This Week's Top Stories

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

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April 30, 2005: This Week's Top Stories Carol Bellamy's approach earned her many critics 29 Apr Vermont has highest per-capita PCVs in service 29 Apr Jim Doyle vetoes photo id voting bill 28 Apr Tom Weisner sworn in as mayor of Aurora 28 Apr Tony Hall says parents in Uganda must protect children 27 Apr Ray Tidwell optimistic about the strawberry crop 27 Apr Tom Petri pushes federal Student Aid Reward Act 26 Apr Zell Miller illuminates his feud with Chris Matthews 26 Apr Estabrooks heading for Burkina Faso 26 Apr James Walsh leads Nepal delegation 25 Apr Michele Linnen opens Photography Show in Paris 25 Apr Sam Farr opposes energy bill 25 Apr Shiv Maira remembered by children in Turkmenistan 24 Apr Juana Bordas works toward a "Multicultural Nation" 24 Apr PC says program in Uzbekistan is fully operational 23 Apr Diplomat Christopher Hill in SE Asia 23 Apr John Platt's Andina named "Restaurant Of The Year" 22 Apr

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April 30, 2005: Special Events RPCV Writers scholarship in Baltimore - deadline June 1 Gary Edwards' music performed in Idaho on May 24 Jody Olsen speaks at Ivy College on May 6 Delano Lewis to speak in Albuquerque on May 2 25 Apr Nepal RPCV film showing in Massachusetts on April 30 RPCVs: Post your stories or press releases here for inclusion next week.

Carol Bellamy's approach has earned her many critics
The holistic, 'rights-based' approach to children's health that Carol Bellamy brought to the agency earned her many critics 29 April 2005


Vermont has highest per-capita PCVs in service
The Peace Corps says Vermont has the largest number of volunteers per capita in the country 29 April 2005


Events; RPCV Writers scholarship in Maryland - deadline June 1
Special writing scholarship for RPCV Writers in Baltimore, Maryland - deadline is June 1 29 April 2005


Jim Doyle vetoes photo id voting bill
Republicans said they'll try to change the state constitution if Gov. Jim Doyle follows through on his promise to veto a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls and lawmakers are unable to override it 28 April 2005


Tom Weisner sworn in as mayor of Aurora
Solomon Islands RPCV Tom Weisner sworn in as mayor - Vows to make inclusiveness hallmark of his administration 28 April 2005


It's a long way from "hi" to "pershendetje"
It's a long way from "hi" to "pershendetje" - both phonetically and geographically but Eastern Illinois University graduate Andy Morisseau is taking that journey by traveling to Albania to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer 27 April 2005


Kafatia jury selection begins
Kafatia jury selection begins. Kafatia was originally from Malawi, Africa, was a UCSB transfer from City College at the time of his arrest. He lived at the Salvation Army until former Peace Corps volunteers calling themselves the "Friends of Kent," took him into their homes and also raised $17,000 for his education, adopted him. 27 April 2005


Carol Bellamy gives farewell news conference
Carol Bellamy said in her farewell news conference as head of the United Nations Children's Fund that the world body's employment policies are "mired in the past,'' a problem UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan wants to solve by forcing out many workers 27 April 2005


Tony Hall says parents in Uganda must protect children
Tony Hall says parents in Uganda must take drastic steps to protect their children 27 April 2005


Events; Gary Edwards' music performed in Idaho on May 24
Chile RPCV Gary A. Edwards is going back to school on May 24 to listen as the school's string orchestra performs one of his own classical pieces -- "Coeur d'Alene Suite." 27 April 2005


Ray Tidwell optimistic about the strawberry crop
Tidwell Berry Farm owner Ray Tidwell (RPCV India) is very optimistic about the strawberry crop this year 27 April 2005


Tom Petri pushes federal Student Aid Reward Act
College students willing to shoot for the STAR, a proposed federal Student Aid Reward Act, could see significant boosts in financial aid, says U.S. Rep. Tom Petri said. Petri is co-sponsoring a congressional bill that would establish the STAR program, enabling an increase of billions of dollars in direct student aid over the next 10 years. 26 April 2005


Zell Miller illuminates his feud with Chris Matthews
Zell Miller illuminates his feud with Chris Matthews 26 April 2005


Accused coach's trial is postponed
Accused coach's trial is postponed 26 April 2005


Taylor Hackford speaks up
Taylor Hackford speaks up 26 April 2005


Estabrooks heading for Burkina Faso
Ruth Estabrook has already made two trips to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. This time her destination is the landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso where her husband Jeff is the country’s Peace Corps administrative officer 26 April 2005


Michele Linnen opens Photography Show in Paris
Honduras RPCV Michele Linnen opens Photography Show in Paris 25 April 2005


James Walsh leads Nepal delegation
RPCV James Walsh leads delegation to express concern and disappointment over anti-democratic actions of Nepal's king 25 April 2005


Sam Farr opposes energy bill
"We ought to be alarmed," said Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel. "It is an awful bill. Nothing in it helps the Central Coast. The governor is opposed, the state Energy Commission is opposed. Not a single Democrat in California supported the bill." 25 April 2005


Robert Novak blows the whistle on Senator Dodd
Robert Novak blows the whistle on Senator Dodd's bogus claim that it is "rare indeed for me to express objection to a nominee." 25 April 2005


Grads struggle with decision to join the Peace Corps
Recent graduates struggle with decision to join the Peace Corps 25 April 2005


Events; Delano Lewis to speak on May 2
Former Nigeria Country Director Delano Lewis to speak on May 2 25 April 2005


Guli Maira remembered by children in Turkmenistan
This is one of the thank-you drawings sent to Guli Maira of Hollis by children in Turkmenistan who have used an education center set up with funds donated in memory of her son, Shiv Maira, a Peace Corps volunteer who died in 2000. 24 April 2005


Juana Bordas works toward a "Multicultural Nation"
Chile RPCV Juana Bordas Is Relentless In Her Mission To Help With The Birth Of A "Multicultural Nation" 24 April 2005


Hill is SE Asia about signs that test may be in the works
Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill, flew to the region yesterday to consult over the weekend with officials in Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul about the signs that that North Korea may be preparing its first test of a nuclear weapon 23 April 2005


John Platt's Andina named "Restaurant Of The Year"
Portland's Andina: The Restaurant Of The Year, 2005 owned by Peru RPCV John Platt 22 April 2005

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April 24, 2005: This Week's Top Stories PC says program in Uzbekistan is fully operational 23 Apr Brian Price's bi-lingual law practice is booming 22 Apr Phil Hardberger criticises opponent Julian Castro's twin 21 Apr Alejandro Toledo has has managed to stay in power 21 Apr Dale A. Olsen wins Guggenheim fellowship for music 21 Apr Dr. William E. Hurwitz sentenced to 25 years in prison 21 Apr John and Karen Lewis build eco-tourist hotel in Costa Rica 21 Apr Federal panel recommends Global Health Corps 20 Apr Lena Medoyeff is a businessperson who makes clothes 20 Apr Forty-one in Congress sign PC funding letter 19 Apr James River Park manager Ralph White back to work 19 Apr Pat Waak tells Dems to keep eyes on the prize 18 Apr Al Kamen says First Fan Knows Baseball 18 Apr Broughton Coburn tells his tales in Nepal 13 Apr Maria Shriver talks about her father 12 Apr Bellamy says no big difference with non-RPCV director 11 Apr Abbey Brown faces women's issues in Bangladesh 10 Apr

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April 24, 2005: Special Events Jody Olsen speaks at Ivy College on May 6 RPCV Kent Island Family Weekend on May 6 - 8 Nepal RPCV film showing in Massachusetts on April 30 Gaddi Vasquez speaks in Berkeley on April 25 Cameroon RPCVs selling special Pagne Bush proclaims National Volunteer Week RPCVs: Post your stories or press releases here for inclusion next week.

Bob Taft's approval rating at 34 percent
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft's approval rating has dropped to 34 percent, the lowest Ohio gubernatorial approval rating since 1983. 23 April 2005


PC says program in Uzbekistan is fully operational
[Update 4/17/2005] Peace Corps Press Office says program in Uzbekistan is fully operational and in very good standing with the Government of Uzbekistan. 23 April 2005


Events: Gaddi Vasquez speaks in Berkeley on April 25
Gaddi Vasquez presents "My First Three Years as Director of Peace Corps" in Berkeley on April 25 22 April 2005


Brian G. Price bi-lingual law practice is booming
Guatemala RPCV Brian G. Price said his law practice boomed after he decided to cultivate the region's growing number of Spanish-speaking residents 22 April 2005


Sam McPhetres receives recognition in Marianas
Palau RPCV Sam McPhetres, a senior instructor at the Northern Marianas College, receives plaque of recognition and appreciation 22 April 2005


Carl Pope says progress on environmental issues is slowing
Carl Pope says progress on environmental issues is slowing under the Bush administration and that most of those advances took place between 1970 and 1995. He says during the last five years -- as he puts it -- "we've been falling backwards. 22 April 2005


Events: Habitat for Humanity in Maryland on May 14
Maryland Returned Volunteers: Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, May 14 at 9 am to 1 pm 21 April 2005


Dale A. Olsen wins Guggenheim fellowship for music
RPCV Dale A. Olsen performed as principal flutist in the Philharmonic Orchestra of Chile in the late 1960s, and has conducted fieldwork throughout South America, Asia, Polynesia and elsewhere around the world 21 April 2005


Dr. William E. Hurwitz sentenced to 25 years in prison
Some families will always consider Dr. William E. Hurwitz (Former Staff Brazil) a healer. Pain Doctor sentenced to 25 years in prison 21 April 2005


Events: Nepal RPCV film showing in Massachusetts on April 30
Jimi Sir: An American Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal to be exhibited at nternational Documentary Weekend at Belmont, Massachusetts on April 30 21 April 2005


John and Karen Lewis build eco-tourist hotel in Costa Rica
Kenya RPCVs John and Karen Lewis had a typical suburban professional lifestyle. He was a trial lawyer, she a music teacher. On January 11, 1990, John quit his law practice and Karen set out to open an ecotourist business in Costa Rica 21 April 2005


Phil Hardberger criticises opponent Julian Castro's twin
Candidate Phil Hardberger said he believes the parade appearance by Julian Castro's twin brother was dishonest and deceptive. "If you're 18 years old and having a date, it might be a youthful prank when you swap out your brother. But when you're running for mayor of a city with 1.3 million people and sending in your brother as an impersonator ... I do see a problem with it," Hardberger said. 21 April 2005


Alejandro Toledo has has managed to stay in power
Peru's President Alejandro Toledo has failed to fulfill lavish promises, been involved in corruption scandals, faced street protests, been branded a liar and seen his popularity plummet in his four years in office. Yet he has managed to stay in power while leaders in neighbors Ecuador and Bolivia have been forced to go -- like Lucio Gutierrez, fired by Congress in Quito on Wednesday 21 April 2005


Alberto Ibarguen speaks at GW commencement
Alberto Ibarguen to speak at GW commencement 21 April 2005


Federal panel recommends Global Health Corps
Federal panel recommends Global Health Corps of physicians and nurses deployed to hard-hit countries targeted by the Bush administration's five-year, $15 billion global AIDS program, Volunteers would work for three years, primarily as advisers and trainers to health ministries and organizations. The panel proposed an initial corps of 150 members. 20 April 2005


Lena Medoyeff is a businessperson who makes clothes
Guatemala RPCV Lena Medoyeff is "a businessperson who happens to make clothes" 20 April 2005


Gouttierre defends Afghanistan textbooks
The majority of the controversial textbooks were written to help Afghan refugees in Pakistan educate their children while the Soviet Union occupied their country, Thomas Gouttierre said 20 April 2005


Kinky Friedman wanders around University of Texas
Humorist and gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman wandered around the University of Texas campus Wednesday, a walking cloud of cigar smoke that was part vaudeville, part news conference, part campaign stop 20 April 2005


Forty-one in Congress sign PC funding letter
Forty-one members of the US House of Representatives, have signed onto a "Dear Colleague" letter in support of the President's Fiscal Year 2006 funding request of $345 Million for the Peace Corps - more than double the amount of signatures collected on similar House letters in 2005 19 April 2005


Gail Mandell named to Chair in Humanistic Studies
Belize RPCV Gail Mandell named to Chair in Humanistic Studies 19 April 2005


James River Park manager Ralph White back to work
James River Park manager Ralph White returns to work today after a two-week suspension without pay 19 April 2005


Fred Poses' American Standard achieves Record Sales
Fred Poses' American Standard Achieves Record Sales and Earnings 19 April 2005


Michael Schapiro founds Haiti NGO
RPCV Michael Schapiro founded a nonprofit organization - the Haitian Sustainable Development Foundation - to aid Haitian communities 18 April 2005


Pat Waak tells Dems to keep eyes on the prize
Pat Waak, state party chair, urged Democrats to keep their eyes on the prize, through grassroots efforts and communication about healthcare, education and jobs 18 April 2005


Al Kamen says First Fan Knows Baseball
Al Kamen says First Fan Knows His Way Around the Diamond 18 April 2005


Abbot Cutler will give poetry reading
Malaysia RPCV Abbot Cutler will give poetry reading in Berkshire Massachusetts 17 April 2005


Broughton Coburn tells his tales in Nepal
Broughton Coburn returns to the Pacific Northwest to tell of his tales in Nepal where he first went as a Peace Corps volunteer, focusing specifically on experiences he had with a Nepalese woman named Aama 13 April 2005


Jay K. Martin honored for teaching excellence at UW
Kenya RPCV Jay K. Martin, Professor of Mechanical Engineering honored for teaching excellence at University of Wisconsin 12 April 2005


PCVs install white dry erase boards in Romania
A Peace Corps volunteer has drafted a $6,200 project that will enable 33 local schools to replace their blackboards with white dry erase boards, retiring forever the white chalk that has always been used in Bulgarian classrooms. Once again, the thrifty solution proposed by the Peace Corps volunteer shows how a little inventiveness can go a long way to plug funding shortfalls 12 April 2005


Maria Shriver talks about her father
Maria Shriver talks about her father Sargent Shirver 12 April 2005


Bellamy says no big difference with non-RPCV director
Carol Bellamy says: There'd been some pressure during that presidential election that whoever was elected to encourage them to appoint somebody who had been a volunteer. I'm not sure what big difference that made other than the new people coming in knew that I had been a volunteer many years before 11 April 2005


