This Week's Top Stories
The week's top Peace Corps news stories posted here every Saturday.
| By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-245-37.balt.east.verizon.net - 151.196.245.37) on Saturday, July 09, 2005 - 10:13 am: Edit Post |
This Week's Top Stories
The week's top Peace Corps news stories posted here every Saturday.
| By Admin1 (admin) (98.188.147.225) on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 4:57 pm: Edit Post |
James Rupert writes on bombing in Kandahar mosque
Morocco RPCV James Rupert writes: A bombing in a Kandahar mosque killed at least 20 people Wednesday, including a top Afghan police official, in the latest and deadliest of a wave of attacks that has underscored Afghanistan's volatility despite U.S. efforts to stabilize the country. 1 June 2005
Husband and Wife team, Alex Klaits and Gulchin Gulmamadova-Klaits...
Husband and Wife team, Alex Klaits and Gulchin Gulmamadova-Klaits, will read from and share stories about their new release Love and War in Afghanistan 1 June 2005
Joy Navrude's eveningwear design will walk down runway
On June 10, Botswana RPCV Joy Navrude's eveningwear design will walk down the runway as the winning entry in the fashion design category at Fashion Design + Composite Art, part of the b Michael Fashion Design Award competition in New York 1 June 2005
Joy Navrude's eveningwear design will walk down runway
Botswana RPCV Joy Teiken's eveningwear design will walk down the runway 1 June 2005
Dr Robert W Backus "walks on water"
Dr Robert W Backus (RPCV Brazil) is variously described in the West River Valley as "a saint," "a real healer," "a vanishing breed," "all medicine," and a man who "walks on water" 1 June 2005
Judge Richard Enslen to go on senior status
Federal Judge Richard Enslen (RPCV Costa Rica) to go on senior status 1 June 2005
Michigan Judge Richard Enslen served in Peace Corps in Costa...
Michigan Judge Richard Enslen served in Peace Corps in Costa Rica, 1965-1967 1 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Beth Wager in Macedonia...
Peace Corps Volunteer Beth Wager in Macedonia 1 June 2005
Jack Sundell serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco...
Jack Sundell serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco 1 June 2005
Paul Stoller's Gallery Bundu: In 1969, almost by chance, David...
Paul Stoller's Gallery Bundu: In 1969, almost by chance, David, a young, draft-dodging, beer-swilling Peace Corps worker, absorbs the beauty of West Africa and learns to appreciate its land and its rich cultural heritage 1 June 2005
Gretchen Eisenhut battles with locust swarms, enjoys the occasional feast...
Gretchen Eisenhut battles with locust swarms, enjoys the occasional feast of goat gumbo and endures the American rapper 50 Cent blaring on the neighbor's stereo as a Peace Corps volunteer working on an agriculture-forestry project in a remote village in Senegal 1 June 2005
Janet Alien says credibility fosters respect
Sierra Leone RPCV Janet Alien says "Credibility Fosters Mutual Respect and Cooperation" 1 June 2005
PCV Krista Atchley says: We all arrived at the Tashkent...
PCV Krista Atchley says: We all arrived at the Tashkent airport at 3:30 am and after almost 4 hours we were all processed and left Uzbekistan 1 June 2005
John McCain says to expand opportunities for service
John McCain says: "one thing is to expand opportunities for national service - the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps, neighborhood and community organizations. You see, I think after 9/11 we had a golden opportunity to call all Americans to serve the country - not just to tell them to take a trip and go shopping. And I think they would have responded. I think they will still respond." 1 June 2005
I've always been motivated-to work in a way that...
"I've always been motivated-to work in a way that has a larger benefit;" RPCV Amy Smith said, "and I like engineering and design." In the 1980s, when Smith attended MIT as an undergraduate, she saw engineering as a field that wasn't attuned to serving the greater good. The focus, she said, was on defense and automotive applications. 1 June 2005
John Garamendi wants reductions in workers' comp rates
John Garamendi (RPCV Ethiopia) calls for bigger reductions in workers' comp insurance rates 1 June 2005
House speaker stumps for Shays in Greenwich...
