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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By DeeDee Correll / The Bulletin
August 12, 2008
DENVER — The only thing LaVonne Watkins buys at a convenience store these days is a cold soda on a hot day.
She doesn’t touch the scratch-off instant lottery tickets she once snapped up weekly, hoping to win $10,000. Watkins, a 35-year-old home-care provider, stopped buying....
