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...course, it is easier said than done to begin teaching the truth in elementary history classes, especially when so much of it is uncertain or interwoven with fable. There is one thing that can be done in the immediate future, however: We must abolish Columbus Day. Not the national holiday itself; I enjoy the day off as much as anyone else. Rather, we should turn Columbus Day into a holiday that honors all American peoples. In Berkeley, for example, Columbus Day was already replaced with Indigenous Peoples Day in 1992. In parts of Latin America, Columbus Day is celebrated...

Author: By Marina S. Magloire | Title: America Discovers Columbus | 10/14/2008 | See Source »

...that whereas people voluntarily approach voter registration tables in Cambridge, the IOP’s efforts in Boston are sometimes seen as an “involuntary intrusion” and are met with “unpleasant responses.” Green pointed out that it is much easier to register college students. Education is highly correlated to voter registration, he said, and this generation is “a generation of voters.” In addition, registering older voters in th e habit of not voting is more difficult than registering young people who have...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: IOP Registers Boston Voters | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...zone for the first score of the game. The rookie ended the day with two catches for 72 yards. “No, [my first catch] wasn’t bad at all,” Chrissis said. “It was really a lot easier than I thought it would be... my blockers and my line and the receivers downfield made it really easy. And with Matt Luft, chasing a guy for 50 yards while I just kind of cruised into the end zone. It was awesome. It was definitely a team touchdown.” On Harvard?...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR: Offense Bolstered by Backups | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...that McCain has made it any easier for himself. Over the weekend, the Republican nominee convened an economic strategy session after last week's attempt to paint Democrat Barack Obama as a pal of terrorists largely fizzled. But nothing new came out of the event. And so what was billed as the candidate's big relaunching was, in terms of substance, a collection of things McCain has been saying already - but this time said in a really gloomy, harrowing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain and Obama: A Fresh Start, a Fresh Economic Plan | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

There hasn't been any talk of any of that in all the weekend excitement in Europe. And of course it's bad form to ask whether governments across the continent have learned any lessons from their appalling mismanagement of banks in the past. Far easier just to bash those ugly Americans, who caused all the problems in the first place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Europe's Bank Bailout Plan Really Work? | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

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