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This Week's Top Stories

The week's top Peace Corps news stories posted here every Sunday.


Top Stories - July, 2004


July 31, 2004: This Week's Top Stories July 31, 2004: This Week's Top Stories
"Open Water" based on RPCV deaths opens Aug 6 31 July
Heinz celebration of PCV was "truly offensive" 28 July
Moyers says Political Theater full of absurdities 28 July
McNally says may win with 7,500 votes 28 July
NPCA makes Case for Improving Governance 28 July
Sargent Shriver attends dedication in Boston 27 July
Heinz praises PCVs in convention speech 27 July
Mike Honda delivers diversity message 27 July
Heinz to attend NPCA convention? 26 July
RPCV is Freedom Hero Winner 26 July
RPCV won't come home until Bush is gone 26 July
Yemen bids farewell to RPCV Ambassador 26 July
more top stories...

"Open Water" based on RPCV deaths opens Aug 6
"Open Water" based on drowning deaths of Tuvalu RPCVs Thomas and Eileen Lonergan opens August 6 31 July 2004


RPCV leads tour to Patagonia
Chile RPCV Peter Narins will lead tour to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego 30 July 2004


RPCV makes case for gay marriage
In new book, Togo RPCV Evan Wolfson makes a case for legalizing marriage for gay couples 30 July 2004


RPCV's love of astronomy began in Nepal
Karen Halliday's love of astronomy began under the startlingly bright Himalayan night skies as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal 29 July 2004


RPCV says time to win Iraq hearts and minds
RPCV Philip Acre says there is still time for the Bush Administration to win the hearts and minds of the people of Iraq and the people of America 29 July 2004


NGO's pull out of Afghanistan
Doctors Without Borders pulls out of Afghanistan, says government ignores killings of its workers 29 July 2004


Shays outpacing opponent in fundraising
Shays outpacing opponent in fundraising 29 July 2004


Heinz celebration of PCV was "truly offensive"
National Review says Teresa Heinz Kerry's "celebration of the Peace Corps volunteer, as the great American face, was truly offensive" 28 July 2004


Comoros RPCV promotes organic produce
Comoros Islands RPCV Jeffrey Barry founded to promote organic produce 28 July 2004


Moyers says Political Theater full of absurdities
Bill Moyers says Political theater full of absurdities 28 July 2004


McNally says may win with 7,500 votes
Liberia RPCV Shaun McNally said last week that as few as 7,500 votes may be all that is necessary to win if less than 15 percent of registered Democrats turn out at the polls in three weeks 28 July 2004


NPCA makes Case for Improving Governance
Executive Summary: NPCA Executive Committee makes the Case for Improving Governance 28 July 2004


Sargent Shriver attends dedication in Boston
Sargent Shriver attends dedication of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway 27 July 2004


Doyle to be ‘good soldier’ for Democratics
RPCV Doyle aims to be ‘good soldier’ for Democratic Party 27 July 2004


Peru RPCV raises $10 M for disabled
"Here is to success!" said Peru RPCV Fred Poses, a trustee who co-chairs the group's capital campaign committee, which is trying to collect $10 million in donations to improve facilities, recruit teachers and increase financial aid. "Raise your shovels up high!" 27 July 2004


Heinz praises PCVs in convention speech
Teresa Heinz Kerry addresses the Democratic National Convention: "To me, one of the best faces America has ever projected is the face of a Peace Corps volunteer." 27 July 2004


Mike Honda delivers diversity message
Rep. Mike Honda delivers diversity message -- prime time 27 July 2004


Heinz to attend NPCA convention?
RPCV Dave Magnani was on the phone this week with folks from Teresa Heinz Kerry's office about trying to book her for a National Peace Corps Volunteers Association conference 26 July 2004


RPCV plots out the latest mapping methods
Peru RPCV Malcolm Moore plots out the latest mapping methods 26 July 2004


RPCV won't come home until Bush is gone
Mali RPCV Mary Noble says she won't come home until Bush is out of office 26 July 2004


RPCV is Freedom Hero Winner
Chad RPCV Margaret Schutzius is Freedom Hero Winner 26 July 2004


Yemen bids farewell to RPCV Ambassador
Yemen bids farewell to Ambassador and Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull after spending four years as one of the most active ambassadors to Yemen who will be remembered as the ambassador who did not give a damn about diplomacy 26 July 2004


PC supports Tree Nursery Competition
The "All School's Tree Nursery Competition" was supported by Peace Corps 26 July 2004


PC receives $1.1 M HIV/Aids Funding
Peace Corps Operations in Africa Receive HIV/Aids Funding of $1.1 million 26 July 2004


RPCV is director of Cincinnati Arts Center
India RPCV Linda Shearer is new director of Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center's 25 July 2004


Sam Farr co-authors sweeping ocean bill
Colombia RPCV Sam Farr co-authors sweeping ocean bill 25 July 2004


Gearan says Hillary focused on beating Bush
Mark Gearan says Sen. Clinton is honestly focused on beating President Bush 25 July 2004


Chris Matthews is closest thing to Mort Sahl
Swaziland RPCV Chris Matthews is the closest thing to Mort Sahl, who at his peak in the 1950s and '60s stood on nightclub stages with a newspaper, deconstructing and deflating politicians of all stripes 25 July 2004


Dems nominate a JFK but not a Kennedy
Four decades on: nominating a JFK, but not a Kennedy 24 July 2004



July 24, 2004: This Week's Top Stories July 24, 2004: This Week's Top Stories
Kerry proposes 'Citizen Patriots Fund' 23 July
Maria hopes people understand Shriver legacy 23 July
PC Hero Jack Anderson ending Column 23 July
Peace Corps Returns to China 21 July
Cops of the world is not a wise goal 21 July
RPCV Bob Shacochis says PC is "sacred cow" 20 July
PC Chief of Staff Lloyd Pierson nominated for USAID post 20 July
Weicker supports RPCV McNally in Connecticut race 20 July
Director Vasquez visits Paraguay Program 19 July
RPCV Peter McPherson supporting Bush/Cheney 19 July
Haitian family thanks Senator Chris Dodd 19 July
New Movie based on Tuvala RPCV drownings 18 July
more top stories...

Kerry proposes 'Citizen Patriots Fund'
Kerry proposes 'Citizen Patriots Fund' to promote a new generation of social entrepreneurs 23 July 2004


Maria hopes people understand Shriver legacy
"I'm so hopeful that people will understand the Shriver legacy, not as much as the Kennedy legacy, because it doesn't have the same sex appeal. But it's a solid legacy." 23 July 2004


PC Hero Jack Anderson ending Column
Jack Anderson Ending His Syndicated Column, helped negotiate Peace Corps hostage release in Colombia in 1980 23 July 2004


Kerry elaborates on 'Citizen Patriots Fund'
Kerry proposes 'Citizen Patriots Fund," four years of college tuition to those who give two years of service to America 23 July 2004


USA Freedom Corps Head answers questions
USA Freedom Corps Head Desiree T. Sayle answers questions about volunteering 23 July 2004


RPCV supports Yemen Civilization Museum
U.S. Ambassador and Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull lays the foundation stone to the Yemen Civilization Museum in Marib 22 July 2004


Professor's special link to Toledo
Professor Martin Carnoy's special link to ambitious young graduate student Alejandro Toledo has spanned a third of a century and a presidency 21 July 2004


Peace Corps Returns to China
Peace Corps Returns to China 21 July 2004


Cops of the world is not a wise goal
Cops of the world is not a wise goal 21 July 2004


RPCV Shacochis says PC is "sacred cow"
RPCV Bob Shacochis says Peace Corps is "sacred cow" 20 July 2004


India RPCV Bob Alexander in Michigan primary
India RPCV Bob Alexander in primary race for Michigan's 8th District 20 July 2004


Lloyd Pierson nominated for USAID post
Lloyd O. Pierson nominated to be Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 20 July 2004


Weicker supports McNally in Connecticut race
"I think he's gutsy, and I think he's got courage, and I think that's exactly what the people of the 2nd District want," Weicker said of McNally in an interview Monday 20 July 2004


Director Vasquez visits Paraguay Program
Director Vasquez Visits Peace Corps' Paraguay Program 19 July 2004


Haitian family thanks Senator Chris Dodd
Haitian Family Thanks Senator Chris Dodd For Role In Forestalling Deportation 19 July 2004


Colombia RPCV runs Galeria Quetzal
Colombia RPCV Paloma Grasso runs Galeria Quetzal in Cleveland 19 July 2004


Peter McPherson supporting Bush/Cheney
MSU President M. Peter McPherson was present to show his support for Bush and Cheney 19 July 2004


RPCV Fred O'Regan lobbies whaling meeting
"Any majority for whaling at this meeting will be bought, not won," said Swaziland RPCV Fred O'Regan, president of IFAW 19 July 2004


Special Olympics seeking federal funding
Special Olympics is seeking federal funding 19 July 2004


New Movie based on Tuvala RPCVs drownings
Movie made based on drowning deaths of Tuvala RPCVs Tom and Eileen Lonergan 18 July 2004


RPCV directs National Korean War Museum
RPCV Kyle Kopitke is director and president of the National Korean War Museum in Wahiawa 18 July 2004


Director Vasquez visits PCVs in Nicaragua
Peace Corps Director Visits Volunteers in Nicaragua 16 July 2004


July 18, 2004: This Week's Top Stories July 18, 2004: This Week's Top Stories
Bill Moyers is stepping down 16 July
Vote Kinkster for Governor 16 July
RPCV expands aid-relief operations in Iraq 16 July
Carol Bellamy on Uganda's night commuters 16 July
PC Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement 15 July
Tanzania RPCV installs automated telescopes 15 July
RPCV reunited with the Filipino students 14 July
PC expands HIV/AIDS Programs 14 July
Swaziland RPCV skydives for 70th birthday 12 July
Morocco RPCV speaks out on West Sahara statemate 12 July
Ben Stein helps Peace Corps Partnership 10 July
Chris Matthews returns to Africa 10 July
more top stories...

