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January 29, 2005: This Week's Top Stories Date: January 29 2005 No: 395 January 29, 2005: This Week's Top Stories
UPI says Suicides lower in Iraq after Lariam discontinued 28 Jan
Chris Starace makes DVD about life in Benin 28 Jan
Gaddi Vasquez tours Sri Lanka 27 Jan
Tom Hazuka receives writer's award 27 Jan
Raymond Wacks to oversee Baltimore's budget 27 Jan
L. A. Adams provides online assistance to village of Cochiraya 27 Jan
New blog helps prospective PCVs apply to PC 27 Jan
RPCV writes open letter to "West Wing" on Turkey episode 26 Jan
PC moves Guyana Volunteers from Flooding Areas 26 Jan
Taylor Hackford's 'Ray' scores six Oscar nominations 26 Jan
State building in Georgia may be named for Coverdell 25 Jan
Nick Craw to head Automobile Competition Committee 25 Jan
Peace Corps Announces Top Colleges 24 Jan
RPCV Francis J. Thomas was WWII Pearl Harbor vet 24 Jan
PC crafts strategy for Deborah Gardner murder case 23 Jan
Senator Bill Nelson says expand PC in South America 23 Jan
George Wallace is county's first poet laureate 20 Jan

RPCV Joe Blanchard Named "Citizen of the Year"
Peru RPCV Joe Blanchard Named Citizen of the Year" by Community Chest 28 January 2005


Breanne Oswill writes on Elections in Ukraine
PCV Breanne Oswill writes about the Elections in Ukraine 28 January 2005


Suicides lower in Iraq after Lariam discontinued
Did UPI Reporting Help Cut Suicides Among U.S. Soldiers in Iraq? 28 January 2005


Joshua Berman writes "On this Bus"
Nicaragua RPCV Joshua Berman writes "On this Bus" 27 January 2005


Chris Starace makes DVD about life in Benin
RPCV Chris Starace films five part, three hour documentary about life in Benin on DVD 27 January 2005


Schools partners with PC for Tsunami Aid
Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School to partner wth Peace Corps to provide Tsunami aid in Thailand 27 January 2005


Tom Hazuka receives writer's award
Chile RPCV Tom Hazuka will receive writer's award 27 January 2005


Doyle Childers to head MI Natural Resources
RPCV Doyle Childers nominated to head Missouri Department of Natural Resources - taught overseas with the Peace Corps, in Panama, Nicaragua, and Guatemala 27 January 2005


Raymond Wacks to oversee Baltimore's budget
Jamaica RPCV Raymond Wacks will become chief of the Bureau of Budget and Management Research, overseeing Baltimore's $2.1 billion annual budget 27 January 2005


Jodi Kiely is investment promotion officer in Korea
Kyrgyzstan RPCV Jodi Kiely is an investment promotion officer at the Busan and Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority in Korea 27 January 2005


L. A. Adams provides online assistance to the village of Cochiraya
Peru RPCV L. A. Adams provides online assistance to the village of Cochiraya, designing logos and other elements of their marketing campaign 27 January 2005


Ken Rutherford speaks on Land Mines
Mauritania RPCV Ken Rutherford speaks on Land Mines at Southwest Missouri State University 27 January 2005


New blog helps prospective PCVs apply to PC
Peace Corps Folks 27 January 2005


Gaddi Vasquez tours Sri Lanka
Gaddi H. Vasquez, the Director of the United States Peace Corps is touring Sri Lanka on the feasibility of bringing former volunteers to Sri Lanka to aid in reconstruction 27 January 2005


Sam Farr asks Bush to withdraw GIs from Iraq
Sam Farr, 24 Dems, ask Bush to withdraw GIs from Iraq 27 January 2005


Chris Matthews show gets go-ahead for third season
Chris Matthews show given go-ahead for third season 27 January 2005


Governor Taft commutes Marijuana conviction
Governor Taft commutes Marijuana conviction 27 January 2005


Bono, Gates say leaders carry hopes for Africa
Bono, Gates say rich leaders carry hopes of generation for Africa 27 January 2005


PC moves Guyana Volunteers from Flooding Areas
Peace Corps Moving Guyana Volunteers Away From Flooding Areas 26 January 2005


Taylor Hackford's 'Ray' scores six Oscar nominations
Director Taylor Hackford gleeful as 'Ray' scores six Academy Award nominations 26 January 2005


Charlotte Jirousek's letter on "West Wing" Turkey episode
RPCV Charlotte Jirousek writes an open letter to the "West Wing" about their episode about a woman condemned to death in Turkey for adultery 26 January 2005


State building in Georgia may be named for Coverdell
State building in Georgia may be named for Coverdell 25 January 2005


Zambia PCV Joseph Cohn returns for malaria recovery
Zambia PCV Joseph Cohn returns home to continue his recuperation from a difficult battle with malaria 25 January 2005


Nick Craw to head Automobile Competition Committee
Nick Craw, after more than three years at the helm of US SAILING, is returning to Colorado where he will take over the presidency of the Automobile Competition Committee for the U.S. (ACCUS) 25 January 2005


RPCV Francis J. Thomas was WWII Pearl Harbor vet
Fiji RPCV Francis J. Thomas dies at 100, was decorated hero of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 24 January 2005


Peace Corps Announces Top Colleges
Peace Corps Announces the Colleges and Universities that Have Produced the Most Peace Corps Volunteers 24 January 2005


Norm Coleman is an ambitious Crusader
Norm Coleman, head of the Senate subcommittee that oversees the Peace Corps, is an ambitious crusader: How does a Jewish kid from Brooklyn who loved the Dodgers and led student protests in college, who served as Bill Clinton's state campaign cochair in 1996, end up as a conservative, antiabortion Republican senator from Minnesota with a Hollywood-actress wife? 24 January 2005


PC crafts strategy for Deborah Gardner murder case
Tri-City Herald says: Peace Corps officials were advised to say they had only "limited" information about the circumstances that allowed [Deborah Gardner's] accused killer, Dennis Priven, to go free 23 January 2005


Senator Bill Nelson says expand PC in South America
Senator Bill Nelson says expand the Peace Corps in South America 23 January 2005


Linda Eiler remembers Sri Lanka Tsunami victim
In memory of Tatta (Papa) David, a tsunami victim by Sri Lanka RPCV Linda Eiler 23 January 2005


Philip Lilienthal's camps bring in 781 young South Africans
In one year, Ethiopia RPCV Philip Lilienthal's camps have brought in 781 young South Africans for 10-day or two-week sessions, at a combined cost of just $370,000. 23 January 2005


Carol Bellamy aims to triumph past tragedy
UNICEF head Carol Bellamy aims to triumph past tragedy 23 January 2005


Bruce Bridges sees unrest in Ukraine
When Bruce Bridges volunteered for the Peace Corps, he never dreamed he'd see so much unrest in Ukraine 23 January 2005


Dodd's concern for Rice's Western Hemisphere policy
Chris Dodd says: "It was painfully obvious that Dr. Rice does not currently have much of a feel for policy in the Western Hemisphere." 23 January 2005


Toledo beset by new scandals
Toledo beset by new scandals. Shielding the economy from the political crises has been the administration's major accomplishment. The economy has expanded since Toledo took office, up to 8 percent a year. Per capita income has increased from $2,100 to $2,600 under his watch, and the country's trade surplus is at an historic high. 23 January 2005


Colombia RPCV sued for alleged sexual abuse
Colombia RPCV Rev. James Mitchell sued for alleged sexual abuse 22 January 2005


Mayor Tom Murphy in superbowl wager
Will Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy finally get even with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. Murphy lost a huge bet to Menino the last time the Steelers lost to the Pats for the right to advance to the Super Bowl. 21 January 2005


Thomas A. Dine remembers Jan Nowak
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine (RPCV Philippines) , traveling in Ukraine, said that "Jan Nowak was a great leader. He was a great Polish patriot. He made the Polish section of RFE the jewel in the crown." 21 January 2005


George Wallace is county's first poet laureate
Korea RPCV George Wallace is Suffolk County's first poet laureate 20 January 2005



January 22, 2005: This Week's Top Stories Date: January 22 2005 No: 391 January 22, 2005: This Week's Top Stories
Spread Freedom — but not at gunpoint 22 Jan
Dodd has ring side seat at Inauguration 21 Jan
Peace Corps works in Georgia 21 Jan
Trey Aven monitored Ukraine elections 21 Jan
RPCV group makes quiet indie-pop 21 Jan
Anthony Shriver considers race for Florida Governor 20 Jan
Thomas Tighe says internet brought funds to DRI 20 Jan
Stacy Jupiter researches Australia ecosystems 20 Jan
Libby Garvey is education activist 20 Jan
David McIntyre captures medals on land and in water 19 Jan
Carol Bellamy new president of World Learning 18 Jan
Reed Hastings crossed "Latino Caucus'' 18 Jan
RPCVs sponsor Freeze for Food to aid Colombia farmers 18 Jan
RPCVs urge Bush to aid Democracy in Ukraine 17 Jan
Tom Petri proposes changes in student loan program 17 Jan
Golden Globe Win for Jamie Foxx in RPCV's "Ray" 17 Jan
Stephen Smith is new consul-general in Australia 17 Jan

Spread Freedom — but not at gunpoint
Since its birth, the United States has always been a beacon light of freedom and has spread the good word about democracy and self-government through ideas and aid — but not at gunpoint. Has Bush ever heard of the Marshall Plan, the Peace Corps, the Voice of America and exchange student programs? 22 January 2005


Trey Aven monitored Ukraine elections
RPCV Trey Aven traveled to the Ukraine to monitor that country’s historic special presidential election 22 January 2005


Peace Corps works in Georgia
Since March 2001, the United States Peace Corps arrived in Georgia to help the towns and villages in which they live. 21 January 2005


Richard Celeste shares insights and experiences
Former Peace Corps Director Richard Celeste shares insight, experiences at Saybrook tea 21 January 2005


"El Rey" mixes fact with the urban legend
Interestingly, the movie "El Rey" mixes biographical fact with the urban legend that members of the Peace Corps opened the market for Colombia's cocaine three decades ago. In the film, a Peace Corps worker named Harry works with El Rey to move cocaine to New York and other US cities. 21 January 2005


President makes no reference to Peace Corps
In his Inaugural, the president made no reference to diplomacy or peace talks or the Peace Corps, despite a groundswell even among fellow Republicans for the use of such strategies. 21 January 2005


RPCV group makes quiet indie-pop
Maybellines with RPCVs Al Adams and guitarist Mike Levasseur make noise in quiet indie-pop scene 21 January 2005


Dodd has ring side seat at Inauguration
Dodd gets ring side seat at Inauguration 21 January 2005


Elaine Jones leads MLK observance
Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones leads Vermont Law School’s Martin Luther King Day observance 20 January 2005


Stacy Jupiter researches Australia ecosystems
Gabon RPCV Stacy Jupiter pursuing research on mangrove and coral ecosystems in Australia 20 January 2005


Libby Garvey is education activist
A PTA activist and former Peace Corps volunteer, Libby Garvey is making education policy the centerpiece of her election platform as a democratic candidate. Reforming the Commonwealth’s stance on No Child Left Behind, she said, is a vital first step. 20 January 2005


RPCV Cindy Cain sings jazz
Singer Cindy Cain landed her first singing gig in 1988 with a Cameroonian jazz quartet while working in the West African nation as a Peace Corps volunteer 20 January 2005


Film Festival presents Kinky Friedman documentary
Stay away from the Jewish Film Festival's documentary about Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman on Saturday if you pale at four-letter words and jokes about Mexicans, Jews or Jesus 20 January 2005


Anthony Shriver has his eye on Tallahassee
Anthony Kennedy Shriver has his eye on Tallahassee 20 January 2005


Paul A. Bastine's decision spurs a new bill
Spokane County Superior Court Judge Paul A. Bastine's decision in Spokane denying a divorce during pregnancy angers women's advocates and spurs a new bill 20 January 2005


Jim Doyle to lead trade delegation to Mexico
As more and more Wisconsin businesses become interested in doing business with Mexico, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle says the best way to get started is by meeting the neighbors to the South in person by attending his next trade mission 20 January 2005


Chris Dodd plays key role in Bush Inauguration
RPCV Senator Chris Dodd plays key role in Bush Inauguration 20 January 2005


Alejandro Toledo angry at critics
Peru president Alejandro Toledo angry at critics 20 January 2005


Thomas Tighe says internet brought funds to DRI
Thomas Tighe says the Internet has allowed thousands of people hoping to help survivors of the tragedy in South Asia find his organization. "It hasn't been the result of a sophisticated marketing or outreach plan," says Mr. Tighe. "It's been completely organic, and totally unexpected." 20 January 2005


RPCV author of children's books dead at 62
Philippines RPCV Muff Singer, author of children's books, dead at 62 19 January 2005


Joe Marley Alaska School Principal of the Year
Niger RPCV Joe Marley was selected by the Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals to be the 2004 Small School Principal of the Year 19 January 2005


Georgia RPCV names puppy Gushagi
When the man our daughter Kate later married brought her a puppy while she served in the Peace Corps in the Republic of Georgia, she named it Gushagi 19 January 2005


Colin Powell thanks Peace Corps
"I want to thank everybody in the department," Colin Powell said, "whether you're Foreign Service, civil service, Foreign Service National or all the components thereof, whether you are here in the department, whether you're the Peace Corps and all the other organizations that flow into the State Department family. I thank you from the bottom of my heart." 19 January 2005


David McIntyre captures medals on land and in water
Jamaica RPCV David McIntyre captures medals on land, in water 19 January 2005


Bill Mateer opens exhibition in Iowa
Ethiopia RPCV Bill Mateer opens exhibition 19 January 2005


Dr. Katherine McNally goes to tsunami-stricken Indonesia
Thailand RPCV Dr. Katherine McNally heads to tsunami-stricken Indonesia 19 January 2005


Dodd questions Rice on Abu Ghraib prison abuses
Dodd questions Condoleezza Rice on Abu Ghraib prison abuses 19 January 2005


Probe botched says Poirier family
Probe botched, say family of Peace Corps Volunteer Walter Poirier lost in Bolivia 18 January 2005


Walter Poirier vanished into thin air
Walter Poirier vanished into thin air 18 January 2005


Maria Shriver Uses Holiday to Dig In and Help Out
Maria Shriver Uses Holiday to Dig In and Help Out 18 January 2005


