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December 31, 2004: This Week's Top Stories Date: January 1 2005 No: 356 December 31, 2004: This Week's Top Stories
Lesotho RPCV starts "Touching Tiny Lives" 1 Jan
Guatemala RPCV was grassroots veterinarian 31 Dec
Reginald Hodges will head Durham Literacy Center 30 Dec
Ed Seidel is Director of Marine Resources Aquarium 30 Dec
PC wants happy, shiny faces without felony convictions 29 Dec
Newspaper says PC could go to India and Indonesia 29 Dec
Tom Johnson choses to spend Christmas in Sierra Leone 28 Dec
Barry Rosen helps compile textbooks for Afghanistan 28 Dec
Dorinda Dove learned to appreciate midwifery in Africa 28 Dec
RPCVs host Exhibition at University of Rochester 28 Dec
Mike Tidwell calls on Sierra Club Official to step down 28 Dec
RPCV says we can express patriotism as we see fit 26 Dec
more top stories...

Growing trend of older Americans in Peace Corps
Former Peace Corps volunteers Elene and Dale Hertweck are part of a growing trend of older Americans who heard the call of President Kennedy to serve in the Peace Corps when it was created in 1961, and can now finally enlist. 1 January 2005


Lesotho RPCV starts "Touching Tiny Lives"
Lesotho RPCV Kenneth Storen trying to save African children with " Touching Tiny Lives," a safe house for homeless children 1 January 2005


Bulgaria RPCV writes "The Existential Pagan"
Bulgaria RPCV Rel Davis is author of "The Existential Pagan" 1 January 2005


RPCV was was grassroots veterinarian in Guatemala
Faedra Fisher was grassroots veterinarian in Guatemala 31 December 2004


RPCV heads back to Swaziland after 30 years
Thirty years after serving in the Peace Corps in Africa, Sean Sullivan is heading back with his wife and friends 31 December 2004


"Sarge" is a beautifully written and organized work
"Sarge" is a beautifully written and magnificently organized work 31 December 2004


Peter McPherson avoids controversy
Covering Peter McPherson was always a challenge. Controversy was not his middle name, and he loathed being dragged into anything that even hinted of that 31 December 2004


RPCV Tom Bissell releases second book
RPCV Tom Bissell releases second book - God Lives in St. Petersburg 30 December 2004


RPCV will head Durham Literacy Center
Sierra Leone RPCV Reginald Hodges will head Durham Literacy Center 30 December 2004


RPCV helps students in Togo obtain books
Heather Senecal is trying to help 1,200 students in the tiny country of Togo obtain needed classroom books 30 December 2004


RPCV is new Director of Marine Resources Aquarium
Philippines RPCV Ed Seidel is new Director at Department of Marine Resources Aquarium 30 December 2004


PCV's vegatarianism challenged in Africa
When Laura Booher interviewed for the Peace Corps, the most difficult question pertained not to her political or religious views, but her dietary habits. "The woman interviewing me asked if I was a vegetarian," recalls Booher, who returned to San Antonio last month after serving for two years in Turkmenistan. "I said 'yes'." 29 December 2004


PC wants happy, shiny faces without felony convictions
Wanted: happy, shiny faces without felony convictions 29 December 2004


RPCV invented Snugli baby carrier
Inspired by the fabric baby-carrying slings she had seen mothers use when she was a Peace Corps nurse in West Africa in the 1960s, Ann Moore came home and invented the Snugli® baby carrier 29 December 2004


Washington Times says PCVs could go to India and Indonesia
Washington Times says Peace Corps volunteers could go to India, Indonesia and at least nine other nations damaged by the tsunami, but no decisions have been made 29 December 2004


RPCV choses to spend Christmas in Sierra Leone
RPCV Tom Johnson has chosen to spend Christmas in Sierra Leone for the past three years. There's no place else he'd rather be. Johnson is a sort of surgery broker and last year arranged operations in Ghana for two little girls suffering from tuberculosis of the spine. 28 December 2004


RPCV helps compile textbooks for Afghanistan
One of the hostages held in the American Embassy in Teheran was RPCV Barry Rosen. Years later, after 9/11, Mr. Rosen persuaded Teachers College, where he headed the press office, to resume its work of the 1970's in Afghanistan compiling school textbooks for the Ministry of Education. 28 December 2004


RPCV learned to appreciate midwifery in Africa
Dorinda Dove had experience providing traditional nursing care to children and other patients. It wasn't until she was a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi, Africa, and worked with a midwife that she learned there was a different way to bring children into the world 28 December 2004


RPCVs host Exhibition at University of Rochester
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Share Their World: An Exhibition at University of Rochester 28 December 2004


RPCV calls on Sierra Club Official to step down
Global Warming Activist Mike Tidwell calls for Sierra Club Official in Maryland to Step Down 28 December 2004


RPCV Bill Owens opens photography exhibit
Bill Owens jumped to fame as a photographer with the publication of his book Surburbia in 1972. Owens had taken up photography while working as a Peace Corps volunteer in Jamaica, and when he returned to America, he took a visual anthropology course in San Francisco. 27 December 2004


RPCV's film "We Are All Smith Islanders" is on tv
Author Mike Tidwell and filmmaker Mark Cohen wrote, directed and shot the documentary "We Are All Smith Islanders," that demonstrates how global warming could change the Chesapeake Bay region for the worse, using the waning livelihoods of Smith Island watermen as its main example 27 December 2004


Maria Shriver's fingerprints are everywhere
In Schwarzenegger's administration, Maria Shriver's fingerprints are everywhere, from the Impressionist landscapes that hang in his suite of offices, to the content of his speeches, to the people he hires, to his position on issues like stem-cell research and hybrid cars 26 December 2004


RPCV Chef welcomes guests for New Year's Eve
RPCV Vito DiLullo is looking forward to welcoming friends to his table for what he hopes will become a New Year's Eve tradition 26 December 2004


RPCV says we can express patriotism as we see fit
RPCV David C. LeBlanc says Freedom means individuals can express patriotism as they see fit 26 December 2004


RPCV 's book explores corporate fast lane
Ukraine and Turkmenistan RPCV Michael J. Wood's book 'Rise Up the Phoenix' explores corporate fast lane 26 December 2004


RPCV opens Gallery in Arkansas
RPCV Barry Joneshill opens Windborne Gallery 25 December 2004


Carol Bellamy to conclude her second term in April
The head of UNICEF, Carol Bellamy, an American, will conclude her second term in April. She is unlikely to seek a third term given Washington's insistence that no senior official should serve more than two terms 24 December 2004



December 25, 2004: This Week's Top Stories Date: December 26 2004 No: 346 December 25, 2004: This Week's Top Stories
Soldiers of Peace 23 Dec
Nepal RPCV discovers new species of catfish 23 Dec
Tom Murphy will not seek 4th term as Pittsburgh mayor 22 Dec
Richard Celeste is spicing things up 22 Dec
Gov. Jim Doyle streamlines state government 22 Dec
Namibia Volunteers sworn in 21 Dec
RPCV serves as Ukraine election observer 21 Dec
Christmas Gifts for Peace Corps Volunteers 21 Dec
Estonia RPCV John Isles wins NEA poetry award 21 Dec
Director Vasquez decries racism and discrimination 20 Dec
RPCV criticizes "harrassment by Russian government" 20 Dec
War's horrors turn RPCV's son into pacifist 19 Dec
more top stories...

Imagine tens of thousands of Americans in Islamic countries
Turkmenistan RPCV Dan Mladnick says: Imagine if the U.S. Peace Corps were half the size of the U.S. Marine Corps, instead of 4 percent of its size. Imagine if we sent tens of thousands of Americans into Islamic countries with the sole purpose of understanding and respecting local people while assisting in humanitarian efforts. 23 December 2004


Soldiers of Peace
Rom Boyd says: I have great respect for our American men and women who are overseas as military personnel – but there is nothing more satisfying than remembering, as our soldiers fight wars in the Middle East, that we also have a different breed of soldier abroad: the soldier of Peace. 23 December 2004


Nepal RPCV discovers new species of catfish
Nepal RPCV David Edds discovers new species of catfish 23 December 2004


Tom Murphy will not seek 4th term as Pittsburgh mayor
RPCV Tom Murphy, the second longest serving mayor in Pittsburgh history, announced yesterday that he would not seek a fourth term, saying he wants to spend more time with his family and end the political fighting that has come to symbolize his tenure 22 December 2004


Tom Murphy's tenure as Pittsburgh mayor
The ups and downs of Tom Murphy's tenure as Pittsburgh mayor 22 December 2004


Tom Murphy's legacy may be as a visionary
Tom Murphy's legacy may be as visionary, not politician 22 December 2004


The gospel of Bill Moyers
The gospel of Bill Moyers -- an unreconstructed progressive -- warns against the danger of media consolidation, the growing links between conservative government and conservative media and the threat of information control by government 22 December 2004


Richard Celeste is spicing things up
With 2 1/2 years in, Colorado College’s President Richard Celeste is spicing things up 22 December 2004


Helen Thomas honored by Sargent Shriver National Center
Helen Thomas honored by Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law 22 December 2004


Gov. Jim Doyle streamlines state government
Gov. Jim Doyle on Tuesday defended his actions to streamline state government and said he remains on pace to trim the state work force by nearly 10,000 jobs 22 December 2004


Newspaper says Murphy jumping before he's pushed
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says: Murphy jumping before he's pushed 22 December 2004


RPCV Thomas A. Dine is president of Radio Free Europe
Thomas A. Dine is president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines 21 December 2004


Namibia PCVs sworn in
US Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in by US Ambassador Joyce Barr and Oshana Governor Clemence Kashuupulwa at Ongwediva in Namibia 21 December 2004


RPCV serves as Ukraine election observer
Trey Aven, a business adviser for the Peace Corps in the former Soviet Union, Aven lived in Kiev in the late 1980s and the mid-1990s and developed an affection for the Eastern European country. When he learned the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America — a New York-based nonprofit organization representing interests of Ukrainian immigrants — was looking to dispatch a delegation of international election observers, Aven immediately signed up. 21 December 2004


Christmas Gifts for Peace Corps Volunteers
Christmas Gifts for Peace Corps Volunteers 21 December 2004


Estonia RPCV John Isles wins NEA poetry award
Estonia RPCV John Isles wins coveted NEA poetry award 21 December 2004


Last New Years Chris Shays angered NYC officials
Last year, Conncticut Rep. Chris Shays, angered city officials by urging revelers to skip Times Square for fear of a terrorist attack. Mayor Bloomberg, who hosted a bury-the hatchet supper with Shays earlier this year, said he was thinking about inviting his fellow Republican to this year's fete. "We would love to have Chris Shays," Bloomberg said. 21 December 2004


Director Vasquez decries steroeotypes
Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez said "Stereotypes still affect members of our society," He told graduates a story of how he was leaving a black tie event in a tuxedo surrounded by other men in tuxes, when a large Mercedes pulled up. The driver looked around for the valet and extended his keys toward Vasquez. "The next time this happens, I'm going to be ready. I'm going to take the keys and drive off," joked Vasquez. "I was in law enforcement and I know the difference between stealing and accepting a gift." 20 December 2004


RPCV criticizes "harrassment by Russian government"
Philippines RPCV Thomas A. Dine: Bagrov Conviction in Russia is an Effort To "Silence" Reporter 20 December 2004


ILCA criticizes Secretary of Labor Chao
The International Labor Communications Association says: the media continues to refer to Elaine Chao as the "Secretary of Labor," although she has little contact with labor and is generally known for repealing an ergonomics rule that had been 10 years in the making, and eliminating the right to overtime pay for millions of Americans. 20 December 2004


Prospective PCV sells service on ebay
My name is Robert Vitale and I'm a 24 year old guy from Connecticut. I've got a BS in Tourism and Hospitality focusing on developing sustainable tourism in countries where mass tourism just isn't feasable. I want to join the Peace Corps and give standard aid and help develop the economy through their program. Unfortunatly, I'm stuck home under the weight of around $23,000 in refinanced student loan debt. 19 December 2004


U.S. is slashing world food aid contributions
U.S. is slashing world food aid contributions 19 December 2004


RPCV Bob Cress helped get Jimmy Mote released
RPCV Bob Cress helped get Jimmy Mote released after almost one year in custody 19 December 2004


War's horrors turn RPCV's son into pacifist
War's horrors turn RPCV's son into pacifist 19 December 2004


Bill Moyers Gets In the Last Word
Bill Moyers Gets In the Last Word 18 December 2004



December 18, 2004: This Week's Top Stories Date: December 18 2004 No: 334 December 18, 2004: This Week's Top Stories
RPCV remembers Deborah Gardner's murder in Tonga 17 Dec
Maoist insurgents in Nepal release Swiss aid worker 17 Dec
RPCV Alison Williams exhibits portraits of Malian people 16 Dec
Former Brazil Medical Director convicted of drug charges 16 Dec
RPCV Joseph Opala researched slave trade in RI 15 Dec
Vasquez sees resurgent interest in PC 14 Dec
Senator who wanted duel with RPCV joins Fox 14 Dec
NPCA planning National Day of Action for PC funding 13 Dec
RPCV "Harry" Chandler votes in Electoral College 13 Dec
Critic says Moyers delivered neo-Marxist propaganda 13 Dec
Micronesia RPCV Walter Cavanagh has 1,496 credit cards 13 Dec
PC "Survivor" Julie Berry headed for California 11 Dec
more top stories...

