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    July 18, 2018
    Spring Pasta Salad container from Hy-Vee. Minnesota Department of Health
    Salmonella Sandiego outbreak in Minnesota linked to Hy-Vee's Spring Pasta Salad
    ST. PAUL—The Minnesota Department of Health is warning consumers to not eat Spring Pasta Salad from Hy-Vee if it was purchased before July...
    lifestyle/foodJuly 18, 2018 - 10:53am
    July 17, 2018
    Photo courtesy of Flickr.
    As a pregnant teen, I felt like a failure. But then I realized failure wasn't an option.
    I lay on the table in an Atlanta hospital room almost a decade ago, watching as my doctor sliced me open and yanked two slimy, screaming balls...
    lifestyle/familyJuly 17, 2018 - 2:50pm
    July 16, 2018
    A robin perches on a branch in Central Park, New York. (Karsten Moran/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Want to raise empathetic kids? Try spending time in nature.
    Earlier this year, I wrote about what kids should do if they found a baby bird on the ground. The idea for the story came from an experience...
    lifestyle/familyJuly 16, 2018 - 8:08pm
    July 15, 2018
    Instead of using a disposable drink cup, bring your own reusable to-go cup, or dine i. Washington Post illustration by Alla Dreyvitser.
    To reduce waste, try this instead of that
    To reduce personal waste, Tippi Thole suggests making these swaps. Small changes add up! Out & About Instead of a disposable coffee cup:...
    lifestyleJuly 15, 2018 - 9:55am
    Becky Quan's coffee croissants are made with a Coffee Pastry Cream filling, a glaze, a Coffee Crumble and crushed coffee beans on top. Photo by Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post.
    How to transform a bakery croissant into something marvelous
    Somehow, I got it in my head that almond croissants were for kids; that grown-up connoisseurs would stick to the plain buttery crescents. And...
    lifestyle/foodJuly 15, 2018 - 8:43am
    July 14, 2018
    Volcano stops student mission trip in tracks
    FARGO — For almost a year, the group of 17 Fargo Oak Grove School students and nine adults had been excitedly preparing for their mission...
    lifestyle/faithJuly 14, 2018 - 10:32am
    One of Tippi Thole's package-free cupboard. Since joining the Zero Waste movement, Tippi buys secondhand cups and glassware when possible. Photo by Tippi Thole.
    She cut her weekly trash down so much it fits into an unbelievably small jar
    Tippi Thole recycled. She composted. She thought she was doing a pretty good job environmentally. Then she heard a talk on plastics, and the...
    lifestyle/foodJuly 14, 2018 - 9:50am
    If squash are planed next to ornamental gourds, will cross-pollination affect the squash’s flavor? Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    Commentary: It's gardening quiz time!
    FARGO — It's been nine months since our last quiz, so close your books and take out a sheet of paper. Do your own work and keep your eyes...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenJuly 14, 2018 - 7:52am
    A reader submitted this photo of an ash tree growing in a silo west of St. Hilaire, Minn. Special to Forum News Service
    Tree emerging from silo found place in sun
    Q: Hi Don, thought you might be interested in seeing this ash tree growing in a silo west of St. Hilaire, Minn. — Lee Johnson.
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenJuly 14, 2018 - 7:42am
    Carol Bradley Bursack, Forum columnist Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    Medical diagnosis is vital to determine steps for dementia care
    Dear Carol: I've lived 900 miles away from my parents for years. My husband and I were tied down with caring for his parents, so we didn't see...
    lifestyle/healthJuly 14, 2018 - 7:07am
    July 13, 2018
    Erica Dischino / Tribune The Sperry House in Willmar was refurbished to its original Victorian-era style before it opened to the public decades ago.The Kandiyohi County Historical Society will be celebrating the Sperry House’s 125 years this weekend.
    Celebrating the Sperry House's 125 years: Tours and activities of era slated Saturday in Willmar
    WILLMAR — It has been a landmark of Willmar's since 1893, and on Saturday the Kandiyohi Historical Society will be celebrating the Sperry...
    lifestyle/home-and-gardenJuly 13, 2018 - 7:59am
    July 12, 2018
    Photo from Flickr / theimpulsivebuy
    CDC issues blunt warning about Honey Smacks as outbreak grows to 100
    A salmonella outbreak linked to a popular Kellogg's cereal has infected 100 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced...
    lifestyle/healthJuly 12, 2018 - 8:46pm
    A lemon. (Tony Cenicola/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Why did the lemon go viral?
    For two minutes, Mike Sakasegawa followed a lemon as it rolled down a hill near his San Diego home, filming the citrus fruit's adventure on his...
    lifestyleJuly 12, 2018 - 5:03pm
    July 11, 2018
    A one-pan egg bake includes eggs, spinach, cheese, bacon, mushrooms, asparagus, onions, garlic and tomatoes. Erin Bormett / Forum News Service
    One pan egg bake: only fresh ingredients needed
    FARGO — Recently I came into a set of cast-iron pans, right around the same time that a friend gave me a carton of beautiful, farm-fresh...
    lifestyle/foodJuly 11, 2018 - 11:28am
    Minnesota bulldog recently crowned ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ dies
    A little more than two weeks after winning the 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog contest, Zsa Zsa the English bulldog from Anoka has died. “I’m sad to share that ZSA ZSA passed away in her sleep last night,” owner Megan Brainard announced Tuesday on a Facebook page about her dog with...
    lifestyle/petsJuly 11, 2018 - 10:52am
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