Utah soldier confirmed dead in explosion in Afghanistan
Utah soldier confirmed dead in explosion in Afghanistan by Jennifer Dobner The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 18, 2013 09:36PM MDT To the kids near Kandahar, Afghanistan, Army medic Pfc. Cody Towse was known as the ???Candy Doctor??? ??? a named he earned by showering the children with countless handfuls of fruity or chocolate treats. ???He loved the kids,??? his father, Jim Towse, said on Saturday. ???His ... read more...

Jim Thorpe will survive, with or without Jim Thorpe
Darren Behan, head chef of Molly Maguire's Irish Restaurant & Pub, will keep smiling and cooking up local favorites no matter what happens to Jim Thorpe's remains. read more...

Jim Gaffigan on new book 'Dad Is Fat'
By Dan Snierson Comedian talks new book, ''Dad Is Fat'': ''As a dad, you will always be Al Gore to your wife's Bill Clinton'' read more...

The jimmies story
When I mentioned jimmies , the long-established localism for chocolate sprinkles, in a recent column, it was just as a passing example; I didn't mean to reopen an etymological can of worms. But a few days later, along came an e-mail from Ron Slate of Milton, repeating the rumor that has dogged our candy terminology. "My mother told us never ... ?? ?? ?? ?? read more...