John Prybot revisited Guatemala
Guatemala RPCV John Prybot revisited Guatemala in 2003 to get the Central Educational and Cultural Center started at San Pedro La Laguna and to begin collecting historical information so the people, mainly subsistence farmers and farm workers, "can learn about their past history and have a better control over their future." 11 April 2005


Abbey Brown faces women's issues in Bangladesh
Peace Corps Volunteer Abbey Brown faces women's issues in Bangladesh 10 April 2005


Events: Jody Olsen speaks at Ivy College on May 6
Jody Olsen, deputy director of the Peace Corps, will speak at Ivy Tech State College's 2005 commencement May 6 6 April 2005


Saint Lucia PM Kenny Anthony shareds PC memories
Saint Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony shared memories of his childhood in the south and the impact that Peace Corps volunteers had on his education 26 March 2005

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April 17, 2005: This Week's Top Stories The Coyne Column: A Peace Corps Writer Discovery 17 Apr Chris Van Hollen supports Peace Corps budget 17 Apr Joseph Goldstein founded Forest Refuge 17 Apr Judge Flemming Norcott wins community service award 16 Apr Wangari Maathai meets with Kenya Country Director 15 Apr Simon James says corps' days numbered in Uzbekistan 15 Apr Peace Corps not heard anything about Uzbekistan 15 Apr Novak says Chris Dodd attacking anti-Castro officials 14 Apr Taylor Hackford not pleased with content editing 14 Apr Activist W. Retta Gilliam dies in DC 13 Apr Alberto Ibargüen studying newspaper options 13 Apr Christopher Hill says Korea nuclear talks can work 12 Apr DNA undercuts verdict against Jerry Marks 11 Apr Tom Bissell discusses recent events in Kyrgyzstan 11 Apr Chris Gobrecht named Basketball Coach at Yale 11 Apr Glenn Ivers does "Splash for Cash" in icy waters 11 Apr Chris Shays says Delay should step down 10 Apr

April 17, 2005: Special RPCV Events RPCV Kent Island Family Weekend on May 6 - 8 Joseph Opala speaks in Rhode Island on April 19 South Carolina RPCVs to see off PCVs on April 18 Terry Deshler speaks in Wyoming on April 18 Cameroon RPCVs selling special Pagne Bush proclaims National Volunteer Week RPCVs: Post your stories or press releases here for inclusion next week.

The Coyne Column: A Peace Corps Writer Discovery
The Coyne Column: A Peace Corps Writer Discovery 17 April 2005


Chris Van Hollen supports Peace Corps budget
Congressman Chris Van Hollen 'seriously' exploring Maryland Senate race - Van Hollen has signed the letter supporting the Peace Corps' proposed budget of $345 M for FY2006 17 April 2005


Terry Deschler sees progress in halting ozone loss
Kenya RPCV Terry Deschler sees progress in halting ozone loss 17 April 2005


Joseph Goldstein founded Forest Refuge
Joseph Goldstein learned Buddhist meditation when he was in the Peace Corps in Southeast Asia, and now teaches it widely. He practices a form of the creed called Theravada Buddhism, which flourishes in Thailand and other regions of Southeast Asia, where it is usually practiced in a forest setting 17 April 2005


"the famously prickly Paul Theroux" interviewed
Of the 18 authors interviewed, the famously prickly Paul Theroux was the only one to not meet Shapiro in person, insisting instead on e-mail exchanges that sometimes consists only of such arch replies as "Reviews! Ha!" 17 April 2005


Director Vasquez at Saddleback Church
Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez will join around 45,000 members and regular attendants of Lake Forest, Calif.’s Saddleback Church to celebrate the church’s 25th anniversary and the founding of the Purpose Driven Movement 16 April 2005


PCV says refugee aid sold in Azerbaijan
The aid refugees receive in Azerbaijan is sometimes in excess of their needs and is sold on to local residents, according to Peace Corps volunteer Lisa Min who works with refugee and local children in Kurdamir. 16 April 2005


Judge Flemming Norcott wins community service award
Flemming L. Norcott, 61, an associate justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court, won the award for a lifetime of community service, including a stint in Kenya with the Peace Corps as a law lecturer at the University of East Africa 16 April 2005


Wangari Maathai meets with Kenya Country Director
Nobel Peace laureate Prof Wangari Maathai meets with Peace Corps Country Director Robert Wurmsted to promote local biodiversity 15 April 2005


Simon James says corps' days numbered in Uzbekistan
Journalist Simon James says: The 63 Peace Corps volunteers who came in January have had their visas cancelled and it looks like the corps' days here are numbered. Peace Corps has no comment. 15 April 2005


Peace Corps not heard anything about Uzbekistan
[Update 4/15/2005 1850 EST] Journalist Simon James says: The 63 Peace Corps volunteers who came in January have had their visas cancelled and it looks like the corps' days here are numbered. The Peace Corps Press Office informs us that they have not heard anything about this story being true. 15 April 2005


Gouttierre proud of Center record in Afghan education
A one-page information sheet prepared by Thomas Gouttierre, director of UNO's Afghanistan Studies center, said that the center is proud of its record in assisting Afghans to rebuild their education sector 15 April 2005


Sam Farr re-sponsoring cruise ship waste bill
U.S. Rep. Sam Farr hopes a cruise ship waste bill he is sponsoring finds smoother sailing this year. 15 April 2005


Elaine Chao interviewed on labor issues
An Interview with Elaine Chao 15 April 2005


Chris Shays faced 50 citizens in Town Hall
Chris Shays, clipboard and pen in hand, faced more than 50 citizens in Town Hall and asked: "What would you like to talk about?" 15 April 2005


John Garamendi's new regulations to protect homeowners
Calling insurers “dead wrong” for canceling or non-renewing homeowners who file a legitimate insurance claim, Commissioner John Garamendi on Thursday announced new regulations to protect homeowners from unfair “use it and lose it” practices 15 April 2005


Peace Corps brings up a sour taste in our mouths
Alas, for this writer and his high-school classmates who grew up during the early 1970s and 1980s, any thought of the Peace Corps, or American volunteers going to Ghana wells up a sour taste in our mouths 14 April 2005


Bush proclaims National Volunteer Week
President Bush proclaims April 17 through April 23, 2005, as National Volunteer Week 14 April 2005


Kinky Friedman enters Texas Governor's Race
Kinky Friedman Enters Texas Governor's Race: Friedman says Texans love a rebel and an underdog, and he is convinced he'll surprise everyone next year. 14 April 2005


Chris Nytch writes about Earth Day
Honduras RPCV Chris Nytch writes about Earth Day 14 April 2005


Al Kamen with a Footnewt on Social Security
RPCV Al Kamen with a Footnewt on Social Security 14 April 2005


Alleged Student Rapist Kent Kafatia Delayed
Trial of Alleged Student Rapist Kent Kafatia Delayed 14 April 2005


Event: Joseph Opala to speak in RI on April 19
Joseph Opala to speak on "Newport and Charleston: Early Connections" on April 19 14 April 2005


Donna Shalala elected to Gannett Board
Donna E. Shalala. elected to serve three-year term ending at Gannett's annual meeting in 2008 14 April 2005


Novak says Chris Dodd attacking anti-Castro officials
Robert Novak says Chris Dodd is following his regular practice of attacking anti-Castro officials, having barred Senate confirmation of Otto Reich as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs and driven him from the government 14 April 2005


Taylor Hackford not pleased with content editing
Taylor Hackford's 2000 film Proof of Life, starring Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe, told the story of an American oil executive who was kidnapped for ransom by insurgents in a fictional South American country. Hackford was not consulted when a private company "sanitized" the film by removing the entire kidnapping scene because of its violent content. And he was not pleased. 14 April 2005


Norm Coleman wary on DeLay issue
Norm Coleman wary on DeLay issue 14 April 2005


PCVs meet with Members of Congress
Peace Corps Volunteers meet with Members of Congress at their overseas sites 13 April 2005


Activist W. Retta Gilliam dies in DC
Kenya RPCV W. Retta Gilliam dies in Washington DC, was community activist 13 April 2005


Robin Southern to head Center for Creative Photography
Haiti RPCV Robin Southern will oversee public relations efforts at the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona 13 April 2005


Sam Farr spoke in support of Queer Youth
Sam Farr spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of Queer Youth and the National Day of Silence for the fourth year in a row 13 April 2005


Feral cats are safe says Doyle
A proposal to legalize the killing of feral cats is not going to succeed, Gov. Jim Doyle said in Madison. 13 April 2005


Alberto Ibargüen studying newspaper options
Miami Herald Publisher Alberto Ibargüen said that that options under consideration include moving the entire Herald to tab size, moving just part of the paper, or retaining the broadsheet paper and starting a free tab 13 April 2005


Event: RPCV Kent Island Family Weekend on May 6 - 8
Come spend a Family Weekend (May 6 - 8) with the Maryland Returned Volunteers at Camp Wright on Kent Island 12 April 2005


W. Retta Gilliam killed crossing street in DC
Kenya RPCV W. Retta Gilliam killed crossing street in Washington DC 12 April 2005


Matt Brown criticizes Mugabe rule in Zimbabwe
Guinea RPCV Matt Brown says: Since wresting power from the white minority, in 1980, the black Robert Mugabe has ruled the country with an increasingly iron fist 12 April 2005


Donna Shalala to Speak at CHOICE Awards
Donna Shalala to Speak at CHOICE Awards to Honor Outstanding Physicians 12 April 2005


Christopher Hill says Korea nuclear talks can work
Christopher Hill, soon to be assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs, says long-stalled talks on nuclear arms can work 12 April 2005


DNA undercuts verdict against Jerry Marks
DNA undercuts verdict against RPCV Jerry Marks in infamous Iowa murder case 11 April 2005


Dodd advises Repubicans on Tom Delay
Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut had this advice for the Republicans who control both the House and Senate: “Be careful about how closely you embrace Mr. DeLay.” 11 April 2005


Tom Bissell discusses recent events in Kyrgyzstan
An Interview with RPCV Tom Bissell on recent events in Kyrgyzstan: "It had become a distressing situation and I’m happy with the events in Kyrgyzstan, but it is unfortunate that the one guy who least deserved it has been chased out of his country." 11 April 2005


Chris Gobrecht named Basketball Coach at Yale
Samoa RPCV Chris Gobrecht named Coach of Women's Basketball at Yale University. Her husband Samoa RPCV Bob Gobrecht is the president and CEO of Special Olympics California 11 April 2005


Glenn Ivers does "Splash for Cash" in icy waters
Liberia RPCV Glenn Ivers does "Splash for Cash" for Special Olympics 11 April 2005


Reed Hasting unfazed by challengers
Netflix founder Reed Hastings (RPCV Swaziland) unfazed by challengers 11 April 2005


Fred O'Regan says Canada still hunting baby seals
"Many people mistakenly think Canada stopped hunting baby seals decades ago," said Fred O'Regan, IFAW's president and CEO 11 April 2005


Events: Cameroon RPCVs selling special Pagne
Peace Corps special Pagne now for sale 10 April 2005


Chris Shays says Delay should step down
Rep. Christopher Shays said Sunday that fellow Republican Rep. Tom DeLay should step down as House majority leader because his continuing ethics problems are hurting the GOP 10 April 2005


Event: Terry Deshler speaks in Wyoming on April 18
Kenya RPCV Terry Deshler, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Atmospheric Science, will present "The Magic of Dust" as the featured speaker for the 2005 President's Speaker Series on April 18 10 April 2005


Reed Hastings in the "TIME 100" list
RPCV Reed Hastings in the "TIME 100" list of the world's most influential people 10 April 2005


Taft tax plan fails to resonate with business
Gov. Taft's plan to overhaul Ohio's tax system fails to resonate with many business execs 10 April 2005


Tom Murphy boasts of sandbagging Legislature
Tom Murphy boasts of sandbagging the Legislature 10 April 2005

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April 10, 2005: This Week's Top Stories The Coyne Column: "Why do you study Jesuits?" 10 Apr Al Kamen says Condi Rice is Baffled 8 Apr Chris Dodd makes "sneak attack" on AgustaWestland 7 Apr Accused attacker maintains innocence 7 Apr Jim Walsh supports Sinn Féin declaration 7 Apr Crisis Corps team in Thailand begins work 6 Apr Tom Weisner wins big in Aurora Mayor's Race 6 Apr BBDO wins EFFIE Ad Awards for "Life is Calling" 6 Apr PCVs removed after missionaries killed in Guyana 5 Apr Chris Matthews covers death of Pope John Paul II 5 Apr 24 Congressmen sign Peace Corps letter 4 Apr Update: PCVs in Kyrgyzstan back in communities 4 Apr Tom Murphy lays into Bush administration 4 Apr Bellamy urges legislators to protect children 4 Apr Lynn Olson manages art gallery after judgeship 4 Apr Bob Taft promotes tax code overhaul in Ohio 3 Apr Richard Kaminski lost in village in Botswana 3 Apr

April 10, 2005: Events around the Country North Carolina RPCV discusses Nepal trek on April 14 6 Apr South Carolina RPCVs to see off PCVs on April 18 5 Apr Gaddi Vasquez speaks at Northwestern University 6 Apr Henry McKoy speaks at Clemson University 8 Apr Minnesota RPCVs need Photos for Exhibition 24 Mar Maryland RPCVs eat crab cakes in Annapolis 17 Mar RPCVs: Post your stories or press releases here for inclusion next week.

