Award-Winning Photographer Abdi Roble Brings The Somali Documentary Project to Twin Cities.
Four-Month Minnesota Residency at Ubah Medical Academy at The International Education Center in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In partnership with Arts Midwest, award-winning photographer Abdi Roble continues his ongoing, expansive documentary initiative The Somali Documentary Project in the Twin Cities. The four-month residency began on...

Chris Roemmer Joins bmi as Midwest Sales Director.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Roemmer has been named Midwest sales director for bmi, the UK's second largest scheduled airline. In his new position, Roemmer will be responsible for key sales and marketing efforts including account analysis, call planning and development of business strategies to maintain more than...

North Dakota's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in National Awards Program.
Garrison and Dickinson Students Earn $1,000 Awards, Engraved Silver Medallions and Trip to Nation's Capital Honors Also Bestowed on Other Top Youth Volunteers in North Dakota BISMARCK, N.D., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Jason Suydam, 18, of Garrison and Kelli Krieg, 14,...

USA TODAY Reports Census 2000 Results; Idaho, New Hampshire, and Washington Findings Released.
WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY, the nation's top-selling newspaper, and USATODAY.com, a leading general-interest news Web site, have launched comprehensive coverage of the 2000 Census results for Idaho, New Hampshire and Washington. USA TODAY delivers the findings in a user-friendly and interactive format that helps...

USA TODAY Reports Census 2000 Results.
Michigan, Minnesota and West Virginia Findings Released WASHINGTON, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY, the nation's top-selling newspaper, and USATODAY.com, a leading general-interest news Web site, have launched comprehensive coverage of the 2000 Census results for Michigan, Minnesota and West Virginia. USA TODAY delivers the...

Buffalo Bill: the American West incarnate. (USA Yesterday).
HIS NAME was William Frederick Cody, but he also was known as the Honorable W.F. Cody, as well as Col. William Cody. Yet, the world knew him best simply as Buffalo Bill. For Americans and Europeans, he was the icon of the frontier American West, embodying all...

AJR ASKS.
What's the oddest place from which you had to write a story? KATHERINE M. SKIBA, Washington correspondent, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Grand Forks, North Dakota, during the '97 flood and fire: no working toilets, no showers, no restaurants and, after a mayoral decree, no alcohol. Good...

U.S. food expo in Havana could generate $150m in sales to Cuba, says organizer.
When a U.S. cargo plane lands later this month at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport, both CNN and "60 Minutes" will likely be waiting to film the animals as they emerge from their flying Noah's Ark into the tropical heat: two North Dakota bison, two Illinois dairy cows, two...

NEHA's 2002 Annual Educational Conference and Exhibition Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Special Report).
Introduction The 66th NEHA Annual Educational Conference (AEC) was a great success. It was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from June 30 to July 3, 2002, returning to NEHA Region 4 (Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) for the first time in 30 years. ...

Shooting star: Matthew Pueppke is on target for a lifetime of sharpshooting.
The North Dakota eight-year-old wears altered shooting clothes because he's shorter than the other shooters--but he's long on talent. "Shooting is different because it's really an individual sport. I really have to rely on myself to succeed," Matthew says. "You don't have to be bigger, stronger, or...