The "Arkansas Times" in its December 18, 2008 edition devotes its cover article "Light at Night" to the serious problem of light pollution. CAAS members and International Dark-Sky Association-Arkansas Section (IDA-AR) co-founders Wade Van Arsdale and Jim Fisher are quoted in the article entitled "Bring back the dark." The article can be viewed at the "Arkansas Times" website: http://www.arktimes.com/Articles/ArticleViewer.aspx?ArticleID=fce07cab-0dea-4fc5-b57e-f1145715f01e and will be available in the "Arkansas Times" news racks through-out central Arkansas through-out the coming week. CAAS and IDA-AR thank "Arkansas Times" reporter Gerard Matthews for his thorough reporting for this article.
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