The Coyne Column: "Why do you study Jesuits?"
The Coyne Column: Peter McDonough writes "Why do you study Jesuits?" 10 April 2005


Henry McKoy speaks at Clemson University
As part of International Awareness Week, Henry McKoy, the presidential-appointed Peace Corps regional director for Africa, came to Clemson to share the benefits of joining the Peace Corps 8 April 2005


Christopher R. Hill departs Korea
Leaders of U.S. Forces Korea, the United Nations Command and South Korea turned out Wednesday afternoon to say farewell to the top U.S. envoy in Korea, Christopher R. Hill. 8 April 2005


RPCV Al Kamen says Condi Rice is Baffled
RPCV Al Kamen says Condi Rice is Baffled by the Shell Game 8 April 2005


Chris Dodd makes "sneak attack" on AgustaWestland
In what a fellow Democrat referred to as a "sneak attack," Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., won Senate approval for a measure that essentially took a slap at AgustaWestland — Sikorsky Aircraft's Marine One nemesis 7 April 2005


Accused attacker maintains innocence
A youth soccer coach accused of kicking referee Bruce Greenlee (RPCV Peru) in the head during a tournament last year maintained his innocence Thursday as his lawyer lamented the difficulty of getting cooperation from witnesses who could exonerate him 7 April 2005


Jim Walsh supports Sinn Féin declaration
Congressman Jim Walsh, chairman of the Friends of Ireland in Congress said that Sinn Fein leaders "see this as hugely significant and I think the rest of the world should too." 7 April 2005


Gaddi Vasquez speaks at Northwestern University
Serving in the Peace Corps has its difficulties, but it's increasingly important in a needy world, Director Gaddi H. Vasquez said. "Here we sit today in 2005, realizing that if there was ever a time and place where we needed to be promoting global peace and friendship, it is now and it is today." 6 April 2005


Tom Weisner wins big in Aurora Mayor's Race
Solomon Islands RPCV Tom Weisner wins big in Aurora Mayor's Race 6 April 2005


David Pope elected Village President of Oak Park
David Pope (Thailand 90-92) wins election for Village President of Oak Park 6 April 2005


PC daughter Tsion Haileselassie is Pediatrician
Pediatrician Tsion Haileselassie, M.D admitted that the final choice of physician was probably very appealing to the Peace Corps side of her mother’s nature 6 April 2005


Crisis Corps team in Thailand begins work
An eight-member US Peace Corps crisis team has begun a rehabilitation mission to tsunami-hit Ban Nam Khem in Takua Pa district. The team is tasked with creating databases for fund-raising efforts, restoring community resources and building houses and facilities for wave survivors. 6 April 2005


64 new PCVs sworn in Uzbekistan
64 new Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in at the Uzbek National Academic Drama Theatre on 5 April 6 April 2005


North Carolina RPCV discusses Nepal trek on April 14
During his time with the Peace Corps in Nepal John Vavruska built a gravity flow drinking water system 6 April 2005


BBDO wins EFFIE Ad Awards for "Life is Calling"
BBDO wins EFFIE Awards for Peace Corps: Life is Calling. How Far Will You Go? 6 April 2005


Ed Demerly elected to College English Association
Malaysia RPCV Ed Demerly elected to College English Association 6 April 2005


Norm Coleman meets with Venezuela's Chavez
Norm Coleman meets with Venezuela's Chavez to improve relations 6 April 2005


South Carolina RPCVs to see off PCVs on April 18
South Carolina RPCVs to see off PCVs on April 18 5 April 2005


PCVs removed after missionaries killed in Guyana
Peace Corps has removed three volunteers from a southwestern border town near Brazil where two American missionaries were killed last week, a U.S. Embassy official said 5 April 2005


Chris Matthews covers death of Pope John Paul II
For MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, the death of Pope John Paul II is "a chance for me to connect spiritually with my church." 5 April 2005


Chris Dodd invited to Pope's funeral
Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd has been invited to join a Congressional delegation traveling to the Vatican 5 April 2005


Carl Pope announces Sierra Club National Convention
Carl Pope announces First-Ever Sierra Club National Convention & Expo; Thousands Expected in San Francisco in September 5 April 2005


24 Congressmen sign Peace Corps letter
As Congress returns back from recess, we are now closing in on 25 signatures to the House "Dear Colleague" Letter in support of increased Peace Corps funding. 4 April 2005


Update: PCVs in Kyrgyzstan back in communities
Updated April 4: Peace Corps Volunteers in Kyrgyz Republic Are Safe, Returning to Sites and Serving Their Communities 4 April 2005


Alaska House approves dividends for PCVs
Alaska House approves dividends for Peace Corps volunteers 4 April 2005


Kolby Granville on Arizona Board of Regents
Mozambique RPCV Kolby Granville is expected to be confirmed as the new Arizona Board of Regents student regent 4 April 2005


Lynn Olson manages art gallery after judgeship
Nigeria RPCV Lynn Olson has made an interesting discovery since retiring after 22 years as an Anoka County judge to manage an art gallery: Artists and criminal defendants have a lot in common. They're both creative, always short of money and have low self-esteem 4 April 2005


Tom Petri's STAR Act to help lower-income students
The Student Aid Reward Act (STAR Act), sponsored by Democrat George Miller and Republican Tom Petri in the House and Democrat Ted Kennedy in the Senate, proposes making some of the savings available to colleges who choose direct loans, with the stipulation that the schools pass it on in the form of Pell Grants to lower-income students 4 April 2005


Chris Matthews Show renewed for 2005-2006 season
"The Chris Matthews Show" has been renewed in more than 90% of the country for the 2005-2006 season 4 April 2005


Bellamy urges legislators to protect children
Bellamy urges legislators to use their power to protect children from exploitation 4 April 2005


Tom Murphy lays into Bush administration
But it was Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy who really stole the show. Irrepressibly honest, Murphy, now in his third and final term in office, laid into the Bush administration. “We’ve seen the ascendancy of a group of people who don’t value diversity. People at the highest level of government are saying it’s okay to be bigoted.” 4 April 2005


Norm Coleman calls for Annan resignation
Norm Coleman: Why I'm standing by my call for Annan to resign 4 April 2005


Bree Lafreniere met pope in Peace Corps
Bree Lafreniere met pope while serving in Solomon Islands 3 April 2005


Richard Kaminski lost in village in Botswana
The skies were overcast that Saturday night 25 years ago in the village of Bobonong, Botswana, after a few of my fellow volunteers and I spent a long evening at a bar sipping Lion Lager 3 April 2005


Bob Taft promotes tax code overhaul in Ohio
Gov. Bob Taft, often criticized for his low-key manner, has been busy this year playing the role of the traveling salesman 3 April 2005


Allegra Troiano founds Casamance Renaissance Foundation
RPCV Allegra Troiano founded the Casamance Renaissance Foundation in 2002 to send bicycles to Senegal as incentives for the students to stay in school and maintain their grades. 2 April 2005


Jerry Perkins still plays baseball
In 1971, as a Peace Corps volunteer in baseball-crazed Nicaragua, the manager of the Masaya taxi-cab team "discovered" Jerry Perkins during a pickup game on a dusty vacant lot 2 April 2005


Jason Sparapani runs cooking class in New Orleans
Nepal RPCV Jason Sparapani runs a cooking class in New Orleans where food is the life of the party 31 March 2005


Michael Maidenberg stresses 1st Amendment rights
India RPCV Michael Maidenberg says it is critical that American youth understand why the First Amendment is so important 1 February 2005

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April 3, 2005: This Week's Top Stories Ralph White suspended for opening locked gates 2 Apr The Coyne Column: Events in Kyrgyzstan 2 Apr Timothy J. O’Brien suggests Korea increase publicity 1 Apr Danielle Wain deals with dry areas in Uganda 1 Apr Chris Matthews says Schiavo's Dad having "Good Time" 1 Apr Chris Dodd to reintroduce workers protection act 1 Apr Steven Lawry named president of Antioch College 31 Mar Matt Sesow shines light on grief and pain of war 31 Mar Kinky Friedman Preps for Gubernatorial Run 30 Mar Police travel to Tonga with RPCV 28 Mar Randall L. Tobias speaks at PC Headquarters 28 Mar NBC apologizes to Turkey for West Wing episode 28 Mar Jim Doyle proposes domestic partner benefit 27 Mar University to name library auditorium for Elaine Chao 26 Mar Rockefeller says every young American should serve 26 Mar Chris Shays calls Republicans "party of theocracy" 25 Mar Norm Coleman to visit South America 25 Mar

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April 3, 2005: RPCV Groups in the News Houston RPCVs sponsor "Around the World in a Day"on April 6 25 Mar Vasquez to visit DePaul University on April 6 22 Mar Henry McKoy speaks at Clemson University April 6 1 Apr Minnesota RPCVs need Photos for Exhibition 24 Mar Maryland RPCVs eat crab cakes in Annapolis 17 Mar Connecticut RPCVs held fundraiser on March 5 3 Mar RPCVs: Post your stories or press releases here for inclusion next week.

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RPCVs and Staff remember Pope John Paul II Tony Hall found the pope to be courageous and capable of forgiving the man who shot him in 1981, Mark Gearan said the pope was as dynamic in person as he appears on television, Maria Shriver said he was a beacon of virtue, strength and goodness, and an RPCV who met the pope while serving in the Solomon Islands said he possessed the holiness of a man filled with a deep love and concern for humanity. Leave your thoughts here.

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Mark Gearan says pope was great spiritual leader
Mark Gearan says pope was great spiritual leader 3 April 2005


Maria Shriver remembers Pope John Paul II
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver recalled meeting the late pontiff at the Vatican many years ago, saying it was the "highlight of our lives." 2 April 2005


Tony Hall remembers Pope John Paul II
Tony Hall, the former U.S. congressman from Dayton, found the pope to be courageous and capable of forgiving the man who shot him in 1981. 2 April 2005


Ralph White suspended for opening locked gates
RPCV Ralph White suspended for opening locked gates 2 April 2005


The Coyne Column: Events in Kyrgyzstan
The Coyne Column: Robert Rosenberg says Events in Kyrgyzstan provide a lesson and a warning as well 25 March 2005


Tom Coyner publishes Korea Economic Reader
Tom Coyner first came to Korea decades ago as a Peace Corps volunteer, married a Korean woman, heads multiple community organizations and publishes a newsletter called the Korea Economic Reader. 1 April 2005


170,000 "Friends of the Peace Corps" visit PCOL in March
170,000 "Friends of the Peace Corps" visit PCOL in March, 2005 1 April 2005


Henry McKoy speaks Clemson University April 6
Regional Director Henry McKoy to speak on Peace Corps in the 21st century on April 6 at Clemson University 1 April 2005


Timothy J. O’Brien suggests Korea increase publicity
RPCV Timothy J. O’Brien Suggests Korea Boost Investment Publicity 1 April 2005


Danielle Wain deals with dry areas in Uganda
Lack of water is a problem in Uganda, but Danielle Wain is familiar with dealing with dry areas. She worked in the Peace Corps and lived in the Dominican Republic for two years and said she saw a lot of similarities between the two countries. 1 April 2005


Chris Matthews says Schiavo's Dad having "Good Time"
MSNBC's Chris Matthews: Terri Schiavo's Dad Having "Good Time" 1 April 2005


Chris Dodd to reintroduce workers protection act
Chris Dodd promises to reintroduce U.S. workers protection act 1 April 2005


Steven Lawry named president of Antioch College
Botswana RPCV Steven Lawry named president of Antioch College 31 March 2005


Maria Shriver Builds Role as California's First Lady
Maria Shriver Builds a Different Role as California's First Lady 31 March 2005


Jason Ben-Meir writes on community delveopment
RPCV Jason Ben-Meir says: When communities work together to realize their development goals, they also establish local associations (core civil-society institutions) to manage projects and create new ones. 31 March 2005


Paul Theroux says PCVs benefit from structure
The Peace Corps is an especially good choice for those who would benefit from structure. "When I graduated from college," says Theroux, "I wanted to write, but had no money. The Peace Corps was a natural choice for me; I was looked after while getting the opportunity to experience a developing country. I went to Malawi, learned a foreign language, and fell in love with Africa." 31 March 2005


Frank A. Fairbanks named leader in local government
Costa Rica RPCV Frank A. Fairbanks, City Manager of Phoenix, Arizona has been a leader in local government for 32 years; during his tenure, Financial World Magazine recognized Phoenix as the "Best Managed City in the Nation" in 1995 31 March 2005


Matt Sesow shines light on grief and pain of war
Matt Sesow says he created “Collateral Damage (Living Hell)” to shine a light on the grief and pain of war. 31 March 2005


Peter McPherson to receive National Public Service Award
Peter McPherson to receive National Public Service Award 31 March 2005


Taylor Hackford to receive Film Society Award
Taylor Hackford will receive the Film Society Award for Lifetime Achievement at S.F. film fest 30 March 2005


Kinky Friedman Preps for Gubernatorial Run
Kinky Friedman Preps for Gubernatorial Run 30 March 2005


Peace Corps seeks a few good baby boomers
Peace Corps seeks a few good baby boomers 29 March 2005


Vasquez presents inaugural National Founder's Award
Albertsons received the inaugural National Founder's Award, presented by Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez to Albertsons Food Division President and CEO Pete VanHelden 29 March 2005


James Rupert writes on repression of Pakistani women
RPCV James Rupert writes: Pakistani women: A cruel repression 29 March 2005


Danese Cooper is open source diva
Open Source Diva RPCV Danese Cooper writes: I am struck again by how much internal systems reinforce culture, or is it vice versa? Of course such systems are designed to make workers more productive while protecting things like privacy and intellectual property. But in my experience corporate systems also contribute to a hive-mind effect that can be unintentionally limiting. 29 March 2005


Community Blog Helps PCVs Tell Thier Stories
Community Peace Corps Blog Helps Volunteers Tell Thier Stories. Founder Jason Pearce was kicked out of the Peace Corps for blogging about his experiences as a Peace Corps trainee while serving in Guyana in 2002. 28 March 2005


Jody Olsen speaks at Coverdell Center
Deputy Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen will be speaking at a Coverdell Life and Legacy Symposium at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, GA on Thursday, March 31. Olsen was Chief of Staff for Paul Coverdell while he was Peace Corps Director. 28 March 2005


Dr Suchet L Loois praises Jamaica
Jamaica Country Director Dr Suchet L Loois says: "After having served in countries all over the world, and seen the drain of their human capacity, I believe that one day Jamaica will be a centre of black human capital impacting the developing world." 28 March 2005


Police travel to Tonga with RPCV
Two local police officials returned last week from a trip to the South Pacific island of Tonga to learn about its culture. Cpl. Mark Phillips of San Bruno and Sgt. Ed Nakiso of Burlingame traveled with Emile Hons, the general manager of the Shops at Tanforan, who lived in Tonga while with the Peace Corps. Emile Hons was an art teacher in Tonga in 1976 when Dennis Priven, a friend and fellow Peace Corps volunteer, carried out the brutal murder of Deborah Gardner 28 March 2005


Randall L. Tobias speaks at PC Headquarters
Speaking at Peace Corps headquarters March 24, Randall L. Tobias, who coordinates all U.S. programs to fight HIV/AIDS, highlighted some of the early successes of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) while lamenting the continuing impact the AIDS pandemic is having on developing nations. 28 March 2005


NBC apologizes to Turkey for West Wing episode
NBC apologizes to Turkey for West Wing episode 28 March 2005