RPCVs sponsor Freeze for Food to aid Colombia farmers
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison will sponsor the 24th annual Freeze for Food to aid Colombia farmers 18 January 2005


Carol Bellamy new president of World Learning
UNICEF Director Carol Bellamy tapped as new president of World Learning 18 January 2005


Steve Cropp to head Wrangell Ranger District
Costa Rica RPCV Steve Cropp leader is set to take the reins of the Tongass National Forest's Wrangell Ranger District 18 January 2005


Reed Hastings crossed "Latino Caucus''
RPCV Reed Hastings, a moderate Democrat who had a broad range of support from his own party, had committed the unforgivable sin of crossing the ``Latino Caucus'' and its out-of-touch position on bilingual education. As a result, someone who has been a committed advocate of our children's education has now been forced from office because he is not empathetic enough for the Latino Caucus 18 January 2005


Mark Gearan talks about Martin Luther King Day
Mark Gearan talks about Martin Luther King Day 18 January 2005


David Womble visits world's most troubled spots
Kenya RPCV David Womble visits world's most troubled spots 17 January 2005


Mae Jemison offered thoughts on King
Keynote speaker Mae Jemison offered thoughts on King, diversity, science and life 17 January 2005


Kelly Bauer assesses tsunami damage in India
Uzbekistan RPCV Kelly Bauer assesses tsunami damage in India 17 January 2005


Stephen Smith is new consul-general in Australia
Afghanistan RPCV Stephen Smith is new US consul-general in Sydney Australia 17 January 2005


RPCVs urge Bush to aid Democracy in Ukraine
RPCVs urge President Bush and Congress to aid Democracy in Ukraine 17 January 2005


Tom Petri proposes changes in student loan program
Tom Petri proposes changes in the federal guaranteed student loan program for college students that could save $12.3 billion over 10 years 17 January 2005


Reed Hastings rejected for State Board of Education
The rejection of well-respected community leader Reed Hastings to the State Board of Education is most unfortunate 17 January 2005


Golden Globe Win for Jamie Foxx in RPCV's "Ray"
Golden Globe Win for Ray: This is a great achievement for Jamie Foxx and a testament to Taylor Hackford´s visionary direction 17 January 2005


Mondesire suggests RPCV Elaine Jones head NAACP
J. Whyatt Mondesire suggests RPCV Elaine Jones to head NAACP: "We are basically 2,200 local organizations with a national title," Mondesire, 56, says of the factions. "The organization needs a heavyweight with a national reputation who can raise money, who has a vision and who has the connections to push us forward with a modern civil rights agenda." 17 January 2005


Jamie Foxx thanks Director Taylor Hackford
Jamie Foxx, an African American personally thanked Director Taylor Hackford, who is white for believing in the film "Ray" 16 January 2005


Norm Coleman pays surprise visit to Wana in Pakistan
Norm Coleman pays surprise visit to Wana in Pakistan 15 January 2005


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



January 15, 2005: This Week's Top Stories Date: January 15 2005 No: 375 January 15, 2005: This Week's Top Stories
Bellamy finishing term - Veneman to head Unicef 15 Jan
230 RPCVs volunteer for Crisis Corps 14 Jan
Peace Corps Fund needs silent auction items 12 Jan
Matt Gould in one-man Peace Corps show in Hollywood 12 Jan
Taylor Hackford's "Ray" Nominated for Golden Globe 12 Jan
Ambassador Johnson shares memories of Thailand 11 Jan
Senator Dodd suggests PC return to Venezuela 11 Jan
Ambassador Hull wants PC to return to Sierra Leone 11 Jan
Poiriers unhappy with PC investigation of missing son 10 Jan
Emile Hons reflects on the Deborah Gardner murder case 10 Jan
Judge Paul A. Bastine criticized for stalling Divorce 6 Jan
Volunteer Patricia D. Scatoloni dies in Macedonia 4 Jan
more top stories...

Kevin Quigley says to provide tools to rebuild lives
Up until the last decade, Kevin Quigley says, many well-intentioned assistance efforts didn’t always produce the best results. 15 January 2005


Senator Nelson supports PC in Latin America
Senator Nelson encourages Peace Corps in Latin America 15 January 2005


Bellamy finishes term - Veneman to head UNICEF
Bellamy finishes term - Veneman Reportedly To Be Chief Of UNICEF 15 January 2005


Latinos oppose Hastings for limiting bilingual education
A bloc of mostly Latinos opposed Reed Hastings because under his leadership the board ramrodded through policies limiting bilingual education 15 January 2005


Steve Saum observed elections in Ukraine
RPCV Steve Saum brings hope from Ukraine 14 January 2005


230 RPCVs call to volunteer for Crisis Corps
Since the tsunamis, 230 returned volunteers have called the Peace Corps to volunteer their services 14 January 2005


Carol Bellamy disagrees with critics
Carol Bellamy disagrees with critics of her tenure who say her promotion of children's rights and women's issues in the last decade has detracted from the issue of child mortality. "Unicef is taking into account the broader implications of what contributes to child survival," she says. "It isn't as if we created a separate subset area. It's that gender issues run through all of it." 14 January 2005


PC officially names New Chief of Staff
Peace Corps officially Names Marie Wheat as New Chief of Staff/Chief of Operations 14 January 2005


Tom Murphy sure he'll be cleared in contract probe
Tom Murphy Confident he'll be cleared in fire union contract probe 14 January 2005


RPCV George Friou will head to Indonesia
Gabon RPCV George Friou will head to Indonesia this week to help restore a health-care infrastructure 13 January 2005


CARE Founder Richard Reuter dies
CARE Founder Richard Reuter dies: President Kennedy sought Mr. Reuter's advice when building the Peace Corps; CARE helped train its first volunteers 13 January 2005


Connie Zakos in San Mateo Women’s Hall of Fame
Sierra Leone RPCV Connie Zakos named to the San Mateo County Women’s Hall of Fame 13 January 2005


Dr. Katherine McNally will spend month in Indonesia
Dr. Katherine McNally, a family practitioner at Kaiser Petaluma, is returning to South Asia 20 years after serving in the Peace Corps in Thailand. She will spend a month in Banda Aceh in Indonesia working in coordination with the Britain-based Mentor Initiative, a program that trains local people how to reduce cases of malaria and other diseases. 13 January 2005


Marilyn Horn enamored with Hispanic culture
Marilyn Horn became enamored with Spanish and Hispanic cultures as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru and turned it into her profession 13 January 2005


RPCV Tammie Willcuts in People magazine
Sri Lanka RPCV Tammie Willcuts' humanitarian work put her in People magazine this week 13 January 2005


Farr urges withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
Sixteen US Democrat Congress members including Sam Farr have urged President George W. Bush to begin the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq 13 January 2005


"El Rey" in running for foreign-language Academy Award
El Rey is one of the 50 movies in the running for this year's foreign-language Academy Award. An urban legend plays a key role in the movie -- American Peace Corps workers teamed up with El Rey and other early traffickers to bring cocaine to U.S. soil 12 January 2005


Peace Corps Fund needs silent auction items
Ethiopia RPCV John Coyne says: Peace Corps Fund needs silent auction items 12 January 2005


Matt Gould in one-man Peace Corps show in Hollywood
RPCV Matt Gould writes and performs musical about the time he spent living in Mauritania: "The Time When I was Mamadou" 12 January 2005


McPherson supports "Committee to Unite a Divided America"
Peter McPherson is member of "National Committee to Unite a Divided America" 12 January 2005


Taylor Hackford's "Ray" Nominated for Golden Globe
RPCV Taylor Hackford's "Ray" Nominated for 'Best Picture'* and 'Best Actor' Golden Globe(R) Awards 12 January 2005


Ambassador Johnson shares memories of Thailand
Former US Ambassador to Thailand Darryl Johnson (RPCV Thailand) and his wife Kathleen share memories 11 January 2005


Senator Dodd suggests PC return to Venezuela
Senator Chris Dodd suggested to President Chavez that Venezuela should accept Peace Corps volunteers 11 January 2005


Ambassador Hull wants PC to return to Sierra Leone
Ambassador Hull (RPCV Sierra Leone) is reported to have said, "Returning the Peace Corps to Sierra Leone is one of my top priorities, and something I hope to achieve during my tenure here". 11 January 2005


Bruce Greenlee's eye has healed after sucker-punch
The cut over Bruce Greenlee's eye has healed. The stitches have been out for some time now and only a faint scar shows where the longtime referee says he was sucker-punched by an out-of-control Richmond soccer coach Nov. 20. 11 January 2005


PCV Joseph Cohn recovering from malaria
Zambia PCV Joseph Cohn is making a strong comeback after his body was ravaged by malaria 11 January 2005


James Rupert named bureau chief in Pakistan
Morocco RPCV James Rupert has been named bureau chief of Newsday 's new bureau in Islamabad, Pakistan 11 January 2005


Emile Hons reflects on the Dennis Priven case
An Interview with Emile Hons on the Dennis Priven case 10 January 2005


Poiriers unhappy with PC investigation of missing son
"I don't think (the Peace Corps investigator) did the job." said the grandfather of missing Bolivia PCV Walter Poirier. "You don't find leads unless you're out there beating the bushes." 10 January 2005


Gaddi Vasquez to appear on "Hispanic Lifestyle"
Gaddi Vasquez to appear on "Hispanic Lifestyle" 10 January 2005


Obituary: Rosemary Kennedy inspired Special Olympics
Obituary: Rosemary Kennedy was one of the inspirations for the Special Olympics 10 January 2005


Senator Chafee may take over PC Subcommittee
Senator Lincoln Chafee may take over Foreign Relations Subcommittee that oversees Peace Corps 10 January 2005


Lauren E. Caister studies Niger giraffes
Lauren E. Caister, an American who studied the Niger giraffes for two years in the late '90s as a Peace Corps volunteer, says "if the giraffe herd increases, and they run into more encounters with farmers, I think it will lead to more poaching." 9 January 2005


Kelly Bauer helping in tsunami relief effort in India
Uzbekistan RCPV Kelly Bauer is helping in the tsunami relief effort in India 9 January 2005


Mark Hankins promotes Solar Systems in Kenya
Kenya RPCV Mark Hankins is the author Solar Electric Systems for Africa, a book published in 1992 when he set up his company, Energy Alternatives for Africa 9 January 2005


Chris Shays visits tsunami area in Indonesia
Chris Shays visits area in Indonesia wiped out by tsunami 9 January 2005


RPCVs promote ‘‘Motorcycles for Africa'' project
Malawi RPCV Garry Prime helps rebuild motorcycles for ‘‘Motorcycles for Africa'' project 8 January 2005


Heather Buckmaster to head Oklahoma Beef Council
The Gambia RPCV Heather Buckmaster to head Oklahoma Beef Council 8 January 2005


Judge Paul A. Bastine criticized for stalling Divorce
Superior Court Judge Paul A. Bastine (RPCV Brazil) criticized for stalling Woman's Divorce From Abusive Spouse 6 January 2005


Volunteer dies in Macedonia
Peace Corps Mourns the Loss of Volunteer Patricia D. Scatoloni in Macedonia 4 January 2005



January 8, 2005: This Week's Top Stories Date: January 8 2005 No: 367 January 8, 2005: This Week's Top Stories
Zambia RPCV Karla Berg interviews 1,374 people on Peace 7 Jan
Breaking Taboo, Mandela Says Son Died of AIDS 6 Jan
Dreadlocked PCV raises eyebrows in Africa 6 Jan
RPCV Jose Ravano directs CARE's efforts in Sri Lanka 6 Jan
Persuading Retiring Baby Boomers to Volunteer 6 Jan
Inventor of "Drown Proofing" retires 6 Jan
NPCA Membership approves Board Changes 5 Jan
Timothy Shriver announces "Rebuild Hope Fund" 5 Jan
More Water Bottles, Fewer Bullets 4 Jan
Poland RPCV Rebecca Parker runs Solterra Books 2 Jan
Peace Corps Fund plans event for September 30 Dec
RPCV Carmen Bailey recounts bout with cerebral malaria 28 Dec
more top stories...

Tom Petri has proposal to bolster Social Security
Reps. Tom Petri has a proposal to bolster the finances of Social Security that is less-drastic to the future benefit cuts pitched by the Bush administration 6 January 2007


Coleman says an opportunity exists for PC Expansion
Senator Norm Coleman, chairman of the Senate subcommittee with oversight of the Peace Corps, says: I believe an opportunity exists to rededicate ourselves to the mission of the Peace Corps and its expansion to touch more and more lives 7 January 2005


Zambia RPCV Karla Berg interviews 1,374 people on Peace
Zambia RPCV Karla Berg asked 1,374 people living in 38 different rural communities across the country, their definitions of peace last summer 7 January 2005


RPCV Michael Barolak is board member of St. Louis ArtWorks
Sao Tome RPCV Michael Barolak is a board member of St. Louis ArtWorks, a 10-year-old charitable collaboration that provides job training each summer for area 14- to 21-year-olds in the visual, literary and performing arts 7 January 2005


Sam Farr objects to Electoral College count
The House voted 267 to 31 to reject the objection that stopped the count of Electoral College votes with a formal objection to the Ohio results. Democratic Rep. Sam Farr of Carmel was among those who voted to sustain the objection 7 January 2005


James Walsh asks for Subcommittee waiver
James Walsh serves on the Appropriations Committee as chairman of the VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies sub committee. But his six year term is now up. He has asked for a waiver for another two years to remain in his position. If that waiver is denied, Walsh could end up on another subcommittee which includes labor, health and human services. 7 January 2005


Dreadlocked PCV raises eyebrows in Africa
Dreadlocked Peace Corps Volunteer Sire Incisd from Louisiana is doing voluntary work in Zambia and was in Botswana for New Year holidays after spending some time in Malawi and Mozambique 6 January 2005


RPCV Jose Ravano directs CARE's efforts in Sri Lanka
RPCV Jose Ravano directs CARE's efforts in Sri Lanka 6 January 2005


Persuading Retiring Baby Boomers to Volunteer
Persuading Retiring Baby Boomers to Volunteer: The Center for Health Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health begins an effort this week that includes advertising, events, the publication of a book and a public relations campaign, all aimed at promoting volunteerism 6 January 2005


Breaking Taboo, Mandela Says Son Died of AIDS
Breaking Taboo, Mandela Says Son Died of AIDS 6 January 2005


