Somalia, an East African country of some 6 million, was decimated by famine and civil war in the early 1990s. International aid groups tried to help, but factional fighting and bandits halted the flow of food. Somalis were dying at an estimated rate of 1,000 per day as cargo ships were sh...

Common Misconceptions about South Dakota You know you're in South Dakota when your excuse for getting out of school is that the cows got out. When people from far away places come to South Dakota, the questions they ask are quite amusing. I moved to South Dakota from North Dakota when I wa...