Bill Moyers is stepping down
Bill Moyers is stepping down 16 July 2004


An Interview with Bill Moyers
An Interview with Bill Moyers 16 July 2004


Rep. Chris Shays in competitive race
Democrat Diane Farrell is giving Connecticut's Rep. Christopher Shays a run for the money, making the race for the 4th District Congressional seat the most competitive in the state 16 July 2004


Uzbekistan RPCV creates Milwaukee cards
Uzbekistan RPCV Monica LeMoine rivals Hallmark with Milwaukee cards 16 July 2004


Vote Kinkster for Governor
For God and Country Music: Vote Kinkster for Governor 16 July 2004


RPCV expands aid-relief operations in Iraq
Afghanistan RPCV John Barbee expands aid-relief operations into into the Al Anbar province in Iraq 16 July 2004


Carol Bellamy on Uganda's night commuters
Carol Bellamy writes about Uganda's night commuters: The children have to hide by night 16 July 2004


PC Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement
Ex-Peace Corps Employee Thomas Hunt Sentenced for Embezzlement 15 July 2004


Shays may be vulnerable in House race
Shays may be vulnerable 15 July 2004


Freedom Corps head presents Award
USA Freedom Corps head Desiree Sayle presents President's Volunteer Service Award 15 July 2004


Benin RPCV heads LA Arboretum
Benin RPCV Mark Wourms is new chief executive officer of the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden 15 July 2004


Tanzania RPCV installs automated telescopes
Tanzania RPCV Eli Rykoff installs small, automated telescope in Turkey and Namibia 15 July 2004


RPCV is Coordinator for Homeland Security
Ecuador RPCV Matthew E. (Matt) Mercer is Regional Coordinator for Kansas Homeland Security 15 July 2004


Chris Shays plays down talk of CIA Director
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Chris Shays plays down talk of becoming new CIA Director 15 July 2004


RPCV reunited with the Filipino students
Forty years and half a world away, Farrar Atkinson was reunited recently with the Filipino students she inspired while serving in the Peace Corps in the 1960s 14 July 2004


Micronesia RPCV wins Service Award
Muskingum grants Distinguished Service Award to Micronesia RPCV Alison White MacConnell 14 July 2004


PC expands HIV/AIDS Programs
Increased Funding Will Expand Peace Corps’ HIV/AIDS Programs 14 July 2004


Scott McNally discusses qualifications
"Three terms in the house, peace corps volunteer, election observer, anti poverty worker, congressional aide, I've done a lot of things that are highly relevant to this congressional job," says Scott McNally. 14 July 2004


RPCV called to ministry
Peace Corps veteran Erica Smith called to ministry at Old South Union 14 July 2004


PNG RPCVs in Euro teacher exchange
Papua New Guinea RPCVs Steve and Kristi Booth bound for Euro teacher exchange 14 July 2004


Ivory Coast RPCV wins Press Fellowship
Ivory Coast RPCV Merle Geline Rubine awarded Knight International Press Fellowships for Journalism 13 July 2004


The Gambia RPCV is expedition educator
The Gambia RPCV Todd Borgie of Berkeley is expedition educator of a team of nine adventurers who are driving around the world in four Land Rovers to raise funds for Parkinson's disease 12 July 2004


RPCV skydives for 70th birthday
Swaziland RPCV Ron Beeson marks 70th birthday with plunge from sky 12 July 2004


RPCV helps in Russian orphanages
A recent Peace Corps volunteer, Marge Pease, 79, was moved by both the great need of the orphanages she visited and the gratitude of the orphans in Russia 12 July 2004


RPCV is a jewelry designer and maker
RPCV Thomas Tucker is a jewelry maker makes handcrafted silver jewelry from found objects from the coasts of California and Hawaii 12 July 2004


RPCV speaks out on West Sahara statemate
Morocco RPCV Jacob Mundy says Washington, Paris are behind the stubborn stalemate to give Western Sahara autonomy within the Kingdom of Morocco 12 July 2004


RPCVs own enne Farm and 1908 farmhouse
Kenya RPCVs Fran Einterz and Joyce Peterson are new owners of the Jenne Farm and its 1908 farmhouse 12 July 2004


RPCV returns to help in Sierra Leone
RPCV Christopher S. "Topher" Hamblett returns to help in Sierra Leone 11 July 2004


Colombia RPCV is busy trial lawyer
Colombia RPCV William F. Dow III is busy trial lawyer 11 July 2004


PNG RPCV sits on local draft board
Papua New Guinea RPCV James Foley sits on local draft board 11 July 2004


RPCV writes about Michael Jackson
Over the past 12 years, the distinguished Vanity Fair reporter, Maureen Orth, has become Sherlock Holmes to Michael Jackson's Moriarty 11 July 2004


Ben Stein helps Peace Corps Partnership
Ben Stein writes a check to the Peace Corps Partnership 10 July 2004


Chris Matthews returns to Africa
The wonder Chris Matthews first witnessed three decades ago, as a hitchhiker on his way home from the Peace Corps, is still there in Africa 10 July 2004


Yemenis allege plot to kill Tunisia RPCV
Yemenis allege plot to kill Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull, Ambassador to Yemen 10 July 2004


Turkey RPCV coordinates Youth Exchange
Turkey RPCV Karen Hagewood is Bay Area coordinator for Youth Exchange and Study 10 July 2004


CD says PC will serve Caribbean
Eastern Caribbean Country Director Earl Phillips says Peace Corps will continue to serve the Caribbean as part of its mandate 10 July 2004


Shays surprised by inclusion on CIA list
Shays surprised by inclusion on CIA list 9 July 2004


Shays "Absolutely" would be CIA Director
"Would I like to take on the challenge (of CIA director)? Absolutely. It's one of the most important jobs in Washington," says Congressman Chris Shays 9 July 2004


Secretary Powell Visits Ecuador Volunteers
Secretary Powell Visits Volunteers in Ecuador 9 July 2004


Chris Shays considered for CIA Director
According to a senior Bush official, Chris Shays is being considered for CIA Director 9 July 2004


TIPS Program starts again under new guise
USA Freedom Corps has an imprint less like John Kennedy's and more like John Ashcroft's. Idealism has deferred to policing. 9 July 2004


Ecuador RPCV provides risk management
Ecuador RPCV -James T. Brache has joined the Zurich business unit providing insurance and risk management solutions in emerging markets as an underwriter 8 July 2004


RPCV's Tumi luggage up for sale
Tumi was founded in 1975 by Charlie Clifford, who named the company after an Inca god known to him through his Peace Corps stint in South America 8 July 2004


John Bridgeland named Harvard Fellow
John Bridgeland named Harvard Fellow 8 July 2004


Doyle leads business delegation to Japan
Gov. Jim Doyle will lead a business delegation to Japan 7 July 2004


RPCV in Afghaistan Army Civil Affairs Unit
Fiji RPCV Charles M. Blomquist heading for Afghaistan in Army Civil Affairs Unit 7 July 2004


RPCV returns to Ghana after 30 years
Bill Reid stepped from a plane onto the hot tarmac in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, tired but eager to return to the country where he had been a Peace Corps volunteer almost 30 years earlier 7 July 2004


McNally must capture the hearts of voters
McNally must capture the hearts, donations and votes of primary voters. His pitch to Democrats, especially those in the Connecticut River Valley, underscores his liberal credentials - his Peace Corps experience and his strong anti-war stance 6 July 2004


RPCV plans environmental trip to Argentina
Kristen Sullivan began planning for her environmental awareness trip to Argentina three years ago. She was inspired while working with the Peace Corps in Tegucigalpa, Honduras 6 July 2004


RPCV's life saved on Inca Trail
Mauretania RPCV Peter Schlesinger's life saved by a friend on the Inca Trail 6 July 2004


RPCV donates $100k to end illegal logging
Allen Andersson, a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras in the 1960s who went on to be a Washington entrepreneur, donated $100,000 to the march to end illegal logging 5 July 2004


RPCV learned woodworking from Rastas
In a four-year stint on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean, Robert Schwoeffermann worked as an accountant for a co-op of 30 Rastafarians who were magicians on the lathe and jigsaw 5 July 2004


RPCV to head San Diego Museum of Man
Panama RPCV Mari Lyn Salvado named new director of the San Diego Museum of Man 5 July 2004


Nigeria RPCV captured civil rights images
Nigeria RPCV Calvert McCann captured the images of civil rights movement that papers ignored 4 July 2004


RPCVs found Deep Roots Nepal
Nikhil Jaisinghan and Mark Ludwick found Deep Roots Nepal 4 July 2004


Israeli 'Peace Corps' takes bloom
An Israeli 'Peace Corps' takes bloom 4 July 2004


Ethiopia RPCV works in "Save the Children"
Save the Children's Rick Stoner, 58, who worked 22 years as an executive for Cummins Engine Co., is former Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia 4 July 2004


Shriver's life driven by a desire to serve
Sargent Shriver's life has been driven by a desire to serve others 4 July 2004


Friends mourn Sierra Leone RPCV
Friends mourn death of Sierra Leone RPCV John Auffrey 4 July 2004


RPCV Governor criticized in Ohio
Susan Gwinn, chairwoman of the Athens County Democratic Party says "Taft has been a disaster for Ohio. His approval rating is so low, it's unbelievable. We'll mention Taft every chance we can." 4 July 2004


Vasquez says portrayal doesn't jibe with facts
Director Vasquez says Dayton Daily News portrayal of Peace Corps doesn't jibe with facts 3 July 2004


Nepal RPCV is expert on maize
Anne E. Desjardins discovered maize some 30 years ago when the U.S. Peace Corps program assigned her to the Lamjung district of Nepal to teach science 3 July 2004


PC nurse helped save baby
Norma Mercedes Perugachi Tuqueres Stuart was scarcely more than a baby when Peace Corps nurse Betty Stuart and several Pottsville residents gave her a chance at a new life after she lost both hands and part of an arm in a bizarre accident 3 July 2004


