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This Iowa golf course has housed an observatory for 100 years — but problems are surfacing
The Drake Municipal Observatory has hosted a summer lecture series for more than 100 years. Start time issues have attendees questioning its future.
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Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Golf Course at odds over lecture series
The Drake Municipal Observatory has hosted a summer lecture series for more than 100 years. Start time issues have attendees ...