Reed Hastings' Netflix surpasses 3 million subscribers
Reed Hastings' Netflix surpasses 3 million subscribers 28 March 2005


Phil Hardberger says city manager salary is 'ridiculous'
Mayoral candidate Phil Hardberger says a proposal to pay San Antonio's new city manager up to $300,000 a year is 'ridiculous' 28 March 2005


Leon Dash writes about Urban America
Rosa Lee: A Mother and Her Family in Urban America by Kenya RPCV Leon Dash 27 March 2005


Jim Doyle proposes domestic partner benefit
Gov. Jim Doyle is asking lawmakers to change state law so that domestic partners of state employees can be covered under their health insurance plans 27 March 2005


University to name library auditorium for Elaine Chao
The University of Louisville plans to name its new library auditorium for Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao 26 March 2005


Rockefeller says every young American should serve
Senator Jay Rockefeller believes every young American should give up at least a year of service to the Peace Corps or a similar organization. He shared the fact that he did this very thing when he was young, and it was an amazing experience for him 26 March 2005


Donna Shalala breaks ground on University Village
Donna Shalala breaks ground on University Village 25 March 2005


Chris Shays calls Republicans "party of theocracy"
Chris Shays says: This Republican Party of Lincoln has become a party of theocracy. 25 March 2005


Norm Coleman to visit South America
Norm Coleman to visit South America 25 March 2005


Reflections of Open Source Diva Danese Cooper
Reflections of Open Source Diva Morocco RPCV Danese Cooper: There were a lot of people who started at Peace Corps who've ended up doing social consciousness work or working for NGOs (non-governmental organizations) around the world because what really motivated them was a desire to help. If what motivates you is a desire to see what good technology in the most hands or to learn from some of the best programmers in the world (and become one yourself) there are a lot of benefits to involving yourself in the Open Source community that are self-gratifying in addition to being good for the world. If you're interested in doing well while doing good then I think Open Source is a fine choice, and aspiring to show up shouldn't be denigrated. 21 March 2005


David Davenport heads to Thailand in Crisis Corps
Santa Fe lawyer and former Peace Corps volunteer David Davenport is one of eight Crisis Corps volunteers who will be aiding in constructing homes for tsunami victims in Thailand 19 March 2005

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170,000 "Friends of the Peace Corps" visit PCOL in March
170,000 "Friends of the Peace Corps" visit PCOL in March, 2005 1 April 2005



America's Peace Corps Volunteers. 170,000 strong since 1961...
America's Peace Corps Volunteers. 170,000 strong since 1961 1 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteer Matthew Wahlgren says "Living in Bulgaria I...
Peace Corps Volunteer Matthew Wahlgren says "Living in Bulgaria I often wonder if I have entered another dimension. On the surface things seem pretty much the same as in the United States, but once you delve in you find some very striking opposites" 1 April 2005



Danielle Wain deals with dry areas in Uganda
Lack of water is a problem in Uganda, but Danielle Wain is familiar with dealing with dry areas. She worked in the Peace Corps and lived in the Dominican Republic for two years and said she saw a lot of similarities between the two countries. 1 April 2005



Chris Dodd to reintroduce workers protection act
Chris Dodd promises to reintroduce U.S. workers protection act 1 April 2005



Ray Rudd writes: "Back in the DR" about his return...
Ray Rudd writes: "Back in the DR" about his return to the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps Volunteer 1 April 2005



Tom Coyner publishes Korea Economic Reader
Tom Coyner first came to Korea decades ago as a Peace Corps volunteer, married a Korean woman, heads multiple community organizations and publishes a newsletter called the Korea Economic Reader. 1 April 2005



Timothy J. O'Brien suggests Korea increase publicity
RPCV Timothy J. O'Brien Suggests Korea Boost Investment Publicity 1 April 2005



Lisa Roberts applied to the Peace Corps and left in...
Lisa Roberts applied to the Peace Corps and left in January 2003 for Paraguay, where she spent three months training to teach children in San Juan 1 April 2005



Philippines RPCV Alan Robock writes about Bob Dylan and Weather...
Philippines RPCV Alan Robock writes about Bob Dylan and Weather Imagery 1 April 2005



Reed Hastings Sacked from State Board shortly before positive CELDT...
Reed Hastings Sacked from State Board shortly before positive CELDT results 1 April 2005



Chris Matthews says Schiavo's Dad having "Good Time"
MSNBC's Chris Matthews: Terri Schiavo's Dad Having "Good Time" 1 April 2005



RPCV Ralph White, accused of insubordination for unlocking park gates...
RPCV Ralph White, accused of insubordination for unlocking park gates to allow paddlers and dog walkers in after hours, will be suspended for two weeks without pay 1 April 2005



Police officers seemed to soak up a real appreciation for...
Police officers seemed to soak up a real appreciation for the culture, the people and the beauty of Tonga, according to Emile Hons, who said little has changed there since his Peace Corps days 1 April 2005



Call for Stories: And Then Sarge Said to Me...
Call for Stories: And Then Sarge Said to Me 1 April 2005



Synchronicity...
Synchronicity 1 April 2005



Mischel (1965) found that successful Peace Corp Volunteers typically have...
Mischel (1965) found that successful Peace Corp Volunteers typically have less psychopathology and more ego strength, as measured by the MMPI, than their less successful counterparts. However, none of the subsequent Peace Corps studies (e.g., Dicken, 1969; Harris, 1973; Smith, 1966) were able to replicate his findings. 1 April 2005



Henry McKoty speaks Clemson University April 6
Regional Director Henry McKoy to speak on Peace Corps in the 21st century on April 6 at Clemson University 1 April 2005



Jerry Perkins still plays baseball
In 1971, as a Peace Corps volunteer in baseball-crazed Nicaragua, the manager of the Masaya taxi-cab team "discovered" Jerry Perkins during a pickup game on a dusty vacant lot 2 April 2005



Allegra Troiano founds Casamance Renaissance Foundation
RPCV Allegra Troiano founded the Casamance Renaissance Foundation in 2002 to send bicycles to Senegal as incentives for the students to stay in school and maintain their grades. 2 April 2005



Ralph White suspended for opening locked gates
RPCV Ralph White suspended for opening locked gates 2 April 2005



Maria Shriver remembers Pope John Paul II
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and wife Maria Shriver recalled meeting the late pontiff at the Vatican many years ago, saying it was the "highlight of our lives." 2 April 2005



Tony Hall remembers Pope John Paul II
Tony Hall, the former U.S. congressman from Dayton, found the pope to be courageous and capable of forgiving the man who shot him in 1981. 2 April 2005



Special Report: RPCVs and Staff remember Pope John Paul II...
Special Report: RPCVs and Staff remember Pope John Paul II 2 April 2005



Kerry Ambrose lives in a small pueblo in Bolivia. My...
Kerry Ambrose lives in a small pueblo in Bolivia. My house has running water but no shower so we bathe via buckets 3 April 2005



Richard Kaminski lost in village in Botswana
The skies were overcast that Saturday night 25 years ago in the village of Bobonong, Botswana, after a few of my fellow volunteers and I spent a long evening at a bar sipping Lion Lager 3 April 2005



Dr. Michael Rich joined the Peace Corps after college and...
Dr. Michael Rich joined the Peace Corps after college and went to Cameroon 3 April 2005



Adrian Mummey in Mongolia...
Adrian Mummey in Mongolia 3 April 2005



Bree Lafreniere met pope in Peace Corps
Bree Lafreniere met pope while serving in Solomon Islands 3 April 2005



Tim Russert ended Sunday's show with a personal touch: video...
Tim Russert ended Sunday's show with a personal touch: video of the pope blessing the pregnant belly of his wife (Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth) 3 April 2005



Bob Taft promotes tax code overhaul in Ohio
Gov. Bob Taft, often criticized for his low-key manner, has been busy this year playing the role of the traveling salesman 3 April 2005



Mark Gearan says pope was great spiritual leader
Mark Gearan says pope was great spiritual leader 3 April 2005



Chris Dodd says: "He was dynamic; a powerful guy physically...
Chris Dodd says: "He was dynamic; a powerful guy physically, with broad shoulders and a great sense of humor and human vitality, He also had a profound sense of the role he had, and that he wasn't there just filling a seat. 3 April 2005



Rep. Sam Farr was serving in the state Assembly during...
Rep. Sam Farr was serving in the state Assembly during the pope's visit in 1987, and had the chance to greet the pontiff at the airport. "The minute he walked out of the airplane, it was a feeling that the Holy Spirit was there," Farr said. 3 April 2005



Governer Jim Doyle says: "He was not only an inspirational...
Governer Jim Doyle says: "He was not only an inspirational spiritual leader, but also made a significant impact on social justice." 3 April 2005



Top Stories - February 2005...
Top Stories - February 2005 4 April 2005



Top Stories - March 2005...
Top Stories - March 2005 4 April 2005



Alaska RPCVs honor Rosalind Kan for international friendship on April...
Alaska RPCVs honor Rosalind Kan for international friendship on April 4 4 April 2005



Alaska House approves dividends for PCVs
Alaska House approves dividends for Peace Corps volunteers 4 April 2005



By the time I left for the Peace Corps, I...
"By the time I left for the Peace Corps, I was pretty addicted," she said. "One of my friends told me cigarettes would be a great gift for my host family, so I brought them cartons of Marlboros. I thought it was the best gift ever." Decades later and armed with retrospect, she cringes. 4 April 2005



24 Congressmen sign Peace Corps letter
As Congress returns back from recess, we are now closing in on 25 signatures to the House "Dear Colleague" Letter in support of increased Peace Corps funding. 4 April 2005



Raque Kunz says: The Peace Corps had selected me to...
Raque Kunz says: The Peace Corps had selected me to live and work on Santiago, the largest island in the Cape Verde archipelago. I had been so focused on my unsuccessful dating that I hadn't realized my greater social accomplishment. 4 April 2005



Kenya RPCV Scott Waguespack thinks elections in Berwyn, Illinois bear...
Kenya RPCV Scott Waguespack thinks elections in Berwyn, Illinois bear an eerie resemblance to battlegrounds like the Balkans 4 April 2005



Update: PCVs in Kyrgyzstan back in communities
Updated April 4: Peace Corps Volunteers in Kyrgyz Republic Are Safe, Returning to Sites and Serving Their Communities 4 April 2005



PCV Rhonda Lee Ferns says: So what did Peace Corps...
PCV Rhonda Lee Ferns says: So what did Peace Corps do to protect the volunteers in Kyrgyzstan? They called us when the protesting and road blocks started and asked us to go on "Stand fast" status, which means we weren't permited to travel anywhere outside of work and home, and when the riots in Bishkek began, the entire country went to "consolidation" where all the volunteers in each region gathered together at one location, and asked to stay there until further notice. 4 April 2005



Kolby Granville on Arizona Board of Regents
Mozambique RPCV Kolby Granville is expected to be confirmed as the new Arizona Board of Regents student regent 4 April 2005



Lynn Olson manages art gallery after judgeship
Nigeria RPCV Lynn Olson has made an interesting discovery since retiring after 22 years as an Anoka County judge to manage an art gallery: Artists and criminal defendants have a lot in common. They're both creative, always short of money and have low self-esteem 4 April 2005



Asanga came to Colorado in 1996 to see Anna Jones...
Asanga came to Colorado in 1996 to see Anna Jones, 40, the woman he had met three years earlier in Sri Lanka when she was in the Peace Corps and boarded the wrong train, the woman who would become his wife, Anna Jones 4 April 2005



Norm Coleman calls for Annan resignation
Norm Coleman: Why I'm standing by my call for Annan to resign 4 April 2005



Maureen Orth, who has written extensively about Jackson for Vanity...
Maureen Orth, who has written extensively about Jackson for Vanity Fair, said it should come as no surprise that people are trying to profit off something as serious as the star's molestation charges 4 April 2005



Tom Murphy lays into Bush administration
But it was Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy who really stole the show. Irrepressibly honest, Murphy, now in his third and final term in office, laid into the Bush administration. "We've seen the ascendancy of a group of people who don't value diversity. People at the highest level of government are saying it's okay to be bigoted." 4 April 2005



Tom Petri's STAR Act to help lower-income students
The Student Aid Reward Act (STAR Act), sponsored by Democrat George Miller and Republican Tom Petri in the House and Democrat Ted Kennedy in the Senate, proposes making some of the savings available to colleges who choose direct loans, with the stipulation that the schools pass it on in the form of Pell Grants to lower-income students 4 April 2005



Chris Matthews's television persona is not just a persona at...
Chris Matthews's television persona is not just a persona at all. It's who he really is 4 April 2005



Chris Matthews Show renewed for 2005-2006 season
"The Chris Matthews Show" has been renewed in more than 90% of the country for the 2005-2006 season 4 April 2005



U.N. Children's Fund Executive Director Carol Bellamy said the world's...
U.N. Children's Fund Executive Director Carol Bellamy said the world's children had lost one of their greatest friends. 4 April 2005



Bellamy urges legislators to protect children
Bellamy urges legislators to use their power to protect children from exploitation 4 April 2005



Jane Fonda says: When it was announced that Humphrey (who...
Jane Fonda says: When it was announced that Humphrey (who had not come out in opposition to the war) had won the nomination, Ambassador Sargent Shriver said, "They just put Richard Nixon in the White House." 4 April 2005



Maryland Returned Volunteers to hold Ethnic Dinner on Friday, April...
Maryland Returned Volunteers to hold Ethnic Dinner on Friday, April 8 4 April 2005



The Perkins loan program, which currently provides loans to students...
The Perkins loan program, which currently provides loans to students and graduate students based on financial need, will cease to exist under the Bush administration's proposed budget for the next fiscal year. 5 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteer Melinda writes: The Guinean Life...
Peace Corps Volunteer Melinda writes: The Guinean Life 5 April 2005



PCVs removed after missionaries killed in Guyana
Peace Corps has removed three volunteers from a southwestern border town near Brazil where two American missionaries were killed last week, a U.S. Embassy official said 5 April 2005



Missionaries killed in Guyana...
Missionaries killed in Guyana 5 April 2005



Travis & Shauna Hlavka's Photos of Mongolia...
Travis & Shauna Hlavka's Photos of Mongolia 5 April 2005



Bill Hatcher's heroic journey took him all the way to...
Bill Hatcher's heroic journey took him all the way to Tanzania. He currently is participating in Leighton Center's "Awakening Our Personal Heroes and Heroines," a seminar aimed at self-discovery. 5 April 2005