Time is ripe for social capital
Time is ripe for social capital: Responding to the tsunami devastation calls for a rapid expansion and deployment of one of America's most constructive, beloved programs to build social capital: the Peace Corps. 6 January 2005


RPCV Olin Lagon brings high tech jobs to Hawaii
Russia RPCV Olin Lagon brings high tech jobs to the homesteads in Hawaii 6 January 2005


Inventor of "Drown Proofing" retires
Swimming Coach Reagh "Doc" Wetmore drew such national attention that he was summoned by Sargent Shriver in 1961 to teach 'drown-proofing" to Peace Corps volunteers in Puerto Rico 6 January 2005


Shays no longer vice chairman of Budget Committe
Chris Shays will no longer be vice chairman of the House Budget Committee. Shays began to seal his fate last year when he voted against the Republican-crafted budget. House leaders told him then it would be hard for him to be vice chairman and vote that way. 6 January 2005


RPCV David Bernheisel plays role in Ukraine elections
Mongolia RPCV David Bernheisel plays role in Ukraine elections 5 January 2005


RPCV Rick Modica saw devastation in Sri Lanka
RPCV Rick Modica saw devastation in Sri Lanka first-hand 5 January 2005


NPCA Membership approves Board Changes
NPCA Membership approves Board Changes by 95% to 5% with almost 1,000 voting 5 January 2005


Timothy Shriver announces "Rebuild Hope Fund"
Timothy Shriver announces "Rebuild Hope Fund" for Special Olympics Programs affected by tsunami 5 January 2005


Peace Corps gaining recruits
Peace Corps gaining recruits 4 January 2005


31 Thailand RPCVs want to serve in Crisis Corps
Crisis Corps has received applications from 31 RPCVs to serve with Crisis Corps in the rebuilding effort in Southern Thailand. Crisis Corps is amazed and gratified by the response to the call for volunteers. 4 January 2005


RPCV Greg Beck en route to Indonesia to aid residents
Nepal RPCV Greg Beck is en route to Indonesia to aid residents stricken by last week's devastating earthquake and tsunamis 4 January 2005


More Water Bottles, Fewer Bullets
More Water Bottles, Fewer Bullets: John F. Kennedy's decision to create the Peace Corps was in some ways a showy bit of public diplomacy, but its core of idealism and commitment survives to this day 4 January 2005


Governor Taft orders flags at half staff
Governor Taft orders flags at half staff for Tsunami Victims 4 January 2005


Peter McPherson is candidate for World Bank Chief
Peter McPherson is candidate for New World Bank Chief 4 January 2005


Activist Congresswoman dies - Shirley Chisholm had guts
Activist Congresswoman dies - Shirley Chisholm had guts 3 January 2005


Carol Bellamy gives advice on tsunami contributions
Carol Bellamy gives advice on tsunami contributions 3 January 2005


Poland RPCV Rebecca Parker aruns Solterra Books
Poland RPCV Rebecca Parker and her husband run Solterra Books specializing in books for children under ten 2 January 2005


RPCV Gerald Burns opened his heart to five foster sons
RPCV Gerald Burns opened his heart to five foster sons, including three from war-torn Sudan 2 January 2005


Haiti RPCV bride with husband again
For Peace Corps bride Melissa Perkins Joseph and her Haitian groom, Richmond is home now 2 January 2005


Senator Coleman heading to Asia
Senator Coleman , Chairman of the Subcommittee that oversees the Peace Corps, is heading to Asia 2 January 2005


Turkmenistan RPCV Michael Wood writes "Rise up the Phoenix"
Ukraine and Turkmenistan RPCV Michael J. Wood takes us on a journey through the world of business, backroom politics , the drug-infused life of a fast track executive and the subtle differences between lust and love 1 January 2005


RPCV Gary Lortscher makes trip back to Guinea
RPCV Gary Lortscher makes trip back to Guinea 1 January 2005


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


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



January 1, 2005: This Week's Top Stories Date: January 1 2005 No: 355 January 1, 2005: 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
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From 1992 to 1994, Matthew Hayek worked in the Peace...
From 1992 to 1994, Matthew Hayek worked in the Peace Corps on a health project that brought drinking water and sanitation to rural villages in Bolivia. 1 January 2005



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



Bulgaria is a world away from South Florida where Edith...
Bulgaria is a world away from South Florida where Edith Sloan, 61, and Rel Davis, 66, lived before joining Peace Corps in June 2001 1 January 2005



Larimar comes from a single deposit located in 1974 by...
Larimar comes from a single deposit located in 1974 by a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic. Larimar is a pectolite mineral that derives its azure hue from copper inclusions. 1 January 2005



Ecuador RPCV John Perkins leaves the reader in an awkward...
Ecuador RPCV John Perkins leaves the reader in an awkward straddle between a factually persuasive anti-imperialist tract and a novelistic get-even memoir 1 January 2005



Bob and Pat Parish returned last October, forty years after...
Bob and Pat Parish returned last October, forty years after being married in the capital of Addis Ababa at the end of our two years of Peace Corps teaching 1 January 2005



RPCV Gary Lortscher makes trip back to Guinea
RPCV Gary Lortscher makes trip back to Guinea 1 January 2005



Kenya RPCV Gavin R. Kerr to the position of executive...
Kenya RPCV Gavin R. Kerr to the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 1 January 2005



In 1961 Ronald Schuchard joined Teachers for East Africa (TEA...
In 1961 Ronald Schuchard joined Teachers for East Africa (TEA), a USAID-funded precursor to the Peace Corps, which provided teachers for secondary schools in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika 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



Slain RPCV Fern Holland named Oklahoman of the Year...
Slain RPCV Fern Holland named Oklahoman of the Year 1 January 2005



Nepal RPCV Darrell Deppert of Bangladesh had planned to take...
Nepal RPCV Darrell Deppert of Bangladesh had planned to take a Christmas vacation with his wife and two college-aged sons to the Golden Buddha island resort just off the Thailand coast 1 January 2005



Palau RPCV P.F. Kluge remembers Saipan...
Palau RPCV P.F. Kluge remembers Saipan 1 January 2005



Although many present-day U.S. academic experts on Turkey first...
Although many present-day U.S. academic experts on Turkey first entered the field as Peace Corps volunteers, by the fall of 1970 the Peace Corps program in Turkey had come to a practical end 1 January 2005



Turkmenistan RPCV Michael Wood writes "Rise up the Phoenix"
Ukraine and Turkmenistan RPCV Michael J. Wood takes us on a journey through the world of business, backroom politics , the drug-infused life of a fast track executive and the subtle differences between lust and love 1 January 2005



Tom Bissell, young as he is, up-to-the minute...
Tom Bissell, young as he is, up-to-the minute in subject matter and anointed with po-mo glamour by his connection with McSweeney and his cover quote from Dave Eggers, is nevertheless a traditional writer, a master of the well-made slice-of-life 1 January 2005



Aaron Williams talks about his decision to join the Peace...
Aaron Williams talks about his decision to join the Peace Corps 1 January 2005



Aaron Williams talks about the Influence that serving as a...
Aaron Williams talks about the Influence that serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer had on his life 1 January 2005



Aaron Williams talks about leadership...
Aaron Williams talks about leadership 1 January 2005



Aaron Williams talks about the Influence of a High School...
Aaron Williams talks about the Influence of a High School Teacher on his life 1 January 2005



Aaron Williams talks about the Importance of Mentoring...
Aaron Williams talks about the Importance of Mentoring 1 January 2005



A sense of the painful and conflicted aspects of becoming...
A sense of the painful and conflicted aspects of becoming recognizable to others in a new language also characterizes American author Peter Hessler's memoir River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze 1 January 2005



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



RPCV Gerald Burns opened his heart to five foster sons
RPCV Gerald Burns opened his heart to five foster sons, including three from war-torn Sudan 2 January 2005



Senator Coleman heading to Asia
Senator Coleman , Chairman of the Subcommittee that oversees the Peace Corps, is heading to Asia 2 January 2005



The New Year promises to hold more adventures for Andrew...
The New Year promises to hold more adventures for Andrew Conyers, a Peace Corps volunteer in Bangladesh 2 January 2005



RPCV Mike Tidwell is head of the group sponsoring this...
RPCV Mike Tidwell is head of the group sponsoring this Petition to the Maryland Sierra Club Demanding Dan Boone Resign 2 January 2005



Haiti RPCV bride with husband again
For Peace Corps bride Melissa Perkins Joseph and her Haitian groom, Richmond is home now 2 January 2005



McPherson energized MSU...
McPherson energized MSU 2 January 2005



Leadership by McPherson...
Leadership by McPherson 2 January 2005



Brooke E. Cashman has returned from two years of volunteer...
Brooke E. Cashman has returned from two years of volunteer service in the Philippines with the Peace Corps 2 January 2005



Poland RPCV Rebecca Parker aruns Solterra Books
Poland RPCV Rebecca Parker and her husband run Solterra Books specializing in books for children under ten 2 January 2005



UNICEF Chief and former Peace Corps director Bellamy in Sri...
UNICEF Chief and former Peace Corps director Bellamy in Sri Lanka's tsunami-hit areas 2 January 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers Whit and Diane Sears were working in...
Peace Corps Volunteers Whit and Diane Sears were working in Phitsanulok, a city about 700 miles north of where the tsunami hit. 2 January 2005



A review of Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder's show...
A review of Bangladesh RPCV Dannielle Tegeder's show 3 January 2005



Is it true that the Peace Corps is considering sending...
Is it true that the Peace Corps is considering sending Crisis Corps volunteers to Indonesia or to India? 3 January 2005



Kazakhstan RPCV Diana Aljets safe in Thailand after tsunami...
Kazakhstan RPCV Diana Aljets safe in Thailand after tsunami 3 January 2005



Update to work done by Direct Relief International on Janaury...
Update to work done by Direct Relief International on Janaury 3, 2005 3 January 2005



Carol Bellamy gives advice on tsunami contributions
Carol Bellamy gives advice on tsunami contributions 3 January 2005



RPCV Darrell Jeffrey Christopher Smith dies...
RPCV Darrell Jeffrey Christopher Smith dies 3 January 2005



Activist Congresswoman dies - Shirley Chisholm had guts
Activist Congresswoman dies - Shirley Chisholm had guts 3 January 2005



Inspired by their grandmother, RPCV Janet Munro, two Manlius siblings...
Inspired by their grandmother, RPCV Janet Munro, two Manlius siblings are helping to revitalize a school for special-needs children in Armenia 4 January 2005



The word zemidjan means get me there fast in Fon...
The word zemidjan means get me there fast in Fon 4 January 2005



Spokane Superior Court Judge Paul Bastine (RPCV Brazil) has apparently...
Spokane Superior Court Judge Paul Bastine (RPCV Brazil) has apparently decided there are enough bastards in the world and ruled that when Hughes' baby is born, it should be to a married woman. 4 January 2005



Three Ohio Students Join the Peace Corps: Laura Fleischer-Proaño...
Three Ohio Students Join the Peace Corps: Laura Fleischer-Proaño: Ecuador 4 January 2005



RPCV Mike Honda praises late Congressman Robert Matsui...
RPCV Mike Honda praises late Congressman Robert Matsui 4 January 2005



RPCV Greg Beck en route to Indonesia to aid residents
Nepal RPCV Greg Beck is en route to Indonesia to aid residents stricken by last week's devastating earthquake and tsunamis 4 January 2005



Ivory Coast RPCV Tony D'Souza was finally able to find...
Ivory Coast RPCV Tony D'Souza was finally able to find the peace and quiet he needed in the small canyon community of Dunsmuir to write "Whiteman" 4 January 2005



Volunteer dies in Macedonia
Peace Corps Mourns the Loss of Volunteer Patricia D. Scatoloni in Macedonia 4 January 2005



Malaysia Country director Davis Henderson to address county Rotary Club...
Malaysia Country director Davis Henderson to address county Rotary Club 4 January 2005



Nigeria RPCV Dr. John F. Schultz is President of Christian...
Nigeria RPCV Dr. John F. Schultz is President of Christian Children's Fund 4 January 2005



Peter McPherson is candidate for World Bank Chief
Peter McPherson is candidate for New World Bank Chief 4 January 2005



Three Ohio Students Join the Peace Corps: Chela Moore: the...
Three Ohio Students Join the Peace Corps: Chela Moore: the Philippines 4 January 2005



Three Ohio Students Join the Peace Corps: Paige Miller: Samoa...
Three Ohio Students Join the Peace Corps: Paige Miller: Samoa 4 January 2005



Governor Taft orders flags at half staff
Governor Taft orders flags at half staff for Tsunami Victims 4 January 2005



Volunteers at Direct Relief International's Goleta-based have packed seven...
Volunteers at Direct Relief International's Goleta-based have packed seven tons worth of gauze, sutures, surgical instruments, and medicine to help the survivors of the December 26 tsunami. 4 January 2005



Thomas Tighe, president of Direct Relief International, said the group...
Thomas Tighe, president of Direct Relief International, said the group is using precise lists of needed medicines and supplies provided by people in the disaster regions, even though it is a slow process. "Just sending drugs is easy. The point is to get the right stuff to the right people at the right time," he said. 4 January 2005



31 Thailand RPCVs want to serve in Crisis Corps
Crisis Corps has received applications from 31 RPCVs to serve with Crisis Corps in the rebuilding effort in Southern Thailand. Crisis Corps is amazed and gratified by the response to the call for volunteers. 4 January 2005



Peace Corps gaining recruits
Peace Corps gaining recruits 4 January 2005



More Water Bottles, Fewer Bullets
More Water Bottles, Fewer Bullets: John F. Kennedy's decision to create the Peace Corps was in some ways a showy bit of public diplomacy, but its core of idealism and commitment survives to this day 4 January 2005



Burkina Faso RPCV Dr. Guy Fipps takes a 12-month...
Burkina Faso RPCV Dr. Guy Fipps takes a 12-month assignment as the senior water advisor for the Afghanistan Reconstruction Group 5 January 2005



Afghanistan RPCV John E. Greisberger is President of Association of...
Afghanistan RPCV John E. Greisberger is President of Association of International Educators 5 January 2005



Bahrain RPCV Jeff Kelley-Clarke chosen by the Peace Corps...
Bahrain RPCV Jeff Kelley-Clarke chosen by the Peace Corps as country director for Moldova 5 January 2005



