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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Mark Landler / The Bulletin
May 16, 2008
THALHEIM, Germany — This sad stretch of eastern Germany, with its deserted coal mines and corroded factories, epitomizes post-industrial gloom. It is a place where even the clouds rarely seem to part.
Yet the sun was shining here the other day — and nowhere more brightly....