It's back-to-school time again!
Yesterday (9/5/2006), I was watching television coverage of the first day of school in Chicago. (The Chicago public schools start their new school year on the day after Labor Day every year, while suburban school systems usually start during the week before Labor Day, in late August, a practice which started to take hold during my school years several decades ago.) Mayor Richard Daley went to Sherman Elementary School to ring a ceremonial school bell marking the start of the first day of the new... Sign in to see full entry.