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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Christopher Stollar / The Bulletin
April 6, 2007
When Austin Schussler heard his teacher announce the winner of this year's "What my mother means to me" essay contest, he thought for sure the prize would go to a girl.
Austin didn't even like writing.
But he won.
"I was surprised," said Austin, a 10-year-old fifth-grader at....