Moyers' leaving 'NOW' after 33 years at PBS
Moyers' leaving 'NOW' after 33 years at PBS is a blow to inspired journalism 17 December 2004


RPCV remembers Deborah Gardner's murder in Tonga
A book reopens memories of a Peace Corps volunteer Deborah Gardner's murder in Tonga more than 25 years ago 17 December 2004


Vasquez asks College Graduates to volunteer
Peace Corps Director asks College Graduates to volunteer at Commencements at Chaminade and University of Wisconsin 17 December 2004


Liberia RPCV Sue Johnson is lamp shade designer
Liberia RPCV Sue Johnson is lamp shade designer 17 December 2004


Maoist insurgents in Nepal release Swiss aid worker
Maoist insurgents in Nepal have released a Swiss aid worker and three local staff members they had taken hostage. The US government this year decided to pull out its Peace Corps volunteers from Nepal following explosions at its information centre in Kathmandu. 17 December 2004


Moyers said he was liberal
Unlike some journalists who say that their kind ought not even vote if it means keeping the public's trust (yeah, right), Moyers said he was liberal. He talked frankly of being angered by how the renewal of civic values in the wake of Sept. 11 had been plundered by what he calls "wartime opportunists," like lobbyists and lawyers. 17 December 2004


Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley in Jeddah memorial service
“May God bless their souls, and give us the same courage to forget the pain we endured in losing them,” said Consul General Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley in a memorial service for those who lost their lives in the Dec. 6 terrorist attack on the mission in Jeddah 17 December 2004


Shays questions Pentagon anthrax vaccination program
Chris Shays has raised questions about the Pentagon's recent request for emergency authority to resume its anthrax vaccination program 17 December 2004


RPCV writes "The Undressed Art: Why We Draw"
Kenya RPCV Peter Steinhart writes "The Undressed Art: Why We Draw" 16 December 2004


RPCV Alison Williams exhibits portraits of Malian people
Alison Williams’ portraits of Malian people come from three years of documenting while working as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1997 to 1999 and on two separate return trips in 2000 16 December 2004


Former Brazil Medical Director convicted of drug charges
Dr. William E. Hurwitz, who volunteered as the medical director for Peace Corps Brazil in the 1970s, convicted of drug charges 16 December 2004


RPCV Joseph Opala researched slave trade in RI
Sierra Leone RPCV Joseph Opala, an anthropologist at James Madison University, has researched the slave trade in Rhode Island 15 December 2004


Twenty-one environment volunteers in The Gambia
Peace Corps swears in 21 environment volunteers in The Gambia 15 December 2004


McPherson's legacy will remain long after he leaves
McPherson's legacy will remain long after he leaves 15 December 2004


Vasquez sees resurgent interest in PC
Peace Corps director sees resurgent interest 14 December 2004


Chris Shays to the U.S. Senate?
Word that Lieberman might accept a Bush cabinet post generated speculation in Connecticut about whom Governor Rell might appoint to fill the seat Lieberman has held since 1988. One veteran GOP strategist said privately Monday that the seat would be "Nancy Johnson’s to turn down" because of her seniority and because the Bush White House wouldn’t particularly care to see U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, R-4, in the U.S. Senate. 14 December 2003


Senator who wanted duel with RPCV joins Fox
Retiring Senator who wanted duel with RPCV Chris Matthews to join Fox News 14 December 2004


Pakistan RPCV retires from WV state government
Pakistan RPCV Ann Stottlemyer retires from West Virginia state government 13 December 2004


Nepal RPCV Fred Toll remembered for service
Nepal RPCV Fred Toll remembered for service to community 13 December 2004


Micronesia RPCV has 1,496 credit cards
Micronesia RPCV Walter Cavanagh has 1,496 credit cards 13 December 2004


RPCV votes in Electoral College
Chandler "Harry" Stevens, 69, served in the Massachusetts Legislature, ran a software company, served in the Peace Corps in Ukraine and found semi-retirement and political activism in southern Minnesota 13 December 2004


Critic says Moyer delivered neo-Marxist propaganda
Adieu to Bill Moyers 13 December 2004


Doyle pleads case for military bases
Doyle pleads case for military bases 13 December 2004


NPCA planning National Day of Action for PC funding
NPCA is planning a National Day of Action on March 1st, 2005 to voice support for strong funding for the Peace Corps 13 December 2004


RPCV Dave Magnani finalist for new college president
RPCV Dave Magnani finalist for new president of Massachusetts Bay Community College 12 December 2004


Samoa RPCV Richard Turbin looking at the long term
New bar president Samoa RPCV Richard Turbin looking at the long term 12 December 2004


Critic says Tom Murphy was in over his head
Columnist says Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy always was in over his head 12 December 2004


PC "Survivor" headed for California
Julie Berry, accepted into the Peace Corps, is California-bound after reality show 11 December 2004


PC servie cut short by accident on horse
Haly Barker had intended to put in two full years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho, but her assignment was unexpectedly cut short by several months when she was riding her horse and had an accident that severed her right Achilles tendon 11 December 2004


PCV planned pipeline connection
Peace Corps Volunteer Marlon Basel is the brain behind the completion of the project that involved the connection of pipelines from Gomoa Brofo, which is 3.4 kilometres away, to tap water from the Kwanyaku Water Works into a 1000 gallon capacity tank 11 December 2004


Tanania RPCVs are Houseplant experts
Houseplant experts Kent and Trish Daniels met while in the Peace Corps in Tanzania in the 1960s, where Kent worked in road construction and Trish was a teacher 11 December 2004


PCV discusses events in Ukraine
Peace Corps Volunteer Jeffrey Hartman says "In the two years I have spent living in Ukraine, I have never seen anything like the events of recent days" 11 December 2004


McPherson's last board meeting sparks memories
McPherson's last board meeting sparks memories 11 December 2004




December 10, 2004: This Week's Top Stories December 10, 2004: This Week's Top Stories
Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable 9 Dec
RPCV Blake Willeford runs classic movie theatre 9 Dec
RPCV says education is key to curbing AIDS 9 Dec
RPCV Dannielle Tegeder opens exhibition 9 Dec
Shalala 1st Woman In Touchdown Club 9 Dec
"Today we have a new country" says Toledo 9 Dec
DDN wins Investigative Reporting Award 8 Dec
Celeste on Panel to study Colorado finances 8 Dec
RPCV leads Rotary Club medical team to Togo 6 Dec
Vasquez to speak at Hawaii, Wisconsin commencements 6 Dec
Tom Murphy warns Pittsburgh on budget abyss 2 Dec
Venezuela RPCV Martha Egan runs Pachamama imports 30 Nov
more top stories...



McPherson punches out
McPherson punches out 10 December 2004


RPCV helped loan shark billions to third world countries
In his gripping tell-all book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, a guilt-ridden Ecuador RPCV John Perkins explains in amazing detail that EHMs are hired guns, employed by consulting companies under contract to the United States government, who loan shark billions of dollars to third world countries to develop their infrastructures 10 December 2004


McPherson says PC helped him learn to adapt
Peter McPherson says his experience in the Peace Corps helped him learn how to adapt. "When I was a Peace Corps volunteer, it was just a different culture," he said. "I found I couldn't be a gringo and be effective. 9 December 2004


RPCV Blake Willeford runs classic movie theatre
India RPCV Blake Willeford, now 61 and a retired carpenter, was just back from the Peace Corps when he bought The Clyde from the original owners, Norman and Hazel Clyde. At first his hippie friends worked concessions in exchange for free tickets. Now only the ticket sellers are volunteers, some for as long as 25 years. 9 December 2004


Liberals built organizations to win cold war
During the Cold War Democrats boasted organizations that connected the party's rank and file to the struggle against the Soviet Union -- building liberal support for efforts such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps 9 December 2004


Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable
Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable 9 December 2004


Vasquez to speak at UW Madison Commencement
Vasquez to speak at UW Madison Commencement on December 19 9 December 2004


RPCV Margaret Krome fought AIDS in Cameroon
Margaret Krome says: I remember the summer I went into the Peace Corps in Cameroon in 1983. My parents were nervous about my going, of course, and envisioned many dangers from thieves, diseases, political unrest and other problems. The night before I left the country, my nurse friend Janet mentioned that, by the way, I ought to keep an eye on a new disease emerging in Africa, AIDS 9 December 2004


RPCV Dannielle Tegeder opens exhibition
Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder has exhibition at Priska Juschka Fine Art 9 December 2004


Bush signs appropriations bill with $320 M for PC
President Bush has signed into law the bill approving spending during the fiscal year - bill includes $320 Million for Peace Corps 9 December 2004


Shalala 1st Woman In Touchdown Club
Shalala 1st Woman In Touchdown Club 9 December 2004


"Today we have a new country" says Toledo
"Today we have a new country with 361 million inhabitants," Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo said in welcoming seven presidents to the historic summit. "The South American Community of Nations which is born today should help us to confront the challenges of globalisation so that it is fairer, more equitable" 9 December 2004


DDN wins Investigative Reporting Award
Dayton Daily News' Peace Corps series wins $20,000 International Investigative Reporting Award 8 December 2004


Celeste on Panel to study Colorado finances
Richard Celeste on Panel to study government finances 8 December 2004


USA Freedom Corps launches kids site
The USA Freedom Corps has launched a new website designed to show elementary and middle school students how they can start making a difference by volunteering 8 December 2004


Shays is passionate defendor of new intelligence bill
Chris Shays (R., Conn.) says in passionate defense of the new intelligence bill that it should have been passed long ago and denied that it was not rushed through Congress. "The truth is time ran out on 9/1l. We're on borrowed time. … Sept. 11 was a wake-up call.'' 8 December 2004


Bobby Shriver Sworn In as Santa Monica Councilman
Bobby Shriver Sworn In as Santa Monica Councilman 7 December 2004


RPCV leads Rotary Club medical team to Togo
Charlie Cogan lived in Togo as a Peace Corps volunteer and Fulbright scholar, and he met his wife, Nalongue, there. There's a sad connection, too: He raised money for a blood-testing lab in Togo after his brother-in-law, in the absence of a lab, was misdiagnosed and died. Cogan, a member of the Northfield Rotary Club, will lead 16 Rotarians, including nine Minnesotans, on a trip to Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso this week to immunize children against polio 6 December 2004


Kinky Friedman proposes Texas Peace Corps
Kinky Friedman proposes Texas Peace Corps 6 December 2004


Vasquez in Hawaii to speak at commencement
Gaddi H. Vasquez, Director of the U.S. Peace Corps, is the Fall 2004 Commencement Ceremony speaker for Chaminade University of Honolulu on December 13 6 December 2004


Shriver was in Experiment in International Living
Sargent Shriver was one of the first college students to visit Europe through the Experiment in International Living. When Shriver went on to organize the Peace Corps in 1961 for his brother-in-law, President John F. Kennedy, he sought help from the Vermont organization 5 December 2004


Tony Hall says land seizures in Sudan could be tragic
Tony Hall, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. World Food Program, said the outcome of land seizures in Sudan could be tragic. ''The effects of this could be horrendous. Even if you get the displaced to go home, they would not own their land anymore. They might have to rent it or be forever homeless. I think we would then see a conflict and death toll that would be horrifying.'' 5 December 2004


Bill Moyers accepts Global Environment Citizen Award
Bill Moyers accepts Global Environment Citizen Award 4 December 2004


Tom Murphy warns Pittsburgh on budget abyss
Mayor Tom Murphy (RPCV Paraguay) warns Pittsburgh teetering on budget abyss 2 December 2004


Venezuela RPCV runs Pachamama imports
Venezuela RPCV Martha Egan owns Pachamama, a wholesale/retail import business in Albuquerque 30 November 2004


Bill Moyers interviews Judy Collins on NOW
Bill Moyers interviews Judy Collins on NOW and discusses suicide, alcoholism, depression and how tragedy has shaped her art 26 November 2004




December 4, 2004: This Week's Top Stories December 4, 2004: This Week's Top Stories
Correction: PC to get 3.6% Budget increase 3 Dec
What if Chris Matthews interviewed Bob Dylan? 3 Dec
Bellamy addresses mine-free summit 2 Dec
Donna Shalala says Protect families from HIV 1 Dec
RPCV mentioned as candidate to head NAACP 1 Dec
Bill Moyers wins Environmental Citizen Award 1 Dec
RPCV is designer of Humane Trophies 1 Dec
RPCV Chris Matthews interviews RPCV Chris Shays 30 Nov
RPCV Bruce Anderson is town muckraker 30 Nov
Tony Hall calls for more pressure on Sudan 30 Nov
Peace Corps Census up for Second Straight Year 29 Nov
Peace Corps gets chance in Mexico: 28 Nov
more top stories...