Oak Park Journal endorses David Pope for President for April...
Oak Park Journal endorses David Pope for President for April 5, 2005 Elections 5 April 2005



After losing reelection to Congress in 1996, The Gambia RPCV...
After losing reelection to Congress in 1996, The Gambia RPCV Mike Ward was appointed by President Clinton as associate director of the Peace Corps. 5 April 2005



Chris Dodd invited to Pope's funeral
Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd has been invited to join a Congressional delegation traveling to the Vatican 5 April 2005



Carl Pope announces Sierra Club National Convention
Carl Pope announces First-Ever Sierra Club National Convention & Expo; Thousands Expected in San Francisco in September 5 April 2005



Chris Matthews covers death of Pope John Paul II
For MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, the death of Pope John Paul II is "a chance for me to connect spiritually with my church." 5 April 2005



If you want a real education, immerse yourself in another...
"If you want a real education, immerse yourself in another culture. I learned so much about myself and the world," said Professor Paul Sprachman, a Peace Corps veteran at the the Oxfam Rutgers Hunger Banquet. 5 April 2005



South Carolina RPCVs to see off PCVs on April 18
South Carolina RPCVs to see off PCVs on April 18 5 April 2005



Tax Abuse Rampant in Nonprofits, IRS Says...
Tax Abuse Rampant in Nonprofits, IRS Says 5 April 2005



Looking back, the last time a guy had been so...
Looking back, the last time a guy had been so tender to her was when Jake, her boyfriend of three years, told her he was enlisting in the Peace Corps to serve Third World countries that had gone ignored for far too long. He needed to become a whole man. For her. 5 April 2005



Events: Jody Olsen speaks at Ivy College on May 6
Jody Olsen, deputy director of the Peace Corps, will speak at Ivy Tech State College's 2005 commencement May 6 6 April 2005



BBDO wins EFFIE Ad Awards for "Life is Calling"
BBDO wins EFFIE Awards for Peace Corps: Life is Calling. How Far Will You Go? 6 April 2005



PC daughter Tsion Haileselassie is Pediatrician
Pediatrician Tsion Haileselassie, M.D admitted that the final choice of physician was probably very appealing to the Peace Corps side of her mother's nature 6 April 2005



Kenya RPCV Scott Waguespack was campaign manager for Michael O'Connor's...
Kenya RPCV Scott Waguespack was campaign manager for Michael O'Connor's victory for Mayor of Berwyn 6 April 2005



Ed Demerly elected to College English Association
Malaysia RPCV Ed Demerly elected to College English Association 6 April 2005



North Carolina RPCV discusses Nepal trek on April 14
During his time with the Peace Corps in Nepal John Vavruska built a gravity flow drinking water system 6 April 2005



North Carolina RPCV discusses Nepal trek on April 14
Photographer and traveler John Vavruska will present a slide show at 7 p.m. April 14 at the library in Waynesville about his trek through Nepal where he lived as a Peace Corps volunteer 21 years ago 6 April 2005



Tom Weisner wins big in Aurora Mayor's Race
Solomon Islands RPCV Tom Weisner wins big in Aurora Mayor's Race 6 April 2005



Tom Weisner for Mayor of Aurora Illinois...
Tom Weisner for Mayor of Aurora Illinois 6 April 2005



David Pope elected Village President of Oak Park
David Pope (Thailand 90-92) wins election for Village President of Oak Park 6 April 2005



Crisis Corps team in Thailand begins work
An eight-member US Peace Corps crisis team has begun a rehabilitation mission to tsunami-hit Ban Nam Khem in Takua Pa district. The team is tasked with creating databases for fund-raising efforts, restoring community resources and building houses and facilities for wave survivors. 6 April 2005



64 new PCVs sworn in Uzbekistan
64 new Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in at the Uzbek National Academic Drama Theatre on 5 April 6 April 2005



Gaddi Vasquez speaks at Northwestern University
Serving in the Peace Corps has its difficulties, but it's increasingly important in a needy world, Director Gaddi H. Vasquez said. "Here we sit today in 2005, realizing that if there was ever a time and place where we needed to be promoting global peace and friendship, it is now and it is today." 6 April 2005



Norm Coleman meets with Venezuela's Chave
Norm Coleman meets with Venezuela's Chavez to improve relations 6 April 2005



Biographer Scott Stossel shares personal anecdotes at Mercersburg from writing...
Biographer Scott Stossel shares personal anecdotes at Mercersburg from writing "The Life & Times of Sargent Shriver" 6 April 2005



David C. Crowley took Holy Communion from the pope in...
David C. Crowley took Holy Communion from the pope in 1982. Crowley quit his job, went to graduate school and took a job with the Peace Corps in the Caribbean. 6 April 2005



As an Armenian working for the Peace Corps, she'd visited...
As an Armenian working for the Peace Corps, she'd visited the U.S. several times. "People wear seatbelts. People try to be healthy. People are concerned about safety. People try to be," she groped for a word, "reasonable." 7 April 2005



Ethiopia RPCV Marc S. Scott dies in Virginia...
Ethiopia RPCV Marc S. Scott dies in Virginia 7 April 2005



Bruce Greenlee attacker maintains innocence
A youth soccer coach accused of kicking referee Bruce Greenlee (RPCV Peru) in the head during a tournament last year maintained his innocence Thursday as his lawyer lamented the difficulty of getting cooperation from witnesses who could exonerate him 7 April 2005



Venezuela RPCV Nancy Pitcher to retire June 30 after 33...
Venezuela RPCV Nancy Pitcher to retire June 30 after 33 years in education 7 April 2005



Chris Dodd makes "sneak attack" on AgustaWestland
In what a fellow Democrat referred to as a "sneak attack," Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., won Senate approval for a measure that essentially took a slap at AgustaWestland - Sikorsky Aircraft's Marine One nemesis 7 April 2005



Jim Walsh supports Sinn FĂ©in declaration
Congressman Jim Walsh, chairman of the Friends of Ireland in Congress said that Sinn Fein leaders "see this as hugely significant and I think the rest of the world should too." 7 April 2005



To honor the pope, Gov. Jim Doyle has ordered all...
To honor the pope, Gov. Jim Doyle has ordered all flags on public buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff until Friday night. That's not sitting well a Madison group, the Freedom from Religion Foundation. 7 April 2005



Julian Castro issued a press release calling for Schubert to...
Julian Castro issued a press release calling for Schubert to "end dirty campaign tactics," and defended his opponent: "Judge Hardberger is a good man. To try and discredit him this way is disgraceful." 7 April 2005



Frank L. Malosky volunteered as a Peace Corps construction teacher...
Frank L. Malosky volunteered as a Peace Corps construction teacher in West Africa a few years after he retired 7 April 2005



John Edelson '80, president of Time For Learning, which markets...
John Edelson '80, president of Time For Learning, which markets an interactive education program did not find his niche in the business world immediately 8 April 2005



President of the Foreign Service Association in Washington, D.C., John...
President of the Foreign Service Association in Washington, D.C., John Limbert was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Iran and a U.S. Embassy Staff member in Tehran and was one of the people held hostage in Iran in 1979 8 April 2005



RPCV Al Kamen says Condi Rice is Baffled
RPCV Al Kamen says Condi Rice is Baffled by the Shell Game 8 April 2005



Lucas Merrigan has spent more than a year living in...
Lucas Merrigan has spent more than a year living in a small village in Vanuatu without electricity or running water as a volunteer with the Peace Corps 8 April 2005



Christopher R. Hill departs Korea
Leaders of U.S. Forces Korea, the United Nations Command and South Korea turned out Wednesday afternoon to say farewell to the top U.S. envoy in Korea, Christopher R. Hill. 8 April 2005



Distinct Languages Volunteers Are Trained to Speak...
Distinct Languages Volunteers Are Trained to Speak 8 April 2005



Languages Volunteers Are Trained to Speak...
Languages Volunteers Are Trained to Speak 8 April 2005



Henry McKoy speaks at Clemson University
As part of International Awareness Week, Henry McKoy, the presidential-appointed Peace Corps regional director for Africa, came to Clemson to share the benefits of joining the Peace Corps 8 April 2005



Afghanistan RPCV Janet Mueller Bing is a Professor of English...
Afghanistan RPCV Janet Mueller Bing is a Professor of English at Old Dominion University in Virginia 9 April 2005



Former American Peace Corps worker Don Herrington is one of...
Former American Peace Corps worker Don Herrington is one of thousands who approach retirement and decide that a place beside a tropical beach is better than staying put in Hong Kong, or going back to wherever ``home'' used to be. He is now in what he (and very few others) call the Paris of the Philippines, Cebu. 9 April 2005



This blog is written some white American chick in the...
This blog is written some white American chick in the Peace Corps living in Kigoma, Tanzania, for two years. She's working for the Jane Goodall Institute (but with villagers, not chimps!). Here are a few tales... 9 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle in Tonga: It might seem that...
Peace Corps Volunteer Kyle in Tonga: It might seem that I've lost compassion for the Tongan population 9 April 2005



House trio assess bids for Sarbanes' seat...
House trio assess bids for Sarbanes' seat 10 April 2005



Abbey Brown faces women's issues in Bangladesh
Peace Corps Volunteer Abbey Brown faces women's issues in Bangladesh 10 April 2005



The Coyne Column: "Why do you study Jesuits?"
The Coyne Column: Peter McDonough writes "Why do you study Jesuits?" 10 April 2005



Events: Cameroon RPCVs selling special Pagne
Peace Corps special Pagne now for sale 10 April 2005



Kenya Country Director William B. Robertson teaches American History at...
Kenya Country Director William B. Robertson teaches American History at Sligh Middle School 10 April 2005



Event: Terry Deshler speaks in Wyoming on April 18
Kenya RPCV Terry Deshler, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Atmospheric Science, will present "The Magic of Dust" as the featured speaker for the 2005 President's Speaker Series on April 18 10 April 2005



Profiles of Mormons in D.C.: Jody Olsen - Deputy Director of...
Profiles of Mormons in D.C.: Jody Olsen - Deputy Director of the Peace Corps (daughter of former Rep. David S. King) 10 April 2005



RPCV Amy Webbeking accompanies students to Ghana...
RPCV Amy Webbeking accompanies students to Ghana 10 April 2005



Sam Farr praised Army Staff Sgt. Hendrix for his dedication...
Sam Farr praised Army Staff Sgt. Hendrix for his dedication to serving his country, making the ultimate sacrifice by giving his life 10 April 2005



Chris Shays says Delay should step down
Rep. Christopher Shays said Sunday that fellow Republican Rep. Tom DeLay should step down as House majority leader because his continuing ethics problems are hurting the GOP 10 April 2005



Public Campaign Action Fund, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization fighting to...
Public Campaign Action Fund, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization fighting to hold politicians accountable for doing favors for their contributors says: "Representative Chris Shays deserves an award for courage for demanding that Tom DeLay step down. DeLay's big money scandals disgrace the House of Representatives, and Shays is right to take on this dishonorable behavior on display by the Majority Leader" 10 April 2005



Tom Murphy boasts of sandbagging Legislature
Tom Murphy boasts of sandbagging the Legislature 10 April 2005



Reed Hastings in the "TIME 100" list
RPCV Reed Hastings in the "TIME 100" list of the world's most influential people 10 April 2005



Gov. Jim Doyle says Fixing bureaucratic errors must not disenfranchise...
Gov. Jim Doyle says Fixing bureaucratic errors must not disenfranchise voters 10 April 2005



Taft tax plan fails to resonate with business
Gov. Taft's plan to overhaul Ohio's tax system fails to resonate with many business execs 10 April 2005



Year 05 Issue 07: April 10, 2005: RPCVs remember Pope...
Year 05 Issue 07: April 10, 2005: RPCVs remember Pope John Paul II 10 April 2005



The numbers of socially responsible tourists-and the opportunities available...
The numbers of socially responsible tourists-and the opportunities available to them-are rising steeply. Rick Lathrop, founder and executive director of Global Service Corps, which took the Closes to Tanzania, says volunteers for programs like trips to Thailand to teach English to monks or to help out in rural health clinics are up 30 percent over last year. 11 April 2005



John Prybot revisited Guatemala
Guatemala RPCV John Prybot revisited Guatemala in 2003 to get the Central Educational and Cultural Center started at San Pedro La Laguna and to begin collecting historical information so the people, mainly subsistence farmers and farm workers, "can learn about their past history and have a better control over their future." 11 April 2005



Glenn Ivers does "Splash for Cash" in icy waters
Liberia RPCV Glenn Ivers does "Splash for Cash" for Special Olympics 11 April 2005



Anne Herisson-Leplae says she still dreams about the two...
Anne Herisson-Leplae says she still dreams about the two years she spent in Morocco as a Peace Corps volunteer 11 April 2005



Chris Gobrecht named Basketball Coach at Yale
Samoa RPCV Chris Gobrecht named Coach of Women's Basketball at Yale University. Her husband Samoa RPCV Bob Gobrecht is the president and CEO of Special Olympics California 11 April 2005



DNA undercuts verdict against Jerry Marks
DNA undercuts verdict against RPCV Jerry Mark in infamous Iowa murder case 11 April 2005



Dodd advises Repubicans on Tom Delay
Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut had this advice for the Republicans who control both the House and Senate: "Be careful about how closely you embrace Mr. DeLay." 11 April 2005



Congressman Dana Rohrabacher says, quote, "jerks like Chris Shays," end...
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher says, quote, "jerks like Chris Shays," end quote, get attention by being disloyal to fellow Republicans. Shays said he's an effective member of Congress because he does his job and is willing to take the consequences. 11 April 2005



Reed Hasting unfazed by challengers
Netflix founder Reed Hastings (RPCV Swaziland) unfazed by challengers 11 April 2005



Fred O'Regan says Canada still hunting baby seals
"Many people mistakenly think Canada stopped hunting baby seals decades ago," said Fred O'Regan, IFAW's president and CEO 11 April 2005



Gov. Jim Doyle says the Bush administration has caved in...
Gov. Jim Doyle says the Bush administration has caved in to big business and is putting the health of Wisconsin residents at risk with new rules on mercury emissions 11 April 2005



Tom Bissell discusses recent events in Kyrgyzstan
An Interview with RPCV Tom Bissell on recent events in Kyrgyzstan: "It had become a distressing situation and I'm happy with the events in Kyrgyzstan, but it is unfortunate that the one guy who least deserved it has been chased out of his country." 11 April 2005



