TOMORROW IS COLUMBUS DAY .... NOT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY

By Howie Katz

 

Christopher Columbus

Columbus Day honors the courageous explorer who reached the Americas on Oct 12, 1492, a feat no one thought was possible because they believed the world was flat and that his three ships would fall off the edge of the earth.

Columbus Day is a national holiday that is dear to this country's Italian-Americans and should be dear to all Americans. 

Liberals in this country have long objected to Columbus Day because they blame him for the mistreatment of the Indians in the US and Latin America, something the explorer had nothing to do with.

The opponents of Columbus Day have come up with the preposterous name of Indigenous Peoples' Day. To liberals the name 'Indians' is a cardinal sin. 

The name change of Columbus Day would be laughable if it weren't so sad.

To me, it will always be Columbus Day. And that's the way it should be for all Americans.