Correction: PC to get 3.6% Budget increase
Correction: Peace Corps expects to receive $11 Million increase in this year's apropriations 3 December 2004


Shays joins Democrats on release of CIA report
Chris Shays joined 24 House Democrats who asked for the release of a draft CIA report on the September Eleventh attacks 3 December 2004


PC Applicant still on Survivor Vanuatu
Julie Berry of Gorham is still on the island, with only a few weeks left. Berry was accepted into the Peace Corps but has not served yet 3 December 2004


RPCV to head news bureau in Pakistan
Morocco RPCV James Rupert will open Newsday’s newest international bureau, in Islamabad, Pakistan, from where he will reinforce the paper’s coverage of the Islamic world 3 December 2004


What if Chris Matthews interviewed Bob Dylan?
What if Chris Matthews interviewed Bob Dylan? 3 December 2004


Lancet questions American for next Unicef head
Lancet Magazine questioned why outgoing UNICEF chief Carol Bellamy and her three predecessors are Americans and suggests the net for candidates should be cast wider. "It is hard to believe that the person best equipped to address the global plight of children can only be an American," he said. 3 December 2004


Bob Taft denies Peace Corps rumor
Bob Taft denies rumor that he could be headed to a federal job connected with the Bush administration, maybe as an ambassador or even as head of the Peace Corps 2 December 2004


Dodd discusses America's critical "language deficit"
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), discusses our nation's critical "language deficit" 2 December 2004


Bellamy address mine-free summit
"Until the largest producers - even those not producing any more, but are still stockpiling - do away with their stockpiles and stop producing, I think none of us should be content," Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund, told a news conference on the sidelines of the Nairobi Summit on a Mine-Free World 2 December 2004


Tony Halls says troops in Sudan spread too thin
Tony Hall, US ambassador to the UN food agencies in Rome, said he believed that African Union troops in Darfur were too spread out and lacked a mandate to stop continuing violence 2 December 2004


McPherson possible candidate for cabinet spot
Supporters said Peter McPherson would be a strong candidate for any number of government positions, including a cabinet spot 2 December 2004


Taft not contacted by White House about job
Bob Taft said he has not been contacted by anyone in the Bush administration about a job. "And I'm not contacting them." 1 December 2004


Bill Moyers wins Environmental Citizen Award
2004 Global Environmental Citizen Award Goes to Bill Moyers 1 December 2004


RPCV is designer of Humane Trophies
Ethiopia RPCV Dianne Shapiro is CEO, company founder, and designer of Humane Trophies 1 December 2004


RPCV was aggressive advocate for children
Public Guardian Patrick Murphy (RPCV Somalia), outspoken and aggressive advocate for children and the elderly, leaves the post he held for 26 years 1 December 2004


Donna Shalala says Protect families from HIV
Donna Shalala says Protect women, families from HIV 1 December 2004


RPCV mentioned as candidate to head NAACP
RPCV Elaine Jones mentioned as candidate to succeed Mfume to head NAACP 1 December 2004


RPCV Chris Matthews interviews RPCV Chris Shays
RPCV Chris Matthews interviews RPCV Chris Shays on Hardball 30 November 2004


RPCV Bruce Anderson is town muckraker
Malaysia RPCV Bruce Anderson, the town muckraker and ranter in chief, KZYX was a "hippie-ding enterprise," a symbol of the "wine-and-cheese gentry," the "lib-lab yuppie hypocrites," the "educrats," the "thumbsuckers," the "New Age barnacles," the "feral enviro-Druids" and other well-meaning ineffectual "Nice People" who flocked to hippie festivals in the early 1970's and stayed 30 November 2004


Shriver and Schwarzenegger discuss marriage
Shriver, Schwarzenegger discuss marriage, politics in Vanity Fair 30 November 2004


RPCV Mary-Ann Tirone Smith writes books about evil
Cameroon RPCV Mary-Ann Tirone Smith writes books about evil. About evil people. Horrific events. About people who do the unspeakable and then have the temerity to speak about it. 30 November 2004


Bridgeland hosts National Conference on Citizenship
Civic Enterprises President & CEO John Bridgeland will host National Conference on Citizenship 30 November 2004


Poll shows Rell win if Dodd enters race
Polls show Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell would narrowly win against Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, 45 to 43 percent, if Dodd decided to enter the race 30 November 2004


Tony Hall calls for more pressure on Sudan
Tony Hall called for the U.N. and individual governments to put more pressure on Sudan to honor pledges 30 November 2004


McPherson heads study abroad Commission
A national commission led by Michigan State University President Peter McPherson formed to advise Congress on study abroad issues will hold its first meeting 30 November 2004


Peace Corps Census up for Second Straight Year
Peace Corps Census up for Second Straight Year to highest level in 29 years 29 November 2004


Peace Corps gets chance in Mexico:
Peace Corps gets chance in Mexico: Grayer group of 13 Americans is service's first in cautious nation 28 November 2004


Kinky Friedman reviews Jimmy Buffett
Kinky Friedman thinks ''A Salty Piece of Land'' is very possibly Buffett's best work to date 28 November 2004


Sam Farr at National Nicaragua Network
Sam Farr will be a principal participant on ways to educate congress on solidarity and immigration issues in the present political climate 27 November 2004


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Bolivia and Colombia RPCV Jerry Sibley treat teeth of Ecuadorian...
Bolivia and Colombia RPCV Jerry Sibley treat teeth of Ecuadorian children 1 December 2004



El Salvador RPCV Karl William Tainagi dies in Montana...
El Salvador RPCV Karl William Tainagi dies in Montana 1 December 2004



RPCV is designer of Humane Trophies
Ethiopia RPCV Dianne Shapiro is CEO, company founder, and designer of Humane Trophies 1 December 2004



Artist Information for Ethiopia RPCV Dianne Shapiro...
Artist Information for Ethiopia RPCV Dianne Shapiro 1 December 2004



The Bee Barn features the one-of-a-kind furniture...
The Bee Barn features the one-of-a-kind furniture, lamps, jewelry, handbags and artwork produced by designer Dianne Shapiro (RPCV Ethiopia) 1 December 2004



Award winning designer Dianne Shapiro grew up on a working...
Award winning designer Dianne Shapiro grew up on a working farm in Tennessee that had a large variety of animals. After receiving a degree in Zoology from the University of Tennessee, she spent two years with the Peace Corps in Ethiopia 1 December 2004



Donna Shalala says Protect families from HIV
Donna Shalala says Protect women, families from HIV 1 December 2004



Peace Corps Volunteer Greg in Lesotho: Great Expectations of Difficulty...
Peace Corps Volunteer Greg in Lesotho: Great Expectations of Difficulty 1 December 2004



Former Morocco Deputy Director Kenneth Kurze speaks on "Understanding South...
Former Morocco Deputy Director Kenneth Kurze speaks on "Understanding South Asia" 1 December 2004



Palau RPCV Robert M. McNamara, Jr. has also spent considerable...
Palau RPCV Robert M. McNamara, Jr. has also spent considerable time in the service of his country 1 December 2004



RPCV was aggressive advocate for children
Public Guardian Patrick Murphy (RPCV Somalia), outspoken and aggressive advocate for children and the elderly, leaves the post he held for 26 years 1 December 2004



Taft not contacted by White House about job
Bob Taft said he has not been contacted by anyone in the Bush administration about a job. "And I'm not contacting them." 1 December 2004



Thailand RPCV Chris Morrow runs Independent Bookstore...
Thailand RPCV Chris Morrow runs Independent Bookstore 1 December 2004



RPCV mentioned as candidate to head NAACP
RPCV Elaine Jones mentioned as candidate to succeed Mfume as NAACP head 1 December 2004



Tom Bissell returns to Vietnam with dad
A father and son return to Vietnam by Uzbekistan RPCV Tom Bissell 1 December 2004



Nancy Habarta will be spending Christmas in Kalundo, Zambia in...
Nancy Habarta will be spending Christmas in Kalundo, Zambia in Sub-Saharan Africa as s a Crisis Corps volunteer who is helping with various community projects relating to the HIV/AIDS pandemic 1 December 2004



Bill Moyers wins Environmental Citizen Award
2004 Global Environmental Citizen Award Goes to Bill Moyers 1 December 2004



Dodd discusses America's critical "language deficit"
Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), discusses our nation's critical "language deficit" 2 December 2004



Guatemala RPCV June Wiaz is a freelance investigative journalist...
Guatemala RPCV June Wiaz is a freelance investigative journalist 2 December 2004



Kent Kafatia, a UCSB student accused of rape, faces seven...
Kent Kafatia, a UCSB student accused of rape, faces seven new charges after two additional women came forward to identify him as their attacker. Friends of Kent, a charity formed by Santa Barbara residents who were former Peace Corps volunteers in Africa, was financing Kafatia's education. 2 December 2004



Tom Murphy warns Pittsburgh on budget abyss
Mayor Tom Murphy (RPCV Paraguay) warns Pittsburgh teetering on budget abyss 2 December 2004



McPherson possible candidate for cabinet spot
Supporters said Peter McPherson would be a strong candidate for any number of government positions, including a cabinet spot 2 December 2004



Bob Taft denies Peace Corps rumor
Bob Taft denies rumor that he could be headed to a federal job connected with the Bush administration, maybe as an ambassador or even as head of the Peace Corps 2 December 2004



Tony Halls says troops in Sudan spread too thin
Tony Hall, US ambassador to the UN food agencies in Rome, said he believed that African Union troops in Darfur were too spread out and lacked a mandate to stop continuing violence 2 December 2004



Bellamy address mine-free summit
"Until the largest producers - even those not producing any more, but are still stockpiling - do away with their stockpiles and stop producing, I think none of us should be content," Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund, told a news conference on the sidelines of the Nairobi Summit on a Mine-Free World 2 December 2004



Sen. Jay Rockefeller says that unless President Bush pushes Capitol...
Sen. Jay Rockefeller says that unless President Bush pushes Capitol Hill leaders to pass an intelligence overhaul bill by year's end, Congress will lose the momentum to change the status quo 2 December 2004



PC Applicant still on Survivor Vanuatu
Julie Berry of Gorham is still on the island, with only a few weeks left. Berry was accepted into the Peace Corps but has not served yet 3 December 2004



Correction: PC to get 3.6% Budget increase
Correction: Peace Corps expects to receive $11 Million increase in this year's appropriations 3 December 2004



Butch & Sundance Bibliography by by Peru RPCV Daniel Buck & Anne...
Butch & Sundance Bibliography by by Peru RPCV Daniel Buck & Anne Meadows 3 December 2004



Shelli Perry set up the first Peace Corps program in...
Shelli Perry set up the first Peace Corps program in Cameroon where she taught environmental education and agro-forestry for more than two years 3 December 2004



Shays joins Democrats on release of CIA report
Chris Shays joined 24 House Democrats who asked for the release of a draft CIA report on the September Eleventh attacks 3 December 2004



Susan Schmidt has used her upcoming trip to Guatemala to...
Susan Schmidt has used her upcoming trip to Guatemala to visit a nephew in the Peace Corps as a way to make her fifth-graders at Irving Pertzsch Elementary in Onalaska aware of how hard the living is in other parts of the world. 3 December 2004



Charles Houston, Mountaineer and Physician...
Charles Houston, Mountaineer and Physician 3 December 2004



