On this Labor Day weekend, many of us may be thinking of a quick retreat into summer vacation mode during the three-day break. It is a time to celebrate the return of college football and the promise of cooler temperatures. Fans of America’s pastime are strapping in for the final month of the season while professional football fans also are gearing up for a new campaign

There will be festivals, parades, good food cooked outdoors for perhaps one of the last times this year and a general sense of not only celebration, but transition.

Despite most public school boards’ best efforts, this is the traditional end of summer. And the break it offers is so appreciated because the people Labor Day is meant to honor –like many of you, hard working men and women who provide daily for their families

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