WASHINGTON, May 25, 2013 — Memorial Day comes a bit early this year thanks to the last Monday in May always being designated Memorial Day. For some it's a three-day weekend of good eats, parades and fun. However, it should be a time when we
Evidence is mounting that as people eye the beckoning barn door signaling "summer" – Memorial Day weekend – most don't seem able to disconnect from the workplace like they did in the old days. The word "vacation" originates from the Latin "vacatio,"
By noon today, the mad dash to get out of Chicago had begun and cars were bumper to bumper all afternoon inching slowly to their destinations. There are lots of drivers, but not as many last year. AAA estimates 35 million
Sure, we still have to go to work, but many of us also get those long, glorious three-day weekends off: Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day (with, if you're lucky, some vacation time thrown in in-between). Sounds great, doesn't it? And what
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