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Hayden Police Chief Ray Birch is serving his second tour in Iraq with the Air Force Reserves. He has been in the country since summer and expects to return in February.

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Matt Beckett, dressed as the Moffat County High School mascot, holds a handful of candy, ribbons, stickers and temporary tattoos handed out to students during Red Ribbon Week. The event, which began Monday, is designed to prevent young children from dabbling in drugs, alcohol and tobacco when they get older.

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The Colorado Northwestern Community College men's and women's basketball teams begin nonconference play Nov. 5 against Central Wyoming. The Spartans, based in Rangely, play in the Scenic West Athletic Conference. CNCC begins league play Jan. 9 at home against the College of Southern Idaho.

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Ardith Cooper scans her ballot after voting Friday. She and her twin sister, Edith McLean, said they consider voting one of the most important and precious parts of being an American.

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Ardith Cooper scans her ballot after voting Friday. She and her twin sister, Edith McLean, said they consider voting one of the most important and precious parts of being an American.

Photo by Hans Hallgren

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Ardith Cooper, left, and her twin sister, Edith McLean, 85, show up Oct. 24 at the Moffat County Clerk and Recorder's Office for early voting. The sisters were born and raised in Craig and have voted in every election since 1945, when their father told them to register and encouraged them to take advantage of what he called their "God-given right."

Photo by Hans Hallgren