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Inside every adult lurks a graduation speaker dying to get out, some world-weary pundit eager to pontificate on life to young people who'd rather be

By Mary Schmich | Special to the Tribune PUBLISHED: June 1, 1997 at 3:00 AM CDT | UPDATED: June 24, 2024 at 2:25 PM CDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: This column was published in 1997. Read the latest from Chicago Tribune Opinion here . Inside every adult lurks a graduation speaker dying to get out, some world-weary pundit eager to pontificate on life to young people who’d rather be Rollerblading. Most of us, alas, will never be invited to sow our words of wisdom among an audience of caps and gowns, but there’s no reason we can’t entertain ou

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