Seattle Lights up the Heavens
Bellamy Pailthorp of member station KPLU reports on the fracas over the new high-powered “light saber” installed on the roof of Seattle’s Space Needle. The tower’s owners say the high-tech light will bring the 60’s relic into the 21st century, but local stargazers want to snuff the light out.
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