NORTHLAND'S FAVORITE HITS » Twinkies http://kool1017.com Sat, 18 May 2013 14:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Twinkies Are Coming Back in the Greatest News Ever http://kool1017.com/twinkies-coming-back/ http://kool1017.com/twinkies-coming-back/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:27:24 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157469 The long national nightmare is over.

Twinkies are coming back!

]]> http://kool1017.com/twinkies-coming-back/feed/ 0 Scott Olson, Getty Images Hostess Brands Headed Towards Bankruptcy (Again) http://kool1017.com/hostess-brands-headed-towards-bankruptcy-again/ http://kool1017.com/hostess-brands-headed-towards-bankruptcy-again/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:40:54 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=27881 Hostess - the maker of such sweet-treats as Twinkies - is headed towards bankruptcy again.  This time, the forecast for recovery isn't so good.
Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed today for bankruptcy protection and blamed at least part of its difficulties on outmoded union agreements and work rules

]]> http://kool1017.com/hostess-brands-headed-towards-bankruptcy-again/feed/ 0 Source: roadsidepictures via flickr More Federal Dollars Go To Twinkies Than Fruits And Vegetables http://kool1017.com/more-federal-dollars-go-to-twinkies-than-fruits-and-vegetables/ http://kool1017.com/more-federal-dollars-go-to-twinkies-than-fruits-and-vegetables/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:56:27 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=15581 Hear me out:  I'm not against eating Twinkies.  Hell - eat what you want.  But somehow this story doesn't sound right.
In its efforts to curb the nation's obesity epidemic, the U.S. government seems to be taking inspiration from the infamous Twinkie diet, with more federal dollars going to subsidize the production of junk food than to growing fresh fruits and vegetables

]]> http://kool1017.com/more-federal-dollars-go-to-twinkies-than-fruits-and-vegetables/feed/ 0 (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)