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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
One of my favorite Christmas carols is “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” The line where they sing, “through the…
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Where are the Italian Superheroes?
Do you remember Dondi? Most people do not. Dondi was a comic strip that ran from September 1955 to June…
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History & culture
100 Days of Dante
This September 14 will be the 700th anniversary of the death of the greatest poet of western literature, Dante Alighieri. …
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History & culture
The Italian Immigrant
What images come to mind when someone mentions Italian immigrants to the United States? If you are like most people,…
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Fettuccini Alfredo is NOT Italian
It is amazing to me, a guy who grew up in an Italian American community in upstate New York, how…
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History & culture
Not Everyone is Irish On St. Patrick’s Day
Let me start by saying that I have no animosity towards the Irish. Even though my first wife was Irish,…
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An Italian American Christmas
Several years back, an evangelical Christian co-worker was complaining about the secularization of Christmas. “Jesus is the reason for the…
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Columbus and The Historians
When I was a kid Columbus Day was a special holiday. OK, it was not Christmas or Easter, but it…
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The Prosecution of Christopher Columbus
In my previous article, I discussed the man Christopher Columbus, details of who he was that are often overlooked by…
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History & culture
Christopher Columbus
The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones. It is so easy…
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