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April 2004 Peace Corps Headlines

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April 26, 2004: Headlines: Vietnam: The Bristol Press: "These are people who at an important point in their lives were intensely involved with Vietnam. I think it’s a matter of people being engaged at an important point in their life, and feeling there’s something incomplete about the U.S. relationship," said John McAuliffe, a Peace Corps volunteer and anti-Vietnam War activist whose younger brother fought in Vietnam. 12/27 02:27pm [2]
April 30, 2004: Headlines: Peace Corps Directors - Vasquez: Universities: Bible Training: Vanguard University of Southern California: Gaddi Vasquez to Speak at Commencement 2004 as Vanguard University of Southern California Graduates 06/07 06:59pm [1]
April 1, 2004: Headlines: The United States Institute of Peace: Peacework: Department Of Peace: Right Church, Wrong Pew 05/24 12:52am [1]
April 30, 2004: Headlines: Adoptions: The Vineyard Gazette: RPCV Susan Wade is Enriched by Adoptions 05/09 05:29pm [1]
April 29, 2004: Headlines: Recruitment: Daily Nebraskan: Students seek post-graduation alternatives with Peace Corps 04/29 04:26pm [1]
April 29, 2004: Headlines: Iraq: Jewish Issues: Cleveland Jewish News: RPCV Rachel Zelon rescues remaining Iraqi Jews 04/29 04:24pm [1]
April 28, 2004: Headlines: Safety and Security of Volunteers: Atlanta Journal: News Reports from Dayton Daily News only spur Atlanta area volunteers to join Peace Corps 04/29 04:23pm [1]
April 27, 2004: Headlines: Iraq: Speaking Out: Seattle Times: RPCV Tom Maertens says Support the troops by bringing them home 04/28 06:41pm [1]
April 27, 2004: Headlines: Elections2004 - Kerry: Speaking Out: National Service: Cato Institute: Cato Institute criticizes Kerry's domestic Peace Corps-like "Compact with the Next Generation," which he promises will "bring the greatest expansion of national service in history." 04/28 06:40pm [1]
April 27, 2004: Headlines: Homeland Security: Expansion: Congress: Congressman Jim Turner: Jim Turner (D-Crockett), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, released a plan today to eliminate the threat of al-Qaeda to the United States that includes increasing the Peace Corps to 25,000 volunteers 04/28 06:39pm [1]
April 26, 2004: Headlines: Obituaries: Brookhaven Daily Leader: RPCV Robert Lee Gibson Sr. dies in Mississippi 04/28 06:37pm [1]
April 26, 2004: Headlines: President Bush: Kansas City Star: Melissa DuBose said she and President Bush spoke at the airport about volunteer work and the Peace Corps. 04/28 06:37pm [1]
April 25, 2004: Headlines: Sailing: Bradenton Herald: RPCV Jaime Canfield has started The Golden Ball Project, a program to restore the wooden yacht into a charter boat to teach sailing and learn about the natural environments along Florida's coast 11/29 04:23pm [2]
April 23, 2004: Headlines: Photography: Exhibits: Museums: Third Goal: The John Hopins Newsletter: Peace Corps exhibit is not worth the trip 04/16 02:46pm [2]
April 21, 2004: Headlines: African Studies: University Education: Lawrence University: Lawrence's African Studies Lecture Series is sponsored by the Susan and Richard Goldsmith, who served as Peace Corps volunteers in Africa after graduating from Lawrence in 1965 and 1964 04/26 05:24pm [1]
April 25, 2004: Headlines: Politics: Gary Post Tribune: RPCV Barbara Leek in race for seat on Gary Indiana School Board 04/25 01:41pm [1]
April 25, 2004: Headlines: Budgets: Los Alamos Monitor: The Peace Corps official came around to deliver us our paychecks, no one came. The next day passed and nothing 04/25 01:36pm [1]
April 20, 2004: Headlines: Election2004 - Clark: Politics: Former Peace Corps Volunteers for Clark: Former Peace Corps Volunteers for Clark soldier on 04/22 04:37pm [1]
April 20, 2004: Headlines: National Service: Election2004 - Kerry: Village Voice: Not until the Q&A did Kerry mention his national-service plan, which promises a free college ride for up to 200,000 students willing to do two-year tours in service professions like teaching or law enforcement 04/22 04:35pm [1]
April 22, 2004: Headlines: Environment: Kansas City Star: RPCV Terry Rouse keeps the environment in mind 04/22 04:31pm [1]
April 20, 2004: Headlines: National Volunteers Week: Vincennes Sun-Commercial: I once read a story about a Peace Corps volunteer in Central Africa. He enjoyed jogging for exercise. His "leisure activity" was a source of wonder to the village he served. In fact, they wondered if he was sane. 04/21 05:14pm [1]
April 17, 2004: Headlines: President Bush: National Volunteer Week: White House: President Bush proclaims National Volunteer Week 04/19 06:08pm [1]
April 19, 2004: Headlines: Election2004 - Kerry: Daily Pennsylvanian: "If I were in a third-world country today, the face of America I'd want to see is the face of possibility, the face of the Peace Corps, the face of an America with hope, ideas and heart," said Kerry wife at rally. "That's who Americans are." 04/19 06:06pm [1]