House speaker stumps for Shays in Greenwich 1 June 2005
Star of 'All the President's Men' speaks to Hardball's Chris...
Star of 'All the President's Men' speaks to Hardball's Chris Matthews about W. Mark Felt's admission 1 June 2005
Jay Rockefeller's relationships with Japanese go way back
Former Peace Corps Staff Member Jay Rockefeller's relationships with Japanese leaders go way back 1 June 2005
Today's college graduates were freshmen on Sept. 11, 2001, when...
Today's college graduates were freshmen on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists flew airplanes into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and post-9/11 grads have shown a greater interest in public-service careers, said John Bridgeland, former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council under Bush 1 June 2005
KenniLou Walker receives a Spirit of Women Award
Armenia RPCV KenniLou Walker of receives a Spirit of Women Award 2 June 2005
Black-and-white and color photographs hang on the walls...
Black-and-white and color photographs hang on the walls, taken by Christian Farnsworth during his time spent in Madagascar as a Peace Corps volunteer in the mid-1990s and during his most recent excursion to West Africa as a crisis volunteer and freelance photographer for organizations such as USAID, the World Food Program and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees 2 June 2005
Morocco RPCV Jeffrey Tayler's Glory in a Camel's Eye: A...
Morocco RPCV Jeffrey Tayler's Glory in a Camel's Eye: A Perilous Trek Through the Greatest African Desert (Houghton Mifflin) tells how he became intrigued by the romance of Islam's rich cultural past in general, and by the Bedouin and the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Peninsula in particular 2 June 2005
Philippines RPCV Barbara Hagel Stevens retires as teacher...
Philippines RPCV Barbara Hagel Stevens retires as teacher 2 June 2005
PCV Brad writes: Other members of my UZ-18 class...
PCV Brad writes: Other members of my UZ-18 class went immediately to a new PC country (Mongolia, Moldova, Romania, Azerbaijan, El Salvador), or are waiting like me for a few months in the States for their programs to start (in South Africa, Moldova, Surinam, Ukraine), or they're finished with PC, or they're waiting to see what other options PC can come up with. 2 June 2005
U.S. has word of potential terrorist attacks in Uzbekistan, possibly...
U.S. has word of potential terrorist attacks in Uzbekistan, possibly against U.S. interests 2 June 2005
NPCA to hold Virtual Leaders Forum on July 29
NPCA to hold first Virtual Leaders Forum on July 29 3 June 2005
Many people scoffed in 2003 when Albuquerque water broker Bill...
Many people scoffed in 2003 when Albuquerque water broker Bill Turner (RPCV Cyprus) made a bold claim for the rights to all the water that evaporates from the 40-mile-long Elephant Butte Reservoir every year 3 June 2005
PCV Brian Lee says: Once again, it's the waiting that...
PCV Brian Lee says: Once again, it's the waiting that holds each of us on edge. Though we joke about it a lot since Tuesday, the word evacuation isn't far from our thoughts. 3 June 2005
Chris Roecker heads to Mongolia in Peace Corps...
Chris Roecker heads to Mongolia in Peace Corps 3 June 2005
Mary Johnson organizes workshop on genocide
Nigeria RPCV Mary Johnson organizes workshop on genocide 3 June 2005
Thailand RPCV Patsy Abbott dies in Arizona...
Thailand RPCV Patsy Abbott dies in Arizona 3 June 2005
The United States government has received information that terrorist groups...
"The United States government has received information that terrorist groups are planning attacks, possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan in the very near future," says State Department 3 June 2005
Uzbekistan faces renewed violence, experts say...
