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Caught My Eye…

There you are – you made it through this long week and Friday is well underway – Congratulations!  So now you deserve to take a few minutes of your time to enjoy another exciting edition of Caught My Eye.

Caught My Eye is my weekly column where I take a brief look at some of the stories I did not have time to write about during the week – and often offer some commentary.

Today I take a look at defense/military news, how we are getting debated to death, the political practices job opening, a couple birthdays, Jeopardy, I share some e-mails from my political inbox, I celebrate a milestone on Twitter, and much more!

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Caught My Eye…

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for another edition of Caught My Eye!  Congratulations for making it through another week!

If you are visiting The Western Word, Caught My Eye should be your regular Friday “get-away-from-work-for-a-few-minutes” column. In this column I take a look at some of the stories I did not have time to write about during the week and often add some (pointed) commentary or sprinkle the stories with some sarcasm – just to make you smile (or shake your head).

Today I write about GameDay, Tweets gone wild, incumbency, journalism, missiles and bottle rockets, plea deals, Blue blue cross, and I share a special e-mail from my political inbox!  So read on and make your Friday go by just a little more quickly!

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Caught My Eye…

Congratulations readers – you’ve made it to another Friday (a cold one in Montana).  You deserve to take a short break and catch up on the news and commentary via The Western Word’s “Caught My Eye” (Psst…your boss is probably reading it, too).

The “Caught My Eye” column has been posted here for 69 weeks, and it’s where I take a look at some of the stories in the news that I did not have time to write a full column about and offer some commentary – sometimes I add a little sarcasm.

Today I take a look at Castro and Congress, the Supercommittee, a local newspaper’s dilemma with comments, Jonestown, I crack open my political inbox, I look at a gift, and I salute the Occupy folks in Great Falls.  So read on… Continue reading →

Thursday Numbers

Another Thursday is upon us and that means we’ve just about got this week handled!  Congratulations – I salute you for making it this far!  Rest easy – Friday is only a day away…

In case you are a new visitor, “Thursday Numbers” is a look at some of the numbers in the news recently – which are often presented with a little commentary by yours truly!

This week I take a look at a big purchase in Bozeman, Montana newspapers on Twitter, nuclear missiles, CNN Breaking news, the World Series, a birthday wish for Madam Secretary, unemployment numbers, football, catches, veterans unemployment, and much more, so read on!  Continue reading →

Caught My Eye…

You did it!  You made it through another week!  Congratulations.  To help make your Friday go by just a little more quickly, I’ve written another award-winning (almost) column to help you make it through the day and into your weekend.

For those of you attending the birthday bash for Kim Kardashian (she turns 31 years old today) please be safe!  Happy birthday Kim!

If you are a new visitor, Caught My Eye is the weekly column that takes a look at some of the stories I did not have time to write about during the week – and sometimes I offer commentary sprinkled with some sarcasm!

This week I write about silver spoons, Gadhafi, conservadems, goats, that lawsuit, an energy tour, we peek inside my political inbox, we talk about getting nailed, and much more!  Continue reading →

Thursday Numbers

Faithful readers – we’ve almost got another week out of the way.  Congrats!  Hopefully you can take a few minutes to read my Thursday column called “Thursday Numbers.”

Thursday Numbers is where I take a look at the numbers in the news and sometimes offer a little commentary with them.

This week I take a look at fundraising, a large salary, acres, stadium capacities, followers on Twitter, some birthdays, sacks, and something a-Maze-ing.

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Thursday Numbers

We’ve made it to another Thursday and the weekend is just about here!  Congratulations!  If you’ve read The Western Word very much in the last three or four months you know that Thursdays are the days that we take a look at some the “numbers” in the news and offer a little commentary about each.

This week I write about solar panels, followers, unemployment, a fine, poverty, passing yards, baseball games, ovens, and pounds!   Plus there’s a lot more, so read on…

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Monday Morning Politics

While you were out and about enjoying the warm September weather, the staffers here at The Western Word were watching the news for political stories (we were also watching football and eating BBQ, but we’ll talk about that later).

We’ve selected a few stories that we think you might enjoy!  This week we talk about the Montana Governor’s race, a streaker, land, Montana DOT, jobs, 9-11, and much much more so read on… Continue reading →

Monday Morning Politics (Labor Day Edition)

Although today is a holiday, the staff here at The Western Word has been busy this weekend looking for political news to share with you. We’ve got you covered!

Happy Labor Day 2011!  Today is the day that we honor the working men and women of the United States – the people who make this country go.  Thank you.  After reading this column, you’ll have something to talk about when you’re eating that burger or hotdog at the local union picnic!

This Labor Day there are about 14 million people registered as unemployed.  There are about 9 million people who are working part-time jobs looking for full-time work.   There are about 2.6 million people who are not counted because they stopped looking for work and their benefits have run out.

Today we talk about Congress’ vacation ending, being a leader, free picnics, the Bullock poll, Rick Hill and the Supremes, wolf-wolf with Denny and Jon, an upgrade and much much more! Continue reading →

Caught My Eye…

For some reason “Cruel Summer” by Bananarama is stuck in my head today.  Here’s the video so you can have it stuck in your head, too.

It has been a “cruel summer” with all the unemployed people among us, but we get to end it with a three-day weekend – but if you don’t have a job, you have more than a three-day weekend…

By the way, autumn really does not start until September 23.

Here at The Western Word we know you’re itching to leave work and start your weekend.  We understand that – but “Caught My Eye” will serve as filler until the boss lets you go (I hear everyone is getting to leave early today).  It might give you something to talk about on the beach or around the campfire this weekend, too.

This week we take a look at a man named Bullock, a lawsuit, Iraq, the President’s speech, my political inbox, jobs, t-shirts, pigs, and much more – so read on! Continue reading →