This Week's Top Stories

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

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October 30, 2004: Get Out the Vote! New York Times endorses Chris Shays 29 Oct Iowa RPCV Paul Johnson's long shot is worth the effort 29 Oct RPCV Taylor Hackford talks about his movie "Ray" 29 Oct Legislator Dave Magnani reflects on State House career 29 Oct Tom Petri calls himself a "low-key" legislator 29 Oct Doyle presents Springsteen at Kerry rally 28 Oct Chris Matthews interviews John Kerry 28 Oct Maria Shriver on crutches after breaking her foot 28 Oct RPCV promotes Hands Across the Water 27 Oct Exhibit "Iowa in Ghana" pays tribute to RPCV 27 Oct PCVs get 100 absentee ballots in Bangladesh 27 Oct Author Peter Hessler visits from China 27 Oct more top stories...

New York Times endorses Shays
The New York Times and The Advocate of Stamford today endorsed incumbent Republican Rep. Christopher Shays over Democratic challenger Westport First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell 29 October 2004


Iowa RPCV Johnson's long shot is worth the effort
Paul Johnson knows he's a long shot but armed with his ideas and energy, and bothered by his belief the country is headed in the wrong direction, he said he thinks it's worth the effort 29 October 2004


RPCV Taylor Hackford talks about his movie "Ray"
An Interview with RPCV Taylor Hackford about his movie "Ray" 29 October 2004


Magnani reflects on return to private life
RPCV Dave Magnani reflects on State House career 29 October 2004


RPCV in race for Michigan 8th District State Senate
RPCV Robert Alexander in race for Michigan 8th District State Senate 29 October 2004


Hackford uses dramatic points in Ray Charles' life
Director Taylor Hackford (RPCV Bolivia) cleverly uses some of the more dramatic points in Charles' personal life and career to illustrate how the late singer-pianist's music evolved from a young man trying to parrot Nat "King" Cole to a player who could command genres from gospel to country to R&B. 29 October 2004


Rogers' colorful challengers include RPCV Bob Alexander
Flint Journal says Rogers' colorful challengers are former Peace Corps volunteer Democrat Bob Alexander, Libertarian Will Tyler White, who owns a tuba museum and restaurant, and U.S. Taxpayer Party candidate John Mangopoulos, who said his extreme views regularly prompt death threats. 29 October 2004


Czajka faces a challenge as Columbia County judge
In the race for the 10-year term as Columbia County judge, incumbent Republican Paul Czajka (RPCV Philippines) faces a challenge from Democrat Pamela Joern. The duties of the county judge include family, criminal and surrogates court. The salary for $119,000-a-year post is set by the state 29 October 2004


Heinz Kerry saw PCVs as inspiring "face of America."
Though she is a woman of wealth and privilege, Heinz Kerry might technically be considered African-American, since she grew up in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique. She did refer to herself once as "a kid from the Third World" who saw Peace Corps volunteers as an inspiring "face of America." 29 October 2004


Petri calls himself a "low-key" legislator
Petri calls himself a "low-key" legislator who likes to do his work in a non-pushy manner, but who has gained a lot of experience in government. "People are just going to have to decide if they feel it’s worthwhile that people have a track record as a representative or if it’s more important to them to give someone (else) a chance to learn on the job," 29 October 2004


Jemison to deliver keynote at "Women of Diversity Entrepreneurship"
Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut to travel into space, will deliver the keynote address at the "Women of Diversity Entrepreneurship" conference at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship on Nov. 3 29 October 2004


Doyle says Wisconsin is hotly contested state
Gov. Jim Doyle, who has campaigned for Kerry in Wisconsin, said that Wisconsin has always been a hotly contested state. "But here has never been anything like this," he said. "To have presidential candidates in here daily is pretty remarkable." 29 October 2004


Shays leads Democratic challenger by five points
Poll: Shays leads Democratic challenger by five points. The phone poll of 500 registered voters was conducted from October 26th to October 28th and has a sampling margin of error of nearly five percentage points 29 October 2004


GOP should have had Ohio locked up
A couple of years ago, it might have seemed that the GOP would have the Buckeye State locked up. But with the current crop of Republican leaders - including Gov. Bob Taft - winning Ohio is not as simple, according to this story published on the web site of the National Review 29 October 2004


Gouttierre interviewed for "Rush to War"
Thomas Gouttierre interviewed for "Rush to War" 29 October 2004


Hall presents ratification of Cape Town Convention
Ambassador Tony Hall deposited the instrument of ratification for the Cape Town Convention, an international treaty to facilitate asset-based financing and leasing of large commercial aircraft and aircraft engines 29 October 2004


Elaine Jones: "educate all our children, not just some"
"It’s in our national interest to educate all our children, not just some," said panelist Elaine Jones, former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense fund 29 October 2004


Shays proud of his record
As a young man, Chris Shays was a conscientious objector and did not fight in the Vietnam War. He did, however, join the Peace Corps. Asked about his prior antiwar position and his current strong commitment to war in Iraq, Shays said that he had considered resigning in 1991 when Congress had to vote on whether or not to invade Iraq for the first time. 28 October 2004


RPCV Butler-Diaz promotes Southeast Asian culture
Jacqueline Butler-Diaz, who spent two years in Thailand with the Peace Corps, is promoting interest in Southeast Asian culture 28 October 2004


Bobby Shriver considers himself accidental politician
Bobby Shriver considers himself an accidental politician 28 October 2004


Tsongas honored with Distinguished Alumni Award
The late U.S. Sen. and one-time Democratic presidential candidate Paul Tsongas, class of 1958, was one of five Lowell High School graduates honored last night by the school's first annual Distinguished Alumni Award reception 28 October 2004


Doyle presents Springsteen at Kerry rally
Bruce Springsteen and John Kerry electrified a huge crowd in Madison, Wisconsin, at midday rally on October 28. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle estimated the crowd at "more than 80,000." 28 October 2004


Shays Responds to Negative Attacks
Shays Responds to Negative Attacks in Final Ads of Campaign 28 October 2004


Chris Matthews interviews John Kerry
Chris Matthews interviews John Kerry 28 October 2004


Petri helps hammer out measure to fund highways
House Republican Tom Petri of Fond du Lac chairs the Highways, Transit and Pipelines Subcommittee and is helping to hammer out a six-year measure to fund highways, mass transit and highway safety programs. But the House, Senate and White House are at odds over the price tag for the so-called reauthorization measure, which could cost upwards of $300 billion. "It's been a struggle," said Debbie Gebhardt, Petri's chief of staff. 28 October 2004


Maria Shriver on crutches after breaking her foot
Maria Shriver broke her foot. California's first lady, a faithful Red Sox fan, was hobbling on crutches after injuring herself while watching the fifth playoff game between Boston and the New York Yankees. 28 October 2004


Doyle introduces Springsteen with library of song titles
Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin used his two minutes at the microphone introducing the singer to co-opt his library of song titles for Mr. Kerry's sake 28 October 2004


RPCV promotes Hands Across the Water
Sharon Mosher Tangney's nonprofit organization, Hands Across the Water, is affiliated with the national Friends of Liberia association made up of former Peace Corps volunteers 27 October 2004


Des Moines Register endorses Paul Johnson
Des Moines Register endorses Paul Johnson 27 October 2004


Exhibit "Iowa in Ghana" pays tribute to RPCV
The exhibit "Iowa in Ghana," now on display at the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa in Cedar Rapids, pays tribute to the work of the late D. Michael Warren. Warren, an RPCV, anthropologist and leading Africanist scholar, taught at Iowa State University from 1972 until his death in 1997. 27 October 2004


PCVs get 100 absentee ballots in Bangladesh
American Citizen Services distributed about 600 absentee ballots in Bangladesh and this includes about 100 given to the Peace Corps Volunteers 27 October 2004


Peter Hessler visits from China
Hickman alumnus Peter Hessler visits from China 27 October 2004


RPCV worked with Ray Charles for 15 years
Director Taylor Hackford (RPCV Bolivia), who worked with the jazz/R&B/country/pop star for 15 years in an effort to get his story on film, might have been too close to his subject 27 October 2004


Doyle says we have to be more much more strategic
Gov. Jim Doyle picked up on the theme of improving security at home. "We have to be more much more strategic … and much more focused on the protection of our national homeland than going out without allies and getting completely involved in Iraq," he said. "There is a real need, as the senator said, to be much smarter and more strategic in what we do." 27 October 2004


Chris Matthews interviews James Webb
Chris Matthews interviews James Webb who says "I think that by putting our people in Iraq, we certainly made them targets in a way that they wouldn‘t have been if we were fighting the war against international terrorism from a position to maneuver" 27 October 2004


Carl Pope says college students not registered
Carl Pope said that college students here complain that some local election clerks try to discourage them from registering to vote 27 October 2004


Rep. Sam Farr faces five challengers
Despite his 11 years in office, incumbent U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, faces five challengers for his 17th Congressional District seat 26 October 2004


Malaria vaccine shows promise
Malaria vaccine shows promise 26 October 2004


Doyle excited the Boss is coming
Gov. Jim Doyle said today he's very excited The Boss is coming 26 October 2004


Taft says more registered to vote than live in counties
Taft told CNN’s Bill Hemmer that in four Ohio counties, more people have registered to vote than live in those counties and are of voting age. 26 October 2004


Five candidates vie to unseat Sam Farr
The five candidates vying to unseat Democratic Rep. Sam Farr of California have little in common -- except their address and the likelihood that they will lose 25 October 2004


Taft says focus on Ohio is unprecedented
Gov. Bob Taft said the focus on Ohio by both campaigns is unprecedented. "I've never seen anything like this week, or the last couple of weeks for that matter," said Taft, a Republican and chairman of the Bush-Cheney 2004 Ohio Leadership Team. 25 October 2004


Chris Shays fight for 4th deadly serious
Chris Shays, Diane Farrell fight for 4th deadly serious 24 October 2004


Chris Matthews is in top 10 list
Chris Matthews is in top 10 list of TV's election-year influentials 23 October 2004

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October 23, 2004: This Week's Top Stories CBS News to air PCV Murder on "48 Hours Mystery" 23 Oct Maria Shriver's CA volunteer plan rejected 23 Oct PCV sees Halloween in Romania 22 Oct Chao may move to DOT in new Bush cabinet 22 Oct Tribune impressed by Johnson's character and vision 21 Oct Shays plays straight man to McCain 21 Oct Kennedy Delivers Eulogy for Salinger 21 Oct Turkmen Language Guide compiled by PCVs 20 Oct Rep. Walsh has easy opposition 20 Oct Lantos asks PC to consider withdrawing Haiti PCVs 19 Oct Farr visits UCSC politics course 18 Oct Bellamy says 200 schools damaged in Baghdad 17 Oct more top stories...

