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Tag: Hostess

Pot Legal, Twinkies Gone

John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri —

Posted on Dec 9, 2012 READ MORE

Twinkie-Giving

Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant —

Posted on Nov 22, 2012 READ MORE

Best Looking Losers

Larry Wright, Cagle Cartoons, The Detroit News —

Posted on Nov 20, 2012 READ MORE

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News this week that Hostess will be shutting its doors brings back memories of psychiatrist Martin Blinder testifying that on the night before Dan White killed San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, White “just sat there in front of the TV set, binging on Twinkies.” Another psychiatrist stated, “If not for the aggravating fact of junk food, the homicides might not have taken place.”

Posted on Nov 17, 2012 READ MORE

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Hostess to Shut Down After Failed Strike Deal

About 18,500 people will lose their jobs as Hostess, the bankrupt manufacturer of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, closes its doors upon failing to make a deal with striking bakery workers.