DETROIT — Twinkie lovers, relax.

It's said that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. No one actually says that in front of me, because I'm known to take umbrage when I'm compared unfavorably to the arthritic, untrained dog.

It's said that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. No one actually says that in front of me, because I'm known to take umbrage when I'm compared unfavorably to the arthritic, untrained dog.

A bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Twinkies to a pair of investment firms.

Let's not panic. We all know that Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder bread and the rest of Hostess Brands' oddly everlasting foods aren't going away any time soon, even if the food culture that created them is gasping its last.

At the risk of raising ire from fans and lovers of Hostess snacks, I have to confess: I have never been a fan of Twinkies, Ho Hos, Ding Dongs, Zingers or Suzie Q’s. And I would say, outside of eating a package of powdered-sugar doughnuts on rare occasion, I haven’t touched a Twinkie or Hostess cake in more than 30 years. They were just too sweet for me, and I never liked the taste of them.

The Twinkies shelves are quickly emptying across Arizona after Hostess announced it was going out of business.

MILWAUKEE - Hostess Twinkies are becoming the latest product remade and repackaged into 100-calorie snack packs, a product some analysts say could do well given that more people are packing their own lunches in the slumping economy.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Like many Wall Street analysts keeping an eye on bankrupt Interstate Bakeries Corp., Morningstar’s Matthew Reilly would like to offer an opinion on whether the nation’s largest wholesale baker will emerge intact.

A few off-hand thoughts from a man who had too much pumpkin pie …

Zaharis Elementary's Lemonade Club presented $414 to Academy Award winner, author and musician Jeff Bridges, international spokesperson for Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry, last week. Principal Mike Oliver shared this story:

Zaharis Elementary's Lemonade Club presented $414 to Academy Award winner, author and musician Jeff Bridges, international spokesperson for Share Our Strength: No Kid Hungry, last week. Principal Mike Oliver shared this story:

A small crowd gathered around 9-year-old Joey Hernandez, watching his facial expressions intently and awaiting his next move. Bringing a chocolate-covered treat to his mouth, he grinned and closed his eyes.

NEW YORK - Jon Stewart welcomed Pakistan's president to "The Daily Show" on Tuesday with tea and a Twinkie.

Mesa has attracted a high-end produce and health-food store the city thought might pass it by as the business expanded in the Valley.

PRESCOTT - Gov. Janet Napolitano is taking aim at the overly ample waistlines of schoolchildren and state employees.

“So you feel you’re the most qualified candidate for this position?”

FLAGSTAFF - Jerry Sullivan had turned down the Cardinals’ offer to make him offensive coordinator, and he was emphatic.

“The people who call Thanksgiving Day ‘Turkey Day’ must not have anything to be thankful for.”