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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By James Sinks / The Bulletin
May 28, 2004
SALEM - State Rep. Tom Butler knew the state's economy was improving even before he arrived at the Capitol this week.
And he didn't even need to leave his car.
As the Ontario Republican drove west on Interstate 84 from his hometown on the state's eastern border, he counted 20 trains on the....