RPCV works in Americanization Council
Wade Fickler had just returned from serving a Peace Corps tour of duty in Ukraine. Within that former Soviet republic, he had tried to instill some ways of democratic give and take 3 July 2004


Farr says US cannot simply leave Iraq
RPCV Sam Farr says U.S. cannot simply "leave" Iraq, as some people have suggested. "We're going to have to show the people there how to empower themselves so that they can take care of themselves when we are gone," Farr said, comparing it to his time in the Peace Corps 2 July 2004


AED donates StarOffice to PC
AED donates 2,000 copies of StarOffice 6.0 to Peace Corps 2 July 2004


RPCV records fitness music
RPCV Eric Wilson makes the music to move us 2 July 2004


Shays kicks off re-election campaign
Shays kicks off re-election campaign in Stamford 2 July 2004


RPCV Paul Johnson campaigns in Iowa
Congressional hopeful RPCV Paul Johnson campaigns in Algona 1 July 2004


Suspected RPCV molester appears in court
Suspected molester Timothy Ronald Obert appears in court 1 July 2004


Bridgeland says difficult to increase PCVS
John Bridgeland says "Many Americans would be surprised to learn how hard it has been to increase the number of Peace Corps volunteers, which only number 7,500 today, despite more than 200,000 Americans who have expressed interest in the program since Sept. 11" 1 July 2004


RPCV receives 6-week rotation in Zambia
Michael P. Toppe first traveled to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, West Africa, and says his experience there greatly influenced his decision to become a physician assistant 1 July 2004


Morocco CD criticizes Bush MidEast policy
Morocco Country Director Peace Corps signs letter to President Bush criticizing Middle East policy 1 July 2004


RPCV is railroad enthusiast
RPCV John Krauskopf has passionate interest in railroads 1 July 2004


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Russell E. Kratzer consoled himself with the thought that he...
Russell E. Kratzer consoled himself with the thought that he was headed to the much less crowded Tianshui, Gansu, where he taught English as a Peace Corps volunteer from 2000 to 2002 1 July 2004



Suspected RPCV molester appears in court
Suspected molester Timothy Ronald Obert appears in court 1 July 2004



RPCV Paul Johnson campaigns in Iowa
Congressional hopeful RPCV Paul Johnson campaigns in Algona 1 July 2004



Guyana RPCV Poranee (Pam) Kingpetcharat just finished her first year...
Guyana RPCV Poranee (Pam) Kingpetcharat just finished her first year in the Masters of Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) program and during her three-month stay in Ethiopia her work will mainly consist of developing a strategy for post- implementation support in IT 1 July 2004



An Interview with India RPCV Norman J. Groetzinger...
An Interview with India RPCV Norman J. Groetzinger 1 July 2004



William C. Ragland, A 2003 graduate of Virginia Military Institute...
William C. Ragland, A 2003 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, departs July 6 for Jamaica as a Peace Corps Volunteer 1 July 2004



RPCV McNally hopes to boost his campaign donations...
RPCV McNally hopes to boost his campaign donations 1 July 2004



Morocco CD criticizes Bush MidEast policy
Morocco Country Director Peace Corps signs letter to President Bush criticizing Middle East policy 1 July 2004



RPCV receives 6-week rotation in Zambia
Michael P. Toppe first traveled to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, West Africa, and says his experience there greatly influenced his decision to become a physician assistant 1 July 2004



Sierra Leone RPCV John Auffrey dies in Liberia...
Sierra Leone RPCV John Auffrey dies in Liberia 1 July 2004



Matt Steinglass writes on "American Taboo...
Matt Steinglass writes on "American Taboo" 1 July 2004



Philip Weiss' investigative work is a "heart of darkness" tale...
Philip Weiss' investigative work is a "heart of darkness" tale of idealism and violent death in an exotic land 1 July 2004



Chasing the Sea: Lost among the Ghosts of Empire in...
Chasing the Sea: Lost among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia 1 July 2004



Roger Olsen says Quadruple the number of Peace Corps volunteers...
Roger Olsen says Quadruple the number of Peace Corps volunteers serving in foreign land 1 July 2004



Dayton Daily News Investigative Reporter Russell Carollo says the Peace...
Dayton Daily News Investigative Reporter Russell Carollo says the Peace Corps was the last place he thought he'd find an idea for a long-term project and the last place he thought he would find a federal agency with something to hide 1 July 2004



President Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act...
President Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act 1 July 2004



RPCV is railroad enthusiast
RPCV John Krauskopf has passionate interest in railroads 1 July 2004



Bridgeland says difficult to increase PCVS
John Bridgeland says "Many Americans would be surprised to learn how hard it has been to increase the number of Peace Corps volunteers, which only number 7,500 today, despite more than 200,000 Americans who have expressed interest in the program since Sept. 11" 1 July 2004



Terri Nagan temporarily works at Starbucks, deciding to forgo school...
Terri Nagan temporarily works at Starbucks, deciding to forgo school for the moment and spend two years in the Peace Corps, working as a community health educator in Cameroon 2 July 2004



Farr says US cannot simply leave Iraq
RPCV Sam Farr says U.S. cannot simply "leave" Iraq, as some people have suggested. "We're going to have to show the people there how to empower themselves so that they can take care of themselves when we are gone," Farr said, comparing it to his time in the Peace Corps 2 July 2004



Shays kicks off re-election campaign
Shays kicks off re-election campaign in Stamford 2 July 2004



While volunteering as a teacher in Africa for two years...
While volunteering as a teacher in Africa for two years, Eric Wilson gained new perspective on health and fitness 2 July 2004



RPCV records fitness music
RPCV Eric Wilson makes the music to move us 2 July 2004



Everyone's Just Two…Three…Four Degrees of Separation from Dick...
Everyone's Just Two…Three…Four Degrees of Separation from Dick Celeste 2 July 2004



A Day in the Life of Colorado College's 12th President...
A Day in the Life of Colorado College's 12th President: Richard F. Celeste 2 July 2004



AED donates StarOffice to PC
AED donates 2,000 copies of StarOffice 6.0 to Peace Corps 2 July 2004



Joan Shipers Memering served in the Peace Corps together in...
Joan Shipers Memering served in the Peace Corps together in Colombia in the late 1960s. She exemplified the Corps mission 3 July 2004



Congo Kinsasha RPCV John Pinkowski will continue his career with...
Congo Kinsasha RPCV John Pinkowski will continue his career with the Missouri Department of Conservation 3 July 2004



Emilie Pryor is leaving for Ecuador as a Peace Corps...
Emilie Pryor is leaving for Ecuador as a Peace Corps volunteer 3 July 2004



PC nurse helped save baby
Norma Mercedes Perugachi Tuqueres Stuart was scarcely more than a baby when Peace Corps nurse Betty Stuart and several Pottsville residents gave her a chance at a new life after she lost both hands and part of an arm in a bizarre accident 3 July 2004



Nepal RPCV is expert on maize
Anne E. Desjardins discovered maize some 30 years ago when the U.S. Peace Corps program assigned her to the Lamjung district of Nepal to teach science 3 July 2004



RPCV works in Americanization Council
Wade Fickler had just returned from serving a Peace Corps tour of duty in Ukraine. Within that former Soviet republic, he had tried to instill some ways of democratic give and take 3 July 2004



Vasquez says portrayal doesn't jibe with facts
Director Vasquez says Dayton Daily News portrayal of Peace Corps doesn't jibe with facts 3 July 2004



Before there were three faces of America in the world...
Before there were three faces of America in the world - the face of the Peace Corps, America that helps others, the face of multi-nationals and the face of US military power. The balance has gone wrong lately and the only face of America we see now is one of military power 3 July 2004



Booker T. Stallworth says recently my placement into the Peace...
Booker T. Stallworth says recently my placement into the Peace Corps was cancelled because of funding cuts, which hundreds of other potential volunteers experienced 4 July 2004



RPCV Thomas E. Gouttierre says of Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
RPCV Thomas E. Gouttierre says of Afghan President Hamid Karzai "The eminent power right now is our military, and his central government is competing with the warlords... . Given the conditions, he's done a remarkable job." 4 July 2004



Colombia RPCV Patrick Bailey dies at 71...
Colombia RPCV Patrick Bailey dies at 71 4 July 2004



Ethiopia RPCV works in "Save the Children"
Save the Children's Rick Stoner, 58, who worked 22 years as an executive for Cummins Engine Co., is former Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia 4 July 2004



Terry Young in Kazakhstan...
Terry Young in Kazakhstan 4 July 2004



The Kyrgyzstan Kid...
The Kyrgyzstan Kid 4 July 2004



Mali RPCV Cassandra Meynard is headed to a five-day...
Mali RPCV Cassandra Meynard is headed to a five-day Muay Thai kickboxing camp 4 July 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Nicole Sheets says Moldovan village offers sweet...
Peace Corps Volunteer Nicole Sheets says Moldovan village offers sweet delights for city folk 4 July 2004



Speech by WWII D-Day Veteran and Morocco Country Director...
Speech by WWII D-Day Veteran and Morocco Country Director Everett Woodman on July 4, 2004 4 July 2004



RPCVs found Deep Roots Nepal
Nikhil Jaisinghan and Mark Ludwick found Deep Roots Nepal 4 July 2004



Nigeria RPCV captured civil rights images
Nigeria RPCV Calvert McCann captured the images of civil rights movement that papers ignored 4 July 2004



Friends mourn Sierra Leone RPCV
Friends mourn death of Sierra Leone RPCV John Auffrey 4 July 2004



RPCV Governor criticized in Ohio
Susan Gwinn, chairwoman of the Athens County Democratic Party says "Taft has been a disaster for Ohio. His approval rating is so low, it's unbelievable. We'll mention Taft every chance we can." 4 July 2004



AMERICAN TABOO: A Murder in the Peace Corps, by Philip...
AMERICAN TABOO: A Murder in the Peace Corps, by Philip Weiss 4 July 2004



Murder among the martini set...
Murder among the martini set 4 July 2004



Peace Corps volunteer is slain in Tonga...
Peace Corps volunteer is slain in Tonga 4 July 2004



