The 1989 overthrow and execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu provided the first glimpse of a country that had been mostly closed to the outside world — and many of the scenes were appalling ...

In 1990, WCCO aired a report called "The Iron Crib," which exposed the horrible living conditions of thousands of children crowded into Romanian orphanages. Many Minnesota families saw their plight ...

A Siouxland woman insisted helping children in another country didn't take any particular skills. Just the ability to hug and affirm. Peggy Harden recently returned from a trip to Romania where she ...