{"id":3914,"date":"2005-06-23T16:37:09","date_gmt":"2005-06-23T20:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2005\/06\/23\/schools-out\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:57:37","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:57:37","slug":"schools-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2005\/06\/23\/schools-out\/","title":{"rendered":"school’s out!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Summer vacation starts today for the public schools of Schenectady County, NY. <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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The daily routines of many of our inhabitants will be changing — a great opportunity <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Before attempting such deep thoughts, though, I suggest experiencing a few <\/FONT><\/DIV>
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schoool’s out–<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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last day of school<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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     the crack of a baseball bat<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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new grave . . .<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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 \"rollercoaster\"  here’s one I wish I had found for my Father’s Day <\/FONT>post<\/FONT><\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV>
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the pinwheel stops<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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     grandpa catches<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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