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Letterpresses went from heavy to light. Then, they were replaced altogether.Now, words are everywhere. On every laptop and cellphone.But a group of art students at Georgia College & State University sees value in the past and a future for these old machines.“It's vital to recognize the strides we've made—not only with technology, but with the press and art in general,” said senior art studio major Emma Grace Avery of Suwanee, Georgia. “There was a time when letterpresses were the only...