May 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
The world seemed a little smaller when 10 students from Dickinson’s Berg Elementary School talked with learners from a Grahamstown, South Africa, classroom through Skype. Even though the schools were separated by more than 9,000 miles, the students discovered they had similar interests. Continue Reading
May 11, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
The world seemed a little smaller when 10 students from Dickinson’s Berg Elementary School talked with learners from a Grahamstown, South Africa, classroom through Skype. Even though the schools were separated by more than 9,000 miles, the students discovered they had similar interests. Continue Reading
February 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
PRETORIA, South Africa Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who won world acclaim by competing in last summer’s Olympics, broke into loud sobs on Friday after prosecutors announced a charge of premeditated murder against him in the shooting death of his model girlfriend. Continue Reading
December 8, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
After a visit back on the farm and what is hopefully a final surgery, Christian missionary with Children’s Cup and Beach native Mitch Hildebrant can’t wait to return home to Africa to continue the work he and his wife, Charlotte, began more than two years ago. Continue Reading
April 2, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
When did our ancestors first use fire? That’s been a long-running debate, and now a new study concludes the earliest firm evidence comes from about 1 million years ago in a South African cave. The ash and burnt bone samples found there suggest fires frequently burned in that spot, researchers said Monday. Continue Reading
January 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Madagascar’s toppled president tried to end his exile in South Africa today, but his commercial plane was forced to turn back mid-flight when his landing was blocked by the populist former disc jockey who toppled him. Continue Reading
January 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Oprah Winfrey said the first students to graduate from her academy for underprivileged South African girls were “free to soar,” during a graduation speech today. Continue Reading
January 8, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Tens of thousands of chanting and dancing revelers waved the green and gold colors of the African National Congress as Africa’s oldest liberation movement celebrated its 100th anniversary Sunday, though many South Africans say the party hasn’t delivered on its promises since taking power in 1994. Continue Reading
December 10, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A package of documents was submitted to a marathon U.N. climate conference today that would set a new course for the global fight against climate change for more than a decade to come.
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December 10, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Some ministers and top climate negotiators left Durban without an agreement today, with time running out and the prospect of an inconclusive end jeopardizing new momentum in the fight against global warming.
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