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Columbus Day: What's open, what's closed, what's happening?

True, it's not the most exciting holiday on the calendar. It's not even observed in every state, which means Columbus Day comes with a lot of confusion about practical matters, such as what's open and what's not. Here's your practical guide to Columbus Day.
In Pictures: Paying at the pump
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In Pictures: Mountain climbers
In Pictures: Early images from earthquake in Chile

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Mississippi highway shootings: Suspect not a fake cop

Mississippi police arrested James D. Willie, a suspect in two fatal highway shootings. But police said Willie wasn't posing as a cop. Why did police think he was?
Student loans: As debts hit $1 trillion mark, protesters plan Occupy-type events

Student loan activists in New York and some 20 other cities are gathering Wednesday, when student debt is expected to cross the trillion-dollar threshold. Among their student loan proposals: The federal government should cover all higher-education costs.
Gabrielle Giffords: Battle royale for her seat in Congress

Gabrielle Giffords: Republican Jesse Kelly faces former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber in a special election for Arizona's 8th Congressional District.
Chapter & Verse
Adrienne Rich: a voice for the marginalized

Adrienne Rich shaped her verse and prose into a passionate cry for justice.
Earthquake in Mexico: Powerful, destructive but not deadly (+video)

Earthquake in Mexico: The magnitude 7.4 quake was the biggest since 1986, when at least 10,000 died. But improved construction and where this earthquake hit, say officials, has left Mexico with limited damage, and no fatalities.
Clint Eastwood: His wife and daughters will do family reality TV show

Clint Eastwood will make guest appearances in the new reality TV show "Mrs. Eastwood & Company." It will also feature a South African all-male vocal group.
Quake, aftershocks rattle San Francisco Bay area

The US Geological Survey reports the magnitude-4.0 quake struck at 5:33 a.m. Monday and was centered 8 miles northeast of San Francisco in the city of El Cerrito.
How Starbucks became the darling of American gun owners

In states that allow open carry for licensed gun owners, Starbucks has refused to put up signs in protest – though some other businesses have. Gun-control advocates have started a boycott, but gun owners are answering with a 'buycott.'
Latin America Monitor
Is it the end of paramilitarism in Colombia?

The last of Colombia's paramilitary leaders were captured in Venezuela, marking the end for a group that dominated Colombia's drug trade, writes guest blogger Jeremy McDermott.
Backchannels
Graphic images flood out of Syria. Why no world uproar?

Grainy videos depict the violence that has killed at least 6,000 Syrians, but the prospects for international intervention appear dim. Is the world inured to the ubiquitous images?
Chapter & Verse
More books, more choices: why America needs its indies

Farhad Manjoo thinks corner bookstores are simply comfy and quaint. He couldn't be more wrong.
Columbus Day: What's open, what's closed, what's happening?

True, it's not the most exciting holiday on the calendar. It's not even observed in every state, which means Columbus Day comes with a lot of confusion about practical matters, such as what's open and what's not. Here's your practical guide to Columbus Day.
Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of October 10, 2011

Readers write in to debate the individual mandate in the new health-care law and share thanks for 'gifted and talented' programs in schools.
Change Agent
Patrons rally behind resilient public libraries

Even as libraries are facing steep cuts, Americans are using them more than ever – in more ways than ever.
In Pictures: Paying at the pump
Cupertino City Council applauds Apple's new spaceship campus [VIDEO]

Cupertino City Council had Steve Jobs present Apple's new campus plan, praising the 'spectacular' design of a new spaceship building.
Japan tsunami a wake-up call for US west coast

Japan’s earthquake and tsunami is alerting the US west coast that the same kind of thing could happen there. Experts who study the earth’s shifting crust say the “big one” may be past due.
California harbor 'destroyed' by tsunami, but damage less severe elsewhere

The tsunami created by Japan's 8.9 earthquake has now hit the West Coast. Early reports suggest that two California towns – Crescent City and Santa Cruz – have been hit hardest.
Tsunami waves produce flooding surge in Hawaii and California boat damage

Tsunami warnings on the US west coast kept most people away from the water, but tsunami waves damaged boats in northern California and flooded parts of Hawaii. Some California surfers ignored a tsunami warning and tried to find bigger waves.
Surfing in the winter

Clad in neoprene wet suits, surfers brave the freezing waves.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 02/15
How Nestor Kirchner's passing alters Argentine politics

Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner – whose wife, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is the current president – died of an apparent heart attack today.
Nestor Kirchner remembered as Latin American statesman

Nestor Kirchner, former president of Argentina, died Wednesday. Kirchner was married to the current Argentine president, Cristina Fernandez.
LA heat record set on Monday; more hot weather expected Tuesday

LA heat record of over 110 degrees was set on Monday, just after noon in the downtown area. More high temperatures, though not record-setting, are forecast for Tuesday for LA.
Cedar Point named 'Best Amusement Park.' Did your favorite park get a prize?

Cedar Point won the top prize at Amusement Today's recent awards show for the amusement park and resort industry. Other categories included 'Friendliest Staff' and 'Best Children's Park.'