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In Recess

Sep. 13, 2019

Star Man

ADR Services neutral Michael Balmages loves to share his passion for the night sky.

Star Man

Michael Balmages likes to point out planets to strangers in the Walgreens parking lot near his home in Tustin.

"I'll just go up to random people, and I'll tell them, 'See that star over there? That's Jupiter. See that star over there? That's Saturn.'" he said, noting he generally has a green laser pointer in his car. "And I've never gotten a negative reaction."

The ADR Services Inc. neutral discov...

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