Blair Witch meets Jaws in a film based on the...
Blair Witch meets Jaws in a film based on the deaths of Tuvalu RPCVs Tom and Eileen Lonergan 4 July 2004



Israeli 'Peace Corps' takes bloom
An Israeli 'Peace Corps' takes bloom 4 July 2004



Elmer Paulson developed a training video and written instructions for...
Elmer Paulson developed a training video and written instructions for VITA and the Peace Corps to help third world countries build everything from fishnets to water purification and distribution systems 4 July 2004



Shriver's life driven by a desire to serve
Sargent Shriver's life has been driven by a desire to serve others 4 July 2004



RPCV learned woodworking from Rastas
In a four-year stint on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean, Robert Schwoeffermann worked as an accountant for a co-op of 30 Rastafarians who were magicians on the lathe and jigsaw 5 July 2004



RPCV donates $100k to end illegal logging
Allen Andersson, a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras in the 1960s who went on to be a Washington entrepreneur, donated $100,000 to the march to end illegal logging 5 July 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Grant Smith has packed two years worth...
Peace Corps Volunteer Grant Smith has packed two years worth of stuff for his trip to the island nation of Madagascar off the southeast coast of Africa 5 July 2004



RPCV to head San Diego Museum of Man
Panama RPCV Mari Lyn Salvado named new director of the San Diego Museum of Man 5 July 2004



After graduating from the University of Florida, Alicia Breton became...
After graduating from the University of Florida, Alicia Breton became an agricultural volunteer in the Peace Corps, though her specialty was vegetable crops 5 July 2004



Hot Spot: Synopsis Of Scene - a musical comedy about the...
Hot Spot: Synopsis Of Scene - a musical comedy about the Peace Corps that starred Judy Holliday 6 July 2004



The idea for Hot Spot was born out of a...
The idea for Hot Spot was born out of a real life incident that had occurred two years earlier. Marjorie Michelmore, a young Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Nigeria, wrote a postcard to her boyfriend back in the United States. She described the area as "squalor." What began as an ugly international incident, would end up being resolved in a very positive way 6 July 2004



1963 was a year of great change, both nationally and...
1963 was a year of great change, both nationally and theatrically with Hot Spot, a musical comedy about the Peace Corps that starred Judy Holliday 6 July 2004



AmeriCorps Agency Loses Suit on Religion...
AmeriCorps Agency Loses Suit on Religion 6 July 2004



RPCV plans environmental trip to Argentina
Kristen Sullivan began planning for her environmental awareness trip to Argentina three years ago. She was inspired while working with the Peace Corps in Tegucigalpa, Honduras 6 July 2004



Central African Republic Medical Officer Dr. Eugene Sillman dies in...
Central African Republic Medical Officer Dr. Eugene Sillman dies in Buffalo 6 July 2004



AS a public health volunteer with the Peace Corps, Tomeka...
AS a public health volunteer with the Peace Corps, Tomeka Peterson spent more than two years teaching residents of the tiny African village of Naitiri about AIDS prevention 6 July 2004



Andrew "Andy" Michael Edwards were Peace Corps volunteers in the...
Andrew "Andy" Michael Edwards were Peace Corps volunteers in the mid-1970's and were stationed in a small village near Taegu, South Korea 6 July 2004



McNally must capture the hearts of voters
McNally must capture the hearts, donations and votes of primary voters. His pitch to Democrats, especially those in the Connecticut River Valley, underscores his liberal credentials - his Peace Corps experience and his strong anti-war stance 6 July 2004



RPCV''s life saved on Inca Trail
Mauretania RPCV Peter Schlesinger's life saved by a friend on the Inca Trail 6 July 2004



Jason Braswell works with the Peace Corps as an economic...
Jason Braswell works with the Peace Corps as an economic development volunteer in Romania 6 July 2004



Byron Wells and his wife plan to join the Peace...
Byron Wells and his wife plan to join the Peace Corps and their misdemeanor criminal trespass conviction will delay their assignment to Africa if his case remains unresolved, attorney Dan Barr said 6 July 2004



Peace Corps-like fight against global AIDS urged...
Peace Corps-like fight against global AIDS urged 7 July 2004



On a Mission: Sisters in the Peace Corps...
On a Mission: Sisters in the Peace Corps 7 July 2004



RPCV in Afghaistan Army Civil Affairs Unit
Fiji RPCV Charles M. Blomquist heading for Afghaistan in Army Civil Affairs Unit 7 July 2004



Marcia Parkes had a slightly different experience as a volunteer...
Marcia Parkes had a slightly different experience as a volunteer (1999 to 2001) in Gabon, a small country in central Africa. "Many people were surprised to learn that there were African-Americans--not just Caucasians--living in America," she says. "They were very curious about us." For Parkes, helping to shape the way Africans view African-Americans was a big benefit of being a Peace Corps volunteer. 7 July 2004



RPCV returns to Ghana after 30 years
Bill Reid stepped from a plane onto the hot tarmac in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, tired but eager to return to the country where he had been a Peace Corps volunteer almost 30 years earlier 7 July 2004



Katrina Mathis, who fulfilled one of her keenest desires when...
Katrina Mathis, who fulfilled one of her keenest desires when she became a Peace Corps volunteer, spent two years (1994 to 1996) in Guinea, west Africa. Although people there were aware that many slaves taken from the west coast of Africa hundreds of years ago had ended up in America, notes Mathis, they were awestruck to see and talk to a descendant of one of those slaves--and to find out what it was like to be a Black person in America. 7 July 2004



Korea RPCV Michael E. Robinson offers perspectives on North Korea...
Korea RPCV Michael E. Robinson offers perspectives on North Korea and its standing in the world community 7 July 2004



Gretchen Eisenhut may soon be departing to Senegal, West Africa...
Gretchen Eisenhut may soon be departing to Senegal, West Africa on a mission with the Peace Corps 7 July 2004



Doyle leads business delegation to Japan
Gov. Jim Doyle will lead a business delegation to Japan 7 July 2004



RPCVs Anne and Max Robinson run a berry different family...
RPCVs Anne and Max Robinson run a berry different family farm 7 July 2004



Health Experts Urge Peace Corps-Like Group to Combat AIDS...
Health Experts Urge Peace Corps-Like Group to Combat AIDS 7 July 2004



RPCV Dan Mozena says if African nations lose the war...
RPCV Dan Mozena says if African nations lose the war against AIDS, the continent risks becoming the next breeding ground for international terrorists such as al-Qaeda operatives 7 July 2004



Michelle MacLachlan begins a two-year adventure that will find...
Michelle MacLachlan begins a two-year adventure that will find her many miles from home teaching Ecuadorians proper health and nutrition practices 8 July 2004



Ecuador RPCV provides risk management
Ecuador RPCV James T. Brache has joined the Zurich business unit providing insurance and risk management solutions in emerging markets as an underwriter 8 July 2004



Michael Dane served in Guatemala between 1993 and 1996, working...
Michael Dane served in Guatemala between 1993 and 1996, working with farmers on soil conservation and other "agroforestry" issues in a country where most of the farms exist on the sides of mountains 8 July 2004



Mark Bonta says the Honduran environmental movement would not be...
Mark Bonta says the Honduran environmental movement would not be where it is today--certainly not the protected areas movement -- if it hadn't been for Peace Corps Volunteers, but few remember them in the literature or the press because they almost never provided money. I believe this also happened in Costa Rica. 8 July 2004



Kudos to Honduras RPCV Mark Bonta and to Texas A...
Kudos to Honduras RPCV Mark Bonta and to Texas A&M Press for publishing Seven Names for the Bellbird, one of the best books of the year 8 July 2004



In the early 1990s, Mark Bonta was a Peace Corps...
In the early 1990s, Mark Bonta was a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, and he has returned many times since, living and working in the province of Olancho 8 July 2004



From a cultural geographer's perspective, Honduras RPCV Mark Bonta argues...
From a cultural geographer's perspective, Honduras RPCV Mark Bonta argues that Honduran families conserve and value the native wildlife, contrary to popular belief 8 July 2004



Honduras RPCV Mark Bonta's book wonderfully captures the "ornithophilia" of...
Honduras RPCV Mark Bonta's book wonderfully captures the "ornithophilia" of Olanchanos, and puts together a stong case for conservation at local scales that build upon existing needs and environmental concerns 8 July 2004



The Peace Corps assigned Mike Kistler to teach middle school...
The Peace Corps assigned Mike Kistler to teach middle school-aged children on the Malaysian island of Borneo, in the jungle with no electricity or running water 8 July 2004



Libet Maloney came to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer...
Libet Maloney came to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer eight years ago and has lived and worked in the Caprivi Region of Namibia as a social worker for the last five years 8 July 2004



RPCV''s Tumi luggage up for sale
Tumi was founded in 1975 by Charlie Clifford, who named the company after an Inca god known to him through his Peace Corps stint in South America 8 July 2004



John Bridgeland named Harvard Fellow
John Bridgeland named Harvard Fellow 8 July 2004



Daniel Kwelagobe says Batswana are "happy that the US Peace...
Daniel Kwelagobe says Batswana are "happy that the US Peace Corps volunteers are back, albeit with a special mission to help Botswana halt the raging HIV/AIDS pandemic" 9 July 2004



Brazil RPCV Paul A. Bastine retires as Spokane County Superior...
Brazil RPCV Paul A. Bastine retires as Spokane County Superior Court Judge 9 July 2004



Secretary Powell Visits Ecuador Volunteers
Secretary Powell Visits Volunteers in Ecuador 9 July 2004



Chris Shays considered for CIA Director
According to a senior Bush official, Chris Shays is being considered for CIA Director 9 July 2004



Shays "Absolutely" would be CIA Director
"Would I like to take on the challenge (of CIA director)? Absolutely. It's one of the most important jobs in Washington," says Congressman Chris Shays 9 July 2004



Shays surprised by inclusion on CIA list
Shays surprised by inclusion on CIA list 9 July 2004



