George McGovern gave one of his last interviews to high school student, a Dakotafire intern Editor's Note: Becky Froehlich, a student at Madison High School, has been writing for Dakotafire since the summer. She talked to George McGovern as part of a class assignment in September. This article was first published in her school newspaper , the Madison High School Maroon, on Oct. 19. It has been edited to reflect McGovern's passing. This editor's opinion: Both Froehlich's questions and McGovern's answers reflect well on South Dakota. I am feeling more optimistic already. -- Heidi Marttila-Losure George McGovern: A Retrospective Interview By Becky Froehlich South Dakota statesman George McGovern passed away in the early hours Oct. 21, 2012, after spending his last few days in hospice care. Just a few weeks earlier, I was deeply honored and fortunate that Mr. McGovern made time for a phone interview with me between some of the many public appearances he still made at his age. He lived a full life. A South Dakota native, George McGovern has been a professor, historian, author, World War II hero, U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and, famously, the Democratic Party presidential nominee in the 1972 presidential election. More than this, he also dedicated his life to the cause of ending world hunger, being the first U.N. Global Ambassador for World Hunger and eventual co-laureate of the World Food Prize in 2008.  And those are only the facts. I hope that this interview gives a more personal perspective of the