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"If you&amp;apos;ve ever bitched about being stuck behind the snowplow or the gravel truck, you should get that attitude of yours in check and realize that these people are trying to keep you alive and your vehicle intact. Most of us acknowledge that, but few of us know exactly how these street scientists are keeping us safe.\nMagnesium Chloride Now that sounds scientific! That is what&amp;apos;s called a chemical compound, y&amp;apos;all, and it&amp;apos;s what both the city of Bend and the Oregon Department of Transportation spray before, during and after snowstorms. City of Bend Street Supervisor Kevin Ramsey says that while most of the country is still throwing down a salt-based de-icer, Bend has long favored magnesium chloride MgCl2(H2O), for its effective, yet less-corrosive qualities. In short, that means that it isn&amp;apos;t going to mess up your car (or your streets and wildlife) quite as much."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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