The illusion that times that were are better than those that are,
has probably pervaded all ages.
-- Horace Greeley (1811-1872), "The American Conflict", 1864-1866
The following is a memo from the superintendent of the Mylar school district.
"A recent six-month study, in which breakfast was made available at school for 100 schoolchildren ages five to twelve, found that children on the breakfast plan were less likely than other children to be absent from or late for school....