Junk food jones

Published 10:22 pm Thursday, February 26, 2009

Teachers lounges once were as smoky as Duffy’s Tavern on Friday night. Those days are gone, but now some teachers in Oregon demand the right to enjoy another unhealthy vice in their break rooms: junk food (Page B10).

If the teachers can’t get Oregon lawmakers to agree, they might ask their school boards to ban junk food on campuses.

When students inevitably break the rule, teachers can simply confiscate — and then consume — the kids’ Cheez Doodles and soda pop.

Speaking of junk food, pitcher Randy Messenger presumably is eating a lot less of it. Vying for a roster spot, he arrived at training camp 30 pounds lighter (Page C3).

A relief pitcher whose gut doesn’t hang over his belt? The thought seems nearly as weird as when Lou Piniella quit smoking.

In other sports news, Silvertips General Manager Doug Soetaert isn’t happy with the way the team’s been playing (Page C1).

Perhaps he’ll cut off their Cheez Doodles and soda pop.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff