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October 09 October 09     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   NEWS   opinion   Christopher Columbus XX: Hey America, my ancestor didn't cause your failings     We're quick to rewrite history and accuse Christopher Columbus of decimating Native Americans when the truth is so much more complex.     Read Story     opinion           Trump space plans could restore U.S. optimism. It worked for Columbus and Europe. We haven't left low-Earth orbit since Apollo 17, and unthinkable riches languish beyond our reach. It's time to reignite that old love of exploration.     opinion           Corporate tax cuts are a crazy idea. We need more money, not less. Corporations won't spend tax savings on innovation. Meanwhile we've got to pay for three hurricanes, failing infrastructure and a defense buildup.     opinion           Are taxes and Obamacare Donald Trump's art-of-the-deal Waterloos? It's not all the president's fault, but he did sell himself as a master negotiator and so far he's been a bust.   Advertisement   opinion           Save Puerto Rico from crippling Jones Act Don't sacrifice Hurricane Maria survivors to appease shipping industry: Our view     opinion           Hispanic Americans deserve better from Donald Trump Trump mocked Puerto Rico and took a passive aggressive tone. And why was he talking about the president of Mexico?     nation-now           Misplaced priorities behind Mike Pence's choreographed performance at Colts game We're still aching from a mass shooting, hurricane cleanup and potential nuclear warfare — this cheap political ploy was the last thing America needs.     opinion           Readers' best comments: If Obama did it, Sessions is not having it Our readers shared their thoughts on Attorney General Jeff Sessions saying federal civil rights law doesn’t protect trans people from discrimination in the workplace.     opinion           After you remove all the Christopher Columbus statues, what good will it do? There's only so much talk about race that most of this country can handle. Vandalizing our monuments won't address the real problems.     opinion           Have a nice 'bump stock' day: Today's toons     Editorial Cartoon     Popular Stories Armour: The real mockery of national anthem was by Vice President Mike Pence Jerry Jones: Cowboys players 'disrespecting the flag' won't be allowed to play Harvey Weinstein officially fired from The Weinstein Company   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: reed791.worldnews@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108