Salmonella

The state Supreme Court, former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman and Gov. Tim Pawlenty aren’t the only ones to make decisions that are generating headlines in Minnesota. A salmonella scare at a Minnesota dairy co-op has inspired a decision by Dunkin’ Donuts to stop selling certain hot drinks. No one’s gotten sick, but Plainview Milk Products Cooperative’s [...]

When Peanut Corp. of America CEO Stewart Parnell took the Fifth on Wednesday instead of telling the House Committee on Energy and Commerce why he let salmonella-tainted peanut butter kill eight people (so far) and sicken thousands, the setting was ironic. Because it was before another House committee (Ways and Means) in 1921 that the willing, winning, inventive testimony by the peanut’s greatest promoter, George Washington Carver, propelled the lowly product of the South to world prominence.

Backyard gardening has never been out of style, but with rising fuel prices driving food prices its getting a fair amount of attention. The Star Tribune focused on the issue and profiled local garden-blogger Lori Erickson who seeds her own tomatoes — and lots of them.

Not only does Erickson have the advantage when it comes [...]