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Back to School, in Spurts and Starts

by Julie Zickefoose, NPR
September 25, 2006

As a new school year starts nationwide, quiet settles on homes once filled with the bustle and bicker of children. Commentator Julie Zickefoose relishes time to herself, until the phone rings.

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  • All Things Considered, September 25, 2006
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