Bellamy says no big difference with non-RPCV director
Carol Bellamy says: There'd been some pressure during that presidential election that whoever was elected to encourage them to appoint somebody who had been a volunteer. I'm not sure what big difference that made other than the new people coming in knew that I had been a volunteer many years before 11 April 2005



Students joining the Peace Corps have the opportunity to defer...
Students joining the Peace Corps have the opportunity to defer repayment of their loans during service without interest accruing. Those who have Perkins may also cancel up to 15 percent of their outstanding balance for each year of service. 11 April 2005



Twenty-seven American Peace Corps are under going a pre...
Twenty-seven American Peace Corps are under going a pre-service training in Molepolole. in Botswana before being deployed to various parts of the country to help in the implementation of the national HIV/AIDS strategy 12 April 2005



PCVs install white dry erase boards in Romania
A Peace Corps volunteer has drafted a $6,200 project that will enable 33 local schools to replace their blackboards with white dry erase boards, retiring forever the white chalk that has always been used in Bulgarian classrooms. Once again, the thrifty solution proposed by the Peace Corps volunteer shows how a little inventiveness can go a long way to plug funding shortfalls 12 April 2005



Ann Varghese informed Bread for the World members about the...
Ann Varghese informed Bread for the World members about the Peace Corps projects she recently conducted in Cameroon. Varghese served in Cameroon for about two years. 12 April 2005



PCV Chelsea Jaccard is attempting to raise money to add...
PCV Chelsea Jaccard is attempting to raise money to add a classroom to Savelugu School for the Deaf in Northern Ghana 12 April 2005



Black law students to honor Justice Flemming L. Norcott (RPCV...
Black law students to honor Justice Flemming L. Norcott (RPCV Kenya) on April 15 12 April 2005



W. Retta Gilliam killed crossing street in DC
Kenya RPCV W. Retta Gilliam killed crossing street in Washington DC 12 April 2005



Jay K. Martin honored for teaching excellence at UW
Kenya RPCV Jay K. Martin, Professor of Mechanical Engineering honored for teaching excellence at University of Wisconsin 12 April 2005



Peace Corps working in collaboration with the Ministry of Education...
Peace Corps working in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and volunteers from Raleigh International have completed the construction of the first of three adventure playgrounds in the Kunene Region of Namibia 12 April 2005



Matt Brown criticizes Mugabe rule in Zimbabwe
Guinea RPCV Matt Brown says: Since wresting power from the white minority, in 1980, the black Robert Mugabe has ruled the country with an increasingly iron fist 12 April 2005



Event: RPCV Kent Island Family Weekend on May 6 - 8
Come spend a Family Weekend (May 6 - 8) with RPCVs and their families at Camp Wright on Kent Island in Maryland 12 April 2005



Event: RPCV Kent Island Family Weekend on May 6 - 8
Come spend a Family Weekend (May 6 - 8) with RPCVs and their families at Camp Wright on Kent Island in Maryland 12 April 2005



Event: RPCV Kent Island Family Weekend on May 6 - 8
Come spend a Family Weekend (May 6 - 8) with RPCVs and their families at Camp Wright on Kent Island in Maryland 12 April 2005



Christopher Hill says Korea nuclear talks can work
Christopher Hill (RPCV Cameroon), soon to be assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific affairs, says long-stalled talks with North Korea on nuclear arms can work 12 April 2005



Donna Shalala to Speak at CHOICE Awards
Donna Shalala to Speak at CHOICE Awards to Honor Outstanding Physicians 12 April 2005



Ghosts in the Dream Machine, by the 32-year-old...
Ghosts in the Dream Machine, by the 32-year-old composer Gabriela Lena Frank, was a failure at its Sunday premiere. Put it this way: I'd sooner hear other works by this talented composer than revisit her dream machine 12 April 2005



Labor Secretary Elaine Chao says Americans might not be warming...
Labor Secretary Elaine Chao says Americans might not be warming to President Bush's Social Security reforms, but he deserves credit for having the courage to bring the issue forward 12 April 2005



Retired Court of Appeals Judge and prominent attorney Phil Hardberger's...
Retired Court of Appeals Judge and prominent attorney Phil Hardberger's roster of campaign donors is, not surprisingly, peppered with a who's who of the San Antonio legal community 12 April 2005



Maria Shriver talks about her father
Maria Shriver talks about her father Sargent Shriver 12 April 2005



Event: RPCV Kent Island Family Weekend on May 6 - 8
Come spend a Family Weekend (May 6 - 8) with the Maryland Returned Volunteers at Camp Wright on Kent Island 12 April 2005



The President intends to nominate Craig Roberts Stapleton, of Connecticut...
The President intends to nominate Craig Roberts Stapleton, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to France. Stapleton was a member of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council 12 April 2005



PCVs meet with Members of Congress
Peace Corps Volunteers meet with Members of Congress at their overseas sites 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in the Dominican Republic meet with Members...
Peace Corps Volunteers in the Dominican Republic meet with Members of Congress at their overseas sites 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in the Dominican Republic meet with Senator...
Peace Corps Volunteers in the Dominican Republic meet with Senator Mike DeWine of Ohio - Senator Dewine introduced the "Peace Corps Safety and Security Bill" in the Senate in the last session of Congress 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Members of Congress...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Members of Congress at their overseas sites 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Lamar Alexander...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Robert Bennett...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Robert Bennett of Utah 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Barbara Boxer...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Barbara Boxer of California 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Patty Murray...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Patty Murray of Washington 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Ken Salazar...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Richard Durbin...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senate Minority Leader...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Georgia meet with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada 13 April 2005



Meghan Murphy's two years in the Peace Corps in Ghana...
Meghan Murphy's two years in the Peace Corps in Ghana were like a whole new life 13 April 2005



Robin Southern to head Center for Creative Photography
Haiti RPCV Robin Southern will oversee public relations efforts at the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona 13 April 2005



Activist W. Retta Gilliam dies in DC
Kenya RPCV W. Retta Gilliam dies in Washington DC, was community activist 13 April 2005



RPCV Kyle Kopitke relocates National Korean War Museum from Hawaii...
RPCV Kyle Kopitke relocates National Korean War Museum from Hawaii to Nebraska 13 April 2005



Mali RPCV Dan DeWayne said joining the Peace Corps gave...
Mali RPCV Dan DeWayne said joining the Peace Corps gave him a balanced perspective. "I think it's the finest thing you can do with your life," he said. 13 April 2005



Despite getting sick, Jerry Ringel said his experience in the...
Despite getting sick, Jerry Ringel said his experience in the Peace Corps in Nepal has been one of the best of his life 13 April 2005



Aama's Journey by Nepal RPCV Broughton Coburn is a Pilgrimage...
Aama's Journey by Nepal RPCV Broughton Coburn is a Pilgrimage Between Continents and Cultures is a touching pictorial excursion 13 April 2005



Broughton Coburn tells his tales in Nepal
Broughton Coburn returns to the Pacific Northwest to tell of his tales in Nepal where he first went as a Peace Corps volunteer, focusing specifically on experiences he had with a Nepalese woman named Aama 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Nicaragua meet with Members of Congress...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Nicaragua meet with Members of Congress at their overseas sites 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Nicaragua meet with meet with Senator...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Nicaragua meet with meet with Senator Mike DeWine of Ohio - Senator Dewine introduced the "Peace Corps Safety and Security Bill" in the Senate in the last session of Congress 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with Representative Loretta Sanchez...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with Representative Loretta Sanchez of California 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with Representative Betty McCollum...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with Representative Howard Coble...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with Representative Howard Coble of North Carolina 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with Members of Congress...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with Members of Congress at their overseas sites 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with House International Relations...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Panama meet with House International Relations Committee Henry Hyde of Illinois - Hyde introduced the "Peace Corps Safety and Security Bill" that was passed in the House (but not the Senate) in the last session of Congress 13 April 2005



Accused soccer coach will be tried for attack on Bruce...
Accused soccer coach will be tried for attack on Bruce Greenlee (RPCV Peru) 13 April 2005



Michele DesAutels, a Microsoft manager in Waltham, told Mikhail Gorbachev...
Michele DesAutels, a Microsoft manager in Waltham, told Mikhail Gorbachev, that she and her husband -- former Peace Corps volunteers -- were the first Americans married in Uzbekistan after Gorbachev's reforms allowed Westerners to work in that country 13 April 2005



Thailand RPCV Tom Alden is hesitant to recommend the Peace...
Thailand RPCV Tom Alden is hesitant to recommend the Peace Corps. Alden said he worries about safe traveling. 13 April 2005



Halfway through her two-year commitment to the Peace Corps...
Halfway through her two-year commitment to the Peace Corps, Stacy Greco is happily weathering the daily challenges of life in Tashkent, Uzbekistan 13 April 2005



Career alternatives, romantic involvement, family responsibilities and lack of interest...
Career alternatives, romantic involvement, family responsibilities and lack of interest are a few of the reasons people quit the Peace Corps 13 April 2005



Sam Farr spoke in support of Queer Youth
Sam Farr spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of Queer Youth and the National Day of Silence for the fourth year in a row 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in Nicaragua meet with Senator Chris Dodd...
Peace Corps Volunteers in Nicaragua meet with Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut 13 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteers in the Dominican Republic meet with Senator...
Peace Corps Volunteers in the Dominican Republic meet with Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut 13 April 2005



Feral cats are safe says Doyle
A proposal to legalize the killing of feral cats is not going to succeed, Gov. Jim Doyle said in Madison. 13 April 2005



Alberto IbargĂĽen studying newspaper options
Miami Herald Publisher Alberto IbargĂĽen (RPCV Venezuela) said that that options under consideration include moving the entire Herald to tab size, moving just part of the paper, or retaining the broadsheet paper and starting a free tab 13 April 2005



Peace Corps brings up a sour taste in our mouths
Alas, for this writer and his high-school classmates who grew up during the early 1970s and 1980s, any thought of the Peace Corps, or American volunteers going to Ghana wells up a sour taste in our mouths 14 April 2005



Chris Nytch writes about Earth Day
Honduras RPCV Chris Nytch writes about Earth Day 14 April 2005



Alleged Student Rapist Kent Kafatia Delayed
Trial of Alleged Student Rapist Kent Kafatia Delayed 14 April 2005



Romania RPCV Beth Haskovec will be leaving next year to...
Romania RPCV Beth Haskovec will be leaving next year to pursue a masters degree in sustainable development at the School for International Training 14 April 2005



Norm Coleman wary on DeLay issue
Norm Coleman wary on DeLay issue 14 April 2005



Taylor Hackford not pleased with content editing
Taylor Hackford's 2000 film Proof of Life, starring Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe, told the story of an American oil executive who was kidnapped for ransom by insurgents in a fictional South American country. Hackford was not consulted when a private company "sanitized" the film by removing the entire kidnapping scene because of its violent content. And he was not pleased. 14 April 2005



Starbucks is to be congratulated for taking a leadership stance...
"Starbucks is to be congratulated for taking a leadership stance on climate change," said Jonathan Lash, president, World Resources Institute 14 April 2005



Novak says Chris Dodd attacking anti-Castro officials
Robert Novak says Chris Dodd is following his regular practice of attacking anti-Castro officials, having barred Senate confirmation of Otto Reich as assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs and driven him from the government 14 April 2005



Donna Shalala elected to Gannett Board
Donna E. Shalala. elected to serve three-year term ending at Gannett's annual meeting in 2008 14 April 2005



Kinky Friedman enters Texas Governor's Race
Kinky Friedman Enters Texas Governor's Race: Friedman says Texans love a rebel and an underdog, and he is convinced he'll surprise everyone next year. 14 April 2005



Event: Joseph Opala to speak in RI on April 19
Joseph Opala to speak on "Newport and Charleston: Early Connections" on April 19 14 April 2005



Al Kamen with a Footnewt on Social Security
RPCV Al Kamen with a Footnewt on Social Security 14 April 2005



Elaine L. Chao testified today before the Senate Committee on...
Elaine L. Chao testified today before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on the need to include the Administration's reforms in reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 14 April 2005



Bush proclaims National Volunteer Week
President Bush proclaims April 17 through April 23, 2005, as National Volunteer Week 14 April 2005



James Fleming had planned to go to medical school after...
James Fleming had planned to go to medical school after college, and decided to first join the Peace Corps as a study break. But as he taught math and science at a high school in a humid Cameroon village in West Africa, he realized he wanted to focus on international development and aid instead of medicine 15 April 2005



Wangari Maathai meets with Kenya Country Director
Nobel Peace laureate Prof Wangari Maathai meets with Peace Corps Country Director Robert Wurmsted to promote local biodiversity 15 April 2005



With the help of Hugo Dalstrom, Peace Corps volunteer, course...
With the help of Hugo Dalstrom, Peace Corps volunteer, course participants in Macedonia have learned English language for two months. 15 April 2005



So far, RACE coordinator, Sherise Loveland, who completes her services...
So far, RACE coordinator, Sherise Loveland, who completes her services as US Peace Corps in Namibia next month, has trained 183 teachers in AIDS Education 15 April 2005



So far, RACE coordinator Lauren Loveland, who completes her services...
So far, RACE coordinator Lauren Loveland, who completes her services as US Peace Corps in Namibia next month, has trained 183 teachers in AIDS Education 15 April 2005



PCV Patty in the Philippines writes: I have been here...
PCV Patty in the Philippines writes: I have been here for about two weeks, there is so much to tell. People are very friendly and helpful, always smiling; except for the jeepney drivers. 15 April 2005



Simon James says corps' days numbered in Uzbekistan
Journalist Simon James says: The 63 Peace Corps volunteers who came in January have had their visas cancelled and it looks like the corps' days here are numbered. Peace Corps has no comment. 15 April 2005



Peace Corps not heard anything about Uzbekistan
[Update 4/15/2005 1850 EST] Journalist Simon James says: The 63 Peace Corps volunteers who came in January have had their visas cancelled and it looks like the corps' days here are numbered. The Peace Corps Press Office informs us that they have not heard anything about this story being true. 15 April 2005



Update 4/15/2005 1850 EST] Journalist Simon James says: The 63...
[Update 4/15/2005 1850 EST] Journalist Simon James says: The 63 Peace Corps volunteers who came in January have had their visas cancelled and it looks like the corps' days here are numbered. The Peace Corps Press Office informs us that they have not heard anything about this story being true. 15 April 2005



