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| December 27, 2006 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Erica Beshears

Dec. 27--Middle school students like Silly String because it's, well, silly. Troops in Iraq have found a more serious reason to like the aerosol cans of goo -- it can detect the trip wires that detonate bombs. The middle school students at Lake Norman Charter School in Huntersville want the community to collect thousands of items for troops in Iraq, including Silly String. The items will be flown to Iraq with a local National Guard unit that's deploying in January and will be given mostly to N.C. troops, said Rob Dixon, a Lake Norman Charter School parent and board member. A New Jersey mother made headlines this month by…

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