Stud muffin

Published 8:36 pm Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Inspired by a claim, since retracted, that a government agency served $16 breakfast muffins at a conference, The Associated Press test kitchen set out to determine whether a muffin containing 16 bucks’ worth of ingredients is even possible. Turns out it is, thanks to frosting made with top-shelf Scotch and edible gold leaf.

Goldman Sachs immediately ordered six dozen of the muffins for an upcoming morning meeting.

Observe and report: On Camano Island, a volunteer patrol of folks in their golden years provides extra eyes and ears for Island County sheriff’s deputies.

The citizen patrol cruises the island in a decommissioned 2005 Chevrolet Impala police car equipped with a special turn signal that never turns off.

That #%#%#% fee killed: Bank of America has scrapped plans to charge its customers $5 a month for using their debit cards.

A top bank official says the decision was based on customer feedback, which the MPAA rated R for “Pervasive Strong Language.”

— Mark Carlson and Mary Downes, Herald staff