Globetrotting professor Jerry Peverall returns from Peace Corps stint in...
Globetrotting professor Jerry Peverall returns from Peace Corps stint in Georgia after serving in India in the 1960's 5 January 2005



Lithuania RPCV Kevin Borrup, JD, MPA is Director of the...
Lithuania RPCV Kevin Borrup, JD, MPA is Director of the Violence Prevention Program at Connecticut Children's Medical Center 5 January 2005



Malawi RPCV Frank Shoemaker announces run for 44th district in...
Malawi RPCV Frank Shoemaker announces run for 44th district in Nebraksa 5 January 2005



Mae Jemison had cameo in Star Trek: The Next Generation...
Mae Jemison had cameo in Star Trek: The Next Generation 5 January 2005



RPCV Paul Bollinger heads for Sri Lanka to help a...
RPCV Paul Bollinger heads for Sri Lanka to help a nation he grew to love 5 January 2005



RPCV Rick Modica saw devastation in Sri Lanka
RPCV Rick Modica saw devastation in Sri Lanka first-hand 5 January 2005



Peace Corps Volunteer Kari in Turkmenistan: New Years in Turkmenistan...
Peace Corps Volunteer Kari in Turkmenistan: New Years in Turkmenistan 5 January 2005



RPCV David Bernheisel plays role in Ukraine elections
Mongolia RPCV David Bernheisel plays role in Ukraine elections 5 January 2005



Timothy Shriver announces "Rebuild Hope Fund"
Timothy Shriver announces "Rebuild Hope Fund" for Special Olympics Programs affected by tsunami 5 January 2005



NPCA Membership approves Board Changes
NPCA Membership approves Board Changes by 95% to 5% with almost 1,000 voting 5 January 2005



Dreadlocked PCV raises eyebrows in Africa
Dreadlocked Peace Corps Volunteer Sire Incisd from Louisiana is doing voluntary work in Zambia and was in Botswana for New Year holidays after spending some time in Malawi and Mozambique 6 January 2005



Judge Paul A. Bastine criticized for stalling Divorce
Superior Court Judge Paul A. Bastine (RPCV Brazil) criticized for stalling Woman's Divorce From Abusive Spouse 6 January 2005



Tales from Cameroon by Richard Anderson...
Tales from Cameroon by Richard Anderson 6 January 2005



Colombia RPCV Jay Nordlinger writes on "Che Chic...
Colombia RPCV Jay Nordlinger writes on "Che Chic" 6 January 2005



Shays no longer vice chairman of Budget Committe
Chris Shays will no longer be vice chairman of the House Budget Committee. Shays began to seal his fate last year when he voted against the Republican-crafted budget. House leaders told him then it would be hard for him to be vice chairman and vote that way. 6 January 2005



Mr. Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports...
Mr. Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports on Thursday commended the United States (US) Peace Corps Volunteers (PCV) for their immense contribution towards the country's educational sector 6 January 2005



Taylor McLean is working toward her master's degree while serving...
Taylor McLean is working toward her master's degree while serving with the Peace Corps in Ghana, West Africa 6 January 2005



Former Peace Corps Director Carol Bellamy talks with the Australian...
Former Peace Corps Director Carol Bellamy talks with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about Australian aid to Indonesia 6 January 2005



The Nine Hills of Nambonkaha" by Sarah Erdman is another...
"The Nine Hills of Nambonkaha" by Sarah Erdman is another beautifully rendered memoir 6 January 2005



Nathaniel Arguelles, a 23-year-old Peace Corps volunteer, has...
Nathaniel Arguelles, a 23-year-old Peace Corps volunteer, has been teaching for the past 16 months in a village outside Jala-Abad in southern Kyrgyzstan 6 January 2005



After bombings at the American Center in Kathmandu last September...
After bombings at the American Center in Kathmandu last September, the U.S. government decided that Nepal was not safe for the 80-odd Peace Corps volunteers and withdrew them 6 January 2005



RPCV Olin Lagon brings high tech jobs to Hawaii
Russia RPCV Olin Lagon brings high tech jobs to the homesteads in Hawaii 6 January 2005



Breaking Taboo, Mandela Says Son Died of AIDS
Breaking Taboo, Mandela Says Son Died of AIDS 6 January 2005



RPCV Jose Ravano returns to direct CARE's efforts in Sri...
RPCV Jose Ravano returns to direct CARE's efforts in Sri Lanka 6 January 2005



RPCV Jose Ravano directs CARE's efforts in Sri Lanka
RPCV Jose Ravano directs CARE's efforts in Sri Lanka 6 January 2005



RPCV Kirby Nicol who has friends in tsunami-battered areas...
RPCV Kirby Nicol who has friends in tsunami-battered areas of Sri Lanka and Thailand says: "Compassion, in its best form, is done one-on-one" 6 January 2005



RPCV Kirby Nicol who has friends in tsunami-battered areas...
RPCV Kirby Nicol who has friends in tsunami-battered areas of Sri Lanka and Thailand says: "Compassion, in its best form, is done one-on-one" 6 January 2005



Katie and John Zawacki departed for St. Lucia to begin...
Katie and John Zawacki departed for St. Lucia to begin a tour with the Peace Corps 6 January 2005



Sarah Metzger-Traber went on a three-month volunteer program...
Sarah Metzger-Traber went on a three-month volunteer program in Tanzania East Africa that was akin to a mini-stint with the Peace Corps 6 January 2005



Venezuela RPCV Sam Racadio retiring as Highland city manager...
Venezuela RPCV Sam Racadio retiring as Highland city manager 6 January 2005



Persuading Retiring Baby Boomers to Volunteer
Persuading Retiring Baby Boomers to Volunteer: The Center for Health Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health begins an effort this week that includes advertising, events, the publication of a book and a public relations campaign, all aimed at promoting volunteerism 6 January 2005



Time is ripe for social capital
Time is ripe for social capital: Responding to the tsunami devastation calls for a rapid expansion and deployment of one of America's most constructive, beloved programs to build social capital: the Peace Corps. 6 January 2005



Inventor of "Drown Proffing" retires
Swimming Coach Reagh "Doc" Wetmore drew such national attention that he was summoned by Sargent Shriver in 1961 to teach 'drown-proofing" to Peace Corps volunteers in Puerto Rico 6 January 2005



Inventor of "Drown Proffing" retires
[Full Story] Swimming Coach Reagh "Doc" Wetmore drew such national attention that he was summoned by Sargent Shriver in 1961 to teach 'drown-proofing" to Peace Corps volunteers in Puerto Rico 6 January 2005



You really wanted to join the Peace Corps, but little...
You really wanted to join the Peace Corps, but little things like marriage, kids and a mortgage annulled your good intentions. You can still fulfill your need to reach out to struggling communities across the globe by taking a volunteer vacation. 7 January 2005



Coleman says an opporutnity exists for PC Expansion
Senator Norm Coleman, chairman of the Senate subcommittee with oversight of the Peace Corps, says: I believe an opportunity exists to rededicate ourselves to the mission of the Peace Corps and its expansion to touch more and more lives 7 January 2005



Coleman says an opporutnity exists for PC Expansion
Senator Norm Coleman, chairman of the Senate subcommittee with oversight of the Peace Corps, says: I believe an opportunity exists to rededicate ourselves to the mission of the Peace Corps and its expansion to touch more and more lives 7 January 2005



Peace Corps Volunteer Genevieve Garrett is working with a youth...
Peace Corps Volunteer Genevieve Garrett is working with a youth development program in Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria 7 January 2005



Sam Farr objects to Electoral College count
The House voted 267 to 31 to reject the objection that stopped the count of Electoral College votes with a formal objection to the Ohio results. Democratic Rep. Sam Farr of Carmel was among those who voted to sustain the objection 7 January 2005



Senator Dodd to visit Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela...
Senator Dodd to visit Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. 7 January 2005



Rebecca Biely is working in the Peace Corps in Moldova...
Rebecca Biely is working in the Peace Corps in Moldova as an agricultural business development volunteer 7 January 2005



James Walsh asks for Subcommittee waiver
James Walsh serves on the Appropriations Committee as chairman of the VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies sub committee. But his six year term is now up. He has asked for a waiver for another two years to remain in his position. If that waiver is denied, Walsh could end up on another subcommittee which includes labor, health and human services. 7 January 2005



RPCV Michael Barolak is board member of St. Louis ArtWorks
Sao Tome RPCV Michael Barolak is a board member of St. Louis ArtWorks, a 10-year-old charitable collaboration that provides job training each summer for area 14- to 21-year-olds in the visual, literary and performing arts 7 January 2005



Update to work done by Direct Relief International on Janaury...
Update to work done by Direct Relief International on Janaury 7, 2005 7 January 2005



Turkey RPCV Roseanne S. Allexenberg, the founder of Cayuga County's...
Turkey RPCV Roseanne S. Allexenberg, the founder of Cayuga County's Christmas Elf program, died of ovarian cancer 7 January 2005



Turkey RPCV Roseanne S. Allexenberg, the founder of Cayuga County's...
Turkey RPCV Roseanne S. Allexenberg, the founder of Cayuga County's Christmas Elf program, died of ovarian cancer 7 January 2005



Herald Publisher Alberto Ibarguen shuts down Street Weekly...
Herald Publisher Alberto Ibarguen shuts down Street Weekly 7 January 2005



Zambia RPCV Karla Berg interviews 1,374 people on Peace
Zambia RPCV Karla Berg asked 1,374 people living in 38 different rural communities across the country, their definitions of peace last summer 7 January 2005



I was looking for different volunteer opportunities," said Kevin Jenkins...
"I was looking for different volunteer opportunities," said Kevin Jenkins. "At first, I was looking at the Peace Corps, but their application process was too difficult. I went to AmeriCorps and I found the City Year program." 7 January 2005



Kent Butterfield says: Let's create a Secretary of Peace as...
Kent Butterfield says: Let's create a Secretary of Peace as recommended by Martin Gregory (Forum Jan. 3) and swap the budgets of the Department of Defense with the Peace Corps. 7 January 2005



RPCV Taylor Hackford was nominated Thursday for the 2004 Directors...
RPCV Taylor Hackford was nominated Thursday for the 2004 Directors Guild of America award for "Ray" 8 January 2005



RPCVs promote ‘‘Motorcycles for Africa'' project
Malawi RPCV Garry Prime helps rebuild motorcycles for ‘‘Motorcycles for Africa'' project 8 January 2005



Bangladesh RPCV Ned Berghausen in Thailand aids rescues...
Bangladesh RPCV Ned Berghausen in Thailand aids rescues 8 January 2005



The Gambia RPCV Heather Buckmaster to speak to Chickasha Rotary...
The Gambia RPCV Heather Buckmaster to speak to Chickasha Rotary Club 8 January 2005



Heather Buckmaster to head Oklahoma Beef Council
The Gambia RPCV Heather Buckmaster to head Oklahoma Beef Council 8 January 2005



Carol Bellamy of the United Nations Children's Fund discusses the...
Carol Bellamy of the United Nations Children's Fund discusses the heartbreak she witnessed on a tour through tsunami-ravaged Asia 8 January 2005



Coleman leaves Iraq; on way to Afghanistan...
Coleman leaves Iraq; on way to Afghanistan 8 January 2005



Bill Moyers says: As difficult as it is, however, for...
Bill Moyers says: As difficult as it is, however, for journalists to fashion a readable narrative for complex issues without depressing our readers and viewers, there is an even harder challenge – to pierce the ideology that governs official policy today 8 January 2005



Our Butch & Sundance Tour is largely based on the work...
Our Butch & Sundance Tour is largely based on the work of Anne Meadows and Peru RPCV Daniel Buck, who have extensively researched the bandits' activities in Bolivia 9 January 2005



Nearly four years after Walter J. Poirier, a Peace Corps...
Nearly four years after Walter J. Poirier, a Peace Corps volunteer from Lowell, went missing, Bolivian and US authorities have made little progress in establishing what happened to him. Poirier's family and others familiar with the case say they believe the investigation has been bungled. 9 January 2005



Brazil RPCV Larry Liberty is the author of Leadership Wisdom...
Brazil RPCV Larry Liberty is the author of Leadership Wisdom - A Guide to Producing Extraordinary Results 9 January 2005



RPCV Tom Hazuka takes an earnest and sometimes compelling look...
RPCV Tom Hazuka takes an earnest and sometimes compelling look at life in Chile shortly after Pinochet's ascension to power, through the eyes of a 22-year-old American Peace Corps volunteer who comes to Santiago in 1978 9 January 2005



Chile RPCV Tom Hazuka is Professor of English at CCSU...
Chile RPCV Tom Hazuka is Professor of English at CCSU 9 January 2005



Chile RPCV Tom Hazuka is the author of three novels...
Chile RPCV Tom Hazuka is the author of three novels 9 January 2005



Chile RPCV Tom Hazuka edited Flash Fiction...
Chile RPCV Tom Hazuka edited Flash Fiction 9 January 2005



Chris Shays visits tsunami area in Indonesia
Chris Shays visits area in Indonesia wiped out by tsunami 9 January 2005



RPCV Mark Swisher is an Ohio native, but his Guatemalan...
RPCV Mark Swisher is an Ohio native, but his Guatemalan wife left her entire family back in Central America. 9 January 2005



Malawi RPCV Robert Blackwill joined Barbour Griffith & Rogers International in...
Malawi RPCV Robert Blackwill joined Barbour Griffith & Rogers International in a newly-created job of president 9 January 2005



Kelly Bauer helping in tsunami relief effort in India
Uzbekistan RCPV Kelly Bauer is helping in the tsunami relief effort in India 9 January 2005



Kenya RPCV David Womble continues to go where the need...
Kenya RPCV David Womble continues to go where the need is and ask the anguished what would ease their pain 9 January 2005



Mark Hankins promotes Solar Systems in Kenya
Kenya RPCV Mark Hankins is the author Solar Electric Systems for Africa, a book published in 1992 when he set up his company, Energy Alternatives for Africa 9 January 2005



During his three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in...
During his three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in a fishing village in Malaysia, Lars Leader learned a lot about the fragility of life for those who make their living from the sea 9 January 2005



Anna Jan's First Christmas & New Year in Mongolia...
Anna Jan's First Christmas & New Year in Mongolia 9 January 2005



Lauren E. Caister studies Niger giraffes
Lauren E. Caister, an American who studied the Niger giraffes for two years in the late '90s as a Peace Corps volunteer, says "if the giraffe herd increases, and they run into more encounters with farmers, I think it will lead to more poaching." 9 January 2005



