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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Cindy Powers / The Bulletin
April 9, 2006
For about nine months, Des-chutes County Sheriff Les Stiles has crisscrossed the county, doing some mythbusting about a proposed split-district taxing system that would permanently fund his office if voters approve the ballot measures in May.
"The biggest problem we've got is perception....