CBS News to air PCV Murder on "48 Hours Mystery"
CBS News to air "48 Hours Mystery" on Deborah Gardner murder told by best-selling author Phil Weiss in his new book, "American Taboo." 23 October 2004


Maria Shriver's CA volunteer plan rejected
Maria Shriver's idea of requiring college students to perform some volunteer work before they can graduate is rejected 23 October 2004


PCV sees Halloween in Romania
Logically, Halloween should be huge in Romania. Or so I thought before I came here a year ago as a Peace Corps volunteer. 22 October 2004


RPCV Inventor displays inventive imagination
Though Amy Smith has displayed an inventive imagination since childhood, it was only after four years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana that she found her true calling 22 October 2004


Chao may move to DOT in new Bush cabinet
Elaine Chao may move to Department of Transportation in new Bush Administration 22 October 2004


Tribune impressed by Johnson's character and vision
The Tribune's editorial board is impressed by Paul Johnson's character and vision. A former director of the Department of Natural Resources, chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, formerly the Soil Conservation Service, and an Iowa legislator, Johnson is known for his conservation ethic. 21 October 2004


Shays plays straight man to McCain
Shays plays straight man to McCain's touring Daily Show routine. "When you're president, I want to be your vice president," Shays, looking at McCain, added humbly. 21 October 2004


RPCV for the North Carolina Supreme Court
We recommend Turkey RPCV Sarah Parker for the North Carolina Supreme Court 21 October 2004


Kennedy Delivers Eulogy for Salinger
Kennedy Delivers Eulogy for Salinger 21 October 2004


Shays in hotly contested race
With less than two weeks to go in their hotly contested 4th Congressional District race, things got a bit testy today between incumbent Republican Rep. Christopher Shays and his Democratic opponent, Westport First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell 21 October 2004


Petri assesses war in Iraq
We asked the Republican incumbent in the 6th Congressional District, Tom Petri, how he would assess the war in Iraq and where we should go from here 21 October 2004


Dodd uses Spanish-speaking abilities on stump
U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd used his Spanish-speaking abilities on Wednesday to stump for himself, congressional candidate Theresa Gerratana and state Rep. Bob Godfrey at a Hispanic community center in Danbury. Dodd, who learned to speak Spanish while in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic, rolled out the jokes as he trilled his R's for the group who came to see him. 20 October 2004


Peace Corps honored by "Water for People"
Peace Corps, President Kennedy Honored by "Water for People" 20 October 2004


Turkmen Language Guide compiled by PCVs
The Turkmen Language Learning Guide has been compiled by Juleah Berliner and Kyle Dietrich, Peace Corps volunteers in Turkmenistan 20 October 2004


Rep. Walsh has easy opposition
Rep. Walsh has easy opposition in the 25th 20 October 2004


Lantos asks PC to consider withdrawing Haiti PCVs
Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) asks Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez to consider withdrawing volunteers from Haiti to protect their safety amid increasing violence and a shortage of international peace-keeping forces there 19 October 2004


RPCV Hull operated in Yemen with Freedom
Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull is no longer ambassador in Yemen, but many who had dealings with him in Yemen note he operated with a freedom that set him apart from his diplomatic peers 19 October 2004


Challengers question Petri in debate
Challengers question Petri, GOP in debate 19 October 2004


Korea's influence on RPCV continued through his life
David McCann was a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea in the late 1960s, and Korea's influence on him has continued throughout his life, weaving into his passions of history and poetry and coming to fruition with a prestigious award the country presents annually 18 October 2004


RPCV doing research in Indonesia
Malaysia RPCV Gene Ammarell, an associate professor of anthropology, relocated, along with his wife Bonnie Edwards to do research on Fishing Technologies among the Bugis in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi 18 October 2004


Shays resists changing Tactics or Stands
Chris Shays Resists Changing His Political Tactics or His Stands 18 October 2004


Farr visits UCSC politics course
Democratic Congressman Sam Farr visited a UCSC politics course on Friday, talking shop and fielding questions from students before urging them to register and to vote 18 October 2004


Petri deserves new term in Congress
Oshkosh Northwestern says Petri deserves new term in Congress 17 October 2004


Volunteers for Prosperity is growing
Volunteers for Prosperity is building a network of organizations--both nonprofits and businesses--that support international voluntary service 17 October 2004


Bellamy says 200 schools damaged in Baghdad
Carol Bellamy says more than 200 primary schools were damaged by bombing since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 17 October 2004


Theroux reviews Graham Greene bio
Paul Theroux reviews Graham Greene biography 17 October 2004

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October 16, 2004: This Week's Top Stories More Muslim countries ask for PCVs 15 Oct The civilian face of America in the Middle East 15 Oct Walsh has little challenge in Congressional Race 15 Oct Vasquez speaks at National Press Club 14 Oct RPCV is special effects supervisor for Star Trek 14 Oct Shays leads in new 4th District poll 14 Oct Doyle: "Wisconsin is coming down to being ground zero." 13 Oct RPCV works in Florida Relief after Hurricane 12 Oct Gouttierre says Afghanistan elections deserve praise 12 Oct RPCV discusses lethal impacts of coal 12 Oct Carl Pope speaks out on nuclear waste 11 Oct Dodd taking nothing for granted 10 Oct more top stories...

More Muslim countries ask for PCVs
More Muslim countries ask for Peace Corps Volunteers 15 October 2004


The civilian face of America in the Middle East
The Peace Corps sent idealistic young Americans to build schools and dig wells and show the world how good the United States could be. These days, though, belligerent men with sunglasses and guns are America's most visible civilian representatives in some parts of the world. 15 October 2004


Walsh has little challenge in Congressional Race
RPCV James Walsh receives minimum challenge in 25th District 15 October 2004


McPherson proposes "Alliance for Progress" for Africa
Peter McPherson, president of Michigan State University, announced Thursday at the World Food Prize symposium in Des Moines that the time has come to begin a new partnership for African development that will rival the Alliance for Progress, a 40-year-old development program in Latin America 15 October 2004


India RPCV in Nepal on Diplomatic visit
India RPCV Donald Camp Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, recently visited Nepal 15 October 2004


RPCV named Middlesex County College President
Colombia RPCV Joann La Perla-Morales named new president of Middlesex County College 15 October 2004


Senator McCain campaigning for Shays
Arizona Senator John McCain is in Connecticut today, campaigning for Republican Congressmen Rob Simmons and Chris Shays 15 October 2004


Shays: We should have gone into Iraq before 9/11"
"We learned a big lesson but people weren't listening. We should have gone into Iraq before 9/11," Congressman Chris Shays said during a debate at Temple Israel on Coleytown Road 15 October 2004


Vasquez speaks at National Press Club
Vasquez tells National Press Club that Peace Corps now works in 18 Muslim countries and that 27 additional countries have requested a Peace Corps presence including 13 Muslim countries 14 October 2004


RPCV is special effects supervisor for Star Trek
Seven-time Emmy Award-winning senior visual effects supervisor and second-unit director for television’s “Star Trek: Enterprise" Dan Curry was in the U.S. Peace Corps and was stationed in Khon Kaen, Thailand 14 October 2004


Shays leads in new 4th District poll
Shays leads in new 4th District poll, Farrell close 14 October 2004


Honda to lead Get out the Vote rallies
Congressman Mike Honda (CA) will lead Get Out The Vote rallies around the country for APIA Voice, the largest Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Get Out the Vote drive in the history of presidential politics 14 October 2004


Doyle: "Wisconsin is coming down to being ground zero."
"Wisconsin is coming down to being ground zero," Jim Doyle said. "More and more people are saying there are really three states that count right now -- Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin 13 October 2004


RPCV works in Florida Relief after Hurricane
Rod Cook spent seven years in the Peace Corps in Guatemala. The lack of electricity and poor living conditions in Florida after the hurricane reminded him of those years. 12 October 2004


Gouttierre says Afghanistan elections a success
"This election had two major messages. First, Afghans believe they have a right to participate in their government, that it's their legacy after 30 years of violence," said Thomas E. Gouttierre, who just returned from Kabul and directs the University of Nebraska's Center for Afghanistan Studies. "The results will also carry a message to jihadis: Thanks for what you did against the Soviets, but we want to turn a new page and have another group of leaders for our future." 12 October 2004


RPCV discusses lethal impacts of coal
RPCV Mike Tidwell of Chesapeake Climate Action Network to discuss the lethal impacts of coal from inner-city D.C. to rural W.Va 12 October 2004


PCVs arrive in Mexico
Peace Corps volunteers have been sent to Mexico to assist the country in information technology, small-business development and water management 11 October 2004


Morocco RPCV opens Marrakesh Mercantile Co.
Morocco RPCV Tim O'Brien is co-owner and manager of Marrakesh Mercantile Co. 11 October 2004


RPCV 's Korean War Museum hoping to relocate
RPCV Kyle Kopitke's National Korean War Museum hoping to relocate 11 October 2004


Guatemala RPCV is "snow hen"
Nicole de Lorimier, who traveled in Guatemala as a Peace Corps volunteer and then worked in Santa Barbara as a real estate broker, is now part of the "snow hens," the growing number of single, senior women who flock to sunny spots behind the wheel of a motor home 11 October 2004


Anthony Shriver throws party for "Best Buddies"
Anthony Shriver, the youngest of Eunice and Sargent Shriver's five children, proved that most Washington parties are "tame" compared to the wild and exotic "Zulu Tu-Du!" bash he threw at his parent's Potomac manse Saturday for his 16-year old non-profit organization, Best Buddies International 11 October 2004


Californian says Return Sam Farr to Congress
The Californian says Return Sam Farr to Congress 11 October 2004


Carl Pope speaks out on nuclear waste
Carl Pope: Where Bush and Kerry stand on nuclear waste 11 October 2004


Dodd taking nothing for granted
Senator Dodd taking nothing for granted 10 October 2004

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October 9, 2004: This Week's Top Stories Vasquez to speak at National Press Club 8 Oct Thomas Gouttierre testifies on Taliban threat 8 Oct Peter McPherson to lead federal commission 7 Oct PCVs make fun of "Survivors" in Vanuatu 6 Oct Jim Doyle appears on "The Al Franken Show" 6 Oct Mae Jemison kicks off science competition 6 Oct RPCVs for Kerry hold Press Conference 5 Oct Carl Pope says voter turnout key to election 4 Oct First group of Volunteers head to Mexico 3 Oct Celeste in constant motion to promote College 3 Oct Bellamy is ready to hand over the reins 1 Oct Gearan hosts the Campaign for Civic Learning 1 Oct more top stories...

China launches Peace Corps-like program
Last year the Education Ministry and the Communist Youth League launched a Peace Corps-like program to send recent graduates to impoverished regions in western China. According to the Chinese press, over 10,000 volunteers have signed up for this Go West program. 9 October 2004


Kazakhstan RPCV recognized by Foundation
Kazakhstan RPCV Rob P. Mocarsky was one of 100 teachers across the country recognized by the Milken Family Foundation 8 October 2004


Guyana RPCV named winner in CA University
Guyana RPCV Cara Statucki was recently named one of 14 winners throughout the California State University system 8 October 2004


Mongolia PCVs help conduct ethnographic survey
Group members also had the opportunity to conduct an ethnographic survey, with the help of Peace Corps volunteers also working in Mongolia. They surveyed local inhabitants, asking questions that pertained to the burial of their dead, the treatment of animals, how they choose the sites for their gers, and rituals associated with horses. 8 October 2004


Vasquez to speak at National Press Club
Peace Corps Director to Speak at National Press Club in DC on Thursday, October 14 about Peace Corps Volunteers Serving in Muslim Countries 8 October 2004


Thomas Gouttierre testifies on Taliban threat
RPCV Thomas Gouttierre told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee recently: "Though routed out of their strongholds and camps after 9/11, replenished and reorganized elements of Al Qaida and the Taliban remain at large and constitute a threat, both real and symbolic, to the overall reconstruction effort" 8 October 2004


Shays and Farr praised for Captive Mammal Act
The Fund for Animals and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) praised Congressmen Sam Farr (D-CA), Christopher Shays (R-CT), and 20 other Representatives today for introducing H.R.5242, the Captive Mammal Protection Act of 2004 8 October 2004


Senator Chris Dodd to Become a Dad Again
Senator Chris Dodd to Become a Dad Again 8 October 2004


Pope says Bush gives wild places the shaft
India RPCV Carl Pope says Bush administration gives wild places the shaft 8 October 2004


Shays come out swinging in first debate
Farrell, Shays come out swinging in first debate 7 October 2004


Matthews "snookered" by Cheny performance
MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews explained his reaction the previous evening to Vice President Dick Cheney's performance: "I think I got snookered again last night by the guy." 7 October 2004