Uzbekistan faces renewed violence, experts say 3 June 2005
hack n flak says: I should also add that I...
hack n flak says: I should also add that I have heard that a number of folks are urging former OC Supervisor Gaddi Vasquez, now Director of the Peace Corps, to "come home" and throw his hat in the ring. 3 June 2005
Jonathan Lash in 100 most Influential Business Leaders
Jonathan Lash (RPCV Dominican Republic) Named One of Top 100 Most Influential Business Leaders 3 June 2005
Mike Honda is Karaoke King of Capitol Hill
The "standing room only" fundraiser for John Chiang was led off by the karaoke king of Capitol Hill: Congressman Mike Honda 3 June 2005
Hastert jump-starts Chris Shays' Campaign
Hastert Jump-starts Shays' Campaign: "Chris is a good consensus builder and that's what we need in the Republican Party good consensus builders" 3 June 2005
Kinky Friedman speaks with isle Pachyderms...
Kinky Friedman speaks with isle Pachyderms 3 June 2005
Jim Walsh promotes Finger Lakes Institute
In large part due to the hard work of Congressman Jim Walsh, the Finger Lakes Institute has been successful in establishing links with other regional environmental research centers, such as the Center of Excellence in Environmental Systems at Syracuse University, to ensure the effective utilization of this research 3 June 2005
Travis Schultz is headed off to Asia for the Peace...
Travis Schultz is headed off to Asia for the Peace Corps 3 June 2005
John Hollowell retires from UC Irvine
RPCV John Hollowell retires as Journalism Professor at UC Irvine 3 June 2005
John Coyne says 41 RPCVs applied for scholarships
John Coyne says: 41 RPCVs applied for the special writing scholarships to attend the Nonfiction Summer Writers' Conference at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland 3 June 2005
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn marks the 44th PC anniversary
"In these times of terrorism, one of the very best ways to promote democracy is to join the Peace Corps," says Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn as he marks the 44th anniversary of the first Peace Corps volunteers leaving for their mission in Ghana on June 4, 1961. 4 June 2005
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn marks the 44th PC anniversary
Illinois Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn marks the 44th anniversary of first Peace Corps volunteers leaving for Ghana on June 4, 1961 4 June 2005
Joy Navrude is fashion designer
Botswana RPCV Joy Navrude is fashion designer 5 June 2005
Anthony Sandberg runs Berkeley sailing school
For more than two decades, Nepal RPCV Anthony Sandberg and his partner have run a Berkeley sailing school 5 June 2005
Penny Newbury says: "I lived here three years but I'm...
Penny Newbury says: "I lived here three years but I'm as clueless now about how this country works as when I first arrived in 1999: a Peace Corps volunteer with two words of Spanish and a dim idea that Paraguay was somewhere hot and south and vaguely venomous" 5 June 2005
Marin Hinkle's parents met in the Peace Corps, and she...
Marin Hinkle's parents met in the Peace Corps, and she was born in Tanzania. 5 June 2005
Amy Smith field-tests sugarcane charcoal
Amy Smith can't wait to continue field-testing the sugarcane charcoal. Buzzing around a lab strewn with works-in-progress, she spoke of balancing the need for immediate relief with taking the time to get it right. 5 June 2005
Sex, drugs and loss of soul are the three persistent...
Sex, drugs and loss of soul are the three persistent themes that punctuate the 26th volume of fiction in Paul Theroux's impressive literary arsenal 5 June 2005
Alden T Kamikawa was a Peace Corps volunteer in Columbia...
Alden T Kamikawa was a Peace Corps volunteer in Columbia, South America, and promoted rural community development. He continues to serve on the boards of Peace Corps organizations 6 June 2005
After teaching at the University of Lucknow in India for...
After teaching at the University of Lucknow in India for two years with the Peace Corps, Phineas Anderson returned to the United States in 1966 and became a curriculum specialist in North Carolina 6 June 2005
Kyrgyzstan Peace Corps Volunteer Taylor Willis writes: Children's Day in...
