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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Christopher Stollar / The Bulletin
April 7, 2008
LA PINE — It felt like a peanut lodged in the throat.
The pain never went away, no matter how many times Stu Martinez coughed or swallowed. Then, on Dec. 28, La Pine’s mayor heard the diagnosis from a doctor at St. Charles Bend.
“I remember just focusing on her....
