Farm livin’

Huckabee as Arnold Ziffel? There were no shortage of winners at the Iowa caucuses Monday, with Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders all more or less declaring victory. Meanwhile, Donald Trump delivered a gracious concession speech in which he mused about returning to Iowa to buy a farm.

Hey, that’s the perfect next gig for The Donald — a “Green Acres” reboot.

Pass the honey-roasted peanuts: After years of austere conditions that recall steerage aboard a 1904 tramp steamer, the airlines are restoring some perks for coach passengers. One carrier, American Airlines, will even offer meals on some flights.

The Buzz hopes this doesn’t indicate that American snagged a great deal on surplus Nutraloaf from the Texas Bureau of Prisons.

No Amsterdamnation here: Up in Whatcom County, the Lynden City Council is expected to vote in March on whether to permanently ban all marijuana-related businesses in the Dutch-themed town.

Because in manicured lawn-obsessed Lynden, grass is for mowing, not smoking.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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