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Contemporary life in America and the world is documented and described as host Ira Glass presents a weekly collection of innovative radio stories linked by a central theme.



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Time to Say Goodbye

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Graduation time is near. It's the time of year when young people move on the new places in their lives. And parents wonder: where did the time go? WKSU commentator Debra Lynn-Hook knows all too well from her own experience.

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