Kenya Peace Corps Volunteer Julie Guberman writes about Completion of...
Kenya Peace Corps Volunteer Julie Guberman writes about Completion of Service 3 December 2004



Eight boxes of school supplies that Wasmer Elementary School students...
Eight boxes of school supplies that Wasmer Elementary School students collected are being mailed to Kenya this week. Allison Keyser, whose Peace Corps assignment is in Kenya, needs the supplies for her students. 3 December 2004



RPCV to head news bureau in Pakistan
Morocco RPCV James Rupert will open Newsday's newest international bureau, in Islamabad, Pakistan, from where he will reinforce the paper's coverage of the Islamic world 3 December 2004



Peter McPherson will promote study-abroad programs for American students...
Peter McPherson will promote study-abroad programs for American students - all from his new home in the suburbs of the nation's capital 3 December 2004



What if Chris Matthews interviewed Bob Dylan?
What if Chris Matthews interviewed Bob Dylan? 3 December 2004



Lancet questions American for next Unicef head
Lancet Magazine questioned why outgoing UNICEF chief Carol Bellamy and her three predecessors are Americans and suggests the net for candidates should be cast wider. "It is hard to believe that the person best equipped to address the global plight of children can only be an American," he said. 3 December 2004



Peace Corps Press Office says "no comment" on rumors of...
Peace Corps Press Office says "no comment" on rumors of Director Vasquez leaving 3 December 2004



Special Report: Is Gaddi Leaving...
Special Report: Is Gaddi Leaving? 3 December 2004



Students attended a series of workshops including some as varied...
Students attended a series of workshops including some as varied as: "Sympathy is No Substitute for Action," with Peace Corps veteran James Herman 3 December 2004



John Bridgeland, senior adviser to the citizenship conference, envisions "a...
John Bridgeland, senior adviser to the citizenship conference, envisions "a unified nation of doers, givers and joiners." 3 December 2004



Belize RPCV Angelo M. Velasquez dies in Colorado...
Belize RPCV Angelo M. Velasquez dies in Colorado 4 December 2004



Jimmy Mote found help and hope in a new friendship...
Jimmy Mote found help and hope in a new friendship with Marshall Islands RPCV Bob Cress's family of Minneapolis 4 December 2004



Pedals for Progress needs new location in Northern Virginia...
Pedals for Progress needs new location in Northern Virginia 4 December 2004



Tommy Thompson may run against Jim Doyle in 2006 for...
Tommy Thompson may run against Jim Doyle in 2006 for Wisconsin Governor 4 December 2004



I want to let the American people understand what they...
"I want to let the American people understand what they are signing on for when they say they support the war in Iraq," Aidan Delgado, son of an RPCV says. In addition to the good work the American troops are doing in Iraq, Delgado said there is "a whole string of negative incidents." 4 December 2004



Special Report: Promises not funded are promises not kept...
Special Report: Promises not funded are promises not kept 4 December 2004



Bill Moyers accepts Global Environment Citizen Award
Bill Moyers accepts Global Environment Citizen Award 4 December 2004



John Bridgeland, senior adviser to the citizenship conference, envisions "a...
John Bridgeland, senior adviser to the citizenship conference, envisions "a unified nation of doers, givers and joiners." 4 December 2004



It wasn't until after Jane Schaefer had served in the...
It wasn't until after Jane Schaefer had served in the Peace Corps in Chile and later retired from teaching nursing in 1997 that she could finally devote time to photography, her biography says. Many of Schaefer's photographs featured at the gallery were taken while she was enrolled at CCC. 5 December 2004



Jane Schaefer served in the Peace Corps in Chile during...
Jane Schaefer served in the Peace Corps in Chile during the mid 1960s and, shortly after returning to the United States to get married, went to graduate school in Hawaii. 5 December 2004



Campaign finance change gives a lift to Chris Dodd, others...
Campaign finance change gives a lift to Chris Dodd, others 5 December 2004



The Power To Say No To AIDS...
The Power To Say No To AIDS 5 December 2004



Marie Urbanski's first teaching job was as a Peace Corps...
Marie Urbanski's first teaching job was as a Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia in the early 1970s 5 December 2004



Don Montague founded the South American Explorers (SAE) in 1977...
Don Montague founded the South American Explorers (SAE) in 1977, after a Peace Corps stint in Korea and six years spent roaming South America as part of a freelance film crew 5 December 2004



There must be times when Alejandro Toledo wishes he had...
There must be times when Alejandro Toledo wishes he had been born an only child. In the three years since he was sworn in as president of Peru, Toledo has been rocked by a series of scandals involving five of his seven siblings, several nephews and nieces and, most recently, a sister-in-law. 5 December 2004



Gretchen Eisenhut: The Quiet American in Senegal...
Gretchen Eisenhut: The Quiet American in Senegal 5 December 2004



Tony Hall says land seizures in Sudan could be tragic
Tony Hall, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. World Food Program, said the outcome of land seizures in Sudan could be tragic. ''The effects of this could be horrendous. Even if you get the displaced to go home, they would not own their land anymore. They might have to rent it or be forever homeless. I think we would then see a conflict and death toll that would be horrifying.'' 5 December 2004



Carol Bellamy says More than 170 million children worldwide are...
Carol Bellamy says More than 170 million children worldwide are malnourished and 120 million never attend school 5 December 2004



Shriver was in Experiment in International Living
Sargent Shriver was one of the first college students to visit Europe through the Experiment in International Living. When Shriver went on to organize the Peace Corps in 1961 for his brother-in-law, President John F. Kennedy, he sought help from the Vermont organization 5 December 2004



Los Angeles Times says: Gaddi H. Vasquez stepped down as...
Los Angeles Times says: Gaddi H. Vasquez stepped down as Orange County supervisor in 1995, 15 months early, before the grand jury took action on his colleagues. He became a Southern California Edison executive and eventually resurrected his political career by being confirmed in January 2002 to head the Peace Corps; he recently left that post. 5 December 2004



Tom Delay helps get NASA's full $16.2 billion budget appropriation...
Tom Delay helps get NASA's full $16.2 billion budget appropriation 6 December 2004



Norma Emery said she met her husband in 1967 while...
Norma Emery said she met her husband in 1967 while she was in the Peace Corps in Afghanistan, and he was a doctor tending to Peace Corps volunteers 6 December 2004



Ninth Group of Peace Corps Volunteers Begins Service in Macedonia...
Ninth Group of Peace Corps Volunteers Begins Service in Macedonia 6 December 2004



Kinky Friedman proposes Texas Peace Corps
Kinky Friedman proposes Texas Peace Corps 6 December 2004



RPCV David Magnani is finalist for Massachusetts Bay Community College...
RPCV David Magnani is finalist for Massachusetts Bay Community College Presidency 6 December 2004



RPCV leads Rotary Club medical team to Togo
Charlie Cogan lived in Togo as a Peace Corps volunteer and Fulbright scholar, and he met his wife, Nalongue, there. There's a sad connection, too: He raised money for a blood-testing lab in Togo after his brother-in-law, in the absence of a lab, was misdiagnosed and died. Cogan, a member of the Northfield Rotary Club, will lead 16 Rotarians, including nine Minnesotans, on a trip to Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso this week to immunize children against polio 6 December 2004



Bellamy says War, Poverty Hinder Goals...
Bellamy says War, Poverty Hinder Goals 6 December 2004



Vasquez in Hawaii to speak at commencement
Gaddi H. Vasquez, Director of the U.S. Peace Corps, is the Fall 2004 Commencement Ceremony speaker for Chaminade University of Honolulu on December 13 6 December 2004



An Interview with China RPCV Peter Hessler...
An Interview with China RPCV Peter Hessler 7 December 2004



Nepal RPCV David Edds discovers new species of bagrid catfish...
Nepal RPCV David Edds discovers new species of bagrid catfish 7 December 2004



The layout of the consulate complex and the enhanced security...
The layout of the consulate complex and the enhanced security probably foiled the attackers from targeting Americans inside the complex 7 December 2004



Newspapers throughout the Middle East have condemned Monday's attack on...
Newspapers throughout the Middle East have condemned Monday's attack on the US consulate in Jeddah 7 December 2004



The daring daytime attack on Monday on the fortresslike U.S...
The daring daytime attack on Monday on the fortresslike U.S. Consulate in the second-largest Saudi city, is calling into question one of the basic precepts of the country's security strategy: that killing or capturing enough militants will eventually bring security back to the troubled kingdom 7 December 2004



Nine people died Monday in an armed attack on the...
Nine people died Monday in an armed attack on the U.S. Consulate in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, as Islamic radicals ended six months of relative calm in the desert kingdom with a new multiple-casualty assault on a Western target 7 December 2004



Oman RPCV Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the U.S. consul general in...
Oman RPCV Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the U.S. consul general in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jiddah, safe after attack on consulate 7 December 2004



Oman RPCV Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the U.S. consul general in...
Oman RPCV Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, the U.S. consul general in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jiddah, survived attack on the consulate without injury 7 December 2004



The consul general, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, helped herd staff into...
The consul general, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, helped herd staff into secure locations within the consulate building. "She was very much in the middle of it -- in the front lines, as they say," Ereli told reporters. "She heard gunfire near her office, and she is one of the officials, one of the members of the consulate general staff, who took the kind of smart, decisive, quick action, I think, that helped save lives." 7 December 2004



On-the-Record Briefing by James C. Oberwetter, U.S. Ambassador...
On-the-Record Briefing by James C. Oberwetter, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Consul General Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley on Attack on U.S. Consulate General in Jeddah 7 December 2004



From 1972 to 1974 Dorothy Cann Hamilton served in the...
From 1972 to 1974 Dorothy Cann Hamilton served in the Peace Corps in Thailand, where she lectured at Mahidol University, Bangkok, and taught at teacher-training colleges around the country 7 December 2004



Thailand RPCV Dorothy Cann Hamilton is the founder of the...
Thailand RPCV Dorothy Cann Hamilton is the founder of the French Culinary Institute (FCI) in New York City 7 December 2004



As for what he expects in Tommy Thompson's future, Governor...
As for what he expects in Tommy Thompson's future, Governor Jim Doyle was less forthcoming. "I have no idea. That's obviously for him to decide." 7 December 2004



Andrew Homan left the United States last month to begin...
Andrew Homan left the United States last month to begin his two-year assignment as an English teacher in Tonga 7 December 2004



Bobby Shriver Sworn In as Santa Monica Councilman
Bobby Shriver Sworn In as Santa Monica Councilman 7 December 2004



Madison spirit drives Peace Corps...
Madison spirit drives Peace Corps 7 December 2004



For those who have served in the military, the Peace...
For those who have served in the military, the Peace Corps, or similar agencies, we support full, lifelong medical care and generous educational, housing, and employment programs 7 December 2004



The Stewart Pierson Intern Program is named in honor of...
The Stewart Pierson Intern Program is named in honor of Ed Stewart and Lloyd Pierson, former Africa Division directors at the International Republican Institute 7 December 2004



Dodd demands answers to ongoing questions regarding troop supplies...
Dodd demands answers to ongoing questions regarding troop supplies 8 December 2004



Shays is passionate defendor of new intelligence bill
Chris Shays (R., Conn.) says in passionate defense of the new intelligence bill that it should have been passed long ago and denied that it was not rushed through Congress. "The truth is time ran out on 9/1l. We're on borrowed time. … Sept. 11 was a wake-up call.'' 8 December 2004



Rebel Republican Chris Shays again finds himself in the GOP...
Rebel Republican Chris Shays again finds himself in the GOP doghouse after opposing a bid to allow House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to keep his post in the event DeLay is indicted 8 December 2004



Haiti RPCV Jason Pontius was hired as the university's first...
Haiti RPCV Jason Pontius was hired as the university's first coordinator of graduate student involvement, head and entire staff of the office of graduate student involvement 8 December 2004



Jennifer B-C Seaver announces today the publication of "Journeys...
Jennifer B-C Seaver announces today the publication of "Journeys: A Novel of Iran" about Peace Corps Volunteers managing their personal ups and downs against the background and intrigue of Iran in the mid-1960's 8 December 2004



Celeste on Panel to study Colorado finances
Richard Celeste on Panel to study government finances 8 December 2004



The Dayton Daily News' October 2003 investigative report on violence...
The Dayton Daily News' October 2003 investigative report on violence against Peace Corps volunteers, "Casualties of Peace," has won the 2004 ICIJ Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting 8 December 2004



