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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
January 1, 2009
It was their second baby, second son, so Rachel Powderly thought nothing of it when nurses pricked the newborn’s heel shortly after birth last January to take blood.
As is done with nearly every baby born in the United States, Nolan Powderly had a spot of blood sent to a state lab....