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In 1972 the variety store on the main street had oiled wooden floors that creaked so you could hear where everybody was, and the goods were in open…
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In 1974 almost every street had a gap in it - an unbuilt parcel, a demolished house, a field waiting for a developer - and everybody understood that…
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The Point Was Not the Cartoons. It Was the Control
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There were three channels, one television, and an adult who decided what was on it. Through…
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In 1976 school fundraising meant a child being handed inventory and sent out to sell it. A carton of candy bars, an order form, a price list and…
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In 1974 study hall was a scheduled period in which you were given nothing to do. No subject, no instruction, no assignment and no grade - just a…
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In 1974 the school store was a hatch in a corridor wall that opened for ten minutes before the bell and again at break, and was shut and…