Timbers are talk of the town as home opener against Chicago approaches

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By JOSE M. ROMERO

All that is left to do at re-modeled Jeld-Wen Field is the cleanup ahead of Thursday's home opener for the Portland Timbers against the Chicago Fire before an expected sellout crowd of some 18,600.

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