BRYAN EATON/Staff photo. Riverwalk was the site of an informal get-together in support of furloughed federal workers, their families, government contractors and others affected by the 3-week federal government shutdown. FDA engineer Joe Teixeira, left, chats with organizer and EPA employee Hugh Martinez on Friday afternoon.

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