Peter McPherson to lead federal commission
Peter McPherson will lead a commission created by federal law that will make recommendations to expand study abroad for U.S. universities and colleges, including study abroad fellowships 7 October 2004


Fred Poses to be CEO through 2007
American Standard Extends Tenure of CEO Fred Poses (RPCV Peru) Through December 2007 7 October 2004


RPCV says future of peace lies with John Kerry
Thailand RPCV Charles Frederickson says the future of peace lies with John Kerry 6 October 2004


Kinky Friedman's psychedelic tour of Texas capital
Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman's psychedelic tour of the Texas capital 6 October 2004


PCVs make fun of "Survivors" in Vanuatu
Peace Corps Volunteer Jeanna Goddard says the “Survivor” crew filiming on the island of Efate is definitely a presence on Vanuatu. “Most of us in the Peace Corps office make fun of the show. Mainly, ‘yeah, they can survive 30 days. We survive 2 years,’ ” she said. 6 October 2004


Armenia RPCVs monitor hometown code enforcement
Armenia RPCVs John and Janice Hahn are determined to monitor the condition of Richard Avenue and complain to supervisors and township code enforcement officer Angela Hock on a daily basis if necessary 6 October 2004


Bolivia RPCV is Mortar Board honoree
Bolivia RPCV Jerry Ledin is Mortar Board honoree at San Diego State University 6 October 2004


India RPCV says the US needs a draft
India RPCV Dwayne Hunn says the US needs a draft 6 October 2004


Mae Jemison kicks off a science competition
Dr. Mae C. Jemison who joined the Peace Corps in 1983 and spent two years as a medical officer in Africa was at Morristown to kick off a science competition for New Jersey students and told them: "We're not going to solve our problems by going to a different planet," The former astronaut, who made history in 1992 when she boarded the space shuttle Endeavor on an eight-day mission added, "We must teach critical thinking." 6 October 2004


Jim Doyle appears on "The Al Franken Show"
RPCV Governor Jim Doyle appeared on "The Al Franken Show" and slammed the Bush administration for allegedly being closely tied to big U.S. drug companies 6 October 2004


Togo RPCV criticizes Bush sugarcane policy
Sugarcane Cooperative General Manager and Togo RPCV Jackie Theriot had this to say "its just unwise for our administration to be sending our jobs oversea's. And that's gonna be a key issue in the election this year. And we feel their out souring our jobs in the sugarcane industry". 6 October 2004


Wini Yunker's service in Ukraine inspires book
Wini Yunker served in Ukraine. Her sense of adventure inspired Prill Boyle to write "Defying Gravity: A Celebration of Late-Blooming Women." 5 October 2004


Turkey RPCV in campaign for NC Supreme Court
Turkey RPCV Sarah Parker in re-election campaign for North Carolina State Supreme Court 5 October 2004


Peru RPCV Charlie Clifford sells Tumi Luggage
Peru RPCV Charlie Clifford sells Tumi Luggage 5 October 2004


RPCVs for Kerry hold Press Conference
New National Effort for Kerry-Edwards by Former Peace Corps Volunteers 5 October 2004


RPCVs for Kerry make Statement of Support
Statement of Support for John Kerry and John Edwards by Returned Peace Corps Alumni 5 October 2004


Chris Dodd possible challenger for Minority Whip
Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is mentioned as possible candidate to challenge Minority Whip Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) if Daschle’s leadership job were to become vacant 5 October 2004


Elaine Jones to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Elaine Jones will receive NCADP's Lifetime Achievement Award 5 October 2004


Shacochis, Erdman in Miami for November Book Fair
Peace Corps Writers Bob Shacochis and Sarah Erdman will appear at Miami Book Fair International (MBFI) on November 13 - 14 4 October 2004


Shriver Center to present Scott Stossell
Shriver Center presents Scott Stossell 4 October 2004


Paraguay RPCV named CEO of Technoserve
Paraguay RPCV Bruce McNamer will become President and Chief Executive Officer of Technoserve, a non-profit organization focusing on economic development in Africa and Latin America 4 October 2004


Thailand RPCV named chancellor at U of Missouri
Thailand RPCV Brady J. Deaton is new chancellor of the University of Missouri's flagship campus in Columbia 4 October 2004


Matthews calls Bush re-election race closest ever
'Hardball' host calls Bush re-election race closest ever 4 October 2004


Carl Pope says voter turnout key to election
India RPCV Carl Pope says that the trick to getting John Kerry elected is not swaying undecided voters, but persuading those already willing to vote for the Democrat to actually go to the polls 4 October 2004


First group of Volunteers head to Mexico
First group of Volunteers head to Mexico 3 October 2004


Celeste in constant motion to promote College
Richard Celeste keeps in constant motion to promote Colorado College 3 October 2004


South Africa President Mbeki praises Jason Carter
South Africa President Mbeki had special praise for former US president Jimmy Carter's grandson, Jason, who, as a member of the US Peace Corps spent two years teaching in rural KwaZulu-Nata 3 October 2004


"Adventure Women" was founded by RPCV
Adventure Women was founded in 1982 by Susan Eckert, who had spent three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone 3 October 2004


Ghana RPCV Alicia Henry exhibits art
Ghana RPCV Alicia Henry exhibits art 1 October 2004


RPCV Hasting's Netflix to partner with Tivo
Reed Hastings' Netflix Inc., the largest mail-order video-rental service, and TiVo Inc., which makes digital video recorders, said they will work together to develop a service that offers movies downloaded from the Internet 1 October 2004


Bill Moyers on Internet Journalism
Bill Moyers who tackled the reality of an Internet populated by people who may not be journalists by training and are making up their own rules as they go along. He said he was glad to see bloggers credentialed for the conventions, then urged his audience to read Dan Gillmor's new book on citizen media 1 October 2004


Bellamy is ready to hand over the reins
Unicef Director Carol Bellamy says after 10 years on the job, she is ready to hand over the reins 1 October 2004


Gearan hosts the Campaign for Civic Learning
Mark Gearan will hosts more than 100 college and university presidents, chancellors, trustees and legislators from across the country to launch The Campaign for Civic Learning in College 1 October 2004


Colin Powell says we're doubling size of Peace Corps
Colin Powell says we're doubling the size of our Peace Corps at Southern Center for International Studies 1 October 2004

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October 2, 2004: This Week's Top Stories Nick Craw new President of ACCUS 1 Oct DDN wins first place in Investigative Reporting 30 Sept Bellamy urges more aid to help Haiti 30 Sept Director Vasquez in Thailand 30 Sept Bill Moyers on the truth behind Presidential debates 30 Sept RPCV Alrick Brown in reality series Film School 29 Sept Chao celebrates Job Corps' 40th Anniversary 29 Sept Tony Hall with Feed the Children in Dayton 29 Sept RPCV Matthews interviews RPCV Shalala 29 Sept Botswana RPCV wins MacArthur 'Genius' Grant 28 Sept Under Donna Shalala UM is finally on the map 26 Sept Toledo at National Museum of the American Indian 26 Sept more top stories...

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Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder at Jan Cicero...
Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder at Jan Cicero 1 October 2004



Brazil RPCV is artist
In the Peace Corps in Brazil, Annekarin Glass established a leather goods factory to give unemployed leather workers steady jobs 1 October 2004



El Rey, en primera persona...
El Rey, en primera persona 1 October 2004



Despite the fact that simple legislation could allow an Indian...
Despite the fact that simple legislation could allow an Indian tribe to develop part of Sargent Ranch, Democratic Rep. Mike Honda - an advocate of open space - insists he's only trying to be fair 1 October 2004



Ghana RPCV Alicia Henry's work is created with mixed media...
Ghana RPCV Alicia Henry's work is created with mixed media on fabric 1 October 2004



Ghana RPCV Alicia Henry exhibits art
Ghana RPCV Alicia Henry exhibits art 1 October 2004



A study of the novels of Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman...
A study of the novels of Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman 1 October 2004



Making plans for a Kinky year...
Making plans for a Kinky year 1 October 2004



Mauritania Peace Corps Volunteer asks: What is the deal with...
Mauritania Peace Corps Volunteer asks: What is the deal with cousins marrying each other? In most states it's against the law. Yet where I am working, in a West African francophone country, there is a saying, "Cousins are made for cousins." Is this practice really genetically unsound, or is that just an American old wives' tale? 1 October 2004



First Group of Peace Corps Volunteers Depart for Mexico...
First Group of Peace Corps Volunteers Depart for Mexico 1 October 2004



Micronesia RPCV headed towards Broadway
Micronesia RPCV Carrie Korn headed towards Broadway 1 October 2004



At a young age Robert Jolley served in the Peace...
At a young age Robert Jolley served in the Peace Corps as a community organizer helping Nepali villagers 1 October 2004



Oman RPCV Delinda C. Hanley says Al Jazeera World Forum...
Oman RPCV Delinda C. Hanley says Al Jazeera World Forum Takes a Hard Look at Freedom of the Press 1 October 2004



Bill Novak is headed to Paraguay with the Peace Corps...
Bill Novak is headed to Paraguay with the Peace Corps 1 October 2004



If Paraguay RPCV Toren Volkmann stays sober for three years...
If Paraguay RPCV Toren Volkmann stays sober for three years, he could be allowed to return to the Peace Corps 1 October 2004



Peru RPCV Isaiah Zagar's Magic Garden Saves Itself from Bulldozers...
Peru RPCV Isaiah Zagar's Magic Garden Saves Itself from Bulldozers 1 October 2004



RPCV Hasting's Netflix to partner with Tivo
Reed Hastings' Netflix Inc., the largest mail-order video-rental service, and TiVo Inc., which makes digital video recorders, said they will work together to develop a service that offers movies downloaded from the Internet 1 October 2004



Katie "K.T." Huggins went through a myriad of emotions and...
Katie "K.T." Huggins went through a myriad of emotions and changes as she spent 21/2 years on the island of Ha'apai in the Kingdom of Tonga located in the South Pacific 1 October 2004



Carrie Dolive heads into her second year in Turkmenistan, a...
Carrie Dolive heads into her second year in Turkmenistan, a country bordering the Caspian Sea, and just north of Iran and Afghanistan 1 October 2004



Colin Powell says we're doubling size of Peace Corps
Colin Powell says we're doubling the size of our Peace Corps at Southern Center for International Studies 1 October 2004



Full Story] Colin Powell says we're doubling the size of...
[Full Story] Colin Powell says we're doubling the size of our Peace Corps at Southern Center for International Studies 1 October 2004



Bellamy is ready to hand over the reins
Unicef Director Carol Bellamy says after 10 years on the job, she is ready to hand over the reins 1 October 2004



Gearan hosts the Campaign for Civic Learning
Mark Gearan will hosts more than 100 college and university presidents, chancellors, trustees and legislators from across the country to launch The Campaign for Civic Learning in College 1 October 2004



Nick Craw new President of ACCUS
Nick Craw selected as president of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States (ACCUS) 1 October 2004



Bill Moyers on Internet Journalism
Bill Moyers who tackled the reality of an Internet populated by people who may not be journalists by training and are making up their own rules as they go along. He said he was glad to see bloggers credentialed for the conventions, then urged his audience to read Dan Gillmor's new book on citizen media 1 October 2004



From 1966 to 1968 George O'Bannon was Assistant Director of...
From 1966 to 1968 George O'Bannon was Assistant Director of the Peace Corps in Afghanistan 2 October 2004



Former Peace Corps volunteer Ann Marie Hoffman didn't know she...
Former Peace Corps volunteer Ann Marie Hoffman didn't know she would spend her morning dragging tarps filled with crushed rocks to create a walkway around the soccer field at Clarkston Community Center 2 October 2004



2] Former Peace Corps volunteer Ann Marie Hoffman didn't know...
[2] Former Peace Corps volunteer Ann Marie Hoffman didn't know she would spend her morning dragging tarps filled with crushed rocks to create a walkway around the soccer field at Clarkston Community Center 2 October 2004



