columbus day
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Rally organizers and speakers see commemorations of the explorer, who Italian-American communities first uplifted while pushing back against anti-Italian social stigma, as celebrating the colonization and violence against Native Americans. - Sykesville's Town Council will be meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 and will be discussing the Warfield master plan and amendments to the town's zoning ordinance as well as the creation of the Community Safety and Enhancement Taskforce.
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- Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore finished 17th in the men's all-around finals Thursday at the Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China, with a score of 86.248.
- A highlight of the 33rd festival, held this weekend, is the costumed parade known as 'Playing Mas'
- Rec sports submissions for Howard County for the week of Oct. 17
- Laurel city offices will be closed and refuse and recycling collections will be rescheduled on Monday, Oct. 14, in observance of Columbus Day.
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- On Saturday in downtown Havre de Grace. The sixth Graw Days Festival sponsored by Havre de Grace Main Street Inc. will run 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. as a day-long family fun event celebrating the historic period in the city when Havre de Grace "Graw" Race Track was king (1912 to 1952). The event is free to the public. Ya'll come!
- Federal employees do not deserve all the anger and misinformed attacks
- The Antonio Gatto Lodge of the Sons of Italy is holding its annual Columbus Day Mass, Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary of the Mills Church, 114 St. Mary's Place.
- Republicans in the House of Representatives were set to approve a government funding bill Saturday that would delay the nation's health care law for one year — inching federal agencies closer to a shutdown analysts predict would have a significant economic impact in Maryland.
- More than 100,000 people will converge on Annapolis during the next two weeks for the annual fall boat shows. The shows are a long standing tradition in Annapolis and soon will be under new ownership.
- Maria G. Zannino, a longtime Highlandtown funeral director who was active in numerous Italian cultural and social organizations, died Saturday from complications of heart disease at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. She was 80.
- The Fallston Flames U10 boys soccer team completed a successful season with back-to-back tournament championships recently. The Flames won the EASL Open in Baltimore County and then took home the Fallston Cup. In addition, in early October they won the River Soccer Club Columbus Day Tournament in Ocean City. Pictured, front row, from left, Mason Manzo, Keetan Oteyza, Kevin Roberts, Alex Rothenheber, Michael Estremsky. Middle row, from left, Drew Menges, Ben Tewey, Noah Amburgey, Brett Newcomb,
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- Traffic backed up for 3.5 miles shortly before noon Monday.
- The annual Columbus Day Parade in Baltimore attracted a diverse group of celebrants, with organizers emphasizing a passing of the torch to younger generations to continue the 122-year-old event.
- Baltimore fans welcome home the Orioles, who will play their first postseason game at home on Sunday after 15 years.
- In honor of Christopher Columbus, Donna Ellis whips up a dinner of Spanish origins, planned to feed. It features ingredients from the Old World and the new.
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- City offices will be closed and no trash or recycling collections will be made on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8. Because of the holiday, the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on Oct. 8 will be held Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Municipal Center, 8103 Sandy Spring Road,
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- Over the summer, Dulaney High School accrued many honors, and as of June the school was elevated to the status of a Model Green School. ...
- Recently Forge residents attended the Rodgers Forge Community open meeting, held Sept. 12 at Rodgers Forge Elementary School.
- Or just keep in mind that a saint's feast day isn't like a holiday associated with a figure of earthly accomplishment. We celebrate on Washington's birthday with department store sales, but the saints are remembered on the days when they leave this life to meet their maker. If it's too early for your feast day, don't drink and drive and you'll improve your chances of celebrating St. Patrick's come next year.
- In pursuit of creating a permanent winter holiday break, Howard County government has changed its holiday schedule for 2012, requiring employees to work Good Friday and Columbus Day so they can have off between Christmas and New Year's.
- In short, Columbus didn't discover America, nor did Erikson. They did start something that led to what we've got today, and that's worth celebrating. And it's also worth taking pride in as Italian-Americans, Scandanavian-Americans and any other brand of American who is proud to be here.
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- The Laurel Sons of Italy will host a Columbus Day Mass Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
- Baltimore Beer Week: The first weekend's food highlights
- By reducing the number of paid state employee holidays, Maryland could save a considerable amount of money