DDN wins Investigative Reporting Award
Dayton Daily News' Peace Corps series wins $20,000 International Investigative Reporting Award 8 December 2004



The Moral Core of Bill Moyers...
The Moral Core of Bill Moyers 8 December 2004



USA Freedom Corps launches kids site
The USA Freedom Corps has launched a new website designed to show elementary and middle school students how they can start making a difference by volunteering 8 December 2004



Bsh signs appropriations bill with $320 M for PC
President Bush has signed into law the bill approving spending during the fiscal year - bill includes $320 Million for Peace Corps 9 December 2004



CRS Report: As it considers authorization and Foreign Operations appropriations...
CRS Report: As it considers authorization and Foreign Operations appropriations legislation in 2005, Congress will likely debate the level of funding required to support expansion of the Peace Corps and may continue the 2004 discussion of Peace Corps policies regarding the safety and security of volunteers. 9 December 2004



RPCV Dannielle Tegeder opens exhibition
Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder has exhibition at Priska Juschka Fine Art 9 December 2004



Jury begins deliberations on the 62-count indictment against McLean...
Jury begins deliberations on the 62-count indictment against McLean ‘pain doctor' Dr. William E. Hurwitz, who volunteered as the medical director for Peace Corps Brazil in the 1970s 9 December 2004



Dr. William E. Hurwitz, who volunteered as the medical director...
Dr. William E. Hurwitz, who volunteered as the medical director for Peace Corps Brazil in the 1970s, took the stand at his trial to defend himself 9 December 2004



RPCV Margaret Krome fought AIDS in Cameroon
Margaret Krome says: I remember the summer I went into the Peace Corps in Cameroon in 1983. My parents were nervous about my going, of course, and envisioned many dangers from thieves, diseases, political unrest and other problems. The night before I left the country, my nurse friend Janet mentioned that, by the way, I ought to keep an eye on a new disease emerging in Africa, AIDS 9 December 2004



Rumsfeld `Cavalier' on Iraq Gear, Dodd Says, Demanding Answers...
Rumsfeld `Cavalier' on Iraq Gear, Dodd Says, Demanding Answers 9 December 2004



Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable
Dodd says Rumsfeld's answer was unacceptable 9 December 2004



Rep. Mike Honda delivers letter to Democratic party's executive committee...
Rep. Mike Honda delivers letter to Democratic party's executive committee: Democrats must do more to capture Hispanic vote, group says 9 December 2004



Blake Willeford bought the Clyde Theatre in February of 1972...
Blake Willeford bought the Clyde Theatre in February of 1972. Blake was newly out of three years in the Punjab of India with the Peace Corps, and really knew nothing about running a movie theater. 9 December 2004



Blake Willeford purchased the Clyde Theatre 1972 when he returned...
Blake Willeford purchased the Clyde Theatre 1972 when he returned from a stint in the Peace Corps. Blake and his wife Lynn (who started as a ticketseller) have owned and operated the theater ever since. 9 December 2004



RPCV Blake Willeford runs classic movie theatre
India RPCV Blake Willeford, now 61 and a retired carpenter, was just back from the Peace Corps when he bought The Clyde from the original owners, Norman and Hazel Clyde. At first his hippie friends worked concessions in exchange for free tickets. Now only the ticket sellers are volunteers, some for as long as 25 years. 9 December 2004



Shalala 1st Woman In Touchdown Club
Shalala 1st Woman In Touchdown Club 9 December 2004



A former member of the Peace Corps, Gary Shaye volunteered...
A former member of the Peace Corps, Gary Shaye volunteered in Peru and Nepal , working with handicrafts cooperatives and also teaching English. 9 December 2004



It's not good to hear gunfire outside your office, but...
"It's not good to hear gunfire outside your office, but I did have complete faith in the security of the building," Ms. Abercrombie-Winstanley said, referring to the main chancery building. 9 December 2004



The new South American Community - which Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo...
The new South American Community - which Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo described as a country - has been born in Cuzco, Peru, with the purpose of achieving economic, political, commercial and energy integration 9 December 2004



"Today we have a new country" says Toledo
"Today we have a new country with 361 million inhabitants," Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo said in welcoming seven presidents to the historic summit. "The South American Community of Nations which is born today should help us to confront the challenges of globalisation so that it is fairer, more equitable" 9 December 2004



McPherson says PC helped him learn to adapt
Peter McPherson says his experience in the Peace Corps helped him learn how to adapt. "When I was a Peace Corps volunteer, it was just a different culture," he said. "I found I couldn't be a gringo and be effective. 9 December 2004



Blog from the Ukraine by Peace Corps Volunteer Heather Rathbun...
Blog from the Ukraine by Peace Corps Volunteer Heather Rathbun 9 December 2004



Take great care," warned the Peace Corps Safety and Security...
"Take great care," warned the Peace Corps Safety and Security officer when she gave me permission to make a three-day sales trip to Tashkent in Uzbekistan 9 December 2004



Vasquez to speak at UW Madison Commencement
Vasquez to speak at UW Madison Commencement on December 19 9 December 2004



In this seven-part series, "Casualties of Peace," Russell Carollo...
In this seven-part series, "Casualties of Peace," Russell Carollo and Mei-Ling Hopgood examine problems in what is often looked upon as an almost sacred institution, the Peace Corps 9 December 2004



The series' findings prompted hearings in the U.S. Congress and...
The series' findings prompted hearings in the U.S. Congress and provoked an overdue review of Peace Corps policy on the safety of its volunteers. The results could well save lives in the years ahead. 9 December 2004



Liberals built organizations to win cold war
During the Cold War Democrats boasted organizations that connected the party's rank and file to the struggle against the Soviet Union -- building liberal support for efforts such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps 9 December 2004



Our Debt to Bill Moyers...
Our Debt to Bill Moyers 9 December 2004



I'm going out telling the story that I think is...
"I'm going out telling the story that I think is the biggest story of our time: how the right-wing media has become a partisan propaganda arm of the Republican National Committee," says Moyers. "We have an ideological press that's interested in the election of Republicans, and a mainstream press that's interested in the bottom line. Therefore, we don't have a vigilant, independent press whose interest is the American people." 9 December 2004



Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder says: The architectural grid of my...
Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder says: The architectural grid of my drawings arrives from influences as divergent as the work of Paulo Solari, Frank Lloyd Wright, the funky Utopian worlds of the Jetsons, and Cold War-era safe cities 10 December 2004



Art Images by Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder...
Art Images by Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder 10 December 2004



Since earning her MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago...
Since earning her MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago four years ago, Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder has signed with Chicago's Jan Cicero Gallery, been featured in three solo shows, and won both The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Studio Grant and the Bronx Museum's Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) grant 10 December 2004



Artist's Statement by Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder...
Artist's Statement by Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder 10 December 2004



RPCV loan sharked billions to third world countries
In his gripping tell-all book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, a guilt-ridden Ecuador RPCV John Perkins explains in amazing detail that EHMs are hired guns, employed by consulting companies under contract to the United States government, who loan shark billions of dollars to third world countries to develop their infrastructures 10 December 2004



McPherson punches out
McPherson punches out 10 December 2004



Peru RPCV Leon Haller presents Making Sense of Accounting Information...
Peru RPCV Leon Haller presents Making Sense of Accounting Information: A Practical Guide to Understanding Financial Reports and Their Use 10 December 2004



Megan Tetrick says "I stood waiting standing under the eaves...
Megan Tetrick says "I stood waiting standing under the eaves of the apartment building in the dark and the rain for the trash truck to come, and listening to a babushka from Donbass argue with a retired man from Krasyliv, the small western central town in Ukraine where I serve as a Peace Corps volunteer" 10 December 2004



Survivor' Contestant Julie Berry, accepted into the Peace Corps, Voted...
'Survivor' Contestant Julie Berry, accepted into the Peace Corps, Voted Off 10 December 2004



Patsy Sullivan served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Central...
Patsy Sullivan served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Central Africa, a place where poverty is the norm. When she took her job at Jefferson Elementary, Sullivan thought she was fully prepared to work with underprivileged children. But she had no idea what the face of poverty looked like until she looked it in the eye. 11 December 2004



PCV planned pipeline connection
Peace Corps Volunteer Marlon Basel is the brain behind the completion of the project that involved the connection of pipelines from Gomoa Brofo, which is 3.4 kilometres away, to tap water from the Kwanyaku Water Works into a 1000 gallon capacity tank 11 December 2004



Ryan in Jordan...
Ryan in Jordan 11 December 2004



PC servie cut short by accident on horse
Haly Barker had intended to put in two full years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho, but her assignment was unexpectedly cut short by several months when she was riding her horse and had an accident that severed her right Achilles tendon 11 December 2004



McPherson's last board meeting sparks memories
McPherson's last board meeting sparks memories 11 December 2004



Tanania RPCVs are Houseplant experts
Houseplant experts Kent and Trish Daniels met while in the Peace Corps in Tanzania in the 1960s, where Kent worked in road construction and Trish was a teacher 11 December 2004



PCV discusses events in Ukraine
Peace Corps Volunteer Jeffrey Hartman says "In the two years I have spent living in Ukraine, I have never seen anything like the events of recent days" 11 December 2004



Survivor PC wannabee headed for California
Julie Berry, accepted into the Peace Corps, is California-bound after reality show 11 December 2004



Ecuador RPCV John Perkins details how our government, in collusion...
Ecuador RPCV John Perkins details how our government, in collusion with multinational corporations and the World Bank, has manipulated Third World countries into crippling levels of debt for the sake of corporate profits and U.S. interests 12 December 2004



Critic says Tom Murphy was in over his head
Columnist says Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy always was in over his head 12 December 2004



Generally, people equate flashfloods with deforestation. Is this true? Philippines...
Generally, people equate flashfloods with deforestation. Is this true? Philippines RPCV Dr. Patrick Durst replies: "Whenever there is a catastrophic flood, people frequently jump to blame deforestation as the cause. This is rarely the case, although deforestation can exacerbate the impact. 12 December 2004



Samoa RPCV Richard Turbin looking at the long term
New bar president Samoa RPCV Richard Turbin looking at the long term 12 December 2004



RPCV Dave Magnani finalist for new college president
RPCV Dave Magnani finalist for new president of Massachusetts Bay Community College 12 December 2004



NPCA planning National Day of Action for PC funding
NPCA is planning a National Day of Action on March 1st, 2005 to voice support for strong funding for the Peace Corps 13 December 2004



Rebekah Kranch spent two years in the Peace Corps where...
Rebekah Kranch spent two years in the Peace Corps where she taught English in Bulgaria 13 December 2004



Bob Arias says "I was a Peace Corps volunteer from...
Bob Arias says "I was a Peace Corps volunteer from 1964 to 1966, serving in the Andean mountains of Colombia while my younger brother, Ron, served in Peru" 13 December 2004



Ethiopia RPCV Camilla Moore dies in Norton...
Ethiopia RPCV Camilla Moore dies in Norton 13 December 2004



Micronesia RPCV has 1,496 credit cards
Micronesia RPCV Walter Cavanagh has 1,496 credit cards 13 December 2004



Nepal RPCV Fred Toll remembered for service
Nepal RPCV Fred Toll remembered for service to community 13 December 2004



Nepal RPCV Frederick T. Toll dies in New Hampshire...
Nepal RPCV Frederick T. Toll dies in New Hampshire 13 December 2004



Pakistan RPCV retires from WV state government
Pakistan RPCV Ann Stottlemyer retires from West Virginia state government 13 December 2004



Peter McPherson says "I've got a few good years left...
Peter McPherson says "I've got a few good years left. I'm ready for one more big project" 13 December 2004



Doyle pleads case for military bases
Doyle pleads case for military bases 13 December 2004



RPCV Kathy Bonnifield to observe elections in Ukraine...
RPCV Kathy Bonnifield to observe elections in Ukraine 13 December 2004



RPCV votes in Electoral College
Chandler "Harry" Stevens, 69, served in the Massachusetts Legislature, ran a software company, served in the Peace Corps in Ukraine and found semi-retirement and political activism in southern Minnesota 13 December 2004



Lloyd O. Pierson Sworn In As Head of USAID's Bureau...
Lloyd O. Pierson Sworn In As Head of USAID's Bureau for Africa 13 December 2004



Marie Wheat named Acting Chief of Staff/Chief of Operations...
Marie Wheat named Acting Chief of Staff/Chief of Operations, RPCV Ron Campbell named Acting Deputy 13 December 2004



