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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
July 25, 2008
MADRAS — In the summer of 2006, Carter Gill, of Madras, was stacking wood at a lumber mill, for 10 hours a day at $9 an hour.
A buzzer signaled the start and end of 10-minute breaks. And the plant would warm to nearly 100 degrees in the summer.
In the evenings, to unwind, he would play....