Digging into meat pies delivers the scoop on rising gas prices

A little journalism lesson learned: Sometimes, the best way to find out about something is to stop talking to spokespeople — and start listening to their stomachs.

With spiking local gas prices being partially blamed on the Feb. 17 fire that swept through the BP Cherry Point refinery, reporters have been hounding company officials about how long the plant will limp along at partial production.