Fishtailing by Tonga RPCV Jan Worth: I fishtailed almost to...
Fishtailing by Tonga RPCV Jan Worth: I fishtailed almost to death and survived because of physics – momentum, inertia, velocity, force and rain - all the things I didn't study enough in school, in Ohio 9 January 2005



Tonga RPCV Jan Worth says: My new "boyfriend" (silly term...
Tonga RPCV Jan Worth says: My new "boyfriend" (silly term, because we are on the senior side of middle age) drove with me into Yosemite on a blustery, rainy spring day. We'd known each other 25 years before in the Peace Corps. We found each other again, unexpectedly, through a friend and with the help of e-mail. Our rediscovery of one another has been a miracle 9 January 2005



Tonga RPCV Jan Worth teaches creative writing at University of...
Tonga RPCV Jan Worth teaches creative writing at University of Michigan 9 January 2005



Volunteers for Prosperity Annual Report for 2004 says: Over the...
Volunteers for Prosperity Annual Report for 2004 says: Over the past year, VfP organizations indicated having deployed nearly 7,000 volunteers. 9 January 2005



Participants in Volunteers for Propsperity...
Participants in Volunteers for Propsperity 9 January 2005



Senator Chafee may take over PC Subcommittee
Senator Lincoln Chafee may take over Foreign Relations Subcommittee that oversees Peace Corps 10 January 2005



Mike Fox is joining his wife, Rebekah Lambert, who is...
Mike Fox is joining his wife, Rebekah Lambert, who is about midway through a two-year stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in Elbasan, Albania 10 January 2005



Poiriers unhappy with PC investigation of missing son
"I don't think (the Peace Corps investigator) did the job." said the grandfather of missing Bolivia PCV Walter Poirier. "You don't find leads unless you're out there beating the bushes." 10 January 2005



Sydney Tair writes in the Guyana Chronicle: "a shame when...
Sydney Tair writes in the Guyana Chronicle: "a shame when we have committed Peace Corps volunteers in our community, who are dedicated to the uplifting of people's lives and we do nothing to guarantee their safety" 10 January 2005



Yahoo Group - Peace Corps Honduras 2005...
Yahoo Group - Peace Corps Honduras 2005 10 January 2005



Jagan Kaul met his American wife, Maureen, while he worked...
Jagan Kaul met his American wife, Maureen, while he worked against the communists in Nepal in the late 1960s. He was developing a series of children's books to support nationalism. She was a Peace Corps' volunteer -- the artist behind the illustrations in the books. 10 January 2005



Erin Lloyd de Ortigoza committed her time and talent to...
Erin Lloyd de Ortigoza committed her time and talent to help improve an underprivileged community in Paraguay where she met her future husband 10 January 2005



RPCV Leslie Hawke honored for her work with Roma street...
RPCV Leslie Hawke honored for her work with Roma street children and their families in Bacau and Bucharest, Romania 10 January 2005



Determined to make a difference, Mae Jemison served two-and...
Determined to make a difference, Mae Jemison served two-and-a-half years as a Peace Corps medical officer in Sierra Leone and Liberia before joining NASA in 1987. 10 January 2005



Katie Zawacki and her husband John, 69, started their journey...
Katie Zawacki and her husband John, 69, started their journey to St. Lucia to begin a tour with the Peace Corps that will last two years and three months 10 January 2005



RPCV Fred O'Regan's IFAW launches relief operation in Southern Asia...
RPCV Fred O'Regan's IFAW launches relief operation in Southern Asia to help animals and people affected by the recent disaster 10 January 2005



Peace Corps Togo with Chris Harmon...
Peace Corps Togo with Chris Harmon 10 January 2005



Emile Hons reflects on the Dennis Priven case
An Interview with Emile Hons on the Dennis Priven case 10 January 2005



Emile Hons reflects on the Dennis Priven case
An Interview with Emile Hons on the Deborah Gardner murder case 10 January 2005



While serving in the Peace Corps, Carrie Kiley got involved...
While serving in the Peace Corps, Carrie Kiley got involved with Youth CAN, a program that gives young Ukrainians the information skills and confidence needed to make changes in their community 10 January 2005



PBS speaks with a Unesco Head Carol Bellamy who recently...
PBS speaks with a Unesco Head Carol Bellamy who recently toured the regions hit by the tsunami 10 January 2005



Obituary: Rosemary Kennedy inspired Special Olympics
Obituary: Rosemary Kennedy was one of the inspirations for the Special Olympics 10 January 2005



Gaddi Vasquez to appear on "Hispanic Lifestyle"
Gaddi Vasquez to appear on "Hispanic Lifestyle" 10 January 2005



American Soldier Aidan Delgado, son of RPCV, speaks of Iraq...
American Soldier Aidan Delgado, son of RPCV, speaks of Iraq - In Good Conscience 10 January 2005



Bush pledges $350 Million in Tsunami Aid, Lawmakers say amount...
Bush pledges $350 Million in Tsunami Aid, Lawmakers say amount may triple 10 January 2005



Funded through the Shriver Center on the campus of The...
Funded through the Shriver Center on the campus of The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, there are seven Choice Program offices across the state. Mark Shriver founded the Choice Program after drawing inspiration from his parents, Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Robert Sargent Shriver 10 January 2005



Former US ambassador to India Robert Blackwill wants New Delhi...
Former US ambassador to India Robert Blackwill wants New Delhi to hire him as a lobbyist in Washington, according to diplomatic sources 11 January 2005



Malawi RPCV Robert Blackwill says India should not become UNSC...
Malawi RPCV Robert Blackwill says India should not become UNSC veto power 11 January 2005



Kenya RPCV Susan Lewis dies...
Kenya RPCV Susan Lewis dies 11 January 2005



James Rupert named bureau chief in Pakistan
Morocco RPCV James Rupert has been named bureau chief of Newsday 's new bureau in Islamabad, Pakistan 11 January 2005



Bruce Greenlee's eye has healed after sucker-punch
The cut over Bruce Greenlee's eye has healed. The stitches have been out for some time now and only a faint scar shows where the longtime referee says he was sucker-punched by an out-of-control Richmond soccer coach Nov. 20. 11 January 2005



Ambassador Hull wants PC to return to Sierra Leone
Ambassador Hull (RPCV Sierra Leone) is reported to have said, "Returning the Peace Corps to Sierra Leone is one of my top priorities, and something I hope to achieve during my tenure here". 11 January 2005



RPCV Reed Hastings was a good man, a solid appointee...
RPCV Reed Hastings was a good man, a solid appointee, but Democrats in California are going to tar and feather him anyway 11 January 2005



Ambassador Johnson shares memories of Thailand
Former US Ambassador to Thailand Darryl Johnson (RPCV Thailand) and his wife Kathleen share memories 11 January 2005



Thailand RPCV Ann Supanklang was in Thailand in Thailand when...
Thailand RPCV Ann Supanklang was in Thailand in Thailand when the tsunami hit 11 January 2005



Peace Corps Volunteer Karla Krause was in Kiev's Independence Square...
Peace Corps Volunteer Karla Krause was in Kiev's Independence Square during the celebration for Viktor Yushchenko, who beat Viktor Yanukovych in the presidential election last month 11 January 2005



Senator Dodd suggests PC return to Venezuela
Senator Chris Dodd suggested to President Chavez that Venezuela should accept Peace Corps volunteers 11 January 2005



PCV Joseph Cohn recovering from malaria
Zambia PCV Joseph Cohn is making a strong comeback after his body was ravaged by malaria 11 January 2005



In 1968, having witnessed her sister's struggles and triumphs, Eunice...
In 1968, having witnessed her sister's struggles and triumphs, Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded the Special Olympics. It came out of a love that only a sister can hold 11 January 2005



Richard Reuter, who served as executive director of the international...
Richard Reuter, who served as executive director of the international humanitarian organization CARE from 1955 -1962, passed away Friday from cardiac arrest at his Lake Bluff, IL home at 86. While at CARE, Reuter worked with Sargent Shriver and President John F. Kennedy to develop the Peace Corps model. 11 January 2005



Bahrain RPCV Jeff Kelley-Clarke and his wife, Paula, are...
Bahrain RPCV Jeff Kelley-Clarke and his wife, Paula, are packing for a move to Moldova, where he will oversee about 40 paid staffers and 135 volunteers for the Peace Corps 12 January 2005



Taylor Hackford's "Ray" Nominated for Golden Globe
RPCV Taylor Hackford's "Ray" Nominated for 'Best Picture'* and 'Best Actor' Golden Globe(R) Awards 12 January 2005



"El Rey" in running for foreign-language Academy Award
El Rey is one of the 50 movies in the running for this year's foreign-language Academy Award. An urban legend plays a key role in the movie -- American Peace Corps workers teamed up with El Rey and other early traffickers to bring cocaine to U.S. soil 12 January 2005



Congo Kinshasa RPCV George Wolfe Named Coordinator of Science Academy...
Congo Kinshasa RPCV George Wolfe Named Coordinator of Science Academy 12 January 2005



RPCV Mike Honda is an unabashed fan of Doris Matsui...
RPCV Mike Honda is an unabashed fan of Doris Matsui. "She's one of the most ready persons I know," said Honda. "She is truly capable and has been a full partner in a lot of the work he does. If she said, ‘I want to follow up with Bob's legacy and want to run for that seat, for whatever reason.' I'm there 100 percent." 12 January 2005



Peace Corps Fund needs silent auction items
Ethiopia RPCV John Coyne says: Peace Corps Fund needs silent auction items 12 January 2005



Amanda Rogers will be stationed in Guinea, West Africa, as...
Amanda Rogers will be stationed in Guinea, West Africa, as a volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps 12 January 2005



Matt Gould in one-man Peace Corps show in Hollywood
RPCV Matt Gould writes and performs musical about the time he spent living in Mauritania: "The Time When I was Mamadou" 12 January 2005



An American in Nepal: The adventures of James Parks...
An American in Nepal: The adventures of James Parks 12 January 2005



McPherson supports "Committee to Unite a Divided America"
Peter McPherson is member of "National Committee to Unite a Divided America" 12 January 2005



Over 200 RPCVs respond to Crisis Corps Call, Peace Corps...
Over 200 RPCVs respond to Crisis Corps Call, Peace Corps to Send 30 Returned Volunteers to Thailand for Tsunami Aid 12 January 2005



Chris Hamon is three months into a two year assignment...
Chris Hamon is three months into a two year assignment in Togo with the Peace Corps 12 January 2005



It's early morning and Heather Senecal sips a cup of...
It's early morning and Heather Senecal sips a cup of water while sitting on the porch of her hut in Togo 12 January 2005



Envoys said Outgoing U.S. agriculture secretary Ann Veneman is the...
Envoys said Outgoing U.S. agriculture secretary Ann Veneman is the Bush administration's candidate to take over the U.N. Children's Fund in May. No decision has been made yet on the UNICEF post, held by American Carol Bellamy for the past 10 years. 12 January 2005



A robust Peace Corps...
A robust Peace Corps 12 January 2005



Rachel Hoy serves in Cameroon...
Rachel Hoy serves in Cameroon 13 January 2005



Farr urges withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
Sixteen US Democrat Congress members including Sam Farr have urged President George W. Bush to begin the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq 13 January 2005



Ghana RPCV Tod Bruning safe in Sri Lanka...
Ghana RPCV Tod Bruning safe in Sri Lanka 13 January 2005



Dr. Katherine McNally will spend month in Indonesia
Dr. Katherine McNally, a family practitioner at Kaiser Petaluma, is returning to South Asia 20 years after serving in the Peace Corps in Thailand. She will spend a month in Banda Aceh in Indonesia working in coordination with the Britain-based Mentor Initiative, a program that trains local people how to reduce cases of malaria and other diseases. 13 January 2005



RPCV George Friou will head to Indonesia
Gabon RPCV George Friou will head to Indonesia this week to help restore a health-care infrastructure 13 January 2005



Gabon RPCV George Friou will direct a team of nine...
Gabon RPCV George Friou will direct a team of nine health officials who will survey regions swamped by the tsunami in Indonesia 13 January 2005



Val Walker is high school teacher: The Walkers met in...
Val Walker is high school teacher: The Walkers met in Jamaica, where she was a Peace Corps volunteer 13 January 2005



RPCV Matt Gould writes and performs "The Time When I...
RPCV Matt Gould writes and performs "The Time When I Was Mamadou," a hilarious and touching one-man musical play about the ill-guided misadventures of a red-headed, black, Jewish, gay boy who wants to help the "poor souls of the world to see life through [his] eyes." 13 January 2005



Marilyn Horn enamored with Hispanic culture
Marilyn Horn became enamored with Spanish and Hispanic cultures as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru and turned it into her profession 13 January 2005



Connie Zakos in San Mateo Women's Hall of Fame
Sierra Leone RPCV Connie Zakos named to the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame 13 January 2005



RPCV Tammie Willcuts in People magazine
Sri Lanka RPCV Tammie Willcuts' humanitarian work put her in People magazine this week 13 January 2005



Although Tom Bissell himself served a brief hitch in the...
Although Tom Bissell himself served a brief hitch in the Peace Corps, his characters in "God Lives in St. Petersburg" are seriously altruism-challenged 13 January 2005



Sherry Flairty knew from the get-go, long before Bob...
Sherry Flairty knew from the get-go, long before Bob Wilder ever thought about asking her to become his wife, that he had a dream of one day joining the Peace Corps. Thirteen months ago, at the age of 55, Bob took early retirement. A month later, he filed the first in a series of applications for the Peace Corps. Bob will be gone for 27 months -- three months for training, then 24 months in a mud hut without plumbing somewhere in Zambia. His assignment: Public health/HIV-AIDS. 13 January 2005



Rumfield's Choices...
Rumfield's Choices 13 January 2005



While a graduate student, Dr. Al Guskin organized a student...
While a graduate student, Dr. Al Guskin organized a student group on the Ann Arbor campus that is widely credited with inspiring John F. Kennedy to establish the Peace Corps 13 January 2005



While a graduate student, Dr. Al Guskin organized a student...
While a graduate student, Dr. Al Guskin organized a student group on the Ann Arbor campus that is widely credited with inspiring John F. Kennedy to establish the Peace Corps 13 January 2005



