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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Cornelia Dean / The Bulletin
August 18, 2009
CASTLE ROCK, Wash. " When Mount St. Helens erupted nearly 30 years ago, it flattened more than 150 square miles of forest, sent millions of tons of mud and debris, filled the sky with ash and left at least 57 people dead.
In the process, it also created an unusual outdoor laboratory where....