Costa Rica RPCV Eleanor Beasley Dodson dies of brain aneurysm...
Costa Rica RPCV Eleanor Beasley Dodson dies of brain aneurysm 3 October 2004



Sen. Clinton stumps for Chris Shays' 4th District opponent...
Sen. Clinton stumps for Chris Shays' 4th District opponent 3 October 2004



Setting sail with India RPCV Nancy Farmer on a new...
Setting sail with India RPCV Nancy Farmer on a new adventure 3 October 2004



First group of Volunteers head to Mexico
First group of Volunteers head to Mexico 3 October 2004



Philippines RPCV Michael Bowdoin has acquired a large collection of...
Philippines RPCV Michael Bowdoin has acquired a large collection of handcrafted treasures that capture the spirit and mystery of distant cultures 3 October 2004



"Adventure Women" was founded by RPCV
Adventure Women was founded in 1982 by Susan Eckert, who had spent three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone 3 October 2004



South Africa President Mbeki praises Jason Carter
South Africa President Mbeki had special praise for former US president Jimmy Carter's grandson, Jason, who, as a member of the US Peace Corps spent two years teaching in rural KwaZulu-Nata 3 October 2004



George Will says if Bush loses Ohio, that will be...
George Will says if Bush loses Ohio, that will be because the state lost so many jobs while it moved, under Taft, from 14th to third on the Tax Foundation's list of states with the worst state and local tax burdens 3 October 2004



The Age in Australia weighs in on the Lonergans...
The Age in Australia weighs in on the Lonergans 3 October 2004



Celeste in constant motion to promote College
Richard Celeste keeps in constant motion to promote Colorado College 3 October 2004



Congo Kinshasa RPCV Lori Carruthers began to look at her...
Congo Kinshasa RPCV Lori Carruthers began to look at her possessions, carefully assembled over her adulthood, with a different eye 4 October 2004



El Salvador RPCV George David Jacobsen dies in Long Island...
El Salvador RPCV George David Jacobsen dies in Long Island 4 October 2004



Carl Pope says voter turnout key to election
India RPCV Carl Pope says that the trick to getting John Kerry elected is not swaying undecided voters, but persuading those already willing to vote for the Democrat to actually go to the polls 4 October 2004



Shacochis, Erdman in Miami for November Book Fair
Peace Corps Writers Bob Shacochis and Sarah Erdman will appear at Miami Book Fair International (MBFI) on November 13 - 14 4 October 2004



We're proud that Lockheed Martin's facility in Syracuse was chosen...
"We're proud that Lockheed Martin's facility in Syracuse was chosen to produce advanced technology radars for MEADS, which will significantly improve the defenses of U.S. and allied armed forces around the world," said Congressman Jim Walsh (R-NY-25). "This program is a model of transatlantic cooperation, and the Salina facility's participation is a real tribute to Central New York's highly skilled workforce." 4 October 2004



Paraguay RPCV named CEO of Technoserve
Paraguay RPCV Bruce McNamer will become President and Chief Executive Officer of Technoserve, a non-profit organization focusing on economic development in Africa and Latin America 4 October 2004



Matthews calls Bush re-election race closest ever
'Hardball' host calls Bush re-election race closest ever 4 October 2004



A Brutal Sexual Assault Galvanizes Swazi Women...
A Brutal Sexual Assault Galvanizes Swazi Women 4 October 2004



Thailand RPCV named chancellor at U of Missouri
Thailand RPCV Brady J. Deaton is new chancellor of the University of Missouri's flagship campus in Columbia 4 October 2004



CBS Poll shows Bush And Kerry Tied...
CBS Poll shows Bush And Kerry Tied 4 October 2004



Shriver Center to present Scott Stossell
Shriver Center presents Scott Stossell 4 October 2004



Colombia RPCV Maureen Orth is fan of CBS anchor Bob...
Colombia RPCV Maureen Orth is fan of CBS anchor Bob Schieffer 5 October 2004



Chris Dodd possible challenger for Minority Whip
Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is mentioned as possible candidate to challenge Minority Whip Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) if Daschle's leadership job were to become vacant 5 October 2004



With the election less than a month away, most volunteers...
With the election less than a month away, most volunteers would not hazard a guess about the outcome of either the House or presidential election. Moshier said she has heard speculation that the House race between Farrell, first selectwoman in Westport, and U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Bridgeport, will be very close. 5 October 2004



Paul Johnson called for a phased withdrawal of troops from...
Paul Johnson called for a phased withdrawal of troops from Iraq by the end of 2005 following Iraqi elections, saying he believes a U.S. contingent should remain in Iraq as part of an international peacekeeping force 5 October 2004



Of more immediate interest would have been the possibility of...
Of more immediate interest would have been the possibility of once again hosting the US Peace Corps, a volunteer equivalent to the more familiar VSO and AVI organisations 5 October 2004



Papua New Guinea and United States citizens accused of international...
Papua New Guinea and United States citizens accused of international crime committed in each other's countries will face courts in their respective home countries. Sir Rabbie also discussed other bilateral issues and programmes such as the US Peace Corps and the Fullbright Scholarship programmes. 5 October 2004



Peru RPCV Charlie Clifford sells Tumi Luggage
Peru RPCV Charlie Clifford sells Tumi Luggage 5 October 2004



Sierra Leone RPCV Debbie Clarke: Keeping Pie Making Alive...
Sierra Leone RPCV Debbie Clarke: Keeping Pie Making Alive 5 October 2004



Astronaut Mae C. Jemison who joined the Peace Corps in...
Astronaut Mae C. Jemison who joined the Peace Corps in 1983 and spent two years as a medical officer in Africa Launches New Bayer Competition for Students Who Want to Change the World 5 October 2004



Elaine Jones to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Elaine Jones will receive NCADP's Lifetime Achievement Award 5 October 2004



Turkey RPCV in campaign for NC Supreme Court
Turkey RPCV Sarah Parker in re-election campaign for North Carolina State Supreme Court 5 October 2004



Wini Yunker's service in Ukraine inspires book
Wini Yunker served in Ukraine. Her sense of adventure inspired Prill Boyle to write "Defying Gravity: A Celebration of Late-Blooming Women." 5 October 2004



RPCVs for Kerry hold Press Conference
New National Effort for Kerry-Edwards by Former Peace Corps Volunteers 5 October 2004



RPCVs for Kerry make Statement of Support
Statement of Support for John Kerry and John Edwards by Returned Peace Corps Alumni 5 October 2004



RPCVs for Kerry make Statement of Support
Statement of Support for John Kerry and John Edwards by Returned Peace Corps Alumni 5 October 2004



Robert T. Gallagher served in the Peace Corps in Africa...
Robert T. Gallagher served in the Peace Corps in Africa and was still active in the Peace Corp in a retired position 5 October 2004



At 25, Dave Millican discovered a love of mountains and...
At 25, Dave Millican discovered a love of mountains and the outdoors during a 10-month stint in Afghanistan, where he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer 6 October 2004



Armenia RPCVs monitor hometown code enforcement
Armenia RPCVs John and Janice Hahn are determined to monitor the condition of Richard Avenue and complain to supervisors and township code enforcement officer Angela Hock on a daily basis if necessary 6 October 2004



Bolivia RPCV is Mortar Board honoree
Bolivia RPCV Jerry Ledin is Mortar Board honoree at San Diego State University 6 October 2004



India RPCV says the US needs a draft
India RPCV Dwayne Hunn says the US needs a draft 6 October 2004



Kenya RPCV Mark Maxam helps bring light to schools throughout...
Kenya RPCV Mark Maxam helps bring light to schools throughout Kenya 6 October 2004



Kinky Friedman's psychedelic tour of Texas capital
Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman's psychedelic tour of the Texas capital 6 October 2004



In 1962, John Cort went to the Philippines as a...
In 1962, John Cort went to the Philippines as a Peace Corps administrator 6 October 2004



Mae Jemison kicks off a science competition
Dr. Mae C. Jemison who joined the Peace Corps in 1983 and spent two years as a medical officer in Africa was at Morristown to kick off a science competition for New Jersey students and told them: "We're not going to solve our problems by going to a different planet," The former astronaut, who made history in 1992 when she boarded the space shuttle Endeavor on an eight-day mission added, "We must teach critical thinking." 6 October 2004



Rep. Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, vote to reject...
Rep. Tom Petri, R-Fond du Lac, vote to reject legislation that would reinstate the military draft by establishing mandatory public service for young men and women saying, "It's not necessary, the military doesn't want it, the public doesn't want it, Congress and the president don't want it." 6 October 2004



Eric Boehlert in Salon spanks (ad viewing required) Chris Matthews...
Eric Boehlert in Salon spanks (ad viewing required) Chris Matthews and his HardBall crew for calling the vice-presidential debate a big win for Cheney – contrary to the near unanimous verdict that the faceoff was at best a tie 6 October 2004



RPCV says future of peace lies with John Kerry
Thailand RPCV Charles Frederickson says the future of peace lies with John Kerry 6 October 2004



Peter Boone was a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo...
Peter Boone was a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo 6 October 2004



Togo RPCV criticizes Bush sugarcane policy
Sugarcane Cooperative General Manager and Togo RPCV Jackie Theriot had this to say "its just unwise for our administration to be sending our jobs oversea's. And that's gonna be a key issue in the election this year. And we feel their out souring our jobs in the sugarcane industry". 6 October 2004



Jim Doyle appears on "The Al Franken Show"
RPCV Governor Jim Doyle appeared on "The Al Franken Show" and slammed the Bush administration for allegedly being closely tied to big U.S. drug companies 6 October 2004



Gov. Jim Doyle said Wisconsin's discount prescription drug program for...
Gov. Jim Doyle said Wisconsin's discount prescription drug program for senior citizens will save people hundreds of dollars more than the new Medicare drug benefits 6 October 2004



Gov. Jim Doyle has set a goal of generating 10...
Gov. Jim Doyle has set a goal of generating 10 percent of total state power from renewable sources by 2015 6 October 2004



PCVs make fun of "Survivors" in Vanuatu
Peace Corps Volunteer Jeanna Goddard says the "Survivor" crew filming on the island of Efate is definitely a presence on Vanuatu. "Most of us in the Peace Corps office make fun of the show. Mainly, ‘yeah, they can survive 30 days. We survive 2 years,' " she said. 6 October 2004



Statement by Paul Oostburg Sanz supporting John Kerry for President...
Statement by Paul Oostburg Sanz supporting John Kerry for President 6 October 2004



Statement by Ambassador Parker W. Borg supporting John Kerry for...
Statement by Ambassador Parker W. Borg supporting John Kerry for President 6 October 2004



Statement by Robert A. Pastor supporting John Kerry for President...
Statement by Robert A. Pastor supporting John Kerry for President 6 October 2004



When I was working in West Africa, a Peace Corps...
When I was working in West Africa, a Peace Corps volunteer told me that a dog suspected of having rabies was seen near her village. The villagers hid inside their homes while the animal and all other stray dogs in the area were round up and shot. She commented that the rabid dog was even more terrifying to her neighbors than the poisonous snakes in the fields. A human can survive a snakebite, but rabies is nearly always fatal. 6 October 2004



Special Report: RPCVs for Kerry mobilize to support for their...
Special Report: RPCVs for Kerry mobilize to support for their candidate 6 October 2004



Director Taylor Hackford pushed the lions share of the blame...
Director Taylor Hackford pushed the lions share of the blame onto Crowe and Ryan saying their blooming relationship hurt the films potential 7 October 2004



Shays come out swinging in first debate
Farrell, Shays come out swinging in first debate 7 October 2004