The Peace Corps always seemed like an option because both...
"The Peace Corps always seemed like an option because both my parents spent more than three years in Brazil in the Peace Corps," said Michael Hildt, a volunteer in Ghana "and we grew up watching their slide shows. The Peace Corps was always something that really amazed me. I was intrigued by the idea of going to live in foreign countries and immersing myself in other cultures." 9 July 2004



Cherry Campbell trained 75 Peace Corps volunteers in Hungary to...
Cherry Campbell trained 75 Peace Corps volunteers in Hungary to teach English 9 July 2004



Nancy O'Connell says "I will complete my service in August...
Nancy O'Connell says "I will complete my service in August of 2005, and it is a very good feeling to represent my country as a Peace Corps volunteer" 9 July 2004



Elaine L. Chao Announces Elimination of Barriers to Faith-Based...
Elaine L. Chao Announces Elimination of Barriers to Faith-Based Training, Grants 9 July 2004



TIPS Program starts again under new guise
USA Freedom Corps has an imprint less like John Kennedy's and more like John Ashcroft's. Idealism has deferred to policing. 9 July 2004



Comoros Islands RPCV Jeffrey Barry delivers organic produce to households...
Comoros Islands RPCV Jeffrey Barry delivers organic produce to households in Boston and eight other nearby communities 10 July 2004



CD says PC will serve Caribbean
Eastern Caribbean Country Director Earl Phillips says Peace Corps will continue to serve the Caribbean as part of its mandate 10 July 2004



Caucus: Shays & The CIA...
Caucus: Shays & The CIA 10 July 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Greg Kaku Ruggiero announces crocodile pond with...
Peace Corps Volunteer Greg Kaku Ruggiero announces crocodile pond with the capacity for 75 crocodiles in Ghana 10 July 2004



Chris Matthews returns to Africa
The wonder Chris Matthews first witnessed three decades ago, as a hitchhiker on his way home from the Peace Corps, is still there in Africa 10 July 2004



Chris Matthews returns to Africa
The wonder Chris Matthews first witnessed three decades ago, as a hitchhiker on his way home from the Peace Corps, is still there in Africa 10 July 2004



Tonga RPCV Jan Worth teaches a class in "Contemporary Women...
Tonga RPCV Jan Worth teaches a class in "Contemporary Women Poets" 10 July 2004



Turkey RPCV coordinates Youth Exchange
Turkey RPCV Karen Hagewood is Bay Area coordinator for Youth Exchange and Study 10 July 2004



Yemenis allege plot to kill Tunisia RPCV
Yemenis allege plot to kill Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull, Ambassador to Yemen 10 July 2004



Ben Stein helps Peace Corps Partnership
Ben Stein writes a check to the Peace Corps Partnership 10 July 2004



In 1983, Meteorologist Julian Posey joined the Peace Corps and...
In 1983, Meteorologist Julian Posey joined the Peace Corps and worked in Cameroon teaching trigonometry and algebra 11 July 2004



Colombia RPCV is busy trial lawyer
Colombia RPCV William F. Dow III is busy trial lawyer 11 July 2004



RPCV writes about Michael Jackson
Over the past 12 years, the distinguished Vanity Fair reporter, Maureen Orth, has become Sherlock Holmes to Michael Jackson's Moriarty 11 July 2004



RPCVs George and Dee Gamble say Peace Corps encourages Americans...
RPCVs George and Dee Gamble say Peace Corps encourages Americans to reach out to their brothers and sisters across the globe 11 July 2004



In "This is not Civilization" teaching English to cheese factory...
In "This is not Civilization" teaching English to cheese factory workers who expect instant results with no effort proves to be daunting 11 July 2004



Maria Kennedy Shriver: The Governator's secret weapon...
Maria Kennedy Shriver: The Governator's secret weapon 11 July 2004



PNG RPCV sits on local draft board
Papua New Guinea RPCV James Foley sits on local draft board 11 July 2004



RPCV returns to help in Sierra Leone
RPCV Christopher S. "Topher" Hamblett returns to help in Sierra Leone 11 July 2004



Dana Boraas is expected to use her years of experience...
Dana Boraas is expected to use her years of experience as an HIV/AIDS educator when she joins the Peace Corps and heads to sub-Saharan Africa where her recruiter has recommended she be sent 12 July 2004



RPCV is a jewelry designer and maker
RPCV Thomas Tucker is a jewelry maker makes handcrafted silver jewelry from found objects from the coasts of California and Hawaii 12 July 2004



RPCVs own enne Farm and 1908 farmhouse
Kenya RPCVs Fran Einterz and Joyce Peterson are new owners of the Jenne Farm and its 1908 farmhouse 12 July 2004



RPCV speaks out on West Sahara statemate
Morocco RPCV Jacob Mundy says Washington, Paris are behind the stubborn stalemate to give Western Sahara autonomy within the Kingdom of Morocco 12 July 2004



RPCV helps in Russian orphanages
A recent Peace Corps volunteer, Marge Pease, 79, was moved by both the great need of the orphanages she visited and the gratitude of the orphans in Russia 12 July 2004



RPCV skydives for 70th birthday
Swaziland RPCV Ron Beeson marks 70th birthday with plunge from sky 12 July 2004



Bob Beretta, 41, is leaving his South Lake Tahoe home...
Bob Beretta, 41, is leaving his South Lake Tahoe home of five years to join the Corps in September in a computer science teaching program that started last year in Tanzania, Africa 12 July 2004



Our other two travelers, the Gambia RPCV Todd Borgie and...
Our other two travelers, the Gambia RPCV Todd Borgie and Dave Hughes, affectionately referred to as "the Peace Corps guys," drove Hercules, the 1970 Dormobile in our Drive around the World in 1999 12 July 2004



Todd Borgie first had the opportunity to travel abroad when...
Todd Borgie first had the opportunity to travel abroad when I left the country in 1992 with the US Peace Corps. I worked as a forestry and agriculture volunteer in the small village of Brikama Ba, The Gambia 12 July 2004



Todd Borgie was Expedition Educator on "Take Me With You...
Todd Borgie was Expedition Educator on "Take Me With You! " World Tour 12 July 2004



The Gambia RPCV is expedition educator
The Gambia RPCV Todd Borgie of Berkeley is expedition educator of a team of nine adventurers who are driving around the world in four Land Rovers to raise funds for Parkinson's disease 12 July 2004



Sam Nunn rules out taking CIA job...
Sam Nunn rules out taking CIA job 12 July 2004



The orphan crisis is arguably the cruelest legacy of the...
"The orphan crisis is arguably the cruelest legacy of the AIDS pandemic," says Carol Bellamy 13 July 2004



Ivory Coast RPCV wins Press Fellowship
Ivory Coast RPCV Merle Geline Rubine awarded Knight International Press Fellowships for Journalism 13 July 2004



When John Ritchey wants a cool drink of water, he...
When John Ritchey wants a cool drink of water, he doesn't have the luxury of turning on the tap. Not in Moldova, where he is a Peace Corps volunteer 13 July 2004



Matthews: Passionate, Speedy...
Matthews: Passionate, Speedy 13 July 2004



Jack O'Dea says let's shut down the Peace Corps, at...
Jack O'Dea says let's shut down the Peace Corps, at least until President Bush retires in January, so that our volunteers do not have to labor under the deceit of this administrations doublespeak, foreign policy and wink at the use of torture 13 July 2004



PC expands HIV/AIDS Programs
Increased Funding Will Expand Peace Corps' HIV/AIDS Programs 14 July 2004



A 2-year stint in the Peace Corps beginning in...
A 2-year stint in the Peace Corps beginning in 1965 afforded Bob Needham his first exposure to Brazil 14 July 2004



RPCV called to ministry
Peace Corps veteran Erica Smith called to ministry at Old South Union 14 July 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Steve Dickey says a sense of community...
Peace Corps Volunteer Steve Dickey says a sense of community prevails in Guatemala 14 July 2004



Scott McNally discusses qualifications
"Three terms in the house, peace corps volunteer, election observer, anti poverty worker, congressional aide, I've done a lot of things that are highly relevant to this congressional job," says Scott McNally. 14 July 2004



Micronesia RPCV wins Service Award
Muskingum grants Distinguished Service Award to Micronesia RPCV Alison White MacConnell 14 July 2004



PNG RPCVs in Euro teacher exchange
Papua New Guinea RPCVs Steve and Kristi Booth bound for Euro teacher exchange 14 July 2004



RPCV reunited with the Filipino students
Forty years and half a world away, Farrar Atkinson was reunited recently with the Filipino students she inspired while serving in the Peace Corps in the 1960s 14 July 2004



U.S. AIDS relief coordinator Randall Tobias says countries with scarce...
U.S. AIDS relief coordinator Randall Tobias says countries with scarce health resources are having difficulty absorbing money and increasing treatment to match the contributions. "In talking with people in Africa who are involved in these programs, they are much, much more focused on the issues of infrastructure and the people and the capacity constraints than they are on the drugs because right now, they are able to get drugs, but there is so little treatment going on because the capacity doesn't exist," he said 14 July 2004



Democracy in the Balance by Bill Moyers...
Democracy in the Balance by Bill Moyers 14 July 2004



USA Freedom Corps Director Participates in Clothing Drive on Capitol...
USA Freedom Corps Director Participates in Clothing Drive on Capitol Hill 14 July 2004



The strict separation -- both in fact and appearance -- between the...
The strict separation -- both in fact and appearance -- between the Peace Corps and any intelligence agency has been a bedrock principle for every administration since 1961 to ensure the safety and security of volunteers. 15 July 2004



House supports $330M appropriation for Peace Corps...
House supports $330M appropriation for Peace Corps 15 July 2004



Benin RPCV heads LA Arboretum
Benin RPCV Mark Wourms is new chief executive officer of the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden 15 July 2004



RPCV is Coordinator for Homeland Security
Ecuador RPCV Matthew E. (Matt) Mercer is Regional Coordinator for Kansas Homeland Security 15 July 2004



