Columbus Day

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2014, file photo, a marching band participates in the Columbus Day parade in New York. A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has new momentum but the gesture to recognize victims of European colonialism has also prompted howls of outrage from some Italian Americans, who say eliminating their festival of ethnic pride is culturally insensitive, too. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Happy Holiday, I think?

Whatever you call today, it is still an official government holiday. That means that a lot of federal workers are off today, but many are not.

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