He is adamant he will not run for governor. And...
He is adamant he will not run for governor. And, flat out no, one of the most popular Republicans in Connecticut will not run for U.S. Senate. "No," Rep. Chris Shays says to both frequently posed questions. But what if he loses the competitive race for his Fourth District seat next month? Will he just fade into an early retirement? Hmm. The eight-term congressman leaned into the table during a lunchtime discussion with reporters in Washington on Wednesday. "You know what I'd like to do?" he said. "I'd like to run for mayor of Bridgeport." 7 October 2004



Kyle Turk left for Mexico recently to help a Peace...
Kyle Turk left for Mexico recently to help a Peace Corps pilot program improve technology exchanges between the United States and Mexico 7 October 2004



Fred Poses to be CEO through 2007
American Standard Extends Tenure of CEO Fred Poses (RPCV Peru) Through December 2007 7 October 2004



Peter McPherson to lead federal commission
Peter McPherson will lead a commission created by federal law that will make recommendations to expand study abroad for U.S. universities and colleges, including study abroad fellowships 7 October 2004



Richard Holbrooke says "By silencing the press and closing non...
Richard Holbrooke says "By silencing the press and closing non-governmental organisations, he has moved to shut down independent critics. Western contact with Russian society has been limited - the Peace Corps was expelled, the representative of the American Federa tion of Labour (AFL-CIO) in Moscow was declared persona non grata" 7 October 2004



Matthews "snookered" by Cheny performance
MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews explained his reaction the previous evening to Vice President Dick Cheney's performance: "I think I got snookered again last night by the guy." 7 October 2004



Thomas Gouttierre testifies on Taliban threat
RPCV Thomas Gouttierre told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee recently: "Though routed out of their strongholds and camps after 9/11, replenished and reorganized elements of Al Qaida and the Taliban remain at large and constitute a threat, both real and symbolic, to the overall reconstruction effort" 8 October 2004



David Dubreuil in Cameroon...
David Dubreuil in Cameroon 8 October 2004



Cameroon PCV Dave Duby says "I have decided to leave...
Cameroon PCV Dave Duby says "I have decided to leave the Peace Corps for reasons of my personal safety. I joined the Peace Corps to help and make a small difference. For me, to be physically harmed or possibly killed is not worth it to me." 8 October 2004



Shays and Farr praised for Captive Mammal Act
The Fund for Animals and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) praised Congressmen Sam Farr (D-CA), Christopher Shays (R-CT), and 20 other Representatives today for introducing H.R.5242, the Captive Mammal Protection Act of 2004 8 October 2004



Senator Chris Dodd to Become a Dad Again
Senator Chris Dodd to Become a Dad Again 8 October 2004



Educator Mission Specialist Joe Acaba meets the Press...
Educator Mission Specialist Joe Acaba meets the Press 8 October 2004



The Fund for Animals and The Humane Society of the...
The Fund for Animals and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) praised Congressmen Sam Farr (D-CA), Christopher Shays (R-CT), and 20 other Representatives today for introducing H.R.5242, the Captive Mammal Protection Act of 2004 8 October 2004



Guyana RPCV named winner in CA University
Guyana RPCV Cara Statucki was recently named one of 14 winners throughout the California State University system 8 October 2004



Pope says Bush gives wild places the shaft
India RPCV Carl Pope says Bush administration gives wild places the shaft 8 October 2004



Kazakhstan RPCV Rob P. Mocarsky wins national award...
Kazakhstan RPCV Rob P. Mocarsky wins national award 8 October 2004



Kazakhstan RPCV recognized by Foundation
Kazakhstan RPCV Rob P. Mocarsky was one of 100 teachers across the country recognized by the Milken Family Foundation 8 October 2004



David McCann was a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea in...
David McCann was a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea in the late 1960s, and Korea's influence on him has continued throughout his life 8 October 2004



Mongolia PCVs help conduct ethnographic survey
Group members also had the opportunity to conduct an ethnographic survey, with the help of Peace Corps volunteers also working in Mongolia. They surveyed local inhabitants, asking questions that pertained to the burial of their dead, the treatment of animals, how they choose the sites for their gers, and rituals associated with horses. 8 October 2004



Andrew Harrison recently finished 27 months with the Peace Corps...
Andrew Harrison recently finished 27 months with the Peace Corps, spending two years in the Philippines. He's extended his service for another six months. 8 October 2004



Tonight we'll see Alrick, a former Peace Corps worker who...
Tonight we'll see Alrick, a former Peace Corps worker who wants to make a movie about a notorious police brutality case, admit that "the film is my girlfriend right now" as he gets chewed out on the phone by his real-life girlfriend. 8 October 2004



Vasquez to speak at National Press Club
Peace Corps Director to Speak at National Press Club in DC on Thursday, October 14 about Peace Corps Volunteers Serving in Muslim Countries 8 October 2004



Broward County Schools and Peace Corps Build Bridges Across Cultures...
Broward County Schools and Peace Corps Build Bridges Across Cultures 8 October 2004



Some 100 Volunteers of the Peace Corps Corps will stay...
Some 100 Volunteers of the Peace Corps Corps will stay in Azerbaijani for two years living in backcountry districts' families to learn Azeri language, Azerbaijani culture, as well as conduct trainings and seminars for English language teachers and teach schoolchildren 9 October 2004



Students assist Peace Corps effort in Burkina Faso...
Students assist Peace Corps effort in Burkina Faso 9 October 2004



Since Phillip Barnes isn't expected to return to Ishpeming until...
Since Phillip Barnes isn't expected to return to Ishpeming until next summer, Jack and Nancy Barnes recently traveled to Burkina Faso to visit their son 9 October 2004



Amanda Butler says: I didn't join the Peace Corps out...
Amanda Butler says: I didn't join the Peace Corps out of a deep-rooted conviction that students needed to learn the English language, though that is the official reason why I am here, now, in Kazakhstan 9 October 2004



RPCV Kirby Nicol wants to sit on the Capitola City...
RPCV Kirby Nicol wants to sit on the Capitola City Council 9 October 2004



If science was going to design a drug not to...
If science was going to design a drug not to give troops going into a war zone, it might look a lot like Mefloquine hydrochloride known by the brand name Lariam 9 October 2004



2004 Presidents' Forum Roll Call on proposed bylaw changes...
2004 Presidents' Forum Roll Call on proposed bylaw changes 9 October 2004



Dodd taking nothing for granted
Senator Dodd taking nothing for granted 10 October 2004



California State Senate Candidate Peg Pinard joined the Peace Corps...
California State Senate Candidate Peg Pinard joined the Peace Corps after attending Santa Clara University, spending two years in the Philippines and meeting the man who became her husband 10 October 2004



Senegal RPCV Tony Ends concluded that the most important thing...
Senegal RPCV Tony Ends concluded that the most important thing he might do to better their situation would be to bring one promising student to the United States for an education, equipping the student to return to his rural homeland and make a real difference 10 October 2004



Miami-Dade Public Defender Bennett Brummer (RPCV Venezuela) is being...
Miami-Dade Public Defender Bennett Brummer (RPCV Venezuela) is being challenged by the man he hired in 1999 10 October 2004



Sam Singh was born on the South Pacific island of...
Sam Singh was born on the South Pacific island of Fiji, the home of his father, who met Sam's mother there when she was serving in the Peace Corps 10 October 2004



Possible contenders for Interior Secretary in a Kerry administration include...
Possible contenders for Interior Secretary in a Kerry administration include former Colorado congressman Tim Wirth and former Clinton administration Peace Corps Director Mark Gearan 10 October 2004



Student claims that RPCV David Gibbs "is an anti-American...
Student claims that RPCV David Gibbs "is an anti-American communist who hates America and is trying to brainwash young people into thinking America sucks" 10 October 2004



China launches Peace Corps-like program
Last year the Education Ministry and the Communist Youth League launched a Peace Corps-like program to send recent graduates to impoverished regions in western China. According to the Chinese press, over 10,000 volunteers have signed up for this Go West program. 11 October 2004



Californian says Return Sam Farr to Congress
The Californian says Return Sam Farr to Congress 11 October 2004



Dodd's Debate comments were dismissals, not rebuttals, delivered with just...
Dodd's Debate comments were dismissals, not rebuttals, delivered with just enough indignation to defend his honor, but not enough force to suggest they took much effort 11 October 2004



Jim Jacobson was a Peace Corps volunteer in Guana, Africa...
Jim Jacobson was a Peace Corps volunteer in Guana, Africa, when he started carving 11 October 2004



Guatemala RPCV is "snow hen"
Nicole de Lorimier, who traveled in Guatemala as a Peace Corps volunteer and then worked in Santa Barbara as a real estate broker, is now part of the "snow hens," the growing number of single, senior women who flock to sunny spots behind the wheel of a motor home 11 October 2004



Carl Pope speaks out on nuclear waste
Carl Pope: Where Bush and Kerry stand on nuclear waste 11 October 2004



RPCV 's Korean War Museum hoping to relocate
RPCV Kyle Kopitke's National Korean War Museum hoping to relocate 11 October 2004



PCVs arrive in Mexico
Peace Corps volunteers have been sent to Mexico to assist the country in information technology, small-business development and water management 11 October 2004



Morocco RPCV opens Marrakesh Mercantile Co.
Morocco RPCV Tim O'Brien is co-owner and manager of Marrakesh Mercantile Co. 11 October 2004



Tony Chamberlain, 41, a Peace Corps volunteer in the city...
Tony Chamberlain, 41, a Peace Corps volunteer in the city Bistrita-Nasaud Judet, plans to use the books with the students he helps with computer skills and English 11 October 2004



Anthony Shriver throws party for "Best Buddies"
Anthony Shriver, the youngest of Eunice and Sargent Shriver's five children, proved that most Washington parties are "tame" compared to the wild and exotic "Zulu Tu-Du!" bash he threw at his parent's Potomac manse Saturday for his 16-year old non-profit organization, Best Buddies International 11 October 2004



Kari Lynn Dean writes: Amy Smith recently created some simple...
Kari Lynn Dean writes: Amy Smith recently created some simple, effective methods to make charcoal from agricultural waste 11 October 2004



Gouttierre says Afghanistan elections a success
"This election had two major messages. First, Afghans believe they have a right to participate in their government, that it's their legacy after 30 years of violence," said Thomas E. Gouttierre, who just returned from Kabul and directs the University of Nebraska's Center for Afghanistan Studies. "The results will also carry a message to jihadis: Thanks for what you did against the Soviets, but we want to turn a new page and have another group of leaders for our future." 12 October 2004



Brazil RPCV James Richard Gully dies near Farmington Bay...
Brazil RPCV James Richard Gully dies near Farmington Bay 12 October 2004



RPCV discusses lethal impacts of coal
RPCV Mike Tidwell of Chesapeake Climate Action Network to discuss the lethal impacts of coal from inner-city D.C. to rural W.Va 12 October 2004



RPCV works in Florida Relief after Hurricane
Rod Cook spent seven years in the Peace Corps in Guatemala. The lack of electricity and poor living conditions in Florida after the hurricane reminded him of those years. 12 October 2004



Morocco RPCV Jason Ben-Meir says to Indigenize Iraq's Reconstruction...
Morocco RPCV Jason Ben-Meir says to Indigenize Iraq's Reconstruction 12 October 2004



As Paul Tsongas moved through the ranks of government, from...
As Paul Tsongas moved through the ranks of government, from the county to the national level, he challenged the status quo and had a vision for what could be achieved in our communities 13 October 2004



Whip This Out' gives RPCV Kinky Friedman a political voice...
'Whip This Out' gives RPCV Kinky Friedman a political voice 13 October 2004



Doyle: "Wisconsin is coming down to being ground zero."
"Wisconsin is coming down to being ground zero," Jim Doyle said. "More and more people are saying there are really three states that count right now -- Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin 13 October 2004