April 14, 2004: Headlines: Election2004 - Kerry: Pennsylvania State Collegian: Kerry proposes tuition money for public service plan 04/15 05:19pm [1]
April 14, 2004: Headlines: Ready Reserve: Akron Beacon Journal: New 15-month enlistees can get education funds and can serve as a member of a National Service Program designated by the secretary of defense -- either AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps 04/15 05:18pm [1]
April 12, 2004: Headlines: Speaking Out: Service: Humor: Record Online: The notion of the Peace Corps may be as antiquated as VW Beetles and Vietnam War protests, but community service is still as vital in the age of VW Passats and Iraq War protests 04/15 05:17pm [1]
April 15, 2004: Headlines: Older Volunteers: Fort Worth Star Telegram: Seniors take more Peace Corps spots 04/15 05:16pm [1]
April 7, 2004: Headlines: Iraq: Speaking Out: Alter Net: Calling of a Generation by former Peace Corps Deputy Director Bill Moyers 04/14 06:47pm [1]
April 14, 2004: Headlines: Film: Fergus Falls Daily Journal: Sarah Henley will be going to the state competition with her documentary about the Peace Corps. She set out to prove how the organization relates to a "new model of peace making," she said. 04/14 06:45pm [1]
April 13, 2004: Headlines: Congress: Headquarters Staff: Peace Corps: Michelle K. Brooks named New Peace Corps Congressional Relations Director 04/14 06:38pm [1]
March 30, 2004: Headlines: Peace Corps Director - Vasquez: Escondido Rotary: Gaddi Vasquez to appear at Escondido Rotary 04/13 05:46pm [1]
April 13, 2004: Headlines: Iraq: Speaking Out: Star Tribune: RPCV Tom Maertens says Iraq has look of a no-win situation 04/13 05:45pm [1]
April 8, 2004: Headlines: Investigative Journalism: Safety and Security of Volunteers: Awards: MLive.com,: Dayton Daily News shared a $2,500 prize for "Casualties of Peace," a seven-day series that revealed an outbreak of violence against Peace Corps volunteers 04/12 04:28pm [1]
April 12, 2004: Headlines: Recruitment: Web Site: Macon Telegraph: "We had 5.7 million people visiting our Web site in 2003," said Peace Corps spokewoman Barbara Daly. 04/12 04:28pm [1]
April 12, 2004: Headlines: Recruitment: Macon Telegraph: Another option, the Peace Corps, is seeing landmark interest, said spokeswoman Barbara Daly. She credits the Bush administration's focus on volunteer service for the uptick in interest. During the January to March application period, 4,002 people sent in applications in 2004, compared with 2,576 in 2001, representing about a 65 percent increase, Daly said. 04/12 04:26pm [1]
April 11, 2004: Headlines: Vietnam: Expansion: Contracosta Times: The Peace Corps has been invited to discuss sending volunteers to Vietnam 04/12 04:25pm [1]
April 9, 2004 - Dayton Daily News: Dayton reporters honored with Poe Award for Peace Corps series 04/11 01:19pm [1]
April 9, 2004 - Washington Times: Kerry says his proposals for universal healthcare for children and Peace Corps-type program for high school graduates, would be subject to deficit-neutral requirements 04/11 01:18pm [1]
April 6, 2004 - UCTV: Former NPCA President Dane F. Smith, Jr.: The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Africa 04/11 01:17pm [1]
April 9, 2004 - Yahoo Message Boards: An RPCV member of "Families of September 11" comments on Condoleeza Rice's testimony before the 9/11 Commission 04/11 01:16pm [1]
April 2, 2004 - The Guilfordian: New bill may reinstate the draft for 2005 04/08 08:13pm [1]
April 7, 2004 - AEF: The Ad Museum: Peace Corps (1961 - 1991) 04/08 08:12pm [1]
April 7, 2004 - Young Money: Why not let Peace Corps pay off your student loans? 12/09 02:35pm [3]
April 5, 2004 - Nixon Library: Peace Corps Director Congratulates Students during the 10th annual Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Geography Awards ceremony 04/08 08:10pm [1]
April 7, 2004 - Orange County Register: Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez traveled to Yorba Linda to congratulate these students on mastering the geographical features that shape our planet 04/08 08:08pm [1]
April 2, 2004 - Orange County Register: Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez speaks to students in the sanctuary of Yorba Linda Friends Church 04/06 06:22pm [1]
April 1, 2004 - The Ocean Conservancy: RPCV Congressmen Sam Farr and Christopher Shays team up to introduce the Clean Cruise Ship Act of 2004 04/06 06:18pm [1]
April 2, 2004 - Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma: Lori S. Robinson, Author of "I Will Survive: An African-American Guide to Healing from Sexual Assault and Abuse," has worked at Peace Corps Headquarters' Communication Department in Washington, DC. 04/05 05:14pm [1]
April 2, 2004 - NPCA: Early-bird registration for the Chicago conference extended until April 9 04/04 09:42pm [1]
March 29, 2004 - Orange County Register: Orange County Register says a face-off between Assemblyman Ken Maddox and Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez for Orange County Sherriff would make a good contest 02/09 01:41am [5]