Day committee will kick off a two-day celebration today of the [...]

Columbus Day is more complex than it looks

By Josef Kuhn| Religion News Service, Two recent books argue that explorers Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama were more like Christian crusaders than greed. As we celebrate Columbus Day, I'm sure that we all remember this rhyme: In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. We celebrate and have this day off from work because [...]

Who will be better after Potter?

By Molly Gray Nick Meyers, 12, of the Ohio Elite baseball team, takes a lead off first base during his game against the Westerville Wildcats at the annual. Photo By Sarah GordonHank Fincken as Christopher Columbus in 1492 urges the audience to support his expedition across the world during Ashland Chutauqua at Myers Memorial Band [...]

Christopher Columbus Says Goodbye to Harry Potter

So, how does Christopher Columbus – the director of the first two installments, and producer of the third – feel about the conclusion of this series, which officially gets underway with the Friday release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? Search [pickles to the New World] and read to learn that it was Christopher [...]