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Editor’s Note

May 4, 2017 By Maggi Barnard

We have a bit of a science theme in today’s issue. It just happened, and it is exciting to have this thread running through our big- gest issue of the year so far. There is so much talk about science and maths taking a back seat in the subject choice of many students these days, so it is encouraging to know science can make news in our community.

On the front page you will be inspired by Gary Tilley’s passion for teaching science, while Yasmin Potts’ science achievement featured on page 13 is a great achieve- ment. We meet a scientist in Our Bloke this week, and there is a story about the Ages of Fishes Museum’s expansion on page 12. We even have a scientific debate on our letters page.

Tomorrow you can study the science of dressing up when the name of the game changes to ABBA – enjoy!

Maggi Barnard Editor

Filed Under: Letters to the Editor

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