CARE Founder Richard Reuter dies
CARE Founder Richard Reuter dies: President Kennedy sought Mr. Reuter's advice when building the Peace Corps; CARE helped train its first volunteers 13 January 2005



Sean Maloney stayed in a village called Guene in the...
Sean Maloney stayed in a village called Guene in the northern part of Benin for two years working as an environmental action volunteer 14 January 2005



Taylor Hackford's 'Ray' to be released to video early...
Taylor Hackford's 'Ray' to be released to video early 14 January 2005



Bulgarian Pigs and American Stains
Bulgarian Pigs and American Stains by Ognyan Georgiev 14 January 2005



Front Page Headline (above the fold): According to American Peace...
Front Page Headline (above the fold): According to American Peace Corps Volunteers: This is Bulgaria by Ognyan Georgiev 14 January 2005



Cameroon. Period. by Allen...
Cameroon. Period. by Allen 14 January 2005



Dominican Republic RPCV Cheryl Cumings is the outreach-diversity coordinator...
Dominican Republic RPCV Cheryl Cumings is the outreach-diversity coordinator for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind 14 January 2005



Insurance Industry Bristling Under RPCV John Garamendi's New Requirements...
Insurance Industry Bristling Under RPCV John Garamendi's New Requirements 14 January 2005



Ruth Bolstridge making a difference as Peace Corps volunteer in...
Ruth Bolstridge making a difference as Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala 14 January 2005



By just concentrating on four provinces in and around Baghdad...
By just concentrating on four provinces in and around Baghdad, says RPCV Robert Blackwill, we are getting a distorted and overly pessimistic picture of what the situation in Iraq is really like 14 January 2005



Tom Murphy sure he'll be cleared in contract probe
Tom Murphy Confident he'll be cleared in fire union contract probe 14 January 2005



Ukraine RPCV Paul Hinshaw heads communications at chamber in Russia...
Ukraine RPCV Paul Hinshaw heads communications at chamber in Russia 14 January 2005



The loss of Hastings is a blow to schools...
The loss of Hastings is a blow to schools 14 January 2005



230 RPCVs call to volunteer for Crisis Corps
230 returned volunteers have called the Peace Corps to volunteer their services in tsunami relief in Thailand, Vasquez does not rule out expanding Crisis Corps to other areas 14 January 2005



230 RPCVs call to volunteer for Crisis Corps
Since the tsunamis, 230 returned volunteers have called the Peace Corps to volunteer their services 14 January 2005



Cayenne Smith spent a brief stint as a Peace Corps...
Cayenne Smith spent a brief stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan, which she cut short because of interference and harassment of her and her hosts by the local government 14 January 2005



Steve Saum observed elections in Ukraine
RPCV Steve Saum brings hope from Ukraine 14 January 2005



Carol Bellamy disagrees with critics
Carol Bellamy disagrees with critics of her tenure who say her promotion of children's rights and women's issues in the last decade has detracted from the issue of child mortality. "Unicef is taking into account the broader implications of what contributes to child survival," she says. "It isn't as if we created a separate subset area. It's that gender issues run through all of it." 14 January 2005



PC officially names New Chief of Staff
Peace Corps officially Names Marie Wheat as New Chief of Staff/Chief of Operations 14 January 2005



Chip Joseph overcame narcotics and served in the Peace Corps...
Chip Joseph overcame narcotics and served in the Peace Corps for three years working at a leper colony 15 January 2005



Senator Nelson supports PC in Latin America
Senator Nelson encourages Peace Corps in Latin America 15 January 2005



John Borel provides a perspective of Afghanistan from his experiences...
John Borel provides a perspective of Afghanistan from his experiences there as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1963 to 1965 15 January 2005



Shane Pettit signed up for a 27-month stint in...
Shane Pettit signed up for a 27-month stint in the Peace Corps in Kazakhstan 15 January 2005



Another Review of "The Time When I Was Mamadou" written...
Another Review of "The Time When I Was Mamadou" written and performed by Mauritania RPCV Matt Gould 15 January 2005



Paul Negley lives in a dirt-floor hut and works...
Paul Negley lives in a dirt-floor hut and works against the spread of AIDS in Morocco 15 January 2005



RPCV David Edds discovers new species of catfish in Nepal...
RPCV David Edds discovers new species of catfish in Nepal 15 January 2005



Norm Coleman pays surprise visit to Wana in Pakistan
Norm Coleman pays surprise visit to Wana in Pakistan 15 January 2005



Toledo presents Surfing Award...
Toledo presents Surfing Award 15 January 2005



Latinos oppose Hastings for limiting bilingual education
A bloc of mostly Latinos opposed Reed Hastings because under his leadership the board ramrodded through policies limiting bilingual education 15 January 2005



Bellamy finishes term - Veneman to head UNICEF
Bellamy finishes term - Veneman Reportedly To Be Chief Of UNICEF 15 January 2005



Kevin Quigly says to provide tools to rebuild lives
Up until the last decade, Kevin Quigley says, many well-intentioned assistance efforts didn't always produce the best results. 15 January 2005



Ask How by Tunisia RPCV Thurston Clarke...
Ask How by Tunisia RPCV Thurston Clarke 15 January 2005



In a service exchange, so much gained...
In a service exchange, so much gained 16 January 2005



Jamie Foxx thanks Director Taylor Hackford
Jamie Foxx, an African American personally thanked Director Taylor Hackford, who is white for believing in the film "Ray" 16 January 2005



Jamaica RPCV Jeanne B. Clapp dies in Wyoming...
Jamaica RPCV Jeanne B. Clapp dies in Wyoming 16 January 2005



Review of "The Time When I Was Mamadou" written and...
Review of "The Time When I Was Mamadou" written and performed by Mauritania RPCV Matt Gould 16 January 2005



Togo RPCV Janet E. Blake dies in Arizona...
Togo RPCV Janet E. Blake dies in Arizona 16 January 2005



RPCV Governor Jim Doyle faces GOP challenges and towering deficit...
RPCV Governor Jim Doyle faces GOP challenges and towering deficit in term's second half 16 January 2005



RPCV David Call teaches using the dual-language model...
RPCV David Call teaches using the dual-language model 16 January 2005



King's '67 anti-war speech made him a statesman...
King's '67 anti-war speech made him a statesman 17 January 2005



Stephen Smith is new consul-general in Australia
Afghanistan RPCV Stephen Smith is new US consul-general in Sydney Australia 17 January 2005



Golden Globe Win for Jamie Foxx in RPCV's "Ray"
Golden Globe Win for Ray: This is a great achievement for Jamie Foxx and a testament to Taylor Hackford´s visionary direction 17 January 2005



RPCV Izaak Edvalson helps Young Ghana Man's Dreams Come True...
RPCV Izaak Edvalson helps Young Ghana Man's Dreams Come True 17 January 2005



Even for experienced Peace Corps volunteers, working in refugee camps...
Even for experienced Peace Corps volunteers, working in refugee camps are the hardest of all 17 January 2005



Amy Langrehr coming home after learning to live in Honduras...
Amy Langrehr coming home after learning to live in Honduras 17 January 2005



David Womble visits world's most troubled spots
Kenya RPCV David Womble visits world's most troubled spots 17 January 2005



Morningside students will read from Peace Corps journals of Zambia...
Morningside students will read from Peace Corps journals of Zambia RPCV Robby Mason and Madagascar RPCV Jason Walker 17 January 2005



The Time When I Was Mamadou" tells the story of...
"The Time When I Was Mamadou" tells the story of, as Mauretania RPCV Matt Gould puts it, "a redheaded, gay, Jewish boy, which is basically me and three backup singers 17 January 2005



Sierra Leone RPCV John McCall dies in Atlanta...
Sierra Leone RPCV John McCall dies in Atlanta 17 January 2005



King's Legacy: NASA hired Nichelle Nichols to recruit blacks and...
King's Legacy: NASA hired Nichelle Nichols to recruit blacks and women to become astronauts, and she and Dr. Mae Jemison, who became NASA's first black female astronaut in 1987, have remained friends 17 January 2005



Mae Jemison offered thoughts on King
Keynote speaker Mae Jemison offered thoughts on King, diversity, science and life 17 January 2005



Tom Petri proposes changes in student loan program
Tom Petri proposes changes in the federal guaranteed student loan program for college students that could save $12.3 billion over 10 years 17 January 2005



Reed Hastings rejected for State Board of Education
The rejection of well-respected community leader Reed Hastings to the State Board of Education is most unfortunate 17 January 2005



Update to work done by Direct Relief International on Janaury...
Update to work done by Direct Relief International on Janaury 17, 2005 17 January 2005



American Taboo: Fantastic story of a young American Peace Corps...
American Taboo: Fantastic story of a young American Peace Corps volunteer murdered in Tonga by another PCV -- who essentially got off scot-free. 17 January 2005



Mondesire suggests RPCV Elaine Jones head NAACP
J. Whyatt Mondesire suggests RPCV Elaine Jones to head NAACP: "We are basically 2,200 local organizations with a national title," Mondesire, 56, says of the factions. "The organization needs a heavyweight with a national reputation who can raise money, who has a vision and who has the connections to push us forward with a modern civil rights agenda." 17 January 2005



RPCVs urge Bush to aid Democracy in Ukraine
RPCVs urge President Bush and Congress to aid Democracy in Ukraine 17 January 2005



Kelly Bauer assesses tsunami damage in India
Uzbekistan RPCV Kelly Bauer assesses tsunami damage in India 17 January 2005



Schwarzenegger recalls his relationship with his father-in-law, Sargent...
Schwarzenegger recalls his relationship with his father-in-law, Sargent Shriver -- a former Democratic vice presidential candidate -- while extolling equal opportunity in California's public schools 17 January 2005



If we ask most people to recount their favorite inaugural...
If we ask most people to recount their favorite inaugural moment, either in their lifetimes or from their history classes, most will recall John F. Kennedy challenging a nation to service. If we inquire from whom President Bush may draw inspiration, I believe it would be President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's fourth inaugural address during the last year of World War II, when he not only captured the moment but also looked forward to a world our nation would help forge in the years and generations to come. 17 January 2005



Probe botched says Piorier family
Probe botched, say family of Peace Corps Volunteer Walter Poirier lost in Bolivia 18 January 2005



Walter Poirier vanished into thin air
Walter Poirier vanished into thin air 18 January 2005



RPCVs sponsor Freeze for Food to aid Colombia farmers
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison will sponsor the 24th annual Freeze for Food to aid Colombia farmers 18 January 2005



Steve Cropp to head Wrangell Ranger District
Costa Rica RPCV Steve Cropp leader is set to take the reins of the Tongass National Forest's Wrangell Ranger District 18 January 2005



Chris Matthews revealed that he was asked to do "Crossfire...
Chris Matthews revealed that he was asked to do "Crossfire" years ago. Evidently, the "Hardball" interrogator turned the hosting gig down because, in his words, doing the CNN show "suggests that you're a hack because you've got to take these positions every night and you were told to take them." 18 January 2005



Reed Hastings crossed "Latino Caucus''
RPCV Reed Hastings, a moderate Democrat who had a broad range of support from his own party, had committed the unforgivable sin of crossing the ``Latino Caucus'' and its out-of-touch position on bilingual education. As a result, someone who has been a committed advocate of our children's education has now been forced from office because he is not empathetic enough for the Latino Caucus 18 January 2005



RPCV Governor Taft Proposes Constitutional Spending Limit...
RPCV Governor Taft Proposes Constitutional Spending Limit 18 January 2005



Keynote Speaker RPCV Elaine Jones hoped the event, "The Call...
Keynote Speaker RPCV Elaine Jones hoped the event, "The Call to our Conscience," would remind people of the importance of King's accomplishments and inspire her listeners to become active in the issues of today 18 January 2005



Carol Bellamy new president of World Learning
UNICEF Director Carol Bellamy tapped as new president of World Learning 18 January 2005



Official Annoucement: UNICEF Chief Carol Bellamy to be CEO of...
Official Annoucement: UNICEF Chief Carol Bellamy to be CEO of International Education Organization 18 January 2005



Mark Gearan talks about Martin Luther King Day
Mark Gearan talks about Martin Luther King Day 18 January 2005



Maria Shriver Uses Holiday to Dig In and Help Out
Maria Shriver Uses Holiday to Dig In and Help Out 18 January 2005



Morocco RPCV Dave Keiser is doing an 11-month internship...
Morocco RPCV Dave Keiser is doing an 11-month internship in Carroll County as part of WIU's returned Peace Corps Fellow program. His first goal is to file the paperwork to form a development corporation. 18 January 2005



Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Thomas Watkins says: Kennedy, for...
Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Thomas Watkins says: Kennedy, for all his personal and sexual demons, understood without equivocation that the New Frontier he foresaw needed the clean-burning fuel of personal sacrifice. If America were to get what it wanted in the world, then we would have to give without necessarily expecting anyone would give anything back in return 18 January 2005



Special Report: Ask Not...
Special Report: Ask Not 18 January 2005



Director Taylor Hackford and Money Man Philip Anschutz battled constantly...
Director Taylor Hackford and Money Man Philip Anschutz battled constantly over some of the more adult elements of the film, with Hackford either quitting or being fired on several occasions. 19 January 2005



Bolivia RPCV Elaine Bragg dies in Wisconsin...
Bolivia RPCV Elaine Bragg dies in Wisconsin 19 January 2005



Colombia RPCV Lyle Otte is the new Volunteer Coordinator for...
Colombia RPCV Lyle Otte is the new Volunteer Coordinator for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 19 January 2005



Costa Rica RPCV David Owen named interim town administrator in...
Costa Rica RPCV David Owen named interim town administrator in Maynard 19 January 2005



Dodd questions Rice on Abu Ghraib prison abuses
Dodd questions Condoleezza Rice on Abu Ghraib prison abuses 19 January 2005



Bill Mateer opens exhibition in Iowa
Ethiopia RPCV Bill Mateer opens exhibition 19 January 2005



Georgia RPCV names puppy Gushagi
When the man our daughter Kate later married brought her a puppy while she served in the Peace Corps in the Republic of Georgia, she named it Gushagi 19 January 2005



Dr. Katherine McNally goes to tsunami-stricken Indonesia
Thailand RPCV Dr. Katherine McNally heads to tsunami-stricken Indonesia 19 January 2005



David McIntyre captures medals on land and in water
67-year-old Jamaica RPCV David McIntyre captures medals on land, in water 19 January 2005



