Two-thirds of Americans plan to hand out candy on Halloween, and this year they get to do it on a Saturday night with nobody due at school the next morning. The parents walking the route will be out there a couple of hours with nowhere to be afterward. A folding table in the driveway loaded with food and drinks gives them a reason to stop rather than head home.
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