Eat more Twinkies

The breaking news of the business world this week is that Hostess Brands, Inc., filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, citing debt and labor costs.

The 82-year-old Texas based company has some 19,000 employees represented by 12 different labor unions.

Thankfully, company officials will continue to operate during the reorganization.

What a relief. It's hard to imagine office vending machines and school lunchboxes without Ding Dongs, Sno Balls (in seasonal colors, mind you) and cupcakes with curly-q icing.

GM and Chrysler survived with the help of bail-out money. But I think Hostess can survive the old-fashioned way, with Americans stepping up to purchase the iconic, Made-in-USA snacks.

I plan to do my part

I wonder how much Twinkies and Ding Dongs cost by the gross?