RPCV Kinky Friedman, the best-selling author, country singer and...
RPCV Kinky Friedman, the best-selling author, country singer and friend of stray dogs, next week will officially toss his ten-gallon hat into the ring for the 2006 Texas governor's race 19 January 2005



Joe Marley Alaska School Principal of the Year
Niger RPCV Joe Marley was selected by the Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals to be the 2004 Small School Principal of the Year 19 January 2005



With 18 months left in power and around 8% support...
With 18 months left in power and around 8% support according to recent polls - President Alejandro Toledo has a lot of ground to make up. 19 January 2005



RPCV author of children's books dead at 62
Philippines RPCV Muff Singer, author of children's books, dead at 62 19 January 2005



Philippines RPCV Suzanne Marlay was appointed director of international programs...
Philippines RPCV Suzanne Marlay was appointed director of international programs for Arkansas State University 19 January 2005



Megan Erickson, a new Peace Corps volunteer and 1998 graduate...
Megan Erickson, a new Peace Corps volunteer and 1998 graduate of Incline High School, is one of 40 Americans adjusting to life in Tanzania 19 January 2005



Governor Jim Doyle is again calling for a vote this...
Governor Jim Doyle is again calling for a vote this month, on the state minimum wage 19 January 2005



Yearning for 'big adventure' leads Eric and Sandy Jacobs to...
Yearning for 'big adventure' leads Eric and Sandy Jacobs to Ukraine 19 January 2005



Colin Powell thanks Peace Corps
"I want to thank everybody in the department," Colin Powell said, "whether you're Foreign Service, civil service, Foreign Service National or all the components thereof, whether you are here in the department, whether you're the Peace Corps and all the other organizations that flow into the State Department family. I thank you from the bottom of my heart." 19 January 2005



Francis Noel Perry dies: in 1963, President John F. Kennedy...
Francis Noel Perry dies: in 1963, President John F. Kennedy appointed Francis for a special two month assignment with the Agency for International Development evaluating Peace Corps personnel 19 January 2005



Kristin McKennon looks back with pride at two-year Peace...
Kristin McKennon looks back with pride at two-year Peace Corps stint in Bolivia 20 January 2005



Paul A. Bastine's decision spurs a new bill
Spokane County Superior Court Judge Paul A. Bastine's decision in Spokane denying a divorce during pregnancy angers women's advocates and spurs a new bill 20 January 2005



Brazil RPCV Claudette McShane, director of international programs at Carroll...
Brazil RPCV Claudette McShane, director of international programs at Carroll, said those in the nursing profession often suffer from the same multicultural deficiencies as others. "What better way to handle that than, `Let's just bring in the people who already have the language and culture?' " she said. "That's huge for us." 20 January 2005



RPCV Cindy Cain sings jazz
Singer Cindy Cain landed her first singing gig in 1988 with a Cameroonian jazz quartet while working in the West African nation as a Peace Corps volunteer 20 January 2005



Libby Garvey is education activist
A PTA activist and former Peace Corps volunteer, Libby Garvey is making education policy the centerpiece of her election platform as a democratic candidate. Reforming the Commonwealth's stance on No Child Left Behind, she said, is a vital first step. 20 January 2005



President thanks Lott, Dodd, Frist and rest of Joint Congressional...
President thanks Lott, Dodd, Frist and rest of Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee at Luncheon 20 January 2005



Chris Dodd plays key role in Bush Inauguration
RPCV Senator Chris Dodd plays key role in Bush Inauguration 20 January 2005



Stacy Jupiter researches Australia ecosystems
Gabon RPCV Stacy Jupiter pursuing research on mangrove and coral ecosystems in Australia 20 January 2005



Robert Blackwill upbeat about peace in Iraq
RPCV Robert Blackwill upbeat about peace in Iraq 20 January 2005



George Wallace is county's first poet laureate
Korea RPCV George Wallace is Suffolk County's first poet laureate 20 January 2005



Film Festival presents Kinky Friedman documentary
Stay away from the Jewish Film Festival's documentary about Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman on Saturday if you pale at four-letter words and jokes about Mexicans, Jews or Jesus 20 January 2005



Alejandro Toledo angry at critics
Peru president Alejandro Toledo angry at critics 20 January 2005



Thomas Tighe says internet brought funds to DRI
Thomas Tighe says the Internet has allowed thousands of people hoping to help survivors of the tragedy in South Asia find his organization. "It hasn't been the result of a sophisticated marketing or outreach plan," says Mr. Tighe. "It's been completely organic, and totally unexpected." 20 January 2005



Jim Doyle to lead trade delegation to Mexico
As more and more Wisconsin businesses become interested in doing business with Mexico, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle says the best way to get started is by meeting the neighbors to the South in person by attending his next trade mission 20 January 2005



Elaine Jones leads MLK observance
Turkey RPCV Elaine Jones leads Vermont Law School's Martin Luther King Day observance 20 January 2005



Some time ago, we told you about some of Greg...
Some time ago, we told you about some of Greg Mullen's challenges as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine, teaching at the Kryvyi Rih Economic Institute 20 January 2005



New UNICEF Head Signals Shift From Predecessor Carol Bellamy's Agenda...
New UNICEF Head Signals Shift From Predecessor Carol Bellamy's Agenda 20 January 2005



Anthony Shriver has his eye on Tallahassee
Anthony Kennedy Shriver has his eye on Tallahassee 20 January 2005



Former Peace Corps Deputy Director Charles R. Baquet III is...
Former Peace Corps Deputy Director Charles R. Baquet III is member of Board of Trustees for World Learning 20 January 2005



Cameroon RPCV Sarah M. Camiolo dies...
Cameroon RPCV Sarah M. Camiolo dies 21 January 2005



There are parallels with the career of Peter Hessler, another...
There are parallels with the career of Peter Hessler, another American author who has brought China to life in an autobiography. 21 January 2005



"El Rey" mixes fact with the urban legend
Interestingly, the movie "El Rey" mixes biographical fact with the urban legend that members of the Peace Corps opened the market for Colombia's cocaine three decades ago. In the film, a Peace Corps worker named Harry works with El Rey to move cocaine to New York and other US cities. 21 January 2005



Angela in Costa Rica...
Angela in Costa Rica 21 January 2005



Dodd has ring side seat at Inauguration
Dodd gets ring side seat at Inauguration 21 January 2005



Dominican Republic RPCV Peter Wronsky dies in Seattle...
Dominican Republic RPCV Peter Wronsky dies in Seattle 21 January 2005



Peace Corps works in Georgia
Since March 2001, the United States Peace Corps arrived in Georgia to help the towns and villages in which they live. 21 January 2005



Brian Straight served in the Peace Corps in Guatemala and...
Brian Straight served in the Peace Corps in Guatemala and El Salvador 21 January 2005



Kinky Friedman spent two years with the Peace Corps where...
Kinky Friedman spent two years with the Peace Corps where, as he tells it, he earned 11 cents an hour teaching folks who have farmed successfully in Borneo for 2,000 years how to grow their own food 21 January 2005



Mayor Tom Murphy in superbowl wager
Will Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy finally get even with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. Murphy lost a huge bet to Menino the last time the Steelers lost to the Pats for the right to advance to the Super Bowl. 21 January 2005



Thomas A. Dine remembers Jan Nowak
RFE/RL President Thomas A. Dine (RPCV Philippines) , traveling in Ukraine, said that "Jan Nowak was a great leader. He was a great Polish patriot. He made the Polish section of RFE the jewel in the crown." 21 January 2005



Brian Glynn will spend the next couple of years in...
Brian Glynn will spend the next couple of years in Uzbekistan working with the Peace Corps 21 January 2005



Stephen Johnson says: Hugo Chávez must have choked back laughter...
Stephen Johnson says: Hugo Chávez must have choked back laughter when Chris Dodd asked him to accept U.S. Peace Corps volunteers in Venezuela 21 January 2005



Our daughter has joined the Peace Corps in Zambia. We...
Our daughter has joined the Peace Corps in Zambia. We want to visit her in September and are combining a Mediterranean cruise that begins and ends in Rome. How safe is it to fly into Zambia? Any ideas on sites or safaris? 21 January 2005



Richard Celeste shares insights and experiences
Former Peace Corps Director Richard Celeste shares insight, experiences at Saybrook tea 21 January 2005



RPCV group makes quiet indie-pop
Maybellines with RPCVs Al Adams and guitarist Mike Levasseur make noise in quiet indie-pop scene 21 January 2005



President makes no reference to Peace Corps
In his Inaugural, the president made no reference to diplomacy or peace talks or the Peace Corps, despite a groundswell even among fellow Republicans for the use of such strategies. 21 January 2005



In Inaugural Address, Echoing John F. Kennedy, Bush wants young...
In Inaugural Address, Echoing John F. Kennedy, Bush wants young Americans to serve their country, but while Kennedy formed the Peace Corps, Bush hasn't said what he means. 21 January 2005



Kennedy, for all his personal and sexual demons, understood without...
Kennedy, for all his personal and sexual demons, understood without equivocation that the New Frontier he foresaw needed the clean-burning fuel of personal sacrifice. If America were to get what it wanted in the world, then we would have to give without necessarily expecting anyone would give anything back in return 21 January 2005



Colombia RPCV sued for alleged sexual abuse
Colombia RPCV Rev. James Mitchell sued for alleged sexual abuse 22 January 2005



Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy and Cave Creek Mayor Vincent Franci...
Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy and Cave Creek Mayor Vincent Franci attended the Jesuit John Carroll University together and served in the Peace Corps in Paraguay 35 years ago. 22 January 2005



Trey Aven monitored Ukraine elections
RPCV Trey Aven traveled to the Ukraine to monitor that country's historic special presidential election 22 January 2005



Spread Freedom - but not at gunpoint
Since its birth, the United States has always been a beacon light of freedom and has spread the good word about democracy and self-government through ideas and aid - but not at gunpoint. Has Bush ever heard of the Marshall Plan, the Peace Corps, the Voice of America and exchange student programs? 22 January 2005



Senator Bill Nelson says expand PC in South America
Senator Bill Nelson says expand the Peace Corps in South America 23 January 2005



Dodd's concern for Rice's Western Hemisphere policy
Chris Dodd says: "It was painfully obvious that Dr. Rice does not currently have much of a feel for policy in the Western Hemisphere." 23 January 2005



The Gambia RPCV Robert S. "Bob" Tomassi joins Pittsburg law...
The Gambia RPCV Robert S. "Bob" Tomassi joins Pittsburg law firm 23 January 2005



Kristyn Brouwer has been busy hitchhiking around the Ghanaian countryside...
Kristyn Brouwer has been busy hitchhiking around the Ghanaian countryside, perfecting the art of balancing water on her head and learning to share her living quarters with insects 23 January 2005



Lesotho RPCV Patricia Stoddard takes off for Africa next month...
Lesotho RPCV Patricia Stoddard takes off for Africa next month establish a school for 70 orphans 23 January 2005



RPCV Kinky Friedman has a tattoo on his left arm...
RPCV Kinky Friedman has a tattoo on his left arm that he claims - without so much as wink - was pounded into his arm with nails by a Borneo tattoo artist. It showed the eye of a dog, and Friedman said that eye will lead him to heaven when he dies 23 January 2005



Toledo beset by new scandals
Toledo beset by new scandals. Shielding the economy from the political crises has been the administration's major accomplishment. The economy has expanded since Toledo took office, up to 8 percent a year. Per capita income has increased from $2,100 to $2,600 under his watch, and the country's trade surplus is at an historic high. 23 January 2005



Philip Lilienthal's camps bring in 781 young South Africans
In one year, Ethiopia RPCV Philip Lilienthal's camps have brought in 781 young South Africans for 10-day or two-week sessions, at a combined cost of just $370,000. 23 January 2005



Sri Lanka RPCV Amy Neff Roth recalls land that has...
Sri Lanka RPCV Amy Neff Roth recalls land that has faced many violent waves 23 January 2005



Linda Eiler remembers Sri Lanka Tsunami victim
In memory of Tatta (Papa) David, a tsunami victim by Sri Lanka RPCV Linda Eiler 23 January 2005



David M. Rodriguez of LULAC says too often, policy-makers...
David M. Rodriguez of LULAC says too often, policy-makers like Reed Hastings attempt to decide which public policy can serve our interests without taking the time to involve communities in the discussion 23 January 2005



Thailand RPCV Jack Kornfield co-founded Spirit Rock Meditation Center...
Thailand RPCV Jack Kornfield co-founded Spirit Rock Meditation Center 23 January 2005



PC crafts PR strategy for Deborah Gardner murder case
Tri-City Herald says: Peace Corps officials were advised to say they had only "limited" information about the circumstances that allowed [Deborah Gardner's] accused killer, Dennis Priven, to go free 23 January 2005



Bruce Bridges sees unrest in Ukraine
When Bruce Bridges volunteered for the Peace Corps, he never dreamed he'd see so much unrest in Ukraine 23 January 2005



The man who survived Russia's poison chalice...
The man who survived Russia's poison chalice 23 January 2005



Carol Bellamy aims to triumph past tragedy
UNICEF head Carol Bellamy aims to triumph past tragedy 23 January 2005



RPCV David Call said the school plans to add a...
RPCV David Call said the school plans to add a new grade level each year so this year's dual-language kindergartners will move into a new dual- language first-grade class next fall 23 January 2005



UW-Madison is nation's top producer of Peace Corps' volunteers...
UW-Madison is nation's top producer of Peace Corps' volunteers 23 January 2005



Tunisia RPCV Thurston Clarke examines JFK's memorable inaugural address...
Tunisia RPCV Thurston Clarke examines JFK's memorable inaugural address 23 January 2005



Groups help others internationally...
Groups help others internationally 24 January 2005



Norm Coleman is an Ambitious crusader
Norm Coleman, head of the Senate subcommittee that oversees the Peace Corps, is an ambitious crusader: How does a Jewish kid from Brooklyn who loved the Dodgers and led student protests in college, who served as Bill Clinton's state campaign cochair in 1996, end up as a conservative, antiabortion Republican senator from Minnesota with a Hollywood-actress wife? 24 January 2005



RPCV Francis J. Thomas was WWII Pearl Harbor vet
Fiji RPCV Francis J. Thomas dies at 100, was decorated hero of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 24 January 2005



RPCV Francis J. Thomas was WWII Pearl Harbor vet
Fiji RPCV Francis J. Thomas dies at 100, was decorated hero of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 24 January 2005



