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Workplace: No. 1 Enemy Of Waistline

Posted by DFO

March 13, 2009 2:51 p.m. • 7 comments

It’s often said that freshmen can gain 15 pounds during their first year of college due to their increased intake of alcohol and fast food. But the same can happen in the workplace with the availability of candy, homemade treats, Girl Scout Thin Mints, snacks, and office party leftovers. While I can’t blame every one of the 20 pounds I’ve gained while working at the Press-Tribune (despite my active lifestyle) on handouts alone, I’m sure they’ve contributed significantly/Randy Lavorante, 2C Etc. More here.

In a paper near you (Zeb Bell roundup)/Political Game
Friday Afternoon Watercooler/Unequivocal Notion
Otter blasts ‘fictions’ re: his stimulus plan/Kevin Richert
Moyle, Bedke right on tax cut/Idaho Values Alliance
Focus on ideas, not politics/IdaBlue
Honey, we shrunk your 401k/Fort Boise

Question: Do you have too many snacks and treats available at your workplace?

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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.