Chris Shays plays down talk of CIA Director
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Chris Shays plays down talk of becoming new CIA Director 15 July 2004



Shays may be vulnerable in House race
Shays may be vulnerable 15 July 2004



Ghana RPCV Jerry Perez completes first year as deputy supervisor...
Ghana RPCV Jerry Perez completes first year as deputy supervisor for Stanislaus National Forest 15 July 2004



Tanzania RPCV installs automated telescopes
Tanzania RPCV Eli Rykoff installs small, automated telescope in Turkey and Namibia 15 July 2004



PC Employee Sentenced for Embezzlement
Ex-Peace Corps Employee Thomas Hunt Sentenced for Embezzlement 15 July 2004



National Service program would unify nation...
National Service program would unify nation 15 July 2004



Freedom Corps head presents Award
USA Freedom Corps head Desiree Sayle presents President's Volunteer Service Award 15 July 2004



RPCV expands aid-relief operations in Iraq
Afghanistan RPCV John Barbee expands aid-relief operations into the Al Anbar province in Iraq 16 July 2004



Costa Rica RPCV Mark Roath is finalist vying for Wylie...
Costa Rica RPCV Mark Roath is finalist vying for Wylie, Texas City Manager 16 July 2004



Rep. Chris Shays in competitive race
Democrat Diane Farrell is giving Connecticut's Rep. Christopher Shays a run for the money, making the race for the 4th District Congressional seat the most competitive in the state 16 July 2004



Vote Kinkster for Governor
For God and Country Music: Vote Kinkster for Governor 16 July 2004



Vote Kinkster for Governor
For God and Country Music: Vote Kinkster for Governor 16 July 2004



A Conversation With Swaziland RPCV Reed Hastings about his company...
A Conversation With Swaziland RPCV Reed Hastings about his company Netflix 16 July 2004



Carol Bellamy on Uganda's night commuters
Carol Bellamy writes about Uganda's night commuters: The children have to hide by night 16 July 2004



Uzbekistan RPCV creates Milwaukee cards
Uzbekistan RPCV Monica LeMoine rivals Hallmark with Milwaukee cards 16 July 2004



McKenzie Boekholder admitted she joined the Peace Corps for selfish...
McKenzie Boekholder admitted she joined the Peace Corps for selfish reasons. "Something is fulfilled in me when I'm helping someone else," she said, "and I felt the Peace Corps was the right place because I got to travel and live the life for two years. Any shorter period of time doesn't allow for real cultural integration." 16 July 2004



Director Vasquez visits PCVs in Nicaragua
Peace Corps Director Visits Volunteers in Nicaragua 16 July 2004



An Interview with Bill Moyers
An Interview with Bill Moyers 16 July 2004



Bill Moyers is stepping down
Bill Moyers is stepping down 16 July 2004



Bill Moyers is stepping down
Bill Moyers is stepping down 16 July 2004



U.S. Drops Case Against Soldier Accused of Cowardice after a...
U.S. Drops Case Against Soldier Accused of Cowardice after a military physician diagnosed Pogany with a medical problem probably caused by Lariam 16 July 2004



Sargent Shriver's Catholic formation was culturally and intellectually rich...
Sargent Shriver's Catholic formation was culturally and intellectually rich 16 July 2004



See Sargent Shriver on 1995 Special Olympics World Games on...
See Sargent Shriver on 1995 Special Olympics World Games on Comcast Cablevision 16 July 2004



Gabon RPCV Richard H. Schuster dies at 67...
Gabon RPCV Richard H. Schuster dies at 67 17 July 2004



Turkey RPCVs Rich and Judy Wandschneider thrive on Corps Values...
Turkey RPCVs Rich and Judy Wandschneider thrive on Corps Values 17 July 2004



Although she had no idea where Uzbekistan was, Laura Paul...
Although she had no idea where Uzbekistan was, Laura Paul left Olathe last August for a two-year Peace Corps assignment in Central Asia 17 July 2004



Chandler Harrison Stevens hopes to enlist either Kerry or his...
Chandler Harrison Stevens hopes to enlist either Kerry or his wife, Teresa, to speak at a convention of Peace Corps volunteers in Chicago next month 17 July 2004



Charles Spangler Dies; Water Supply Expert...
Charles Spangler Dies; Water Supply Expert 17 July 2004



Special Report: Director Vasquez speaks out...
Special Report: Director Vasquez speaks out 17 July 2004



Democratic Reps. Nick Rahall and Sam Farr have introduced legislation...
Democratic Reps. Nick Rahall and Sam Farr have introduced legislation that would revamp the regional fishery management councils to prevent their domination by industry representatives 18 July 2004



Kristen Roupenian lives her dream as a Peace Corps volunteer...
Kristen Roupenian lives her dream as a Peace Corps volunteer in western Kenya. She's just a day's walk from the Uganda border and three hours' bicycle ride from the nearest American. 18 July 2004



RPCV directs National Korean War Museum
RPCV Kyle Kopitke is director and president of the National Korean War Museum in Wahiawa 18 July 2004



Lilka Areton spent two years in the Peace Corps in...
Lilka Areton spent two years in the Peace Corps in Peru, then went to graduate school at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City and got a teaching job in Spanish Harlem - volunteering at the International Center. 18 July 2004



New Movie based on Tuvala RPCVs drownings
Movie made based on drowning deaths of Tuvala RPCVs Tom and Eileen Lonergan 18 July 2004



Harrison Owen sources his inspiration for Open Space technology in...
Harrison Owen sources his inspiration for Open Space technology in his Peace Corps experience in the tiny rural indigenous villages of West Africa, where this is how meetings ran, with no flipcharts or leaders 18 July 2004



Colombia RPCV runs Galeria Quetzal
Colombia RPCV Paloma Grasso runs Galeria Quetzal in Cleveland 19 July 2004



Haitian family thanks Senator Chris Dodd
Haitian Family Thanks Senator Chris Dodd For Role In Forestalling Deportation 19 July 2004



Haitian family thanks Senator Chris Dodd
Haitian Family Thanks Senator Chris Dodd For Role In Forestalling Deportation 19 July 2004



India RPCV Bob Alexander in race for Democratic nomination for...
India RPCV Bob Alexander in race for Democratic nomination for Michigan's 8th District 19 July 2004



Director Vasquez visits Paraguay Program
Director Vasquez Visits Peace Corps' Paraguay Program 19 July 2004



Peter McPherson supportsing Bush/Cheney
MSU President M. Peter McPherson was present to show his support for Bush and Cheney 19 July 2004



Peter McPherson supportsing Bush/Cheney
MSU President M. Peter McPherson was present to show his support for Bush and Cheney 19 July 2004



RPCV Fred O'Regan lobbies whaling meeting
"Any majority for whaling at this meeting will be bought, not won," said Swaziland RPCV Fred O'Regan, president of IFAW 19 July 2004



Special Olympics seeking federal funding
Special Olympics is seeking federal funding 19 July 2004



Guatemala RPCV Fred Norbury appointed Forest Service deputy chief...
Guatemala RPCV Fred Norbury appointed Forest Service deputy chief 20 July 2004



India RPCV Bob Alexander in Michigan primary
India RPCV Bob Alexander in primary race for Michigan's 8th District 20 July 2004



Weicker supports McNally in Connecticut race
"I think he's gutsy, and I think he's got courage, and I think that's exactly what the people of the 2nd District want," Weicker said of McNally in an interview Monday 20 July 2004



Malawi Children's Village is a social services organization run collaboratively...
Malawi Children's Village is a social services organization run collaboratively by American volunteers and local villagers 20 July 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer "Loudmind" in Togo: "Fat Lady Ice Cream...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Loudmind" in Togo: "Fat Lady Ice Cream" 20 July 2004



RPCV Shacochis says PC is "sacred cow"
RPCV Bob Shacochis says Peace Corps is "sacred cow" 20 July 2004



NPCA Convention heading this way...
NPCA Convention heading this way 20 July 2004



Lloyd Pierson nominated for USAID post
Lloyd O. Pierson nominated to be Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development 20 July 2004



Brazil RPCV Wenda Christopher is assistant principal for Big Spring...
Brazil RPCV Wenda Christopher is assistant principal for Big Spring High School 21 July 2004



Brazil RPCV Wenda Christopher is assistant principal for Big Spring...
Brazil RPCV Wenda Christopher is assistant principal for Big Spring High School 21 July 2004



Andrew Townsend leaves this month for a two-year stint...
Andrew Townsend leaves this month for a two-year stint in Burkina Faso with the Peace Corps 21 July 2004



Aaron H. Shraberg has accepted a position with the Peace...
Aaron H. Shraberg has accepted a position with the Peace Corps to serve as an English teacher in China 21 July 2004



Peace Corps Returns to China
Peace Corps Returns to China 21 July 2004



RPCV Mike Tidwell and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network to...
RPCV Mike Tidwell and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network to Dump Coal on Campus Lawn to Protest W. Virginia Gov's Coal Plans 21 July 2004



Honduras RPCV John E. Perkins dies in Bartlesville...
Honduras RPCV John E. Perkins dies in Bartlesville 21 July 2004



Iran RPCV Tom Nelson helps wage a quiet jihad against...
Iran RPCV Tom Nelson helps wage a quiet jihad against the Bush administration 21 July 2004



Bill Shepard said he photographed an elephant with a telephoto...
Bill Shepard said he photographed an elephant with a telephoto lens after a hearing a story about a Peace Corps worker who was trampled to death by an elephant that was apparently aggravated by the sound of the camera 21 July 2004



As a member of the Peace Corps in his youth...
As a member of the Peace Corps in his youth, Paul Theroux taught school in Africa and this return to his roots lets him examine what has transpired to the Dark Continent in the 40 years of his absence 21 July 2004



Professor's special link to Toledo
Professor Martin Carnoy's special link to ambitious young graduate student Alejandro Toledo has spanned a third of a century and a presidency 21 July 2004



Cops of the world is not a wise goal
Philippines RPCV Alan Winkler says "Cops of the world is not a wise goal" 21 July 2004



