Once upon a time kids got the day off from school on Columbus Day. Then we learned a bit more about Christopher Columbus, and his day got downgraded a bit.
The post office will be closed on Monday October 9th, but not much else.
On the Southern Oregon University campus, Indigenous Peoples Day will be observed instead, with a variety of ceremonies.
Lupe Sims is the student who advocated for the observance. She and Four Arrows, former director of Lakota University, are our guests.