columbus day

For now, Massachusetts will continue to celebrate Columbus Day on the second Monday in October.

Indigenous people and other activists calling for the state to rename Columbus Day got support in their push Tuesday from some Italian-Americans who said they, too, think Massachusetts should make the change.

The folks of Randolph, New Jersey are to be applauded for their actions. It's time the silent majority rise up and be heard.

People who vilify Columbus Day are being unfair and biased. In addition, they're insulting the Italian-American community and the Catholic faith.

A replica of one of Christopher Columbus’ three ships, the Nao Santa Maria, sailed through the Cape Cod Canal this week and one resident took some amazing photos.

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 an important way for Americans to learn more about the Age of Exploration and the enormous changes

Last week's employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 114,000 new jobs in September and a drop in the rate of unemployment from 8.1% to 7.8%. As 114,000 new jobs are not sufficient to stay even with population growth, the drop in the unemployment rate is the result of not counting 2...