Critic says Moyer delivered neo-Marxist propaganda
Adieu to Bill Moyers 13 December 2004



Brian Cowan is a Peace Corps volunteer now serving in...
Brian Cowan is a Peace Corps volunteer now serving in Orgochor, a village in Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet Republic in Central Asia 14 December 2004



Senator who wanted duel with RPCV joins Fox
Retiring Senator who wanted duel with RPCV Chris Matthews to join Fox News 14 December 2004



To arrange an interview with the commencement speaker, Peace Corps...
To arrange an interview with the commencement speaker, Peace Corps director Gaddi Vasquez, please contact Lucas 14 December 2004



Vasquez sees resurgent interest in PC
Peace Corps director sees resurgent interest 14 December 2004



For the first time in Italy an anthological exhibition dedicated...
For the first time in Italy an anthological exhibition dedicated to the American photographer Bill Owens (RPCV Jamaica), which permits the vision of the complete cycle of works regarding the American middle class life style, realized from the beginning of the Seventies till now 15 December 2004



Elephant expert Joyce Poole is the daughter of a Peace...
Elephant expert Joyce Poole is the daughter of a Peace Corps director and subsequently spent most of her childhood in Kenya 15 December 2004



Malaysia RPCV David Daniel Darcy M.D., 62, died at Bay...
Malaysia RPCV David Daniel Darcy M.D., 62, died at Bay Area Medical Center in Marinette, Wis 15 December 2004



McPherson's legacy will remain long after he leaves
McPherson's legacy will remain long after he leaves 15 December 2004



RPCV Joseph Opala researched slave trade in RI
Sierra Leone RPCV Joseph Opala, an anthropologist at James Madison University, has researched the slave trade in Rhode Island 15 December 2004



Twenty-one environment volunteers in The Gambia
Peace Corps swears in 21 environment volunteers in The Gambia 15 December 2004



Former Brazil Medical Director convicted of drug charges
Dr. William E. Hurwitz, who volunteered as the medical director for Peace Corps Brazil in the 1970s, convicted of drug charges 16 December 2004



From 1998-2002, Dr. William E. Hurwitz issued Bret McCarter prescriptions...
From 1998-2002, Dr. William E. Hurwitz issued Bret McCarter prescriptions for 68,700 OxyContin pills and 59,550 Dilaudid pills, up to 1,500 OxyContin pills a month at times 16 December 2004



RPCV writes "The Undressed Art: Why We Draw"
Kenya RPCV Peter Steinhart writes "The Undressed Art: Why We Draw" 16 December 2004



The Undressed Art : Why We Draw by Kenya RPCV Peter...
The Undressed Art : Why We Draw by Kenya RPCV Peter Steinhart 16 December 2004



A conversation with Kenya RPCV Peter Steinhart about his book...
A conversation with Kenya RPCV Peter Steinhart about his book the Undressed Art 16 December 2004



William Patrick Reich who served as an education officer for...
William Patrick Reich who served as an education officer for the Peace Corps in Korea, died in Virginia 16 December 2004



RPCV Alison Williams exhibits portraits of Malian people
Alison Williams' portraits of Malian people come from three years of documenting while working as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1997 to 1999 and on two separate return trips in 2000 16 December 2004



In 1999, Mariam Sidibé teamed up with Peace Corps volunteer...
In 1999, Mariam Sidibé teamed up with Peace Corps volunteer Allison Williams (97-2000) to spread the word about her center and learn any new skills that could help her girls as well as her own family. Later that year, Allison sent Mariam to a Peace Corps/USAID sponsored project to teach women how to crochet recycled plastic bags into marketable goods 16 December 2004



John Cannon seeks funds for well project in Niger...
John Cannon seeks funds for well project in Niger 16 December 2004



Peace Corps sends April Butkus to the Gambia...
Peace Corps sends April Butkus to the Gambia 16 December 2004



Peace Corps Packing… for those who are coming with UZ19...
Peace Corps Packing… for those who are coming with UZ19 in January 16 December 2004



Dee Warren's advice on what to pack to bring to...
Dee Warren's advice on what to pack to bring to Uzbekistan 16 December 2004



TV for the Mind: Moyers let viewers make their own...
TV for the Mind: Moyers let viewers make their own conclusions 16 December 2004



Georgia RPCV John Mackedon says the expansion of a US...
Georgia RPCV John Mackedon says the expansion of a US military assistance program in Georgia, along with Washington's promise to assist the Georgian government with the cost of closing down two Russian military bases in the country, could provide President Mikheil Saakashvili administration with a much-needed boost as it promotes the country's integration into the Western security framework 17 December 2004



Former reporters Hans Ibold and Amy Spindler serve in remote...
Former reporters Hans Ibold and Amy Spindler serve in remote Kyrgyz village of Myrza-Ake in Kyrgyzstan 17 December 2004



Liberia RPCV Sue Johnson is lamp shade designer
Liberia RPCV Sue Johnson is lamp shade designer 17 December 2004



Maoist insurgents in Nepal release Swiss aid worker
Maoist insurgents in Nepal have released a Swiss aid worker and three local staff members they had taken hostage. The US government this year decided to pull out its Peace Corps volunteers from Nepal following explosions at its information centre in Kathmandu. 17 December 2004



Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley in Jeddah memorial service
"May God bless their souls, and give us the same courage to forget the pain we endured in losing them," said Consul General Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley in a memorial service for those who lost their lives in the Dec. 6 terrorist attack on the mission in Jeddah 17 December 2004



Shays questions Pentagon anthrax vaccination program
Chris Shays has raised questions about the Pentagon's recent request for emergency authority to resume its anthrax vaccination program 17 December 2004



Chrissy Rerucha is a health care worker in the Peace...
Chrissy Rerucha is a health care worker in the Peace Corps in The Gambia 17 December 2004



Guatemala RPCV Badi Bradley reviews "American Taboo...
Guatemala RPCV Badi Bradley reviews "American Taboo" 17 December 2004



RPCV remembers Deborah Gardner's murder in Tonga
A book reopens memories of a Peace Corps volunteer Deborah Gardner's murder in Tonga more than 25 years ago 17 December 2004



Vasquez asks College Graduates to volunteer
Peace Corps Director asks College Graduates to volunteer at Commencements at Chaminade and University of Wisconsin 17 December 2004



Wisconsin volunteers truly loved their work...
Wisconsin volunteers truly loved their work 17 December 2004



Conscientious Objector Aidan Delgado, son of RPCV, Witnessed Abuse, Killing...
Conscientious Objector Aidan Delgado, son of RPCV, Witnessed Abuse, Killing of Iraqi Detainees at Abu Ghraib 17 December 2004



Moyers said he was liberal
Unlike some journalists who say that their kind ought not even vote if it means keeping the public's trust (yeah, right), Moyers said he was liberal. He talked frankly of being angered by how the renewal of civic values in the wake of Sept. 11 had been plundered by what he calls "wartime opportunists," like lobbyists and lawyers. 17 December 2004



Moyers' leaving 'NOW' after 33 years at PBS
Moyers' leaving 'NOW' after 33 years at PBS is a blow to inspired journalism 17 December 2004



But Moyers, who in the mid-1960s was White House...
But Moyers, who in the mid-1960s was White House press secretary, is also an ideologue, a man of liberal persuasion. That's evident in his commentary, his questions and, on balance, his choice of guests on "Now with Bill Moyers." 17 December 2004



The gospel of Mr. Moyers - an unreconstructed progressive - warns against...
The gospel of Mr. Moyers - an unreconstructed progressive - warns against the danger of media consolidation, the growing links between conservative government and conservative media and the threat of information control by government 17 December 2004



Survivor host Jeff Probst has admitted that he and 24...
Survivor host Jeff Probst has admitted that he and 24-year-old Survivor: Vanuatu contestant Julie Berry, who had previously been accepted into the Peace Corps, are seriously dating 17 December 2004



Rhonda Fern in Kyrgyzstan...
Rhonda Fern in Kyrgyzstan 18 December 2004



Lesotho PCV Faye Farmer can't leave her cat Fred behind...
Lesotho PCV Faye Farmer can't leave her cat Fred behind 18 December 2004



Jimmy Mote spent that time under house arrest at the...
Jimmy Mote spent that time under house arrest at the home of Robert Cress, a Peace Corps volunteer in the Marshall Islands some 30 years ago, and his Marshalese wife, Margina 18 December 2004



Jimi Sir - Movie about an American Peace Corps Volunteer in...
Jimi Sir - Movie about an American Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal 18 December 2004



After a year of working in the Peace Corps in...
After a year of working in the Peace Corps in the Philippines, Pat and Joe Richter were dejected. A typhoon had destroyed the fish farms they had worked on to help starving Filipinos feed their families. Pat was deathly ill from a fungal infection, and her weight had dropped to 73 pounds. 18 December 2004



The world's broken promise to our children by Carol Bellamy...
The world's broken promise to our children by Carol Bellamy 18 December 2004



Bill Moyers Gets In the Last Word
Bill Moyers Gets In the Last Word 18 December 2004



Bryon and Karen Wells leave for two days of orientation...
Bryon and Karen Wells leave for two days of orientation in Miami followed by three months of training in Honduras while living with a host family. Then, they move into their own place (they don't know where yet) and spend the next two years dedicating themselves to improving the lives of others 19 December 2004



Chris Johnstone and Heather Miller met when they were teachers...
Chris Johnstone and Heather Miller met when they were teachers in the Peace Corps in Lesotho, a small nation near the southern tip of Africa, in the mid-1990s. After marrying, they returned and decided to adopt. They knew that the AIDS epidemic created a generation of orphans needing homes. They visited an orphanage in Maseru, the capital. 19 December 2004



RPCV Bob Cress helped get Jimmy Mote released
RPCV Bob Cress helped get Jimmy Mote released after almost one year in custody 19 December 2004



Prospective PCV sells service on ebay
My name is Robert Vitale and I'm a 24 year old guy from Connecticut. I've got a BS in Tourism and Hospitality focusing on developing sustainable tourism in countries where mass tourism just isn't feasable. I want to join the Peace Corps and give standard aid and help develop the economy through their program. Unfortunatly, I'm stuck home under the weight of around $23,000 in refinanced student loan debt. 19 December 2004



U.S. is slashing world food aid contributions
U.S. is slashing world food aid contributions 19 December 2004



War's horrors turn RPCV's son into pacifist
War's horrors turn RPCV's son into pacifist 19 December 2004



RPCV criticizes "harrassment by Russian government"
Philippines RPCV Thomas A. Dine says Bagrov Conviction in Russia is an Effort To "Silence" Reporter 20 December 2004



MSNBC shows like Chris Matthews' "Hardball" have edged upward in...
MSNBC shows like Chris Matthews' "Hardball" have edged upward in recent months to between 400,000 and 500,000 viewers 20 December 2004



ILCA criticizes Secretary of Labor Chao
The International Labor Communications Association says: the media continues to refer to Elaine Chao as the "Secretary of Labor," although she has little contact with labor and is generally known for repealing an ergonomics rule that had been 10 years in the making, and eliminating the right to overtime pay for millions of Americans. 20 December 2004



Director Vasquez addresses UW-Madison commencement...
Director Vasquez addresses UW-Madison commencement 20 December 2004



Director Vasquez decries steroeotyes
Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez said "Stereotypes still affect members of our society," He told graduates a story of how he was leaving a black tie event in a tuxedo surrounded by other men in tuxes, when a large Mercedes pulled up. The driver looked around for the valet and extended his keys toward Vasquez. "The next time this happens, I'm going to be ready. I'm going to take the keys and drive off," joked Vasquez. "I was in law enforcement and I know the difference between stealing and accepting a gift." 20 December 2004



Christmas Gifts for Peace Corps Volunteers
Christmas Gifts for Peace Corps Volunteers 21 December 2004



Anne Templeton Zimmerman, M.D. taught Biological Sciences near Boston and...
Anne Templeton Zimmerman, M.D. taught Biological Sciences near Boston and in Gaberones, Botswana, with the Peace Corps 21 December 2004



Estonia RPCV John Isles wins NEA poetry award
Estonia RPCV John Isles wins coveted NEA poetry award 21 December 2004



Ark: Poems by Estonia RPCV John Isles...
Ark: Poems by Estonia RPCV John Isles 21 December 2004



Review of Ark: Poems by Estonia RPCV John Isles...
Review of Ark: Poems by Estonia RPCV John Isles 21 December 2004



Karen De Witt was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia...
Karen De Witt was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia in 1966-68, teaching English as a Second language in a rural town. 21 December 2004