Kyrgyzstan Peace Corps Volunteer Taylor Willis writes: Children's Day in Balukchi is an actual holiday that occurs annually on the first of June 6 June 2005
Niels Marquardt Makes Chimpanzee Protection a Priority
Rwanda RPCV Niels Marquardt Makes Chimpanzee Protection a Priority as Ambassador to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea 6 June 2005
Peace Corps suspends Program in Uzbekistan
Peace Corps Suspends Program in Uzbekistan 6 June 2005
PCV Matt Barison says: What to do when you you've...
PCV Matt Barison says: What to do when you you've spent three months learning a very foreign culture and then another two actualy working within it? How to say good bye to those people who had taken you in as family and welcomed you as friends? What to make of your experience? Success, failure - Interruped Service - who's to blame? 6 June 2005
Ann M. Veneman says: I commend Carol Bellamy for doing...
Ann M. Veneman says: I commend Carol Bellamy for doing an excellent job in leading UNICEF for the past 10 years, and for her assistance during the transition 6 June 2005
Kinky Friedman will "sign anything except bad legislation"
Malaysia RPCV Kinky Friedman, in race for Texas Governor, offered the crowd rare, unsigned versions of the book if they wished, and said, "I'll sign anything except bad legislation." 6 June 2005
Phil Hardberger has since picked up the support of San...
Phil Hardberger has since picked up the support of San Antonio's business community, and in the latest citywide poll, he held a 50 percent to 47 percent edge over Castro in race for mayor 6 June 2005
Laurence Leamer needs approval for "Today" appearance
Many authors who fail to get on "Today" have a conspiracy theory about why they do not get booked, and Nepal RPCV Laurence Leamer is making a fuss about it at precisely the time his book comes out. But he has his reasons. 6 June 2005
Desperate Housewives' Ricardo Chavira is son of RPCVs
Desperate Housewives' Ricardo Chavira is the son of two former Peace Corps volunteers who became health care professionals in the Latino community 6 June 2005
Desperate Housewives' Ricardo Chavira is son of RPCVs
Desperate Housewives' Ricardo Chavira is the son of two former Peace Corps volunteers who became health care professionals in the Latino community 6 June 2005
Take the 2005 NPCA Membership Survey by June 17
Take the 2005 NPCA Membership Survey by June 17 7 June 2005
Susan Lettis has joined the Peace Corps and will travel...
Susan Lettis has joined the Peace Corps and will travel to the West African nation of Benin 7 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Chaco in Guatemala: What to do when...
Peace Corps Volunteer Chaco in Guatemala: What to do when it is 105 degrees in the shade with 100% humidity 7 June 2005
PCV Brian Lee says: Recent developments in Haiti have made...
PCV Brian Lee says: Recent developments in Haiti have made Peace Corps HQ very nervous about keeping us in the country 7 June 2005
Alexander Newton is new USAID Mission Director for Mali
Guatemala RPCV Alexander Newton sworn in as USAID Mission Director for Mali 7 June 2005
Bruce Smith has been named James Madison Fellow
Papua New Guinea Bruce Smith has been named New Mexico's 2005 James Madison Fellow 7 June 2005
Bruce Greenlee attack suspect did not show up in court
A frustrated judge came close to issuing a bench warrant Tuesday for a former youth soccer coach when the Richmond man, who is charged with attacking referee Bruce Greenlee (RPCV Peru) in November, did not show up in court 7 June 2005
Richard Lupinsky Jr., is a member of the Peace Corps...
Richard Lupinsky Jr., is a member of the Peace Corps and has been teaching biology and health at the Dumila Secondary School in Tanzania, Africa, for almost 2 years 7 June 2005
Dr. Bill Purdy (RPCV Uruguay) Named Director of Student Health...
