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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
February 15, 2009
Most historians agree that earthquakes, droughts or barbarians did not unravel classical Athens or imperial Rome.
More likely the social contract between the elite and the more ordinary citizens finally began breaking apart — and with it the trust necessary for a society’s....
