It's unfortunate to see a once unifying figure, who defined courage and religiosity, is in the crosshairs of destruction, petitions and disinformation.
Let's set the record straight. Leif Erikson or Leif Ericson was the Icelandic explorer considered as the first European to land in North America, before Christopher Columbus. And, whatever your views of Columbus Day taking its place in historical events or the “Columbus controversy,” this holiday is…