PHOTOS: Do you think Columbus Day should be celebrated?

Local residents give their opinion on the holiday.

Michelle Pinedo, of Queensbury, thinks Columbus Day should not disappear. Instead, its meaning should be altered.<br />
“I don’t think it should be held in such high regard,” she said. “It’s an important holiday; I just don’t think that people realize what it really stands for. Sometimes people just want an excuse to celebrate. Maybe that’s why we celebrate it in the first place.”<br />
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Photo by Coleman Smith, for The Saratogian

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Michelle Pinedo, of Queensbury, thinks Columbus Day should not disappear. Instead, its meaning should be altered.
“I don’t think it should be held in such high regard,” she said. “It’s an important holiday; I just don’t think that people realize what it really stands for. Sometimes people just want an excuse to celebrate. Maybe that’s why we celebrate it in the first place.”

Photo by Coleman Smith, for The Saratogian