Last year Chris Shays, angered NYC officials
Last year, Conncticut Rep. Chris Shays, angered city officials by urging revelers to skip Times Square for fear of a terrorist attack. Mayor Bloomberg, who hosted a bury-the hatchet supper with Shays earlier this year, said he was thinking about inviting his fellow Republican to this year's fete. "We would love to have Chris Shays," Bloomberg said. 21 December 2004



Several years ago, when Donna Suchy was serving in Ghana...
Several years ago, when Donna Suchy was serving in Ghana with the Peace Corps, a man came up to her - she was the only U.S. citizen on the bus - and asked why she was supporting apartheid. 21 December 2004



The sixth-grade class at the Tower-Soudan School has...
The sixth-grade class at the Tower-Soudan School has continued to explore the culture and peoples of Kenya, thanks to a three-year long correspondence with Peace Corps volunteer Erin McGillivray 21 December 2004



I want to organize the Texas Peace Corps," Kinky Friedman...
"I want to organize the Texas Peace Corps," Kinky Friedman says, "which will be good for all us." He should know, having served in the original Peace Corps. 21 December 2004



Namibia PCVs sworn in
US Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in by US Ambassador Joyce Barr and Oshana Governor Clemence Kashuupulwa at Ongwediva in Namibia 21 December 2004



RPCV Thomas A. Dine is president of Radio Free Europe
Thomas A. Dine is president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines 21 December 2004



Kathleen Ingley spent three years in the Peace Corps in...
Kathleen Ingley spent three years in the Peace Corps in Senegal and taught English on a contract in Iran 21 December 2004



RPCV Trey Aven, dean of design and technology for McIntosh...
RPCV Trey Aven, dean of design and technology for McIntosh College, headed to Ukraine this week for the Sunday run-off between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko 21 December 2004



RPCV serves as Ukrainse election observer
Trey Aven, a business adviser for the Peace Corps in the former Soviet Union, Aven lived in Kiev in the late 1980s and the mid-1990s and developed an affection for the Eastern European country. When he learned the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America - a New York-based nonprofit organization representing interests of Ukrainian immigrants - was looking to dispatch a delegation of international election observers, Aven immediately signed up. 21 December 2004



Transcript of Mid-Year Commencement Address by U.S. Peace Corps...
Transcript of Mid-Year Commencement Address by U.S. Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez 21 December 2004



A Profile of Chris Talley: Peace Corps Volunteer in Mochudi...
A Profile of Chris Talley: Peace Corps Volunteer in Mochudi 22 December 2004



Brazil RPCV Bill Reese to head International Youth Foundation...
Brazil RPCV Bill Reese to head International Youth Foundation 22 December 2004



Tom Murphy will not seek 4th term as Pittsburgh mayor
RPCV Tom Murphy, the second longest serving mayor in Pittsburgh history, announced yesterday that he would not seek a fourth term, saying he wants to spend more time with his family and end the political fighting that has come to symbolize his tenure 22 December 2004



Tom Murphy's tenure as Pittsburgh mayor
The ups and downs of Tom Murphy's tenure as Pittsburgh mayor 22 December 2004



Tom Murphy's legacy may be as a visionary
Tom Murphy's legacy may be as visionary, not politician 22 December 2004



Tom Murphy the man offers contrasts: the Peace Corps worker...
Tom Murphy the man offers contrasts: the Peace Corps worker who warred with state legislators and his own party, the seminarian whose prickly personality made enemies where he needed friends, the runner who refuses to run again 22 December 2004



paper says Murphy jumping before he's pushed
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review says: Murphy jumping before he's pushed 22 December 2004



So it goes in Senegal...
So it goes in Senegal 22 December 2004



Gov. Jim Doyle streamlines state government
Gov. Jim Doyle on Tuesday defended his actions to streamline state government and said he remains on pace to trim the state work force by nearly 10,000 jobs 22 December 2004



Richard Celeste is spicing things up
With 2 1/2 years in, Colorado College's President Richard Celeste is spicing things up 22 December 2004



Helen Thomas honored by Sargent Shriver National Center
Helen Thomas honored by Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law 22 December 2004



The gospel of Bill Moyers
The gospel of Bill Moyers -- an unreconstructed progressive -- warns against the danger of media consolidation, the growing links between conservative government and conservative media and the threat of information control by government 22 December 2004



PCV Jim Glendinning has a surprise Christmas meeting in Kazakhstan...
PCV Jim Glendinning has a surprise Christmas meeting in Kazakhstan 23 December 2004



Kyrgyzstankid: Follow Larry Tweed, a young attorney, as he quits...
Kyrgyzstankid: Follow Larry Tweed, a young attorney, as he quits his job and joins the Peace Corps working with nonprofits in Kyrgyzstan 23 December 2004



Nepal RPCV discovers new species of catfish
Nepal RPCV David Edds discovers new species of catfish 23 December 2004



After much time away from home, our volunteers all reported...
After much time away from home, our volunteers all reported that, in their second year, things had become easier and more stabilized. They have learned to feel at home and also how to become more effective volunteers. The way the volunteers communicate, it is clear they have a great passion for the country they live in – and they have taken on some of the mannerisms and idiosyncrasies of the culture in which they are immersed. 23 December 2004



The rumors had Ohio Gov. Bob Taft trying to wangle...
The rumors had Ohio Gov. Bob Taft trying to wangle himself a job as, perhaps, head of the Peace Corps. That's the kind of job which the tough Bush administration conservatives just might be willing to give to a Republican they see as a softy. 23 December 2004



Imagine tens of thousands of Americans in Islamic countries
Turkmenistan RPCV Dan Mladnick says: Imagine if the U.S. Peace Corps were half the size of the U.S. Marine Corps, instead of 4 percent of its size. Imagine if we sent tens of thousands of Americans into Islamic countries with the sole purpose of understanding and respecting local people while assisting in humanitarian efforts. 23 December 2004



Mark Schneider of the International Crisis Group was Brenda Buttner's...
Mark Schneider of the International Crisis Group was Brenda Buttner's guest today on Your World w/Neil Cavuto 23 December 2004



Soldiers of Peace
Tom Boyd says: I have great respect for our American men and women who are overseas as military personnel – but there is nothing more satisfying than remembering, as our soldiers fight wars in the Middle East, that we also have a different breed of soldier abroad: the soldier of Peace. 23 December 2004



Kennedy in his short time as president went on to...
Kennedy in his short time as president went on to make a strong pitch for ardent citizenship at home and democracy around the world, among other deeds proclaiming himself a "Berliner" and creating perhaps America's best ambassadors through the Peace Corps. 23 December 2004



Democratic politics in Connecticut are frozen until Chris Dodd decides...
Democratic politics in Connecticut are frozen until Chris Dodd decides if he is going to run for the governorship 24 December 2004



Shalala tells Clevelanders she's wary of privatizing Social Security benefits...
Shalala tells Clevelanders she's wary of privatizing Social Security benefits 24 December 2004



Andrew Lyczak - Packing for Nepal...
Andrew Lyczak - Packing for Nepal 24 December 2004



Mauricio Alvarez was in court to be arraigned on charges...
Mauricio Alvarez was in court to be arraigned on charges that he punched and kicked referee Peru RPCV Bruce Greenlee on Nov. 20 after the official disqualified Alvarez's team 24 December 2004



Philippines RPCV Greg Niles is new Planning chief for Guilford...
Philippines RPCV Greg Niles is new Planning chief for Guilford County 24 December 2004



Jim Doyle says: We spent two years in a tiny...
Jim Doyle says: We spent two years in a tiny little village in Tunesia in an oasis far out in the desert, where the people were Muslim. We had a wonderful experience, and we saw how kind and thoughtful very, very religious Muslim people were toward us. 24 December 2004



Tom Brosnahan's travels began when he joined the US Peace...
Tom Brosnahan's travels began when he joined the US Peace Corps in 1967. He went to Turkey to teach English and ended up writing his first guidebook, Frommer's 'Turkey on $5 a Day'. 24 December 2004



The Rebirth of Istanbul by Turkey RPCV Tom Brosnahan...
The Rebirth of Istanbul by Turkey RPCV Tom Brosnahan 24 December 2004



Travel Writings by Turkey RPCV Tom Brosnahan...
Travel Writings by Turkey RPCV Tom Brosnahan 24 December 2004



The Worst Hotel in the World by Turkey RPCV Tom...
The Worst Hotel in the World by Turkey RPCV Tom Brosnahan 24 December 2004



Zambia Peace Corps Volunteer Joe Cohn ill with malaria...
Zambia Peace Corps Volunteer Joe Cohn ill with malaria 24 December 2004



Carol Bellamy to conclude her second term in April
The head of UNICEF, Carol Bellamy, an American, will conclude her second term in April. She is unlikely to seek a third term given Washington's insistence that no senior official should serve more than two terms 24 December 2004



RPCV opens Gallery in Arkansas
RPCV Barry Joneshill opens Windborne Gallery 25 December 2004



Malaysia RPCV Patricia Lockwood dies, was also Peace Corps Public...
Malaysia RPCV Patricia Lockwood dies, was also Peace Corps Public Affairs Specialist 25 December 2004



RPCV Chef welcomes guests for New Year's Eve
RPCV Vito DiLullo is looking forward to welcoming friends to his table for what he hopes will become a New Year's Eve tradition 26 December 2004



Costa Rica RPCV Kimberly Crider takes a break for baby...
Costa Rica RPCV Kimberly Crider takes a break for baby 26 December 2004



Jay Davidson is living and working in Mauritania, West Africa...
Jay Davidson is living and working in Mauritania, West Africa 26 December 2004



Micronesia RPCV Steve Wilson has been named as the new...
Micronesia RPCV Steve Wilson has been named as the new director of communications for Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard 26 December 2004



Peru RPCV Peter Jay helps preserve Cecil Island...
Peru RPCV Peter Jay helps preserve Cecil Island 26 December 2004



Peru RPCV Peter Jay, a former Baltimore Sun editorial columnist...
Peru RPCV Peter Jay, a former Baltimore Sun editorial columnist, was president of the Harford Land Trust and figured it would raise the money for the island. 26 December 2004



Zell Miller was giving away about 20 years and 90...
Zell Miller was giving away about 20 years and 90 pounds to Chris Matthews. But Miller's crazed stare - he looked like Granny Clampett training her shotgun on a stray varmint - was enough to cause even the overbearing Matthews to back off 26 December 2004



RPCV 's book explores corporate fast lane
Ukraine and Turkmenistan RPCV Michael J. Wood's book 'Rise Up the Phoenix' explores corporate fast lane 26 December 2004



Gerry Blackman is enjoying living the dream she'd held for...
Gerry Blackman is enjoying living the dream she'd held for nearly 45 years, serving a 27-month Peace Corps stint in the south-central Asian country of Uzbekistan 26 December 2004



Herald publisher Alberto Ibargüen (RPCV Venezuela) will be guest speaker...
Herald publisher Alberto Ibargüen (RPCV Venezuela) will be guest speaker of a meeting of the United Democrats of Northeast Dade 26 December 2004



Maria Shriver's fingerprints are everywhere
In Schwarzenegger's administration, Maria Shriver's fingerprints are everywhere, from the Impressionist landscapes that hang in his suite of offices, to the content of his speeches, to the people he hires, to his position on issues like stem-cell research and hybrid cars 26 December 2004



RPCV says we can express patriotism as we see fit
RPCV David C. LeBlanc says Freedom means individuals can express patriotism as they see fit 26 December 2004



Index of Television Shows related to the Peace Corps - December...
Index of Television Shows related to the Peace Corps - December 26, 2004 26 December 2004



Index of Peace Corps Blogs - December 26, 2004...
Index of Peace Corps Blogs - December 26, 2004 26 December 2004



RPCV Albert F. Gordon manuscripts are in The University of...
RPCV Albert F. Gordon manuscripts are in The University of Southern Mississippi Freedom Rider Collection 27 December 2004



RPCV's "We Are All Smith Islanders" on tv
Author Mike Tidwell and filmmaker Mark Cohen wrote, directed and shot the documentary "We Are All Smith Islanders," that demonstrates how global warming could change the Chesapeake Bay region for the worse, using the waning livelihoods of Smith Island watermen as its main example 27 December 2004



RPCV Mike Tidwell called for the immediate resignation of Sierra...
RPCV Mike Tidwell called for the immediate resignation of Sierra Club's most powerful official in Maryland, citing the official's blatant suppression of scientific data that likely shows a wind farm in western Maryland poses no threat whatsoever to migratory bird populations 27 December 2004



