Mike Kennedy, Grand Marshal, tiara-wearer, city councilman, leprechaun?Thom George sent along this photo from Saturday's parade with this explanation and definition: "This is THE pic." A leprechaun (Irish: leipreachán) is a type of fairy in Irish folklore, usually taking the form of an old man,…
I always get nervous when DFO says things like, "I’ll be turning the controls of HBO Central over to Cindy..." Makes me feel like I'm in the cockpit of a 747, and one wrong flick of a switch will send us careening out into the…
The man who shot his wife’s ex-husband before killing himself had been sued for a shooting incident in 2005. Chad L. Moore, 35, (left) was serving as his own lawyer in a lawsuit filed by 70-year-old Orville Robert Boyd, who accused him of negligence and…
Mike Ulrick sits with other workers from the Ironworkers Local 14 as they ride their float through the St. Patrick's Day Parade Saturday, Mar. 13, 2010 in downtown Spokane.Top Cutlines:#1 Cindy simply sighed and tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for the float she…
Katie Spotz approaches the shore in Georgetown, Guyana, on Sunday at the end of her solo journey across the Atlantic Ocean. GEORGETOWN, Guyana – A 22-year-old American rower completed a solo journey across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, touching a pier in the coffee-brown waters…
Among the candidates filing for office today are Democrat William Bryk, a New Yorker who told Eye on Boise in October that he’d never been to Idaho, but wanted to challenge Sen. Mike Crapo so a sitting senator wouldn’t go unchallenged; Crapo also faces two…
The mother of a sixth-grader in Buncombe County, N.C., is upset about name-calling in her daughter's classroom -- but the students aren't the ones slinging the mud.Patty Clement is debating other parents in Candler, N.C., over Rex Roland, a teacher who sometimes writes the word…
Detroit --City employees with a strong aroma of perfume, cologne or any scented products will soon be in for a warning. Detroit officials have plans to place placards in three city buildings detailing scented products to avoid due to a settlement in a widely publicized…
Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, pitches his bill Monday morning to have Idaho create an official silver medallion that could be used to pay state taxes.BOISE — Idaho lawmakers are backing a plan that would allow state tax bills to be paid down with silver medallions…
Rielle Hunter leaves the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse in Raleigh, N.C., in August. RALEIGH, N.C. – The mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards says she is helping him live "a life of truth" and the two remain in love even after their…
Kathleen Kennedy looks on as Grand Marshal Mike Kennedy and 2009 Irishman of the Year Steve Saunders compare notes. Photo courtesy of Kerri Rankin ThoresonAt More Main Street KerriT provides plenty of pics from Saturday's parade.In addition she shares that she and Bert are celebrating…
Duane Nellis, president of the University of Idaho, tells lawmakers that higher education is even more important to the state during times of significant economic difficulty."The administration at the University of Idaho College of Law is dealing with a spate of hate inspired incidents. The…
BOISE - If a 16- or 17-year-old girl has consensual sex with her 18- or 19-year-old boyfriend, Sen. Brent Hill, R-Rexburg, says the boy shouldn’t be convicted of felony rape and branded a sex offender for life. That’s the current law in Idaho, the eastern…
NYPOST.COM/MYFOXNY.COM - While some philanthropists are stripping their wallets to donate to the victims of the Haiti earthquake, Long Island Lolita Amy Fisher is stripping in a fundraising effort that began Thursday. Read more.Well. Maybe her heart's in the right place. Have you ever done…
"Donna Simpson, from New Jersey, weighs 273kg but told the Daily Mail newspaper she had her heart set on reaching her goal weight of 1000lb (450kg) in two years. The 42-year-old already holds the title of the world's fattest mother after giving birth to her…
State Board of Education member Mary Helen Berlanga listens to debate during a meeting in Austin, Texas, on Friday. A Democrat, she staged a walkout on Thursday.Please don't track sand all over the blog ;-)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va."As Virginia Thomas tells it in her soft-spoken, Midwestern cadence, the story of her involvement in the "tea party" movement is the tale of an average citizen in action."I am an ordinary citizen…
James Sikes speaks to the press in El Cajon, Calif., on Tuesday. Keithincda told us about this over the weekend. It seems that careening, out of control Prius can't really careen. C'mon, everyone knows you're lucky if you can get a Prius up to 60…
The Haran Irish Dancers entertain the crowd with their synchronized performance in Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Spokane.I'm hoping to hear reports from the Cda St. Paddy's Day Parade. Did MikeK carry out his Grand Marshall duties in a responsible fashion? Send photos if…
LOS ANGELES – Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series "Mission: Impossible," died Sunday. More here.I loved the old Mission Impossible…
"We just have to battle," Gongaza guard Steven Gray said at a press conference after it was announced that the Bulldogs would play Florida St. in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. "Let's just play hard. We just have to…
POST FALLS-- Kootenai County Firefighters are on the scene of an early morning house fire. The fire is now out, but firefighters are still dealing with hot spots. It started just before 5:30 Monday morning on the 200 block of west 13th Avenue in Post…
Weekend Poll: 100 of 176 respondents (57%) to the weekend poll said Benewah County Prosecutor Douglas Payne and Sheriff Robert Kirts will be at fault if the Coeur d'Alenes and Benewah County can't work out their differences over policing authority w/o legislation intervention. 50 of…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