Jamaica RPCV Raymond Wacks served Howard County for 30 years...
Jamaica RPCV Raymond Wacks served Howard County for 30 years, won praise from both parties 24 January 2005



Skye Rohde was a Peace Corps volunteer in Papua New...
Skye Rohde was a Peace Corps volunteer in Papua New Guinea in 1999, where she coordinated an oral history project at a local museum 24 January 2005



Philippines RPCV Sharon Sunico dies at 61...
Philippines RPCV Sharon Sunico dies at 61 24 January 2005



Nicky Mendenhall served as Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan...
Nicky Mendenhall served as Peace Corps volunteer in Turkmenistan 24 January 2005



Peace Corps Announces Top Colleges
Peace Corps Announces the Colleges and Universities that Have Produced the Most Peace Corps Volunteers 24 January 2005



Interview with Bolivia RPCV Nat Reynolds, Director of Ticket Sales...
Interview with Bolivia RPCV Nat Reynolds, Director of Ticket Sales for Boise Hawks 25 January 2005



Korea RPCV Joseph R. Donovan Jr., who is director for...
Korea RPCV Joseph R. Donovan Jr., who is director for the Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs at the Department of State 25 January 2005



Sierra Leone RPCV Douglas Biklen earns Oscar nomination for autism...
Sierra Leone RPCV Douglas Biklen earns Oscar nomination for autism documentary on controversial technique known as facilitated communication 25 January 2005



Autism Is A World" co-produced by Sierra Leone RPCV...
"Autism Is A World" co-produced by Sierra Leone RPCV Douglas Biklen Nominated for Academy Award 25 January 2005



Tom Bissell was a Peace Corps English instructor in Uzbekistan...
Tom Bissell was a Peace Corps English instructor in Uzbekistan until he had a culture shock-induced breakdown and shipped out early, only to later return as a reporter for Harper's Magazine 25 January 2005



Zambia PCV Joseph Cohn returns for malaria recovery
Zambia PCV Joseph Cohn returns home to continue his recuperation from a difficult battle with malaria 25 January 2005



State building in Georgia may be named for Coverdell
State building in Georgia may be named for Coverdell 25 January 2005



Nick Craw to head Automobile Competition Committee
Nick Craw, after more than three years at the helm of US SAILING, is returning to Colorado where he will take over the presidency of the Automobile Competition Committee for the U.S. (ACCUS) 25 January 2005



Aghanistan and Ecuador RPCV Richard Hobbs appointed director of Santa...
Aghanistan and Ecuador RPCV Richard Hobbs appointed director of Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations. 26 January 2005



Taylor Hackford's 'Ray' scores six Oscar nominations
Director Taylor Hackford gleeful as 'Ray' scores six Academy Award nominations 26 January 2005



PC moves Guyana Volunteers from Flooding Areas
Peace Corps Moving Guyana Volunteers Away From Flooding Areas 26 January 2005



Paulette Seiler, a teacher for the hearing impaired at Lindale...
Paulette Seiler, a teacher for the hearing impaired at Lindale Middle School served in the Peace Corps in Thailand from 1969 until 1971 26 January 2005



Charlotte Jirousek's letter on "West Wing" Turkey episode
RPCV Charlotte Jirousek writes an open letter to the "West Wing" about their episode about a woman condemned to death in Turkey for adultery 26 January 2005



New blog helps prospective PCVs apply to PC
Peace Corps Folks 27 January 2005



Peace Corps 4 Women...
Peace Corps 4 Women 27 January 2005



Chris Starace makes DVD about life in Benin
RPCV Chris Starace films five part, three hour documentary about life in Benin on DVD 27 January 2005



Libby Garvey begins Run in 45th...
Libby Garvey begins Run in 45th 27 January 2005



Tom Hazuka receives writer's award
Chile RPCV Tom Hazuka will receive writer's award 27 January 2005



Sam Farr asks Bush to withdraw GIs from Iraq
Sam Farr, 24 Dems, ask Bush to withdraw GIs from Iraq 27 January 2005



Raymond Wacks to oversee Baltimore's budget
Jamaica RPCV Raymond Wacks will become chief of the Bureau of Budget and Management Research, overseeing Baltimore's $2.1 billion annual budget 27 January 2005



Jodi Kiely is investment promotion officer in Korea
Kyrgyzstan RPCV Jodi Kiely is an investment promotion officer at the Busan and Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority in Korea 27 January 2005



Ken Rutherford speaks on Land Mines
Mauritania RPCV Ken Rutherford speaks on Land Mines at Southwest Missouri State University 27 January 2005



Joshua Berman writes "On this Bus"
Nicaragua RPCV Joshua Berman writes "On this Bus" 27 January 2005



Doyle Childers to head MI Natural Resources
RPCV Doyle Childers nominated to head Missouri Department of Natural Resources - taught overseas with the Peace Corps, in Panama, Nicaragua, and Guatemala 27 January 2005



L. A. Adams provides online assistance to the village of Cochiraya
Peru RPCV L. A. Adams provides online assistance to the village of Cochiraya, designing logos and other elements of their marketing campaign 27 January 2005



Linda Robinson served in Peace Corp Senegal's Health Program from...
Linda Robinson served in Peace Corp Senegal's Health Program from 1995-1997 27 January 2005



Sierra Leone RPCV Douglas Biklen earns Oscar nomination for documentary...
Sierra Leone RPCV Douglas Biklen earns Oscar nomination for documentary film on autism 27 January 2005



Gaddi Vasquez tours Sri Lanka
Gaddi H. Vasquez, the Director of the United States Peace Corps is touring Sri Lanka on the feasibility of bringing former volunteers to Sri Lanka to aid in reconstruction 27 January 2005



Chris Matthews show gets go-ahead for third season
Chris Matthews show given go-ahead for third season 27 January 2005



Photographs by a Peace Corps Volunteer during training...
Photographs by a Peace Corps Volunteer during training 27 January 2005



Governor Taft commutes Marijuana conviction
Governor Taft commutes Marijuana conviction 27 January 2005



Schools partners with PC for Tsunami Aid
Westtown-Thornbury Elementary School to partner wth Peace Corps to provide Tsunami aid in Thailand 27 January 2005



RPCV Diana Pearce writes an open letter to the "West...
RPCV Diana Pearce writes an open letter to the "West Wing" 27 January 2005



RPCV Ron Zobel dies in Alaska...
RPCV Ron Zobel dies in Alaska 27 January 2005



Bono, Gates say leaders carry hopes for Africa
Bono, Gates say rich leaders carry hopes of generation for Africa 27 January 2005



If Bush's inaugural address is to be more than rhetoric...
If Bush's inaugural address is to be more than rhetoric, we hope he'll follow it up with some concrete moves to nurture freedom, the rule of law and the protection of minorities overseas. Let's talk about expanding the Peace Corps, improving public diplomacy, and retooling or military so it is as effective at peace-keeping and nation-building as it is at war-making. 27 January 2005



Peace Corps volunteers have opportunity to explore, improve world...
Peace Corps volunteers have opportunity to explore, improve world 27 January 2005



RPCV responds to Bulgaria Calendar concerns
Letter to the Editor from RPCV Betsy Sergeant Snow about the story "According to American Peace Corps Volunteers: This is Bulgaria." 28 January 2005



Patricia R. Scatoloni, whose longtime dream was to join the...
Patricia R. Scatoloni, whose longtime dream was to join the Peace Corps, died Jan. 1 after a brief illness, while serving in the Peace Corps in Macedonia 28 January 2005



Paraguay RCV Nelson Diarte has joined Texas Cooperative Extension as...
Paraguay RCV Nelson Diarte has joined Texas Cooperative Extension as the new agent for natural resources in Bexar County 28 January 2005



RPCV Joe Blanchard Named "Citizen of the Year"
Peru RPCV Joe Blanchard Named Citizen of the Year" by Community Chest 28 January 2005



Denise O'Toole traveled to China on study tour
Poland RPCV Denise O'Toole traveled to China last summer on a teacher's study tour and saw many parts of the country 28 January 2005



The fourth-graders in Carrie Tabor's class at Mary Lee...
The fourth-graders in Carrie Tabor's class at Mary Lee Clark Elementary got a special delivery from the other side of the world on Jan. 10. They received the first letters from their new pen pals in the rural village of Tumana in the west African country of Gambia - and they were pretty excited about it. 28 January 2005



Breanne Oswill writes on Elections in Ukraine
PCV Breanne Oswill writes about the Elections in Ukraine 28 January 2005



Peace Corps Volunteer Corrine Kirkbride in Vanuatu...
Peace Corps Volunteer Corrine Kirkbride in Vanuatu 28 January 2005



Miami Herald publisher Venezuela RPCV Alberto Ibargüen resigns to lead...
Miami Herald publisher Venezuela RPCV Alberto Ibargüen resigns to lead Knight Foundation 28 January 2005



Alberto Ibargüen to head Knight Foundation
Venezuela RPCV Alberto Ibargüen has been elected by the trustees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation 28 January 2005



Suicides lower in Iraq after Lariam discontinuied
Did UPI Reporting Help Cut Suicides Among U.S. Soldiers in Iraq? 28 January 2005



Helen Sheehy organizes "Endangered Peoples" exhibit
RPCV Helen Sheehy is Exhibit Organizer for "Endangered Peoples: Struggling to Survive in a Global World" at Penn State 28 January 2005



Volunteer Vacations: How Rewarding Work Yields Unique Experience and Perspective...
Volunteer Vacations: How Rewarding Work Yields Unique Experience and Perspective 28 January 2005



Kelsey Wittenberger served in the Peace Corps in Bangladesh...
Kelsey Wittenberger served in the Peace Corps in Bangladesh 29 January 2005



Chris Dodd says Chavez was democratically elected
Chris Dodd says: There is no question in my mind that many of Mr. Chavez's actions have been provocative. But the reality is that he was democratically elected -- a fact The Post seems to ignore 29 January 2005



PCV Eric Mattson helps rebuild village's millet machine
Senegal Peace Corps Volunteer Eric Mattson told his parents that Jelaba Dallaba had suffered a tragedy during an intense storm when a Baolba tree crashed through the building housing the millet machine 29 January 2005



Turkish Ambassador Logoglu Sends Letter To N.B.C. Over A Serial...
Turkish Ambassador Logoglu Sends Letter To N.B.C. Over A Serial Slandering Turkey 29 January 2005



Year 05 Issue 01: January 29, 2005: RPCVs support Countries...
Year 05 Issue 01: January 29, 2005: RPCVs support Countries of Service 29 January 2005



Kirsten Franklin-Temple spent two years after graduating from college...
Kirsten Franklin-Temple spent two years after graduating from college working as a Peace Corps volunteer in the West African nation of Gabon 30 January 2005



Rudy Vlaardingerbroek was a track man for 43 years
Ghana RPCV Rudy Vlaardingerbroek was a track man for 43 years 30 January 2005



Austin Merrill writes about "Children at War"
Ivory Coast RPCV Austin Merrill reviews "Children at War" 30 January 2005



Thomas Dichter says Poor Countries Need Smarter Aid
Morocco RPCV Thomas Dichter says: What Poor Countries Need Is Less -- but Smarter -- Aid 30 January 2005



Taylor Hackford's long journey to make 'Ray' may end in...
Taylor Hackford's long journey to make 'Ray' may end in Oscar glory 31 January 2005



Maureen Orth covers Michael Jackson trial
Barbara Klein Interviews reporter RPCV Maureen Orth on the Michael Jackson trial 31 January 2005



In his recent book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man...
In his recent book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, RPCV John Perkins recounts his James Bond-in-a-green-eyeshade experiences in Indonesia, Ecuador, Panama and Saudi Arabia during the 1970s 31 January 2005



Allen Andersson creates foundation to promote libraries
The Riecken foundation was created in 2000 by Allen Andersson who served in the Peace Corps in Honduras in the 1960s. 31 January 2005



India RPCV Dorothy Marie Hendren Longtin dies at 90...
India RPCV Dorothy Marie Hendren Longtin dies at 90 31 January 2005



Donna Shalala embarks on aggressive UM expansion
Donna Shalala has embarked on one of the most aggressive expansions in the history of the University of Miami, saying the school and the region need to grow together 31 January 2005



Austin Merrill volunteered for the Peace Corps and lived in...
Austin Merrill volunteered for the Peace Corps and lived in Ivory Coast for two years working to help improve water/sanitation conditions 31 January 2005



Peace Corps Volunteer Doug Barlett in Morocco: Gender Relations...
Peace Corps Volunteer Doug Barlett in Morocco: Gender Relations 31 January 2005



RPCV Fern Holland left her comfortable life in Oklahoma to...
RPCV Fern Holland left her comfortable life in Oklahoma to pursue human rights for the oppressed in Iraq, but ultimately her dedication cost her her life 31 January 2005



James Bullington says Bush Inaugural speaks to PC
Niger Country Director James R. Bullington says President Bush's Inaugural Speech speaks directly to Peace Corps and to Peace Corps' role in Niger 31 January 2005



Isaiah Zagar is expert in South American folk art
After three years in Peru doing craft development work for the Peace Corps, Isaiah Zagar and his wife Julia, now experts in South American folk art, moved to Philadelphia and opened a craft gallery on South Street in 1969 31 January 2005



Douglas Biklen earns Oscar nomination for documentary
Sierra Leone RPCV Douglas Biklen earns Oscar nomination for "Autism is a World" as best Documentary Short Subject 31 January 2005



Joseph Opala to film "Priscilla's Homecoming"
Sierra Leone RPCV Joseph Opala plans to film a documentary of the trip to Sierra Leone, which organizers have dubbed "Priscilla's Homecoming" 31 January 2005



Vasquez assesses need in Southeast Asia
Peace Corps Director Assesses Need in Southeast Asia 31 January 2005



Tom Bissell praised as gifted young writer
"There's no more gifted and exciting young writer in America than Tom Bissell." 31 January 2005



U.S. loses $9 Billion in Iraq - give 1% to PC
The U.S. occupation authority in Iraq was unable to keep track of nearly $9 billion it transferred to government ministries, which lacked financial controls, security, communications and adequate staff, an inspector general has found. How about giving 1% ($90 M) of that to the Peace Corps in next year's appropriation? 31 January 2005



IRS investigates NAACP over allegedly improper political speech...
IRS investigates NAACP over allegedly improper political speech 31 January 2005