Dr. Bill Purdy (RPCV Uruguay) Named Director of Student Health at Duke 7 June 2005
Karzai visit prompted by friendship with Thomas Gouttierre
Hamid Karzai's visit was prompted by a long-standing relationship with Thomas Gouttierre and as part of a weeklong tour of the United States, which also included stops in Boston and Washington D.C. 7 June 2005
Christopher R. Hill cautious on Korea talks
Christopher R. Hill, the chief American official in charge of the talks, was also cautious. Emerging from congressional testimony about China and North Korea, he told reporters that the North Koreans had said in New York that they were "committed" to the negotiations. But he also cautioned, "our concern now is to get a date," adding: "We need to be careful how we characterize" the North Korean statements at the New York meeting 7 June 2005
Ugly Americans in Paul Theroux's latest novel
Ugly Americans don't come much uglier than they do in Paul Theroux's latest novel. 7 June 2005
Ugly Americans in Paul Theroux's latest novel
Ugly Americans don't come much uglier than they do in Paul Theroux's latest novel. 7 June 2005
As a Member of the Appropriations Committee, I have been...
"As a Member of the Appropriations Committee, I have been a strong supporter of the AN/TPS-59 program for many years," said Congressman Jim Walsh (NY-25). "I am very pleased to know that work on this critical combat system will continue in Central New York. Our community takes great pride in the fact that our local Lockheed Martin site plays a critical role in protecting our troops around the world." 7 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Pete Bine in Cameroon: A Marriage...
Peace Corps Volunteer Pete Bine in Cameroon: A Marriage 8 June 2005
Twenty-six US Peace Corps Volunteers would arrive in Accra...
Twenty-six US Peace Corps Volunteers would arrive in Accra to teach various subjects in Senior Secondary Schools in all 10 regions for two years 8 June 2005
Loretta Dunbar served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana...
Loretta Dunbar served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana and Antigua 8 June 2005
Vic Godfrey enters hall of fame for track and field
Indonesia RPCV Vic Godfrey enters hall of fame for coaching track and field 8 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Rachael Schmidt in Kazakstan: It is bloody...
Peace Corps Volunteer Rachael Schmidt in Kazakstan: It is bloody hot in Kazakhstan! 8 June 2005
Micronesia RPCV Edwin Komen is Leading Entertainment Copyright Attorney...
Micronesia RPCV Edwin Komen is Leading Entertainment Copyright Attorney 8 June 2005
Al Kamen says Bush spokesmen like to hide information
Tunisia RPCV Al Kamen says: To the uninitiated, it might seem that Bush administration spokesmen like to hide even the most ordinary bits of information 8 June 2005
All volunteers, along with the Peace Corps country director, had...
All volunteers, along with the Peace Corps country director, had returned to the United States by June 5, said Barbara Daly, the organization's press director 8 June 2005
Mark Schneider says Bolivia faces uncertainty
Mark Schneider says Bolivia is facing a "moment of uncertainty. 8 June 2005
Bobby Shriver: The Power of One
The Power of One: Bobby Shriver has worked as a journalist, produced an album that has raised $60 million for Special Olympics and co-founded Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa (DATA) with U2's Bono in 2002 8 June 2005
Is Arianna Huffington exacting revenge on Vanity Fair writer Maureen...
Is Arianna Huffington exacting revenge on Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth through Orth's husband, "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert? 8 June 2005
It is ironic that the Senate voted to confirm a...
"It is ironic that the Senate voted to confirm a judge with such clear contempt for Federal laws which protect our civil rights, workers' rights, and the environment," said Carl Pope (RPCV India), Executive Director of the Sierra Club. "The DC Circuit Court of Appeals has a unique role in protecting our water, air, and natural heritage. Justice Brown poses a serious threat to those protections." 8 June 2005
Joseph Opala reveals Slave Girl's Story
"What makes Priscilla's Homecoming so special, and likely not to be repeated, is that Thomalind can trace her ancestry literally from the day the slave ship left Sierra Leone on April 9, 1756, to the present moment," said Joseph Opala, a historian at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. "We're dealing with a 249-year paper trail." 8 June 2005
Tony Hall outlines US aid package for Africa
Tony Hall, Washington's ambassador to the FAO, briefed the executive board of the UN World Food Program today about the US aid package for Africa 8 June 2005
Phil Hardberger new mayor of San Antonio
Former Peace Corps Staff Member Phil Hardberger, 70, defeated Julian Castro, 30, by a margin of 51 percent to 49 percent in a race in which Castro's age and judgment became the key issues after the flap over his brother 8 June 2005
Newton Baker served three years in the Peace Corps and...