More than 20 years later, director Taylor Hackford is still...
More than 20 years later, director Taylor Hackford is still proud of 'An Officer and a Gentleman," and admiring of Gere's emotionally naked performance. 14 October 2004



Taylor Hackford followed his studies by serving two years with...
Taylor Hackford followed his studies by serving two years with the Peace Corps in Bolivia, during which time his career goals changed from law and politics to communications and film 14 October 2004



Sen. Christopher Dodd will break away from his own re...
Sen. Christopher Dodd will break away from his own re-election race Friday to spend the entire day campaigning for Democrat John Kerry in the battleground state of Pennsylvania 14 October 2004



Honda to lead Get out the Vote rallies
Congressman Mike Honda (CA) will lead Get Out The Vote rallies around the country for APIA Voice, the largest Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Get Out the Vote drive in the history of presidential politics 14 October 2004



Shays leads in new 4th District poll
Shays leads in new 4th District poll, Farrell close 14 October 2004



Steven LeBlanc became fascinated by the adz in the 1960s...
Steven LeBlanc became fascinated by the adz in the 1960s when, as a Peace Corps volunteer in Samoa, he watched a neighbor make canoes. He purchased the tools to learn which were used "for woodworking, and which [were] for weapons," 14 October 2004



RPCV is special effects supervisor for Star Trek
Seven-time Emmy Award-winning senior visual effects supervisor and second-unit director for television's "Star Trek: Enterprise" Dan Curry was in the U.S. Peace Corps and was stationed in Khon Kaen, Thailand 14 October 2004



Saving lives by day, Dr. Voychehovski spent free evenings and...
Saving lives by day, Dr. Voychehovski spent free evenings and days off windsurfing, playing tennis and courting Linda, the Peace Corps volunteer from Oak Ridge, Tennessee who eventually became his bride in a traditional Gambian wedding 14 October 2004



CBS News to air PCV Murder on "48 Hours Mystery"
CBS News to air "48 Hours Mystery" on Deborah Gardner murder told by best-selling author Phil Weiss in his new book, "American Taboo." 14 October 2004



Australian Dive shop owners exchanged nervous looks and tried to...
Australian Dive shop owners exchanged nervous looks and tried to smile as they shuffled into a Cairns cinema last week to watch an advance screening of the movie they had been dreading for months. It has been six years since American couple Tom and Eileen Lonergan were left behind during a dive trip to a remote section of the Great Barrier Reef and there are fears the movie about their disappearance will reopen old wounds. 14 October 2004



Vasquez speaks at National Press Club
Vasquez tells National Press Club that Peace Corps now works in 18 Muslim countries and that 27 additional countries have requested a Peace Corps presence including 13 Muslim countries 14 October 2004



Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez addresses the National Press Club...
Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez addresses the National Press Club 14 October 2004



More Muslim countries ask for PCVs
More Muslim countries ask for Peace Corps Volunteers 15 October 2004



The civilian face of America in the Middle East
The Peace Corps sent idealistic young Americans to build schools and dig wells and show the world how good the United States could be. These days, though, belligerent men with sunglasses and guns are America's most visible civilian representatives in some parts of the world. 15 October 2004



Director Taylor Hackford ("An Officer and a Gentleman") was turned...
Director Taylor Hackford ("An Officer and a Gentleman") was turned down by every studio for the story of Ray Charles. 15 October 2004



RPCV named Middlesex County College President
Colombia RPCV Joann La Perla-Morales named new president of Middlesex County College 15 October 2004



Senator McCain campaigning for Shays
Arizona Senator John McCain is in Connecticut today, campaigning for Republican Congressmen Rob Simmons and Chris Shays 15 October 2004



Shays: We should have gone into Iraq before 9/11"
"We learned a big lesson but people weren't listening. We should have gone into Iraq before 9/11," Congressman Chris Shays said during a debate at Temple Israel on Coleytown Road 15 October 2004



After spending four years studying biology at the University of...
After spending four years studying biology at the University of Pennsylvania, Timothy Mah joined the Peace Corps and journeyed to The Gambia in 2001, hoping to educate young people about HIV/AIDS 15 October 2004



Kenya RPCV Fred Collier died in the Brookview Healthcare Center...
Kenya RPCV Fred Collier died in the Brookview Healthcare Center 15 October 2004



Kevin Denney of Canandaigua produces a film that portrays life...
Kevin Denney of Canandaigua produces a film that portrays life in the African country of Malawi where AIDS is nearly out of control 15 October 2004



Walsh has little challenge in Congressional Race
RPCV James Walsh receives minimum challenge in 25th District 15 October 2004



India RPCV in Nepal on Diplomatic visit
India RPCV Donald Camp Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, recently visited Nepal 15 October 2004



McPherson proposes "Alliance for Progress" for Africa
Peter McPherson, president of Michigan State University, announced Thursday at the World Food Prize symposium in Des Moines that the time has come to begin a new partnership for African development that will rival the Alliance for Progress, a 40-year-old development program in Latin America 15 October 2004



Reed Hastings' Netflix shares tumble after surprise strategy shift...
Reed Hastings' Netflix shares tumble after surprise strategy shift 15 October 2004



Bobby Shriver takes family activism to California...
Bobby Shriver takes family activism to California 15 October 2004



Taylor Hackford, director of "Ray," is among the executive producers...
Taylor Hackford, director of "Ray," is among the executive producers of the "Genius" special, and his star, Jamie Foxx, is host for the evening 17 October 2004



Theroux reviews Graham Greene bio
Paul Theroux reviews Graham Greene biography 17 October 2004



Petri deserves new term in Congress
Oshkosh Northwestern says Petri deserves new term in Congress 17 October 2004



In 1962, when he was just 23, Kurt Liske was...
In 1962, when he was just 23, Kurt Liske was in the first Peace Corps mission to the northern African nation of Tunisia 17 October 2004



Bellamy says 200 schools damaged in Baghdad
Carol Bellamy says more than 200 primary schools were damaged by bombing since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 17 October 2004



Volunteers for Prosperity is growing
Volunteers for Prosperity is building a network of organizations--both nonprofits and businesses--that support international voluntary service 17 October 2004



Farr visits UCSC politics course
Democratic Congressman Sam Farr visited a UCSC politics course on Friday, talking shop and fielding questions from students before urging them to register and to vote 18 October 2004



Shays resists changing Tactics or Stands
Chris Shays Resists Changing His Political Tactics or His Stands 18 October 2004



Korea's influence on RPCV continued through his life
David McCann was a Peace Corps volunteer in Korea in the late 1960s, and Korea's influence on him has continued throughout his life, weaving into his passions of history and poetry and coming to fruition with a prestigious award the country presents annually 18 October 2004



RPCV doing research in Indonesia
Malaysia RPCV Gene Ammarell, an associate professor of anthropology, relocated, along with his wife Bonnie Edwards to do research on Fishing Technologies among the Bugis in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi 18 October 2004



Kerry reaches out to Returned Volunteers...
Kerry reaches out to Returned Volunteers 18 October 2004



While in college, Brady Deaton served in the Peace Corps...
While in college, Brady Deaton served in the Peace Corps in Thailand, teaching vocational agriculture in the Thai language 18 October 2004



Peace Corps seeks help for Kherson library in Ukraine...
Peace Corps seeks help for Kherson library in Ukraine 18 October 2004



Many ages can dream of Peace Corps life...
Many ages can dream of Peace Corps life 18 October 2004



Lantos asks PC to consider withdrawing Haiti PCVs
Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) asks Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez to consider withdrawing volunteers from Haiti to protect their safety amid increasing violence and a shortage of international peace-keeping forces there 19 October 2004



Panama RPCV Krista Cramer and ZachPeery were later married on...
Panama RPCV Krista Cramer and ZachPeery were later married on a bluff off Swanton Road 19 October 2004



Challengers question Petri in debate
Challengers question Petri, GOP in debate 19 October 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle Edwards in Tonga: I used to...
Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle Edwards in Tonga: I used to think that bringing technology to Tonga was evil. This could be farther from the truth. 19 October 2004



RPCV Hull operated in Yemen with Freedom
Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull is no longer ambassador in Yemen, but many who had dealings with him in Yemen note he operated with a freedom that set him apart from his diplomatic peers 19 October 2004



Incumbent Council Member Mike Molina squares off against community activist...
Incumbent Council Member Mike Molina squares off against community activist, Realtor and former Peace Corps member Lance Holter. 19 October 2004



Special Report: Election 2004 and the Peace Corps...
Special Report: Election 2004 and the Peace Corps 19 October 2004



Year 04 Issue 10: October 19, 2004: Kerry reaches out...
Year 04 Issue 10: October 19, 2004: Kerry reaches out to Returned Volunteers 19 October 2004



Ron Milos publishes first novel - "The Kush" It is part...
Ron Milos publishes first novel - "The Kush" It is part science fiction and is based in part on Peace Corps years (69 -70) in Afghanistan 20 October 2004



Dodd uses Spanish-speaking abilities on stump
U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd used his Spanish-speaking abilities on Wednesday to stump for himself, congressional candidate Theresa Gerratana and state Rep. Bob Godfrey at a Hispanic community center in Danbury. Dodd, who learned to speak Spanish while in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic, rolled out the jokes as he trilled his R's for the group who came to see him. 20 October 2004



Right after college Bob Alexander joined the Peace Corps, helped...
Right after college Bob Alexander joined the Peace Corps, helped breed chickens in south India and spent his free time reading about American government 20 October 2004



Susan T. Wehren's love of the tropics started in the...
Susan T. Wehren's love of the tropics started in the late 1960s when she met her husband while in the Peace Corps and living in Yap, Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia. 20 October 2004



Rep. Walsh has easy opposition
Rep. Walsh has easy opposition in the 25th 20 October 2004



Matt Sesow became a computer programer, took up painting as...
Matt Sesow became a computer programer, took up painting as a way to meet people and did a stint in the Solomon Islands as a Peace Corps volunteer. 20 October 2004



Solomon Islands RPCV Matt Sesow is a visionary artist...
Solomon Islands RPCV Matt Sesow is a visionary artist 20 October 2004



Nathan Winstanley, a veteran of Peace Corps service on the...
Nathan Winstanley, a veteran of Peace Corps service on the Pacific island of Tonga, president and creative director of Winstanley Associates, the advertising agency and media development company on Main Street, presented his plan at a joint meeting of the Selectmen, the Zoning and Planning boards and the Conservation and Historic commissions on Oct. 1 20 October 2004



Chest-deep in a hole at the edge of the...
Chest-deep in a hole at the edge of the Sahara desert in Tunisia, clawing through chicken bones, cat skeletons and 2,000-year-old muck, Lance Holter remembered why he had joined the Peace Corps 20 October 2004



Turkmen Language Guide compiled by PCVs
The Turkmen Language Learning Guide has been compiled by Juleah Berliner and Kyle Dietrich, Peace Corps volunteers in Turkmenistan 20 October 2004



The frequency and location of Condoleezza Rice's speeches differ sharply...
The frequency and location of Condoleezza Rice's speeches differ sharply from those before this election year -- and appear to break with the long-standing precedent that the national security adviser try to avoid overt involvement in the presidential campaign 20 October 2004



Peace Corps honored by "Water for People"
Peace Corps, President Kennedy Honored by "Water for People" 20 October 2004



Baltimore Native RPCV Kate Joyce is Dannon and Second Harvest's...
Baltimore Native RPCV Kate Joyce is Dannon and Second Harvest's Strike Out Hunger 2004 grand prize winner 21 October 2004



Joan Velasquez and her husband, Segundo, met in Bolivia, when...
Joan Velasquez and her husband, Segundo, met in Bolivia, when Joan was in the Peace Corps 21 October 2004



Shays in hotly contested race
With less than two weeks to go in their hotly contested 4th Congressional District race, things got a bit testy today between incumbent Republican Rep. Christopher Shays and his Democratic opponent, Westport First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell 21 October 2004



