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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Chris Barker / The Bulletin
February 11, 2004
Pointing to a stretch of forest stripped of low-hanging branches and cleared of brush, Matt Thomas imagined the worst.
"Before a raging fire can make it to the city, we're going to have some real defensible spots," said Thomas, an owner of property west of Bend who seeks annexation....