Lauren Miller is a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English at...
Lauren Miller is a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English at a school in Khashuri, a town in the Republic of Georgia 27 December 2004



How Nonprofit Careerism Derailed the "Revolution": The Sierra Club's CEO...
How Nonprofit Careerism Derailed the "Revolution": The Sierra Club's CEO Carl pope is paid close to $200,000 per year in salary and benefits 27 December 2004



RPCV Bill Owens opens photography exhibit
Bill Owens jumped to fame as a photographer with the publication of his book Surburbia in 1972. Owens had taken up photography while working as a Peace Corps volunteer in Jamaica, and when he returned to America, he took a visual anthropology course in San Francisco. 27 December 2004



Reviews of Jamaica RPCV Bill Owens' Suburbia...
Reviews of Jamaica RPCV Bill Owens' Suburbia 27 December 2004



Jamaica RPCV Bill Owens: Suburbia Revisited...
Jamaica RPCV Bill Owens: Suburbia Revisited 27 December 2004



Rob Schultheis writes: In widely varied parts of Iraq, Army...
Rob Schultheis writes: In widely varied parts of Iraq, Army Civil Affairs teams have made real progress in befriending local Iraqis and bringing stability and peace to the areas where they have worked 27 December 2004



Korea RPCV Margaret Wheatley is Internationally Acclaimed Author and Leading...
Korea RPCV Margaret Wheatley is Internationally Acclaimed Author and Leading Expert on the Future of Organisations 27 December 2004



Amanda Dickson Helping In Paraguay Through the Peace Corps...
Amanda Dickson Helping In Paraguay Through the Peace Corps 27 December 2004



Amazon Review of Language: The Basics by Turkey RPCV Larry...
Amazon Review of Language: The Basics by Turkey RPCV Larry Trask 27 December 2004



RPCV calls on Sierra Club Official to step down
Global Warming Activist Mike Tidwell calls for Sierra Club Official in Maryland to Step Down 28 December 2004



Lauren Mohlie's Peace Corps Experience in Honduras...
Lauren Mohlie's Peace Corps Experience in Honduras 28 December 2004



Hungary RPCV Heather O'Neal lives life of adventure...
Hungary RPCV Heather O'Neal lives life of adventure 28 December 2004



RPCV helps compile textbooks for Afghanistan
One of the hostages held in the American Embassy in Teheran was RPCV Barry Rosen. Years later, after 9/11, Mr. Rosen persuaded Teachers College, where he headed the press office, to resume its work of the 1970's in Afghanistan compiling school textbooks for the Ministry of Education. 28 December 2004



RPCV learned to appreciate midwiferu in Africa
Dorinda Dove had experience providing traditional nursing care to children and other patients. It wasn't until she was a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi, Africa, and worked with a midwife that she learned there was a different way to bring children into the world 28 December 2004



Kelly Meeker will be in Mali...
Kelly Meeker will be in Mali 28 December 2004



Isaiah and Julia Zagar arrived in Philadelphia in 1968, when...
Isaiah and Julia Zagar arrived in Philadelphia in 1968, when the eastern end of South Street was decrepit. The two used the skills they learned in the Peace Corps in Peru to spark change in the neighborhood, which has flourished in the last 35 years. 28 December 2004



Barbara Leedon says Tommy found out that I was a...
Barbara Leedon says Tommy found out that I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines by reading our alumni newspaper 28 December 2004



RPCV Tchoses to spend Christmas in Sierra Leone
RPCV Tom Johnson has chosen to spend Christmas in Sierra Leone for the past three years. There's no place else he'd rather be. Johnson is a sort of surgery broker and last year arranged operations in Ghana for two little girls suffering from tuberculosis of the spine. 28 December 2004



RPCV Tammie Willcuts flies to Sri Lanka to offer aid...
RPCV Tammie Willcuts flies to Sri Lanka to offer aid 28 December 2004



RPCV Carmen Bailey recounts bout with cerebral malaria
Tanzania RPCV Carmen Bailey contracts cerebral malaria.during her service in Tanzania [Excerpt from her book "The Big Trek"] 28 December 2004



Tanzania RPCV Carmen Bailey gets treatment for cerebral malaria. after...
Tanzania RPCV Carmen Bailey gets treatment for cerebral malaria. after her service in Tanzania [Excerpt from her book "The Big Trek"] 28 December 2004



John Terteling traveled to Sri Lanka throughout December for a...
John Terteling traveled to Sri Lanka throughout December for a Peace Corps reunion before flying to southern Thailand on the 23rd. Much to the family's relief, he called two days ago to confirm he survived but said the beach where he was staying looked as if it had been struck by a bomb. 28 December 2004



RPCV Brian Richmond had just arrived in Thailand days before...
RPCV Brian Richmond had just arrived in Thailand days before a mid-ocean earthquake sent lethal tidal waves crashing onto beaches in Thailand. Thanks to Brian's experience serving in the Peace Corps, his parents have some experience in dealing with their son's being in volatile areas of the world. "You can't panic," his mother said, adding that she was knew Brian would be aware of how concerned they were, and would be trying to get in touch to reassure them. 28 December 2004



Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez addressed the 22nd National Conference...
Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez addressed the 22nd National Conference of the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago 28 December 2004



RPCVs host Exhibition at University of Rochester
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Share Their World: An Exhibition at University of Rochester 28 December 2004



Congo Kinshasa RPCV Andrea Edmundson earned an agriculture degree in...
Congo Kinshasa RPCV Andrea Edmundson earned an agriculture degree in animal science more than 20 years ago so that she could work with horses. Her degree led her to the Peace Corps to train Third World farmers 29 December 2004



Mike Tidwell, director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and...
Mike Tidwell, director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, and Gary Skulnik, executive director of the Clean Energy Partnership, asked the Sierra Club's national leadership to remove a Sierra Club official who opposes wind turbines in the western Maryland mountains 29 December 2004



WT says PCVs could go to India and Indonesia
Washington Times says Peace Corps volunteers could go to India, Indonesia and at least nine other nations damaged by the tsunami, but no decisions have been made 29 December 2004



WT says PCVs could go to India and Indonesia
Washington Times says Peace Corps volunteers could go to India, Indonesia and at least nine other nations damaged by the tsunami, but no decisions have been made 29 December 2004



Washington Times says Peace Corps volunteers could go to India...
Washington Times says Peace Corps volunteers could go to India, Indonesia and at least nine other nations damaged by the tsunami, but no decisions have been made 29 December 2004



Donna Shalala, who was secretary of health and human services...
Donna Shalala, who was secretary of health and human services in the Clinton administration, said she earns "three times as much as any cabinet officer" as president of the private, nonprofit University of Miami 29 December 2004



Sean Brown in Kyrgyzstan...
Sean Brown in Kyrgyzstan 29 December 2004



All Peace Corps Volunteers Serving in Thailand Are Safe...
All Peace Corps Volunteers Serving in Thailand Are Safe 29 December 2004



Peace Corps issues appeal for Thailand Returned Peace Corps Volunteers...
Peace Corps issues appeal for Thailand Returned Peace Corps Volunteers 29 December 2004



RPCV invented Snugli baby carrier
Inspired by the fabric baby-carrying slings she had seen mothers use when she was a Peace Corps nurse in West Africa in the 1960s, Ann Moore came home and invented the Snugli® baby carrier 29 December 2004



PCV''s vegatarianism challenged in Africa
When Laura Booher interviewed for the Peace Corps, the most difficult question pertained not to her political or religious views, but her dietary habits. "The woman interviewing me asked if I was a vegetarian," recalls Booher, who returned to San Antonio last month after serving for two years in Turkmenistan. "I said 'yes'." 29 December 2004



PC wants happy, shiny faces without felony convictions
Wanted: happy, shiny faces without felony convictions 29 December 2004



Delayed passport may have saved Bolivia RPCV Chad Myers from...
Delayed passport may have saved Bolivia RPCV Chad Myers from tsunamis in Phuket 30 December 2004



Heidi Anderson likes to explore new worlds and different cultures...
Heidi Anderson likes to explore new worlds and different cultures. The most extreme change when she volunteered was when she went to Nepal for the Peace Corps for two years. 30 December 2004



Jared Susco quit PepsiCo for the Peace Corps, trading big...
Jared Susco quit PepsiCo for the Peace Corps, trading big-city corporate America to volunteer in Paraguay 30 December 2004



RPCV is new Director of Marine Resources Aquarium
Philippines RPCV Ed Seidel is new Director at Department of Marine Resources Aquarium 30 December 2004



RPCV will head Durham Literacy Center
Sierra Leone RPCV Reginald Hodges will head Durham Literacy Center 30 December 2004



Sri Lanka RPCV Paul Bollinger is executive director of Southwest...
Sri Lanka RPCV Paul Bollinger is executive director of Southwest Washington Medical Center, the region's only free medical clinic 30 December 2004



Direct Relief International headed by Thailand RPCV Thomas Tighe responds...
Direct Relief International headed by Thailand RPCV Thomas Tighe responds to Earthquake and Tsunami 30 December 2004



RPCV helps students in Togo obtain books
Heather Senecal is trying to help 1,200 students in the tiny country of Togo obtain needed classroom books 30 December 2004



Hilary Johnson has been to the Ukraine with the Peace...
Hilary Johnson has been to the Ukraine with the Peace Corps, been a missionary in Japan and spent a year as a U.S. Senate page in Washington, D.C. 30 December 2004



RPCV Tom Bissell releases second book
RPCV Tom Bissell releases second book - God Lives in St. Petersburg 30 December 2004



Peace Corps Fund plans event for September
Peace Corps Fund plans event for September 29, 2005 30 December 2004



Peace Corps Fund plans event for September
Peace Corps Fund plans event for September 29 in New York City 30 December 2004



2004: Lauren McCall Abraham served in Jordan in Bsaira, Tafileh...
2004: Lauren McCall Abraham served in Jordan in Bsaira, Tafileh beginning in 2004 31 December 2004



2004: Allen L. Krause served in Cameroon in Dschang beginning...
2004: Allen L. Krause served in Cameroon in Dschang beginning in 2004 31 December 2004



2004: Cecilia Martin served in Federated States of Micronesia in...
2004: Cecilia Martin served in Federated States of Micronesia in Sokehs Deh, Pohnpei (training) & Weno, Chuuk (assignment) beginning in 2004 31 December 2004



RPCV was was grassroots veterinarian in Guatemala
Faedra Fisher was grassroots veterinarian in Guatemala 31 December 2004



Jamaica RPCV William Thomas Griggs II dies...
Jamaica RPCV William Thomas Griggs II dies 31 December 2004



Someone told us a few years ago that they had...
Someone told us a few years ago that they had been a kind of Peace Corps volunteer worker in a small village in Kenya that was very remote and very isolated and they had no TV there. Most of the people from this village would walk ten kilometers to the next village to watch The Bold and the Beautiful. 31 December 2004



Peter McPherson avoids controversy
Covering Peter McPherson was always a challenge. Controversy was not his middle name, and he loathed being dragged into anything that even hinted of that 31 December 2004



RPCV heads back to Swaziland after 30 years
Thirty years after serving in the Peace Corps in Africa, Sean Sullivan is heading back with his wife and friends 31 December 2004



Kazakstan RPCV Diana Aljet's voice was shaking when she called...
Kazakstan RPCV Diana Aljet's voice was shaking when she called her parents from the coast of Thailand Sunday morning: I've got some cuts and bruises and lost some belongings, but I'm OK. They have not heard from her again and have posted a description of their daughter on a CNN.com message board 31 December 2004



Former Country Director loses Thai property
Thailand Peace Corps Country Director Ginny Kirkwood loses Thai property 31 December 2004



At LonelyPlanet.com, a poster named "Trix" posted a plea for...
At LonelyPlanet.com, a poster named "Trix" posted a plea for information on a friend who was in Thailand as part of the U.S. Peace Corps. Within minutes of her post, another blogger posted a reply, quoting from the official Peace Corps Web site that "all 84 volunteers serving in Thailand have been contacted and verified as safe." 31 December 2004



Life triumphs in 'Plainsong' by Turkey RPCV Kent Haruf...
Life triumphs in 'Plainsong' by Turkey RPCV Kent Haruf 31 December 2004



"Sarge" is a beautifully written and organized work
"Sarge" is a beautifully written and magnificently organized work 31 December 2004