Shays plays straight man to McCain
Shays plays straight man to McCain's touring Daily Show routine. "When you're president, I want to be your vice president," Shays, looking at McCain, added humbly. 21 October 2004



Tribune impressed by Johnson's character and vision
The Tribune's editorial board is impressed by Paul Johnson's character and vision. A former director of the Department of Natural Resources, chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, formerly the Soil Conservation Service, and an Iowa legislator, Johnson is known for his conservation ethic. 21 October 2004



Paraguay RPCV John Wight, the Republican candidate, wants a cap...
Paraguay RPCV John Wight, the Republican candidate, wants a cap on state funding tied to population growth and inflation in race for Oregon State Senate 21 October 2004



County Supervisor Peg Pinard (RPCV Philippines) prides herself in her...
County Supervisor Peg Pinard (RPCV Philippines) prides herself in her bipartisan appeal. The Democratic candidate for State Senate District 15 won her supervisor seat in a Republican county, and has garnered the support of Unocal Oil Company as well as traditional liberal organizations for her current campaign 21 October 2004



Petri assesses war in Iraq
We asked the Republican incumbent in the 6th Congressional District, Tom Petri, how he would assess the war in Iraq and where we should go from here 21 October 2004



RPCV for the North Carolina Supreme Court
We recommend Turkey RPCV Sarah Parker for the North Carolina Supreme Court 21 October 2004



Kennedy Delivers Eulogy for Salinger
Kennedy Delivers Eulogy for Salinger 21 October 2004



Kate Joyce, a former Peace Corps Volunteer from Baltimore, Md...
Kate Joyce, a former Peace Corps Volunteer from Baltimore, Md., credits the Chocolate Affair, a fundraiser to support the Center for Poverty Solutions, for introducing her to the Edible School Yard program 21 October 2004



RPCV Inventor displays inventive imagination
Though Amy Smith has displayed an inventive imagination since childhood, it was only after four years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana that she found her true calling 22 October 2004



Angry Shays Assails Farrell...
Angry Shays Assails Farrell 22 October 2004



In 1990, the Vieks volunteered to serve in the Peace...
In 1990, the Vieks volunteered to serve in the Peace Corps in Malawi and came to love Africa. Though their service was completed more than a decade ago, they have continued to visit Africa, working in different nations, sometimes passing through London's Heathrow Airport on their way 22 October 2004



During her two years in Moldova, where she served with...
During her two years in Moldova, where she served with the Peace Corps, Sarah Dobsevage was struck by how resourceful the people there were 22 October 2004



PCV sees Halloween in Romania
Logically, Halloween should be huge in Romania. Or so I thought before I came here a year ago as a Peace Corps volunteer. 22 October 2004



Joseph Ghougassian formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar...
Joseph Ghougassian formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, was director of the Peace Corps in the Yemen Arab Republic 22 October 2004



Chao may move to DOT in new Bush cabinet
Elaine Chao may move to Department of Transportation in new Bush Administration 22 October 2004



He represents the best and brightest of his generation," Sam...
"He represents the best and brightest of his generation," Sam Farr told the congregation 23 October 2004



Sarah Erdman's debut novel "Nine Hills to Nambonkaha" is characteristic...
Sarah Erdman's debut novel "Nine Hills to Nambonkaha" is characteristic of good literature, beginning in birth and ending in rebirth 23 October 2004



From ages 5 to 7, Robert Richter lived in Kenya...
From ages 5 to 7, Robert Richter lived in Kenya. His father was serving as deputy director for the Peace Corps there 23 October 2004



Thames Fulton served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sénégal...
Thames Fulton served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sénégal from 1992 to 1995 implementing agroforestry and natural resource management projects 23 October 2004



Chris Matthews is in top 10 list
Chris Matthews is in top 10 list of TV's election-year influentials 23 October 2004



CBS News "48 Hours Mystery" tells story of Deborah Gardner...
CBS News "48 Hours Mystery" tells story of Deborah Gardner murder told by best-selling author Phil Weiss in his new book, "American Taboo." 23 October 2004



Maria Shriver's CA volunteer plan rejected
Maria Shriver's idea of requiring college students to perform some volunteer work before they can graduate is rejected 23 October 2004



While serving as volunteers in Botswana in the early 1970s...
While serving as volunteers in Botswana in the early 1970s,Ed Arata was invited by other volunteers to take part in a canoe trip through the Okavango Swamp in northern Botswana 24 October 2004



Sam Farr has faced tougher challenges during his 25 years...
Sam Farr has faced tougher challenges during his 25 years in politics, including more than a decade in Congress, but probably not one as nettlesome as Mark Risley 24 October 2004



Panama RPCV Charley Stough watches the news...
Panama RPCV Charley Stough watches the news 24 October 2004



Chris Shays fight for 4th deadly serious
Chris Shays, Diane Farrell fight for 4th deadly serious 24 October 2004



Kennedy was more than the 'principal architect' of his inaugural...
"Kennedy was more than the 'principal architect' of his inaugural address; he was its stonecutter and mason, too." 24 October 2004



Five candidates vie to unseat Sam Farr
The five candidates vying to unseat Democratic Rep. Sam Farr of California have little in common -- except their address and the likelihood that they will lose 25 October 2004



Vishnu in El Salvador says the Peace Corps is not...
Vishnu in El Salvador says the Peace Corps is not a loner's paradise 25 October 2004



Romona Whaley was among the first to join the Peace...
Romona Whaley was among the first to join the Peace Corps and go to Guatemala after the program was launched by President John F. Kennedy in the 1960s 25 October 2004



Years ago, while stationed in Korea for the Peace Corps...
Years ago, while stationed in Korea for the Peace Corps, Randy Green started a career in cultural training and administrating, and teaching English as a second language 25 October 2004



In keynote, Chris Matthews talks about road from Peace Corps...
In keynote, Chris Matthews talks about road from Peace Corps to politics 25 October 2004



Taft says focus on Ohio is unprecedented
Gov. Bob Taft said the focus on Ohio by both campaigns is unprecedented. "I've never seen anything like this week, or the last couple of weeks for that matter," said Taft, a Republican and chairman of the Bush-Cheney 2004 Ohio Leadership Team. 25 October 2004



Liz Rodgers says that the traditions surrounding the role of...
Liz Rodgers says that the traditions surrounding the role of women in Uzbek society differ from American expectations of women 25 October 2004



Everett Alvarez Jr. served under President Ronald Reagan, who named...
Everett Alvarez Jr. served under President Ronald Reagan, who named him as the No. 2 official at the Peace Corps 25 October 2004



Brian Reeves says: I'm starting to become aware of how...
Brian Reeves says: I'm starting to become aware of how much the PC frowns on these kinds of blogs in general, and if they know you are doing one they make sure to monitor it. I see how Jason Pearce posted some stuff he probably shouldn't have, but at the same time I hesitate. 26 October 2004



A digital postcard campaign, titled "Greetings from Albania!" is under...
A digital postcard campaign, titled "Greetings from Albania!" is under way, with the support of US Peace Corps volunteers 26 October 2004



Rep. Sam Farr faces five challengers
Despite his 11 years in office, incumbent U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, faces five challengers for his 17th Congressional District seat 26 October 2004



El Salvador RPCV Annemarie R. Lobb, of Greenville, N.Y., passed...
El Salvador RPCV Annemarie R. Lobb, of Greenville, N.Y., passed away 26 October 2004



In an interview with the New York Times on the...
In an interview with the New York Times on the eve of his inauguration as president on Feb. 25, 1998, Kim said, ``I learned English from an American Peace Corps volunteer and by tutoring myself, puzzling over the English language daily The Korea Times with a dictionary…'' 26 October 2004



Sharon Mosher Tangney first visited Liberia in 1969 as a...
Sharon Mosher Tangney first visited Liberia in 1969 as a Peace Corps volunteer. Her passion for helping that country's children has rubbed off on several local school groups. 26 October 2004



Even while he was still volunteering abroad in Peace Corps...
Even while he was still volunteering abroad in Peace Corps, Ron Gratz bought an enlarger and helped set up a dark room in a local grade school. In return for the use of the space and for the help in setting it up, he taught photography classes, and when he left to come back to the U.S., he left his equipment and dark room there for the school to use. 26 October 2004



When Joe Kovacs joined the Peace Corps and went to...
When Joe Kovacs joined the Peace Corps and went to Sri Lanka in 1997, he took a leave of absence from a graduate program in English literature at Fordham University 26 October 2004



Chris Matthews, his wife and his parents arrived at the...
Chris Matthews, his wife and his parents arrived at the White House and President George H. Bush, not waiting to greet them formally in a receiving line, came down the steps and personally escorted his mother inside the White House 26 October 2004



Taft says more registered to vote than live in counties
Taft told CNN's Bill Hemmer that in four Ohio counties, more people have registered to vote than live in those counties and are of voting age. 26 October 2004



Doyle excited the Boss is coming
Gov. Jim Doyle said today he's very excited The Boss is coming 26 October 2004



Uzbekistan Ambassador Purnell met with Peace Corps Volunteers to discuss...
Uzbekistan Ambassador Purnell met with Peace Corps Volunteers to discuss their work in the region 26 October 2004



New York Times endorses Shays
The New York Times and The Advocate of Stamford today endorsed incumbent Republican Rep. Christopher Shays over Democratic challenger Westport First Selectwoman Diane G. Farrell 26 October 2004



Election Day...
Election Day 26 October 2004



Malaria vaccine shows promise
Malaria vaccine shows promise 26 October 2004



Be careful with these Blogs. I am a PCV myself...
Be careful with these Blogs. I am a PCV myself and I find the information in them to be very slanted and many lack perspective. 26 October 2004



Brian Reeves goes through the Application Process...
Brian Reeves goes through the Application Process 26 October 2004



PCVs get 100 absentee ballots in Bangladesh
American Citizen Services distributed about 600 absentee ballots in Bangladesh and this includes about 100 given to the Peace Corps Volunteers 27 October 2004



RPCV worked with Ray Charles for 15 years
Director Taylor Hackford (RPCV Bolivia), who worked with the jazz/R&B/country/pop star for 15 years in an effort to get his story on film, might have been too close to his subject 27 October 2004



By now Brazil RPCV David Funnell probably wishes he could...
By now Brazil RPCV David Funnell probably wishes he could bury that old adage that all politics is local 27 October 2004



During three years of volunteer service with the Peace Corps...
During three years of volunteer service with the Peace Corps in Brazil, David Funnell worked to improve rural public-health education in the Amazon Basin and helped to plan resource allocation for food production in Pará 27 October 2004



Meghann Dallin is a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon,who...
Meghann Dallin is a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon,who helps locals in Djalingo learn more about agriculture and habitat enrichment 27 October 2004



Peter Hessler visits from China
Hickman alumnus Peter Hessler visits from China 27 October 2004



Exhibit "Iowa in Ghana" pays tribute to RPCV
The exhibit "Iowa in Ghana," now on display at the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa in Cedar Rapids, pays tribute to the work of the late D. Michael Warren. Warren, an RPCV, anthropologist and leading Africanist scholar, taught at Iowa State University from 1972 until his death in 1997. 27 October 2004



Des Moines Register endorses Paul Johnson
Des Moines Register endorses Paul Johnson 27 October 2004



Carl Pope says college students not registered
Carl Pope said that college students here complain that some local election clerks try to discourage them from registering to vote 27 October 2004



RPCV promotes Hands Across the Water
Sharon Mosher Tangney's nonprofit organization, Hands Across the Water, is affiliated with the national Friends of Liberia association made up of former Peace Corps volunteers 27 October 2004



Global allure draws volunteer Tony Quintero to Madagascar...
Global allure draws volunteer Tony Quintero to Madagascar 27 October 2004