Eunice Kennedy Shriver pats and pushes disabled athletes to reach...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver pats and pushes disabled athletes to reach their sporting potential at Camp Shriver 21 July 2004



Cops of the world is not a wise goal
Cops of the world is not a wise goal 21 July 2004



Students paint Peace Corps Mural...
Students paint Peace Corps Mural 22 July 2004



Antigua RCPV Kattie Calving Prejean dies...
Antigua RCPV Kattie Calving Prejean dies 22 July 2004



Congo Kinshasa RPCV Learned Dees testifies before Congress on the...
Congo Kinshasa RPCV Learned Dees testifies before Congress on the Democratic Republic of Congo Peace Accords: One Year Later 22 July 2004



Shannon Roach leaves to spend the next two-plus years...
Shannon Roach leaves to spend the next two-plus years putting her teaching skills to work for the Peace Corps somewhere in the Caribbean 22 July 2004



Tunisia RPCV Rebekah Ann McBride dies at 58...
Tunisia RPCV Rebekah Ann McBride dies at 58 22 July 2004



RPCV supports Yemen Civilization Museum
U.S. Ambassador and Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull lays the foundation stone to the Yemen Civilization Museum in Marib 22 July 2004



Best not to appoint new CIA director too quickly says...
Best not to appoint new CIA director too quickly says former Director Stansfield Turner 22 July 2004



Wesley Rothermel, a long-time political activist, former Peace Corps...
Wesley Rothermel, a long-time political activist, former Peace Corps volunteer and recent Democratic state Senate contender, will speak about his work over the past 15 years to bring about reconciliation between white people and indigenous peoples in Maine 22 July 2004



Cape Verde RPCV Alexander Hirtle becomes councilman's aide...
Cape Verde RPCV Alexander Hirtle becomes councilman's aide 23 July 2004



Peace Corps Sending 48 Volunteer Teachers to China, program restarted...
Peace Corps Sending 48 Volunteer Teachers to China, program restarted after SARS outbreaks contained 23 July 2004



PC Hero Jack Anderson ending Column
Jack Anderson Ending His Syndicated Column, helped negotiate Peace Corps hostage release in Colombia in 1980 23 July 2004



Jason Bedford was in Honduras to give free rabies shots...
Jason Bedford was in Honduras to give free rabies shots to the dogs of Santa Cruz because there had been an outbreak a few weeks earlier in La Esperanza 23 July 2004



President Carter said "My mother, after my father died, decided...
President Carter said "My mother, after my father died, decided she wanted to serve our country. She was in the Peace Corps in India when she was 70 years old, and more recently, her great-grandson, my grandson Jason, has completed his service in the Peace Corps in South Africa. So there are many ways we can serve our country." 23 July 2004



Deb and Tom Hainisch met in Malawi, Africa, where Tom...
Deb and Tom Hainisch met in Malawi, Africa, where Tom, a Peace Corps volunteer, worked closely with Spiriano Khunguni, a local assistant to the Ministry of Health. Deb was a teacher and the trio became fast friends 23 July 2004



National Review says Chris Matthews gets a bad case of...
National Review says Chris Matthews gets a bad case of neoconitis 23 July 2004



Thailand RPCV Alan Abramowitz, a Department of Children & Families administrator...
Thailand RPCV Alan Abramowitz, a Department of Children & Families administrator who worked to clean up the agency's troubled Palm Beach County operations, has been promoted to a position running DCF operations in the Daytona Beach area 23 July 2004



In 1998, Tuvalu RPCVs Tom and Eileen Lonergan disappeared off...
In 1998, Tuvalu RPCVs Tom and Eileen Lonergan disappeared off the Great Barrier Reef after a diving company accidentally left them behind in shark-infested waters 23 July 2004



Cameroon RPCV Christopher R. Hill is Ambassador to the Republic...
Cameroon RPCV Christopher R. Hill is Ambassador to the Republic of Korea 23 July 2004



Kerry proposes 'Citizen Patriots Fund'
Kerry proposes 'Citizen Patriots Fund' to promote a new generation of social entrepreneurs 23 July 2004



Kerry proposes 'Citizen Patriots Fund'
Kerry proposes 'Citizen Patriots Fund' to promote a new generation of social entrepreneurs 23 July 2004



Kerry elaborates on 'Citizen Patriots Fund"
Kerry proposes 'Citizen Patriots Fund," four years of college tuition to those who give two years of service to America 23 July 2004



Maria hopes people understand Shriver legacy
"I'm so hopeful that people will understand the Shriver legacy, not as much as the Kennedy legacy, because it doesn't have the same sex appeal. But it's a solid legacy." 23 July 2004



Special Report: Teresa Heinz Kerry comments on Peace Corps Volunteers...
Special Report: Teresa Heinz Kerry comments on Peace Corps Volunteers 23 July 2004



USA Freedom Corps Head answers questions
USA Freedom Corps Head Desiree T. Sayle answers questions about volunteering 23 July 2004



Diana Wheelen to take her skills to Ukraine...
Diana Wheelen to take her skills to Ukraine 24 July 2004



Dems nominate a JFK but not a Kennedy
Four decades on: nominating a JFK, but not a Kennedy 24 July 2004



RPCV John Zachritz is an Episcopal priest who counsels youth...
RPCV John Zachritz is an Episcopal priest who counsels youth and families 24 July 2004



Sen. Jay Rockefeller, ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee...
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, was courageous enough in the wake of his committee's blistering assessment of pre-war intelligence to say something truly outrageous in the terms of Washington society: He said he was sorry. 24 July 2004



Greg Verkamp worked with organic agriculture in Bolivia...
Greg Verkamp worked with organic agriculture in Bolivia 25 July 2004



Sam Farr co-authors sweeping ocean bill
Colombia RPCV Sam Farr co-authors sweeping ocean bill 25 July 2004



RPCV Astronaut Joe Acaba says "By going through the entire...
RPCV Astronaut Joe Acaba says "By going through the entire training process, working with the astronauts and learning the program, I'm in a better position to really bring that back to the kids." 25 July 2004



Educator-astronaut Joe Acaba fuses both world...
Educator-astronaut Joe Acaba fuses both world 25 July 2004



RPCV is director of Cincinnati Arts Center
India RPCV Linda Shearer is new director of Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center's 25 July 2004



Chris Matthews is closest thing to Mort Sahl
Swaziland RPCV Chris Matthews is the closest thing to Mort Sahl, who at his peak in the 1950s and '60s stood on nightclub stages with a newspaper, deconstructing and deflating politicians of all stripes 25 July 2004



Biography of U.S. ambassador and RPCV Tony Hall...
Biography of U.S. ambassador and RPCV Tony Hall 25 July 2004



Tonga will be Peace Corps volunteer Lauren Drexel's home for...
Tonga will be Peace Corps volunteer Lauren Drexel's home for the next 27 months, while she works on a project to teach schoolchildren about the environment 25 July 2004



Biography of U.S. ambassador and RPCV Tony Hall...
Biography of U.S. ambassador and RPCV Tony Hall 25 July 2004



Gearan says Hillary focused on beating Bush
Mark Gearan says Sen. Clinton is honestly focused on beating President Bush 25 July 2004



PC receives $1.1 M HIV/Aids Funding
Peace Corps Operations in Africa Receive HIV/Aids Funding of $1.1 million 26 July 2004



RPCV is Freedom Hero Winner
Chad RPCV Margaret Schutzius is Freedom Hero Winner 26 July 2004



RPCV won't come home until Bush is gone
Mali RPCV Mary Noble says she won't come home until Bush is out of office 26 July 2004



RPCV plots out the latest mapping methods
Peru RPCV Malcolm Moore plots out the latest mapping methods 26 July 2004



RPCV Jean Oalsov says "I owe a huge debt of...
RPCV Jean Oalsov says "I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Slovakia. I was there between the ages of 24 and 27, and the time I spent was seminal in creating the person I am now." 26 July 2004



Chris Matthews interviews Teresa Heinz Kerry: "You know I know...
Chris Matthews interviews Teresa Heinz Kerry: "You know I know you grew up in Mozambique which was under Portuguese rule, of course, was colonial. And I was in Peace Corps at the time. I left there in 71." 26 July 2004



PC supports Tree Nursery Competition
The "All School's Tree Nursery Competition" was supported by Peace Corps 26 July 2004



Yemen bids farewell to RPCV Ambassador
Yemen bids farewell to Ambassador and Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull after spending four years as one of the most active ambassadors to Yemen who will be remembered as the ambassador who did not give a damn about diplomacy 26 July 2004



Yemen bids farewell to RPCV Ambassador
Some political parties and circles cast doubts on Ambassador and Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull's activities and field visits to tribal areas in Yemen, citing political and intelligence aims 26 July 2004



Heinz to attend NPCA convention?
RPCV Dave Magnani was on the phone this week with folks from Teresa Heinz Kerry's office about trying to book her for a National Peace Corps Volunteers Association conference 26 July 2004



Heinz to attend NPCA convention?
RPCV Dave Magnani was on the phone this week with folks from Teresa Heinz Kerry's office about trying to book her for a National Peace Corps Volunteers Association conference 26 July 2004



Teresa Heinz Kerry: My husband believes that Peace Corps volunteers...
Teresa Heinz Kerry: My husband believes that Peace Corps volunteers are public servants 26 July 2004



A Culture of Subservience - a libertarian rebuttal to John Bridgeland's...
A Culture of Subservience - a libertarian rebuttal to John Bridgeland's "Building a Culture of Service" 26 July 2004



Mike Honda delivers diversity message
Rep. Mike Honda delivers diversity message -- prime time 27 July 2004



Peru RPCV Fred Poses is Chairman of the Board of...
Peru RPCV Fred Poses is Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Center for Learning Disabilities 27 July 2004



Peru RPCV raises $10 M for disabled
"Here is to success!" said Peru RPCV Fred Poses, a trustee who co-chairs the group's capital campaign committee, which is trying to collect $10 million in donations to improve facilities, recruit teachers and increase financial aid. "Raise your shovels up high!" 27 July 2004



