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Coloradans, like all other Americans, want our banking system to work properly and our banks to lend money and fuel our local economy.

Gov. Bill Ritter has ordered all U.S. and Colorado flags lowered at state and federal buildings in Colorado on Monday in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings and in remembrance of the innocent victims who died.

Wrestlers from the Bad Dogs youth team wrapped up tournaments in Rangely and Meeker earlier this month with a staggering 136-49 combined record, good for close to a 75 percent winning percentage.

I’d like to thank all the Tea Party demonstrators and their families who showed up April 15. It was peaceful and a very positive experience.

I read in your paper April 16 that Ms. Villard said she did not understand what the Tea Parties were all about. As a member of the voting public and a participant at the Craig Tea Party, I will try to sum up what these Tea Parties stand for or what they are all about. I shall have to condense millions of ideas, into one short letter, so forgive me as I must omit some ideas to save room.

We have started a quilt guild in Craig called Yampa Valley Piecemakers. We meet every third Tuesday in the Sunset Meadows I lunch room area. We assemble at 6:30 p.m. with business, programs, helpful hints and show and tell for those of us who are fortunate enough to finish a project that month.

Jenner B. Douqi, 21, of Mesa, Ariz., was booked into Moffat County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of liquor and driving under the influence.

1 p.m. Unicyclists meet at Alice Pleasant Park. Call Kevin Morris at 824-1703.

Protesters at Wednesday’s Tax Day Tea Party at the Moffat County Courthouse said they were hopeful their political leaders would listen to their concerns about big government.

Julie Baker lived the adventurous life. Driving fast, riding a motorcycle, jumping in to gorges without a moment’s hesitation.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have two small children younger than 5. He watches them on the weekend so I can get my errands done.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Gratifying material urges could quickly knock your budget for a loop, so it’s important to get a hold of yourself and exercise self-discipline in your spending habits.

This year’s spring is reminiscent of those past, when I was a girl, growing up on the ranch on Morapos Creek.

William Brown from Missouri ran away from home when he was 14. In order to hide his whereabouts, he always told a story that he was born and raised in a different town than where he actually was.

In an impressive display of citizen involvement, about 221 people gathered Wednesday on the lawn of the Moffat County Courthouse for a Tax Day Tea Party protest, joining hundreds of thousands across the country in a movement to show displeasure with the federal government.

Last met: Tuesday, April 14

For Moffat County High School students in the band program, they are only as good or as talented as the person sitting next to them.