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Published July 11, 2012, 12:00 AM

A spark behind an education

Each year, millions of students go to college. Some travel 50 miles to attend school while others travel 500 miles. But for Lizzie Muyawa Dube, college meant traveling more than 8,500 miles away from her home in Malawi, Africa.

By: Caroline Roers, Echo Press Intern, Alexandria Echo Press

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