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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By John Gottberg Anderson / The Bulletin
May 16, 2008
The 38th parallel of latitude runs through the heart of Europe’s Mediterranean region. It slices across Portugal and Spain, skirts the shores of Algeria and Tunisia, tickles the northern coast of Sicily and divides the Greek capital of Athens.
Along the way, the meridian establishes a....