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this semester is Feedback Control The- fine. But, I’m intrigued by it. I like it.” • · _
ory, taught by Bruce Walcott in Lexing- Vicki Maley is the principal of Mc- Jem one Tllne
ton. Lynch is the only person outside of Nabb Elementary School in Paducah. Fof   Tilllé I A
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Barbara llopper is the principal at she "probably would have applied at =F=IfOne gy bed; alumni are at least;  
Northside (Zhristian School in Mayfield, SIU, and it would have taken me consid- 50 yeeys Of age, Oue {$25 djscgunt   1
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open to questions. but sometimes it’s a of them wouldn’t do it if they couldn’t     [
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