Happy Columbus Day!  For those of you who get the day off, congratulations – and thanks for stopping by The Western Word!

In regards to Columbus, I personally believe it’s hard to “discover” a place that’s already inhabited – but at least we found out the world was not flat.  Last Columbus Day I mentioned that if people wanted a different look at Christopher Columbus, I’d suggest reading, “A People’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn, especially Chapter 1, “Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress.”

Back to the column – every Monday we take a look at some of the political stories from the past weekend and put them in one place for all to read.  This week we take a look at Occupy Montana, the Associated Press and town hall meetings, a gubernatorial forum, Mormonism, the Rolling Stones, Chirping,  Values Voter and a lot more! Continue reading →