National Doughnut Day

Where the El Cerrito Elite come for their Donut treats! When I moved to the East Bay in the early 1990s, this doughnut shop and "Johnny" were both here. His face (like mine) is a little more…  

WASHINGTON — Six years after Congress added a prescription-drug benefit to Medicare, Democrats in the House and Senate are poised to make a central change that they and most older Americans have wanted all along: getting rid of a quirk that forces ...  

The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/27/AR2009122701206.html The Washington Post reports, "The Democrats and President Obama have been clear that the 'doughnut hole,' as the gap is known, would disappear gradually over the next 10 years. They have not mentioned that Medicare patients...  

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp. announced that its long-time franchise partner, KKD Lotte Holdings Co. Ltd., has opened the first Shanghai Krispy Kreme doughnut shop.  

From the earliest days of footnoted, we’ve had something of a soft spot for Krispy Kreme (KKD). Since that post in September 2003, the stock has dropped over 90%. Given this, we tend to pay a bit closer attention to their filings. So when they filed their 10-Q earlier this week, we took a bit closer [...]  

Catherine Sherwood replied to Laura's discussion 'Krispy Kreme coming back to ABQ?'....Albuquerque doughnut fans will be able to enjoy fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts come Tuesday, December 8. The new doughnut factory located at 3709 Ellison NW (near Cottonwood Mall) brings hot doughnuts, sweet jobs and the return of a community pa...  

The much-debated health care reform bill apparently headed for a Christmas Eve vote in the Senate could eventually close the "doughnut hole" in Medicare prescription coverage that exists for 3.4 million, or about a quarter of the nation's Medicare prescription program beneficiaries. According to medicare.  

CBS News: "With the clock ticking on Senate Democrats' efforts to draw up a health care bill they all can agree on before the end of the year, Senate leaders on Monday said they would commit to providing seniors with better prescription drug coverage through Medicare." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., pledged to close a gap -- known as the "doughnut hole" -- in Medicare's drug coverage. This provision is the number one priority of...  

Filed under: PoliticsEven as Senate Democratic Leaders huddled with White House advisors over the best way to retain maverick U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman's, I-Connecticut, critical 'Number 60' vote, there was reason to believe that one key provision of health care reform already has sufficient Senate support: closing the 'doughnut hole' -- or annual gap in Medicare Part D prescription coverage.Currently, Medicare pays for the first $2,700 in...  

“It’s an annual ordeal for many seniors living on a budget. Medicare’s coverage gap for prescription drugs — $3,610 next year — has steadily gotten bigger since the benefit’s inception. But if Democrats have their way on health care overhaul, the dreaded ‘doughnut hole’ will shrink by $500 right away and go away altogether by [...]  

With Hanukkah starting tonight, it's time to talk jelly doughnuts. The Jewish holiday is all about fried foods since the oil symbolizes the miracle of the Temple oil that burned for eight nights. But unfortunately, jelly doughnuts can get eclipsed by the latke—maybe because they usually suck. They seem great in theory but are often a tasteless wad of dough filled with stop sign red slime. But the half-Jewish side of me squealed when I found...  

Homer Simpson would be sad: recent observations of the binary system of a black hole and its companion star have shown the retreat of the doughnut-shaped accretion disk around the black hole. This shrinking 'doughnut' was seen in observations of the binary system GX 339-4, a system composed of a star similar in mass to [...]  

We're forever grateful to professor and artist George Hart for bringing the chain-link bagel into our lives. What could possibly, possibly be cooler than a Möbius Bagel? Answer: The Möbius Doughnut. Why should the bagel get all the geometric jollies? A doughnut can contort itself in any way a bagel can. And with a bigger hole to revolve around, it's even easier to pull apart the halves! So without further ado: the architecture of a slightly...  

MILFORD - Although city officials announced Wednesday morning that a Sonic fast food restaurant will replace the Krispy Kreme at 1440 Boston Post Road, the doughnut shop is still baking.  

[Photo: Kathy Chan] Such a happy afternoon treat for the small price for $1.25: three mini-doughnuts—not doughnuts holes, but actual mini-doughnuts, mind you. It really is the small things that make a difference. I walked into the Donut Pub...