Journalist Simon James says: The 63 Peace Corps volunteers who...
Journalist Simon James says: The 63 Peace Corps volunteers who came in January have had their visas cancelled and it looks like the corps' days here are numbered. Peace Corps has no comment. 15 April 2005



Gouttierre proud of Center record in Afghan education
A one-page information sheet prepared by Thomas Gouttierre, director of UNO's Afghanistan Studies center, said that the center is proud of its record in assisting Afghans to rebuild their education sector 15 April 2005



Sam Farr re-sponsoring cruise ship waste bill
U.S. Rep. Sam Farr hopes a cruise ship waste bill he is sponsoring finds smoother sailing this year. 15 April 2005



John Garamendi's new regulations to protect homeowners
Calling insurers "dead wrong" for canceling or non-renewing homeowners who file a legitimate insurance claim, Commissioner John Garamendi on Thursday announced new regulations to protect homeowners from unfair "use it and lose it" practices 15 April 2005



Chris Shays faced 50 citizens in Town Hall
Chris Shays, clipboard and pen in hand, faced more than 50 citizens in Town Hall and asked: "What would you like to talk about?" 15 April 2005



Mae Jemison, who grew up on Chicago's working-class South...
Mae Jemison, who grew up on Chicago's working-class South Side to become the first black woman to go into space, believes science literacy must begin at a young age 15 April 2005



Elaine Chao interviewed on labor issues
An Interview with Elaine Chao 15 April 2005



PCV says refugee aid sold in Azerbaijan
The aid refugees receive in Azerbaijan is sometimes in excess of their needs and is sold on to local residents, according to Peace Corps volunteer Lisa Min who works with refugee and local children in Kurdamir. 16 April 2005



Arlene Cheston met her husband when they were both in...
Arlene Cheston met her husband when they were both in the Peace Corps in Colombia and they were happily married for nearly 30 years 16 April 2005



Judge Flemming Norcott wins community service award
Flemming L. Norcott, 61, an associate justice on the Connecticut Supreme Court, won the award for a lifetime of community service, including a stint in Kenya with the Peace Corps as a law lecturer at the University of East Africa 16 April 2005



Dawn Weisz was born in Kenya to activist parents - "My...
Dawn Weisz was born in Kenya to activist parents - "My parents were in the Peace Corps avoiding the draft," she says. Weisz coordinates Marin County's sustainability team, a position in the planning department that is part of refocusing the county's environmental policies and shaping a sustainable future for Marin 16 April 2005



Namaibia RPCV Rochelle Lofstrand named Georgia LGBT Educator of the...
Namaibia RPCV Rochelle Lofstrand named Georgia LGBT Educator of the Year 16 April 2005



Director Vasquez at Saddleback Church
Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez will join around 45,000 members and regular attendants of Lake Forest, Calif.'s Saddleback Church to celebrate the church's 25th anniversary and the founding of the Purpose Driven Movement 16 April 2005



There's not much sea left on the steppes of Central...
There's not much sea left on the steppes of Central Asia, the setting of Tom Bissell's lively memoir Chasing the Sea 16 April 2005



Peter Carey arrived in Visalia more than 30 years ago...
Peter Carey arrived in Visalia more than 30 years ago as a VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) volunteer after he had already spent a stint in the Peace Corps in Africa 16 April 2005



Fiji RPCV Ray Stein dies in Pennsylvania...
Fiji RPCV Ray Stein dies in Pennsylvania 17 April 2005



Jamaica RPCV Barbara Chay dies in Chicago...
Jamaica RPCV Barbara Chay dies in Chicago 17 April 2005



A final glimpse of Jamaica RPCV Bill Owens '70s suburbia...
A final glimpse of Jamaica RPCV Bill Owens '70s suburbia 17 April 2005



Terry Deschler sees progress in halting ozone loss
Kenya RPCV Terry Deschler sees progress in halting ozone loss 17 April 2005



In alternate chapters, we follow the life of Kyung-Sook...
In alternate chapters, we follow the life of Kyung-Sook from her musical ambitions and work in a noodles and dumpling shop far from her Enduring Pine Village to her fateful affair with Dave, an American guitarist with the Peace Corps. 17 April 2005



Abbot Cutler will give poetry reading
Malaysia RPCV Abbot Cutler will give poetry reading in Berkshire Massachusetts 17 April 2005



Morocco RPCV Stephanie Hallett will soon travel to Saudi Arabia...
Morocco RPCV Stephanie Hallett will soon travel to Saudi Arabia, where she will issue visas to Saudis wishing to come to the United States - Hallett will work in Jeddah at the consulate headed by Oman RPCV Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley 17 April 2005



Joseph Goldstein founded Forest Refuge
Joseph Goldstein learned Buddhist meditation when he was in the Peace Corps in Southeast Asia, and now teaches it widely. He practices a form of the creed called Theravada Buddhism, which flourishes in Thailand and other regions of Southeast Asia, where it is usually practiced in a forest setting 17 April 2005



The Emerging Western Buddhism: An Interview with Thailand RPCV Joseph...
The Emerging Western Buddhism: An Interview with Thailand RPCV Joseph Goldstein 17 April 2005



"the famously prickly Paul Theroux" interviewed
Of the 18 authors interviewed, the famously prickly Paul Theroux was the only one to not meet Shapiro in person, insisting instead on e-mail exchanges that sometimes consists only of such arch replies as "Reviews! Ha!" 17 April 2005



The Coyne Column: A Peace Corps Writer Discovery
The Coyne Column: A Peace Corps Writer Discovery 17 April 2005



Western International University (WIU) organised a talk by the former...
Western International University (WIU) organised a talk by the former ambassador of US, Richard Celeste in the Capital recently. The agenda for the late afternoon discourse was 'Migration, education and Y2K - the makings of Indo-US economic partnership'. 17 April 2005



Chris Van Hollen supports Peace Corps budget
Congressman Chris Van Hollen 'seriously' exploring Maryland Senate race - Van Hollen has signed the letter supporting the Peace Corps' proposed budget of $345 M for FY2006 17 April 2005



Al Kamen says First Fan Knows Baseball
Al Kamen says First Fan Knows His Way Around the Diamond 18 April 2005



Mali RPCV Randal Rhoade will stay in Bukavu, a city...
Mali RPCV Randal Rhoade will stay in Bukavu, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least a year, serving as financial and human-resources administrator for Action Against Hunger-USA, a nonprofit group dedicated to combating hunger around the world 18 April 2005



Michael Schapiro founds Haiti NGO
RPCV Michael Schapiro founded a nonprofit organization - the Haitian Sustainable Development Foundation - to aid Haitian communities 18 April 2005



Memorial Service held for Kenya RPCV W. Retta Gilliam...
Memorial Service held for Kenya RPCV W. Retta Gilliam 18 April 2005



Al Kamen says First Fan Knows Baseball
Al Kamen says First Fan Knows His Way Around the Diamond 18 April 2005



Al Kamen says First Fan Knows Baseball
Al Kamen says First Fan Knows His Way Around the Diamond 18 April 2005



Pat Waak tells Dems to keep eyes on the prize
Pat Waak, state party chair, urged Democrats to keep their eyes on the prize, through grassroots efforts and communication about healthcare, education and jobs 18 April 2005



Peace Corps volunteers to get send-of from South Carolina...
Peace Corps volunteers to get send-of from South Carolina 18 April 2005



If you are thinking about service after high school, AmeriCorps...
If you are thinking about service after high school, AmeriCorps would be your best bet, since Peace Corps is usually looking for college graduates or people with advanced skills 18 April 2005



Open House in Cleveland, Ohio on April 20...
Open House in Cleveland, Ohio on April 20 19 April 2005



Forty-one in Congress sign PC funding letter
Forty-one members of the US House of Representatives, have signed onto a "Dear Colleague" letter in support of the President's Fiscal Year 2006 funding request of $345 Million for the Peace Corps - more than double the amount of signatures collected on similar House letters in 2005 19 April 2005



Gail Mandell named to Chair in Humanistic Studies
Belize RPCV Gail Mandell named to Chair in Humanistic Studies 19 April 2005



Sierra Leone RPCV Ted Cox writes "The Toledo Incident of...
Sierra Leone RPCV Ted Cox writes "The Toledo Incident of 1925: Three Days That Made History in Toledo, Oregon" 19 April 2005



James River Park manager Ralph White back to work
James River Park manager Ralph White returns to work today after a two-week suspension without pay 19 April 2005



Fred Poses' American Standard achieves Record Sales
Fred Poses' American Standard Achieves Record Sales and Earnings 19 April 2005



To fill the yawning doctor gap in many AIDS-stricken...
To fill the yawning doctor gap in many AIDS-stricken countries, a medical advisory board is calling for the creation of an AIDS "Peace Corps" to send U.S. doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health-care workers abroad to treat patients and train caregivers 20 April 2005



Lena Medoyeff is a businessperson who makes clothes
Guatemala RPCV Lena Medoyeff is "a businessperson who happens to make clothes" 20 April 2005



Eric Griffin named model of the year after returning from...
Eric Griffin named model of the year after returning from Peace Corps 20 April 2005



Morocco RPCV Dave Keiser working as Peace Corps Fellow to...
Morocco RPCV Dave Keiser working as Peace Corps Fellow to support economic growth while sustaining the positive qualities of rural life in Carroll County, Illinois 20 April 2005



Swaziland RPCV Douglas James Passaro dies in Illinois...
Swaziland RPCV Douglas James Passaro dies in Illinois 20 April 2005



Gouttierre defends Afghanistan textbooks
The majority of the controversial textbooks were written to help Afghan refugees in Pakistan educate their children while the Soviet Union occupied their country, Thomas Gouttierre said 20 April 2005



Carl Pope says Bush/Delay Energy Policies Ignore Common-Sense...
Carl Pope says Bush/Delay Energy Policies Ignore Common-Sense Solutions 20 April 2005



Kinky Friedman wanders around University of Texas
Humorist and gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman wandered around the University of Texas campus Wednesday, a walking cloud of cigar smoke that was part vaudeville, part news conference, part campaign stop 20 April 2005



Federal panel recommends Global Health Corps
Federal panel recommends Global Health Corps of physicians and nurses deployed to hard-hit countries targeted by the Bush administration's five-year, $15 billion global AIDS program, Volunteers would work for three years, primarily as advisers and trainers to health ministries and organizations. The panel proposed an initial corps of 150 members. 20 April 2005



Events: Nepal RPCV film showing in Massachusetts on April 30
Jimi Sir: An American Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal to be exhibited at nternational Documentary Weekend at Belmont, Massachusetts on April 30 21 April 2005



Events: Habitat for Humanity in Maryland on May 14
Maryland Returned Volunteers: Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, May 14 at 9 am to 1 pm 21 April 2005



Dr. William E. Hurwitz sentenced to 25 years in prison
Some families will always consider Dr. William E. Hurwitz (Former Staff Brazil) a healer. Pain Doctor sentenced to 25 years in prison 21 April 2005



Dr. William E. Hurwitz sentenced to 25 years in prison
Pain Doctor sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hurwitz was a former volunteer medical director for the Peace Corps in Brazil in the 1970's. Some families will always consider Dr. William E. Hurwitz a healer. 21 April 2005



Dale A. Olsen wins Guggenheim fellowship for music
RPCV Dale A. Olsen performed as principal flutist in the Philharmonic Orchestra of Chile in the late 1960s, and has conducted fieldwork throughout South America, Asia, Polynesia and elsewhere around the world 21 April 2005



John and Karen Lewis build eco-tourist hotel in Costa Rica
Kenya RPCVs John and Karen Lewis had a typical suburban professional lifestyle. He was a trial lawyer, she a music teacher. On January 11, 1990, John quit his law practice and Karen set out to open an ecotourist business in Costa Rica 21 April 2005



Kenya RPCV Tina Spadafora spent time in Sudan. "It was...
Kenya RPCV Tina Spadafora spent time in Sudan. "It was one of the saddest places I've been to in my life," she said, describing the many starving and ill people who inhabit the refugee camps. 21 April 2005



Alejandro Toledo has has managed to stay in power
Peru's President Alejandro Toledo has failed to fulfill lavish promises, been involved in corruption scandals, faced street protests, been branded a liar and seen his popularity plummet in his four years in office. Yet he has managed to stay in power while leaders in neighbors Ecuador and Bolivia have been forced to go -- like Lucio Gutierrez, fired by Congress in Quito on Wednesday 21 April 2005



Alberto Ibarguen speaks at GW commencement
Alberto Ibarguen to speak at GW commencement 21 April 2005



Phil Hardberger criticises opponent Julian Castro's twin
Candidate Phil Hardberger said he believes the parade appearance by Julian Castro's twin brother was dishonest and deceptive. "If you're 18 years old and having a date, it might be a youthful prank when you swap out your brother. But when you're running for mayor of a city with 1.3 million people and sending in your brother as an impersonator ... I do see a problem with it," Hardberger said. 21 April 2005



Phil Hardberger criticises opponent Julian Castro's twin
Candidate Phil Hardberger said he believes the parade appearance by Julian Castro's twin brother was dishonest and deceptive. 21 April 2005



RPCV Margaret Jane Winburn Clarke dies in South Carolina...
RPCV Margaret Jane Winburn Clarke dies in South Carolina 21 April 2005



Nicole Hutton joined the Peace Corps to see the world...
Nicole Hutton joined the Peace Corps to see the world while using her education to help others In a recent e-mail from Africa, Hutton reported that she is training Botswana's capital city, Gaborone, and living 45 minutes north in Molepolole. 22 April 2005



Washoe District Health Officer Barbara Hunt (RPCV Ecuador) announced she'll...
Washoe District Health Officer Barbara Hunt (RPCV Ecuador) announced she'll retire Aug. 1 after working in health for 28 years. 22 April 2005



Brian G. Price bi-lingual law practice is booming
Guatemala RPCV Brian G. Price said his law practice boomed after he decided to cultivate the region's growing number of Spanish-speaking residents 22 April 2005



Kevin Cahalan was a Peace Corps volunteer in India, served...
Kevin Cahalan was a Peace Corps volunteer in India, served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a U.S. Marine and finally as a program director for Catholic Relief Services in Latin America 22 April 2005



Malawi RPCV John Sayre back after surgery...
Malawi RPCV John Sayre back after surgery 22 April 2005



A Poem by Malaysia RPCV Abbot Cutler...
A Poem by Malaysia RPCV Abbot Cutler 22 April 2005



