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Don't labor on Labor Day

By Staff Editorial     8/28/08 7:00pm

This Monday is Labor Day, the first holiday of the year. Make the most of it by doing as little as possible by sleeping or loitering somewhere. So before you go out and decide to be productive, think twice. Once you come back, it'll be all work all the time.





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