There’s some snow in the mountains.  The air is chilly and the leaves are starting to turn yellow, gold, and red.  Yes, fall has arrived in the Rocky Mountains.

Normally as the weather gets colder, the readership grows, but The Western Word has seen unprecedented growth in the number of readers over the summer of 2011.  In fact, August was a record month and then September readers shattered the August record.  Thank you.

For those of you stopping by for the first time, this Friday column called “Caught My Eye” is designed to help you kill some time and make it through another Friday – and let you hit the weekend with a smile on your face and armed with knowledge!  Caught My Eye has been published every Friday for 64 straight weeks!

Today I take a look at a poll regarding state and local governments, a settlement, some e-mails from my political inbox, Baucus and aliens, a bear and pizza, bras and magic, an anniversary and there’s a lot more!  Continue reading →