Chris Matthews talks about Teresa Heinz Kerry: "Immigrant family, African...
Chris Matthews talks about Teresa Heinz Kerry: "Immigrant family, African-American, you‘ve got her from Mozambique, which she talked about the Peace Corps, she is talking about me, I was in the Peace Corps in the country she was in right next door all those years" 27 July 2004



Doyle to be ‘good soldier' for Democratics
RPCV Doyle aims to be ‘good soldier' for Democratic Party 27 July 2004



Heinz praises PCVs in convention speech
Teresa Heinz Kerry addresses the Democratic National Convention: "To me, one of the best faces America has ever projected is the face of a Peace Corps volunteer." 27 July 2004



Celebrating Kennedy family roots in Boston's North End, California first...
Celebrating Kennedy family roots in Boston's North End, California first lady Maria Shriver, her parents, Sargent and Eunice Shriver 27 July 2004



Sargent Shriver attends dedication in Boston
Sargent Shriver attends dedication of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway 27 July 2004



Celebrating Kennedy family roots in Boston's North End, California first...
Celebrating Kennedy family roots in Boston's North End, California first lady Maria Shriver, her parents, Sargent and Eunice Shriver, her brother Bobby Shriver, her uncle Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and dignitaries including historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, dedicated the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway on Monday to the Kennedy family matriarch who died in 1995 at age 104. 27 July 2004



During her recent visit to Sudan, UNICEF Executive Director Carol...
During her recent visit to Sudan, UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy heard testimonies of children and women who have been victims of rape and other forms of violence 27 July 2004



Jemima Talbot says her 27 months as a Peace Corps...
Jemima Talbot says her 27 months as a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia was a life-changing experience that broadened her horizons 28 July 2004



Comoros RPCV promotes organic produce
Comoros Islands RPCV Jeffrey Barry founded to promote organic produce 28 July 2004



Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut said the parties and other...
Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut said the parties and other events did raise concerns of buying access "to some degree," but added, "I don't know how else you do these." 28 July 2004



For El Salvador RPCV John Kefalas, running for the District...
For El Salvador RPCV John Kefalas, running for the District 52 seat is a natural 28 July 2004



India RPCV Tommy Bobo says "I was 19 when I...
India RPCV Tommy Bobo says "I was 19 when I joined the Peace Corps, young and fancy-free. I thought I could change the world and I did the best I could to do that" 28 July 2004



UM officially accepted star linebacker Willie Williams, and university president...
UM officially accepted star linebacker Willie Williams, and university president Donna Shalala defended the decision in a letter to students and alumni. 28 July 2004



Ivory Coast RPCV Bethany Hardin Blackburn was given her dog...
Ivory Coast RPCV Bethany Hardin Blackburn was given her dog Yapo by one of her Ivorian friends 28 July 2004



McNally says may win with 7,500 votes
Liberia RPCV Shaun McNally said last week that as few as 7,500 votes may be all that is necessary to win if less than 15 percent of registered Democrats turn out at the polls in three weeks 28 July 2004



Former Associate Director for Liberia Ken Cobb hired by Halliburton...
Former Associate Director for Liberia Ken Cobb hired by Halliburton subsidiary KBR to refuel jets in Iraq. 28 July 2004



Tunisia RPCV Rebekah Ann McBride dies at 58...
Tunisia RPCV Rebekah Ann McBride dies at 58 28 July 2004



Heinz celebration of PCV was "truly offensive"
National Review says Teresa Heinz Kerry's "celebration of the Peace Corps volunteer, as the great American face, was truly offensive" 28 July 2004



Bruce Percelay's reputation could land him a spot within Kerry's...
Bruce Percelay's reputation could land him a spot within Kerry's Department of Housing and Urban Development, although his nonprofit work also suggests a Peace Corps-like position 28 July 2004



Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps...
Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps 28 July 2004



The lead singer of the Irish rock band U2 cited...
The lead singer of the Irish rock band U2 cited the efforts of late President John F. Kennedy in creating the Peace Corps and going to the moon as his own inspirations for working to increase access to AIDS drugs throughout the world 28 July 2004



Dates and Times for all NPCA Governance Meetings in Chicago...
Dates and Times for all NPCA Governance Meetings in Chicago (Governance Meetings are open to any NPCA Member.) 28 July 2004



NPCA makes Case for Improving Governance
Executive Summary: NPCA Executive Committee makes the Case for Improving Governance 28 July 2004



Improving NPCA's Governance: RPCVs comment on the Proposed Changes...
Improving NPCA's Governance: RPCVs comment on the Proposed Changes 28 July 2004



Improving NPCA's Governance: Challenges Today and Tomorrow...
Improving NPCA's Governance: Challenges Today and Tomorrow 28 July 2004



Improving NPCA's Governance: Stages of Growth...
Improving NPCA's Governance: Stages of Growth 28 July 2004



Improving NPCA's Governance: Supporting Data and Experience...
Improving NPCA's Governance: Supporting Data and Experience 28 July 2004



Improving NPCA's Governance: Appendix A - Text of Executive Committee's Recommendations...
Improving NPCA's Governance: Appendix A - Text of Executive Committee's Recommendations 28 July 2004



Improving NPCA's Governance: Appendix B - Proposed Country of Service Regions...
Improving NPCA's Governance: Appendix B - Proposed Country of Service Regions 28 July 2004



Improving NPCA's Governance: Appendix B - Proposed US Regions...
Improving NPCA's Governance: Appendix B - Proposed US Regions 28 July 2004



Sen. Jay Rockefeller has stayed home from the Democratic Convention...
Sen. Jay Rockefeller has stayed home from the Democratic Convention to concentrate on the Sept. 11 report 28 July 2004



Moyers says Political Theater full of absurdities
Bill Moyers says Political theater full of absurdities 28 July 2004



NGO's pull out of Afghanistan
Doctors Without Borders pulls out of Afghanistan, says government ignores killings of its workers 29 July 2004



Shays outpacing opponent in fundraising
Shays outpacing opponent in fundraising 29 July 2004



RPCV's love of astronomy began in Nepal
Karen Halliday's love of astronomy began under the startlingly bright Himalayan night skies as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal 29 July 2004



Paraguay RPCV Toren Volkmann writes Our Drink: Detoxing the Perfect...
Paraguay RPCV Toren Volkmann writes Our Drink: Detoxing the Perfect Family 29 July 2004



Paraguay RPCV Toren Volkmann : Inside Our Drink...
Paraguay RPCV Toren Volkmann : Inside Our Drink 29 July 2004



Paraguay RPCV Toren Volkmann says College Drinking Poses Severe Consequences...
Paraguay RPCV Toren Volkmann says College Drinking Poses Severe Consequences 29 July 2004



RPCV Tony Hall says Sudan's crisis is American issue...
RPCV Tony Hall says Sudan's crisis is American issue 29 July 2004



RPCV says time to win Iraq hearts and minds
RPCV Philip Acre says there is still time for the Bush Administration to win the hearts and minds of the people of Iraq and the people of America 29 July 2004



Larry Kies first taught agriculture as a Peace Corps volunteer...
Larry Kies first taught agriculture as a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana then taught and managed the farm at Maun Secondary School 30 July 2004



Chile RPCV Professor Peter Narins is Faculty Prize Recipient at...
Chile RPCV Professor Peter Narins is Faculty Prize Recipient at UCLA 30 July 2004



RPCV leads tour to Patagonia
Chile RPCV Peter Narins will lead tour to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego 30 July 2004



Chile RPCV Professor Peter Narins is Professor of Organismic Biology...
Chile RPCV Professor Peter Narins is Professor of Organismic Biology, Ecology, and Evolution at UCLA 30 July 2004



PCV uses bus ride to understand life in Jamaica
Sean Pentis says as a Peace Corps volunteer living in Jamaica, I use the ride as a way to understand this country, which has been my home for a year and a half 30 July 2004



Karen Quinto will board a plane bound for Eastern Europe...
Karen Quinto will board a plane bound for Eastern Europe, where she will help municipalities in Macedonia modernize their city and regional planning policies 30 July 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Adam McGarity returns from Romania - "I learned...
Peace Corps Volunteer Adam McGarity returns from Romania - "I learned more about America in the Peace Corps than I ever did here." 30 July 2004



Al Childers is helping Romanians learn more about how to...
Al Childers is helping Romanians learn more about how to protect and benefit from their land 30 July 2004



Chris Matthews, the famously manic host of the talk show...
Chris Matthews, the famously manic host of the talk show Hardball, tends to overpower his interview subjects in a more intimate format, but he's truly in his element at a political convention 30 July 2004



RPCV makes case for gay marriage
In new book, Togo RPCV Evan Wolfson makes a case for legalizing marriage for gay couples 30 July 2004



Holly Lauer described her life in West Africa as a...
Holly Lauer described her life in West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin to 15 rapt children and their parents at the library July 13 as part of the library's summer reading program "Explore Other Worlds." 30 July 2004



Nepal RPCV Jeff Kaley works with villagers in remote regions...
Nepal RPCV Jeff Kaley works with villagers in remote regions to design and produce handcrafts 31 July 2004



"Open Water" based on RPCV deaths opens Aug 6
"Open Water" based on drowning deaths of Tuvalu RPCVs Thomas and Eileen Lonergan opens August 6 31 July 2004



"Open Water" based on RPCV deaths opens Aug 6
"Open Water" based on drowning deaths of Tuvalu RPCVs Thomas and Eileen Lonergan opens August 6 31 July 2004



Now, if Teresa Heinz Kerry had done a segue directly...
Now, if Teresa Heinz Kerry had done a segue directly from Africa to the Peace Corps, it would have worked very nicely, and the Peace Corps slides nicely into the meat of the speech. It's Peace Corps America that Ms. Heinz chose to become a citizen of, clearly, and it's Peace Corps America that we are trying to be. 31 July 2004



Year 04 Issue 08: July 31, 2004: One of America's...
Year 04 Issue 08: July 31, 2004: One of America's best faces 31 July 2004