Nepal RPCV Broughton Coburn fulfilled a destiny with the Himalayas...
Nepal RPCV Broughton Coburn fulfilled a destiny with the Himalayas -- where he has worked two of the past three decades. 22 April 2005



Justin and Steffanie Haring are ending their Peace Corps service...
Justin and Steffanie Haring are ending their Peace Corps service and are heading back to Nicaragua, where they are starting a business 22 April 2005



Sam McPhetres receives recognition in Marianas
Palau RPCV Sam McPhetres, a senior instructor at the Northern Marianas College, receives plaque of recognition and appreciation 22 April 2005



John Platt's Andina named "Restaurant Of The Year"
Portland's Andina: The Restaurant Of The Year, 2005 owned by Peru RPCV John Platt 22 April 2005



John Platt's Andina named "Restaurant Of The Year"
Portland's Andina: The Restaurant Of The Year, 2005 owned by Peru RPCV John Platt and his family 22 April 2005



Carl Pope says progress on environmental issues is slowing
Carl Pope says progress on environmental issues is slowing under the Bush administration and that most of those advances took place between 1970 and 1995. He says during the last five years -- as he puts it -- "we've been falling backwards. 22 April 2005



Tom Bissell, who got to know Central Asia as a...
Tom Bissell, who got to know Central Asia as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1996, writes about the region with the type of clarity and intensity that suggests a close attachment 22 April 2005



Events: Gaddi Vasquez speaks in Berkeley on April 25
Gaddi Vasquez presents "My First Three Years as Director of the Peace Corps" in Berkeley on April 25 22 April 2005



Solomon Islands RPCV Julian Sidney (Buddy) Doss, Jr. of Lowell...
Solomon Islands RPCV Julian Sidney (Buddy) Doss, Jr. of Lowell, Wyoming dies 22 April 2005



I applied in December and still don't exactly know where...
"I applied in December and still don't exactly know where I'll be going, when I'll be leaving, or what I'll be doing. But if you go into this knowing that the Peace Corps is a bureaucracy and these things take time, you get accustomed to the process and eventually accept what you signed up for," said one Peace Corps applicant. 22 April 2005



PC says program in Uzbekistan is fully operational
[Update 4/17/2005] Peace Corps Press Office says program in Uzbekistan is fully operational and in very good standing with the Government of Uzbekistan. 23 April 2005



Hill is SE Asia about signs that test may be in the works
Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill, flew to the region yesterday to consult over the weekend with officials in Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul about the signs that that North Korea may be preparing its first test of a nuclear weapon 23 April 2005



Bob Taft's approval rating at 34 percent
Ohio Gov. Bob Taft's approval rating has dropped to 34 percent, the lowest Ohio gubernatorial approval rating since 1983. 23 April 2005



Peace Corps Volunteer "Tropnoir" writes about a cool date in...
Peace Corps Volunteer "Tropnoir" writes about a cool date in Cameroon 24 April 2005



Juana Bordas works toward a "Multicultural Nation"
Chile RPCV Juana Bordas Is Relentless In Her Mission To Help With The Birth Of A "Multicultural Nation" 24 April 2005



Juana Bordas works toward a "Multicultural Nation"
Chile RPCV Juana Bordas Is Relentless In Her Mission To Help With The Birth Of A "Multicultural Nation" 24 April 2005



The idea of traveling alone for a month with kids...
The idea of traveling alone for a month with kids in Central America wasn't particularly daunting for former Peace Corps volunteers Katie Sebastian and Ann Hendrix-Jenkins, but settling on Copan for the first two weeks was a challenge. 24 April 2005



When the tsunami blasted coastal Thailand on the day after...
When the tsunami blasted coastal Thailand on the day after Christmas, our son who'd been in that country for two years with the Peace Corps was perfectly safe -- and not simply because his duty station was hundreds of miles away, in the northeastern uplands 24 April 2005



Guli Maira remembered by children in Turkmenistan
This is one of the thank-you drawings sent to Guli Maira of Hollis by children in Turkmenistan who have used an education center set up with funds donated in memory of her son, Shiv Maira, a Peace Corps volunteer who died in 2000. 24 April 2005



Guli Maira remembered by children in Turkmenistan
This is one of the thank-you drawings sent to Guli Maira by children in Turkmenistan who have used an education center set up with funds donated in memory of her son, Shiv Maira, a Peace Corps volunteer who died in 2000. 24 April 2005



Lynne D. Finney, a therapist who has written about ''recovered...
Lynne D. Finney, a therapist who has written about ''recovered memories" in childhood sex-abuse cases, said Bolton was not allowed to fire her, but he moved her to a basement office in retaliation. She said that the top USAID administrator at the time, Peter McPherson, came by after the clash to assure her that her career wasn't over. 24 April 2005



Honduras RPCV Diane Marie Appel dies in Connecticut...
Honduras RPCV Diane Marie Appel dies in Connecticut 24 April 2005



Events; Delano Lewis to speak on May 2
Former Uganda Country Director Delano Lewis to speak on May 2 25 April 2005



Former Uganda Country Director Delano Lewis to speak on May...
Former Uganda Country Director Delano Lewis to speak on May 2 25 April 2005



Events; Delano Lewis to speak on May 2
Former Nigeria Country Director Delano Lewis to speak on May 2 25 April 2005



Michele Linnen opens Photography Show in Paris
Honduras RPCV Michele Linnen opens Photography Show in Paris 25 April 2005



Former Nigeria Country Director Delano Lewis to speak on May...
Former Nigeria Country Director Delano Lewis to speak on May 2 25 April 2005



After graduating from UNC Asheville, Kelly Genova's home as a...
After graduating from UNC Asheville, Kelly Genova's home as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the village of Ibanda, Uganda, is a small, cinderblock house with a tin roof that echoes like thunder when it rains. 25 April 2005



After two years at Hickory Chair, Heather Wall applied to...
After two years at Hickory Chair, Heather Wall applied to the Peace Corps and was sent to Zambia 25 April 2005



Sam Farr opposes energy bill
"We ought to be alarmed," said Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel. "It is an awful bill. Nothing in it helps the Central Coast. The governor is opposed, the state Energy Commission is opposed. Not a single Democrat in California supported the bill." 25 April 2005



Robert Novak blows the whistle on Senator Dodd
Robert Novak blows the whistle on Senator Dodd's bogus claim that it is "rare indeed for me to express objection to a nominee." 25 April 2005



James Walsh leads Nepal delegation
RPCV James Walsh leads delegation to express concern and disappointment over anti-democratic actions of Nepal's king 25 April 2005



Grads struggle with decision to join the Peace Corps
Recent graduates struggle with decision to join the Peace Corps 25 April 2005



Estabrooks heading for Burkina Faso
Ruth Estabrook has already made two trips to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. This time her destination is the landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso where her husband Jeff is the country's Peace Corps administrative officer 26 April 2005



Judy Hedstrom's class has been communicating with Karl Hedstrom, Judy's...
Judy Hedstrom's class has been communicating with Karl Hedstrom, Judy's son, who is in the Peace Corps in Niger in West Africa 26 April 2005



Accused coach's trial is postponed
Accused coach's trial is postponed 26 April 2005



Zell Miller illuminates his feud with Chris Matthews
Zell Miller illuminates his feud with Chris Matthews 26 April 2005



Taylor Hackford speaks up
Taylor Hackford speaks up 26 April 2005



Tom Petri pushes federal Student Aid Reward Act
College students willing to shoot for the STAR, a proposed federal Student Aid Reward Act, could see significant boosts in financial aid, says U.S. Rep. Tom Petri said. Petri is co-sponsoring a congressional bill that would establish the STAR program, enabling an increase of billions of dollars in direct student aid over the next 10 years. 26 April 2005



In the classic comedy movie "Airplane!," the main characters Ted...
In the classic comedy movie "Airplane!," the main characters Ted and Elaine sign up for the Peace Corps, teach an African tribe to play basketball and have Tupperware parties 26 April 2005



Sierra Leone RPCV Mary Lapham Kilroy dies in Massachusetts...
Sierra Leone RPCV Mary Lapham Kilroy dies in Massachusetts 26 April 2005



Events; Gary Edwards' music performed in Idaho on May 24
Chile RPCV Gary A. Edwards is going back to school on May 24 to listen as the school's string orchestra performs one of his own classical pieces -- "Coeur d'Alene Suite." 27 April 2005



It's a long way from "hi" to "pershendetje"
It's a long way from "hi" to "pershendetje" - both phonetically and geographically but Eastern Illinois University graduate Andy Morisseau is taking that journey by traveling to Albania to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer 27 April 2005



Gary A. Edward joined the Peace Corps and went to...
Gary A. Edward joined the Peace Corps and went to Santiago, Chile where he started a 30 year plus career in Social Work 27 April 2005



Ray Tidwell optimistic about the strawberry crop
Tidwell Berry Farm owner Ray Tidwell (RPCV India) is very optimistic about the strawberry crop this year 27 April 2005



Kafatia jury selection begins
Kafatia jury selection begins. Kafatia was originally from Malawi, Africa, was a UCSB transfer from City College at the time of his arrest. He lived at the Salvation Army until former Peace Corps volunteers calling themselves the "Friends of Kent," took him into their homes and also raised $17,000 for his education, adopted him. 27 April 2005



Robin Hull leaving for Mozambique in the Peace Corps as...
Robin Hull leaving for Mozambique in the Peace Corps as community health promoter 27 April 2005



Solomon Islands RPCV Tom Weisner becomes the first Aurora mayor...
Solomon Islands RPCV Tom Weisner becomes the first Aurora mayor in 100 years to lead City Hall from behind a beard. 27 April 2005



PCV Annie Wright says: I'm moving to (yet another!) site...
PCV Annie Wright says: I'm moving to (yet another!) site today. This is, of course, due to the fact that my previous site was deemed too dangerous for me to stay in 27 April 2005



A pat on the head came from Christopher Shays - NFL...
A pat on the head came from Christopher Shays - NFL looks better in steroid issue - unless you look too closely 27 April 2005



L. Brent Bozell III says Chris Matthews Plays Softball with...
L. Brent Bozell III says Chris Matthews Plays Softball with Jane Fonda 27 April 2005



Tony Hall says parents in Uganda must protect children
Tony Hall says parents in Uganda must take drastic steps to protect their children 27 April 2005



Carol Bellamy gives farewell news conference
Carol Bellamy said in her farewell news conference as head of the United Nations Children's Fund that the world body's employment policies are "mired in the past,'' a problem UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan wants to solve by forcing out many workers 27 April 2005



PCV Root in Bangladesh writes: Today, PC DC informed me...
PCV Root in Bangladesh writes: Today, PC DC informed me that if everything keeps coming in as normal, then they will medically seperate me. I will be removed from Peace Corps and will be stranded in America with no plan, no job, and no home. 28 April 2005



John S. Jochum's "Letters from Zaire" -- a collection of letters...
John S. Jochum's "Letters from Zaire" -- a collection of letters he wrote home while a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa in the mid-1970s is out 28 April 2005



Costa Rica RPCV Grayson Toperzer named principal at Montclair Elementary...
Costa Rica RPCV Grayson Toperzer named principal at Montclair Elementary School in Dallas 28 April 2005



Rajeev Goyal, a Peace Corps volunteer from New York, is...
Rajeev Goyal, a Peace Corps volunteer from New York, is being recognised with the organisation's prestigious Franklin H. Williams award 28 April 2005



Sierra Leone RPCV Ted Cox writes a tale of Japanese...
Sierra Leone RPCV Ted Cox writes a tale of Japanese American mill-workers in Oregon 28 April 2005



Tom Weisner sworn in as mayor of Aurora
Solomon Islands RPCV Tom Weisner sworn in as mayor - Vows to make inclusiveness hallmark of his administration 28 April 2005



Michael Sells teaches Islamic History and Literature
Tunisia RPCV Michael Sells, one of the world's foremost experts on Islam, will join the Divinity School faculty this summer as the John Henry Barrows Professor of Islamic History and Literature 28 April 2005



Jim Doyle vetoes photo id voting bill
Republicans said they'll try to change the state constitution if Gov. Jim Doyle follows through on his promise to veto a bill requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls and lawmakers are unable to override it 28 April 2005



Gaddi Vasquez addresses Phi Theta Kappa alumni...
Gaddi Vasquez addresses Phi Theta Kappa alumni 28 April 2005



Tonga RPCV Ralph M. Yoder dies in Ohio...
Tonga RPCV Ralph M. Yoder dies in Ohio 28 April 2005



Events; RPCV Writers scholarship in Maryland - deadline June 1
Special writing scholarship for RPCV Writers in Baltimore, Maryland - deadline is June 1 29 April 2005



Daniel Crupi began the long arduous process of applying to...
Daniel Crupi began the long arduous process of applying to the Peace Corps over a year ago. "It is a very lengthy process," his mother said. "They try to weed you out in the very beginning. Just the written application was 15 pages long, and his first face-to-face interview was over three and a half hours long." 29 April 2005



Former Sen. Dean Barkley who engineered Jesse Ventura's surprise election...
Former Sen. Dean Barkley who engineered Jesse Ventura's surprise election as Minnesota governor is joining author Kinky Friedman's independent bid for governor of Texas 29 April 2005



Peace Corps Medical Officer Mae C. Jemison was first African...
Peace Corps Medical Officer Mae C. Jemison was first African-American Woman in Space 29 April 2005



Carol Bellamy approach earned her many critics
The holistic, 'rights-based' approach to children's health that Carol Bellamy brought to the agency earned her many critics 29 April 2005



Vermont has highest per-capita PCVs in service
The Peace Corps says Vermont has the largest number of volunteers per capita in the country 29 April 2005



Events; RPCV Writers scholarship in Maryland - deadline June 1
Special writing scholarship for RPCV Writers - deadline is June 1 29 April 2005



Special writing scholarship for RPCV Writers in Baltimore, Maryland - Tentative...
Special writing scholarship for RPCV Writers in Baltimore, Maryland - Tentative Conference Schedule 29 April 2005



PCVs safe in Togo after disputed elections
Marielle De Bree is a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, a country torn by riots after Sunday's disputed presidential elections. Most of the trouble has been confined to the capital, Lome, more than 30 miles south of the small village where De Bree is stationed 30 April 2005



Work for the future: Dr. Mae Jemison wants a better...
Work for the future: Dr. Mae Jemison wants a better world 30 April 2005