The plight of Murray Mayor Dan Snarr's nearly foot-wide mustache has drawn attention all over the place.

The Tribune's Katie Drake reported last week that Snarr may shave off his trademark cookie-duster - as part of a fund-raising effort for the Children's Miracle Network. Customers at the Murray Costco may vote at the counter whether to "save" or "shave" Snarr's 'tache, from now until Saturday.

Snarr's mustache has long been a local legend. It gained national prominence last year when Snarr was seen on "American Idol," greeting hometown hero David Archuleta.

The story has been reported across the West (here are posts in Denver and Spokane), and even in the United Kingdom's venerable paper, The Guardian.

And a group called the American Mustache Institute has implored Snarr to reconsider his plan, and rescue his mustache from the razor.

Labels: Dan Snarr, David Archuleta