GLEN STUBBE � gstubbe@startribune.com MONDAY, October 2, 2006 -- Forbes, Minn. -- Chan Paine shoveled broken crusher rods from an opening in one the rotating mills that reduce taconite ore to powder. Paine, 20, was one of 24 new workers to be hired at United Taconite, the first new hires in 13 years.
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