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...doubt that many students will truly "celebrate" Columbus Day; most probably won't think twice about the seafaring explorer on Monday. Yet, this holiday does confer hero status on Christopher Columbus, and it reflects the values and historical consciousness of our society...
...seems that everyone on campus is looking forward to enjoying a three-day weekend. Columbus Day will be observed on Monday, freeing most students from the burdens of classes and work for an extra...
Most Americans probably don't know much more about Columbus than the romanticized account of him they learn in grade school--that in 1492, he sailed out courageously from Spain, bound for India, but ended up discovering the New World. Every October, his holiday is supposed to commemorate a high point in Western history...
...COLUMBUS, Ohio: Taking a page from his successful cross-country bus trip President Clinton roared toward the Democratic National Convention aboard the "21st Century Express" with a re- election pitch for voters: "No U-turn. Stay on the right track." Clinton is on a four-day, five-state campaign before arriving in Chicago to accept the Democratic nomination. The trip, which will take him through West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, is designed to whip up excitement for a convention that promises few surprises. Each day the President will unveil a proposed second-term initiative to show...
...then someone should tell Christopher Columbus, Neil Armstrong and Javier Sotomayor that there have been some serious measuring errors along with a few pretty good hoaxes pulled on the world...