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Date: Sep 20 12:16 2009

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Educators unveiled a new teaching tool Tuesday that they hope will make children realise that the Milky Way is not just the name of a candy bar. For decades, students have walked past the dome-shaped building between the middle school and the high school, but were never allowed to go inside. Read more __________________

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Date: Sep 19 18:03 2009

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School observatory shines again The stars aligned just right for Lincoln Park Middle School students when a 45-year-old abandoned observatory reopened this week on school grounds during the 400th anniversary of Galileo's use of a telescope. The project was initiated by community members impassioned about renovating the building and adding state-of-the-art technology rivalling any school statewide, including prestigious Cranbrook, Superintendent Randy Kite said. Source __________________

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