Russians' opinion of Democrats - possibly erroneous and simplistic - is based...
Russians' opinion of Democrats - possibly erroneous and simplistic - is based on the assumption that the Democrats want to infiltrate all political and social structures of foreign countries. Some see the roots of this missionary zeal in J.F.K and his Peace Corps, while others say its history began long before that. 27 October 2004



Chris Matthews interviews James Webb
Chris Matthews interviews James Webb who says "I think that by putting our people in Iraq, we certainly made them targets in a way that they wouldn‘t have been if we were fighting the war against international terrorism from a position to maneuver" 27 October 2004



In 1985 Walter I. "Bob" Palmer became head of the...
In 1985 Walter I. "Bob" Palmer became head of the Peace Corps in Tanzania where he worked to promote hatcheries and grain farming, while supervising 48 volunteers 27 October 2004



Doyle says w have to be more much more strategic
Gov. Jim Doyle picked up on the theme of improving security at home. "We have to be more much more strategic … and much more focused on the protection of our national homeland than going out without allies and getting completely involved in Iraq," he said. "There is a real need, as the senator said, to be much smarter and more strategic in what we do." 27 October 2004



Kyrgyzstan RPCV Harold Egelsky inducted into school's hall of fame...
Kyrgyzstan RPCV Harold Egelsky inducted into school's hall of fame 27 October 2004



Cameroon RPCV Margaret Krome says Citizens Reinventing Democracy This Election...
Cameroon RPCV Margaret Krome says Citizens Reinventing Democracy This Election Year 28 October 2004



When Beloit firefighter Paul C. Mickelson retired in 1992, he...
When Beloit firefighter Paul C. Mickelson retired in 1992, he briefly pondered a leisurely life of golfing and fishing. But he knew he wasn't much of a golfer, and he didn't much like catching and releasing fish. So he joined the Peace Corps. 28 October 2004



Ecuador RPCV Priscilla Nelson is in the running for dean...
Ecuador RPCV Priscilla Nelson is in the running for dean of Western Michigan University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences 28 October 2004



Tsongas honored with Distinguished Alumni Award
The late U.S. Sen. and one-time Democratic presidential candidate Paul Tsongas, class of 1958, was one of five Lowell High School graduates honored last night by the school's first annual Distinguished Alumni Award reception 28 October 2004



Shays proud of his record
As a young man, Chris Shays was a conscientious objector and did not fight in the Vietnam War. He did, however, join the Peace Corps. Asked about his prior antiwar position and his current strong commitment to war in Iraq, Shays said that he had considered resigning in 1991 when Congress had to vote on whether or not to invade Iraq for the first time. 28 October 2004



Sierra Leone RPCV Patsy Spier, a survivor of a brutal...
Sierra Leone RPCV Patsy Spier, a survivor of a brutal attack on schoolteachers in Indonesia in 2002, is lobbying hard against renewing U.S. aid to the Indonesian military 28 October 2004



Jon Sleepy's Namibia Online Journal...
Jon Sleepy's Namibia Online Journal 28 October 2004



Nepal RPCV George Schlossnagle is a principal at OmniTI Computer...
Nepal RPCV George Schlossnagle is a principal at OmniTI Computer Consulting, a Maryland-based tech company that specializes in high-volume Web and email systems 28 October 2004



The State Department has lifted the authorized departure of non...
The State Department has lifted the authorized departure of non-emergency personnel and family members of the US Embassy in Nepal. It said the suspension of Peace Corps activities, which was announced on Sep 14, would continue 28 October 2004



Petri helps hammer out measure to fund highways
House Republican Tom Petri of Fond du Lac chairs the Highways, Transit and Pipelines Subcommittee and is helping to hammer out a six-year measure to fund highways, mass transit and highway safety programs. But the House, Senate and White House are at odds over the price tag for the so-called reauthorization measure, which could cost upwards of $300 billion. "It's been a struggle," said Debbie Gebhardt, Petri's chief of staff. 28 October 2004



Chris Matthews interviews John Kerry
Chris Matthews interviews John Kerry 28 October 2004



RPCV Butler-Diaz promotes Southeast Asian culture
Jacqueline Butler-Diaz, who spent two years in Thailand with the Peace Corps, is promoting interest in Southeast Asian culture 28 October 2004



Doyle introduces Springsteen with library of song titles
Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin used his two minutes at the microphone introducing the singer to co-opt his library of song titles for Mr. Kerry's sake 28 October 2004



Doyle presents Springsteen at Kerry rally
Bruce Springsteen and John Kerry electrified a huge crowd in Madison, Wisconsin, at midday rally on October 28. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle estimated the crowd at "more than 80,000." 28 October 2004



Shays Responds to Negative Attacks
Shays Responds to Negative Attacks in Final Ads of Campaign 28 October 2004



Fairfield County Weekly says it would take the wisdom of...
Fairfield County Weekly says it would take the wisdom of Solomon to choose between Chris Shays and Diane Farrell, if it were not for one issue-how they stand on the Iraq war 28 October 2004



Maria Shriver on crutches after breaking her foot
Maria Shriver broke her foot. California's first lady, a faithful Red Sox fan, was hobbling on crutches after injuring herself while watching the fifth playoff game between Boston and the New York Yankees. 28 October 2004



Bobby Shriver considers himself accidental politician
Bobby Shriver considers himself an accidental politician 28 October 2004



Gouttierre interviewed for "Rush to War"
Thomas Gouttierre interviewed for "Rush to War" 29 October 2004



RPCV Taylor Hackford talks about his movie "Ray"
An Interview with RPCV Taylor Hackford about his movie "Ray" 29 October 2004



Hackford uses dramatic points in Ray Charles' life
Director Taylor Hackford (RPCV Bolivia) cleverly uses some of the more dramatic points in Charles' personal life and career to illustrate how the late singer-pianist's music evolved from a young man trying to parrot Nat "King" Cole to a player who could command genres from gospel to country to R&B. 29 October 2004



If ever there was a pop-music biopic crying to...
If ever there was a pop-music biopic crying to be made, that movie is "Ray," about Ray Charles, the legendary singer, pianist, and songwriter who died in June. Small wonder it's directed by Taylor Hackford, a pop-savvy filmmaker whose credits include producing "La Bamba," the entertaining 1987 picture about Ritchie Valens, and directing "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll," the marvelous Chuck Berry documentary of the same year. 29 October 2004



Shays leads Democratic challenger by five points
Poll: Shays leads Democratic challenger by five points. The phone poll of 500 registered voters was conducted from October 26th to October 28th and has a sampling margin of error of nearly five percentage points 29 October 2004



Iowa RPCV Johnson's long shot is worth the effort
Paul Johnson knows he's a long shot but armed with his ideas and energy, and bothered by his belief the country is headed in the wrong direction, he said he thinks it's worth the effort 29 October 2004



Rogers' colorful challengers are RPCV Bob Alexander
Flint Journal says Rogers' colorful challengers are former Peace Corps volunteer Democrat Bob Alexander, Libertarian Will Tyler White, who owns a tuba museum and restaurant, and U.S. Taxpayer Party candidate John Mangopoulos, who said his extreme views regularly prompt death threats. 29 October 2004



RPCV in race for Michigan 8th District State Senate
RPCV Robert Alexander in race for Michigan 8th District State Senate 29 October 2004



Thomas Peng, 26, a Sun Microsystems software engineer, will spend...
Thomas Peng, 26, a Sun Microsystems software engineer, will spend two years assisting local development in the Philippines as a member of the Peace Corps 29 October 2004



Czajka faces a challenge as Columbia County judge
In the race for the 10-year term as Columbia County judge, incumbent Republican Paul Czajka (RPCV Philippines) faces a challenge from Democrat Pamela Joern. The duties of the county judge include family, criminal and surrogates court. The salary for $119,000-a-year post is set by the state 29 October 2004



Magnani reflects on return to private life
RPCV Dave Magnani reflects on State House career 29 October 2004



Jemison to deliver keynote at "Women of Diversity Entrepreneurship"
Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut to travel into space, will deliver the keynote address at the "Women of Diversity Entrepreneurship" conference at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship on Nov. 3 29 October 2004



Petri calls himself a "low-key" legislator
Petri calls himself a "low-key" legislator who likes to do his work in a non-pushy manner, but who has gained a lot of experience in government. "People are just going to have to decide if they feel it's worthwhile that people have a track record as a representative or if it's more important to them to give someone (else) a chance to learn on the job," 29 October 2004



GOP should have had Ohio locked up
A couple of years ago, it might have seemed that the GOP would have the Buckeye State locked up. But with the current crop of Republican leaders - including Gov. Bob Taft - winning Ohio is not as simple, according to this story published on the web site of the National Review 29 October 2004



Hall presents ratification of Cape Town Convention
Ambassador Tony Hall deposited the instrument of ratification for the Cape Town Convention, an international treaty to facilitate asset-based financing and leasing of large commercial aircraft and aircraft engines 29 October 2004



Doyle says Wisconsin is hotly contested state
Gov. Jim Doyle, who has campaigned for Kerry in Wisconsin, said that Wisconsin has always been a hotly contested state. "But here has never been anything like this," he said. "To have presidential candidates in here daily is pretty remarkable." 29 October 2004



Elaine Jones: "educate all our children, not just some"
"It's in our national interest to educate all our children, not just some," said panelist Elaine Jones, former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense fund 29 October 2004



Heinz Kerry saw PCVs as inspiring "face of America."
Though she is a woman of wealth and privilege, Heinz Kerry might technically be considered African-American, since she grew up in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique. She did refer to herself once as "a kid from the Third World" who saw Peace Corps volunteers as an inspiring "face of America." 29 October 2004



Psychologists consider volunteering for the Peace Corps to be risky...
Psychologists consider volunteering for the Peace Corps to be risky but less dangerous prosocial actions 29 October 2004



The Heroism of Women and Men: Peace Corps Volunteers...
The Heroism of Women and Men: Peace Corps Volunteers 29 October 2004



Paul R. Givens was a United States Navy veteran of...
Paul R. Givens was a United States Navy veteran of World War II and a field selection officer for the Peace Corps 29 October 2004



RPCV starts Norwalk Grassroots Tennis
Arthur Goldblatt took up tennis while in the Peace Corps serving in Ethiopia, trading tennis lessons for English lessons with the national champion tennis player 30 October 2004



If you would be interested in supporting the Norwalk Grassroots...
If you would be interested in supporting the Norwalk Grassroots Tennis program by making a contribution or volunteering time as a mentor, or otherwise, please contact RPCV Art Goldblatt 30 October 2004



Adam Gurvitch was in the Peace Corps, teaching English and...
Adam Gurvitch was in the Peace Corps, teaching English and developing Hungary's first, and ongoing, AIDS education program. Andrea Dezso was completing her graduate degree in art and rearing her son, Mark, from a former marriage. 30 October 2004



Anne Delorie is the finance director. "I came to Kenya...
Anne Delorie is the finance director. "I came to Kenya in 1970 with the peace-corps. Now I'm in partnership with a few other people – running a curative and evaluative medical service called Mediplan Ltd." 30 October 2004



Candidate Barbara Ferris wants answer on omission...
Candidate Barbara Ferris wants answer on omission 30 October 2004



Slain soldier Stacy Pinto remembered for bighearted ways. Pintor's father...
Slain soldier Stacy Pinto remembered for bighearted ways. Pintor's father, Alberto, was born in the Philippines; his mother, Ellen, served there as a Peace Corps volunteer. 30 October 2004



McCain stumps for Shays...
McCain stumps for Shays 31 October 2004



Mae Jemison from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Mae Jemison from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 31 October 2004



Moyers moving on after NOW
Moyers moving on after setting bar for media higher with 'Now' 31 October 2004