Newton Baker served three years in the Peace Corps and has taught at Union, Main Street Middle School and the old Barre Street school for a combined 35 years 8 June 2005
Holly Neill driven to improve water quality
Jamaica RPCV Holly Neill driven to improve water quality 9 June 2005
Holly Neill driven to improve water quality
Jamaica RPCV Holly Neill driven to improve water quality 9 June 2005
Linda Sliefert began her career as a Peace Corps Volunteer...
Linda Sliefert began her career as a Peace Corps Volunteer teaching a willing and attentive class in the small South African country of Lesotho 9 June 2005
While Will and Jane Lotter were serving in the Peace...
While Will and Jane Lotter were serving in the Peace Corps in the African nation of Malawi in the 1960s, they wanted their house to be a home for the young Corps volunteers in the country 9 June 2005
Anita Donahue came to the Solomon Islands about 20 years...
Anita Donahue came to the Solomon Islands about 20 years ago as a Peace Corps volunteer. Now at the age of 49, she still has some fond memories of Wanderer Bay, a place she was assigned to serve in community outreach programme. 9 June 2005
Edward French has accepted a two-year assignment with the...
Edward French has accepted a two-year assignment with the Peace Corps to serve as a health volunteer in Tanzania 9 June 2005
The police of Zarechensky district in Sumy arrested a 19...
The police of Zarechensky district in Sumy arrested a 19 year-old boy, who robbed the citizen of the USA. He took away a bag from the 61-years-old woman, who worked in the Peace Corps 9 June 2005
Chao sees employment as key to Iraq's stability
Labor Secretary Chao sees employment as key to Iraq's stability 9 June 2005
Mark Schneider discusses OAS compromise
Mark Schneider discusses OAS compromise: 'My sense is there were no major groundbreaking achievements, There was a lot of thrashing in the water to stay in the same place.'' 9 June 2005
Dodd concerned About Passport Rules
Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said the U.S. must balance national security with economic and diplomatic considerations. "After all, for years the United States has been a beacon for foreign tourists," Dodd said. "This tourism has helped to drive our economy, even in the worst of times. It's also left an impression for tourists of what America's all about." 9 June 2005
Why Alejandro Toledo has avoided his neighbours' fate
Why Peru's president Alejandro Toledo has avoided his neighbours' fate 9 June 2005
Fred O'Regan says no need to hunt whales in 21st century
Fred O'Regan, president and CEO of IFAW says: "As strong majorities of Americans clearly recognize, there is no need to hunt whales in the 21st century. The best science in the world today comes from studying, photographing and listening to live whales in the ocean." 9 June 2005
John Selig to head Arkansas Department of Human Services
Ghana RPCV John Selig of Benton will take over as director of Arkansas Department of Human Services, the state's largest agency 10 June 2005
Marguerite Chandler promotes NJ's historical heritage
Guatemala RPCV Marguerite Chandler has founded a food bank, a center for nonprofit social service agencies, a foundation devoted to the elimination of hunger and organizations to promote New Jersey's historical heritage 10 June 2005
Dick Haws writes: My life as a substitute teacher
Liberia RPCV Dick Haws says: It was back in 1968 and I was finishing up two years of teaching elementary school in the Peace Corps in West Africa - and New York City, Philadelphia and Los Angeles came knocking. Those cities couldn't find enough teachers to teach in their inner-city schools, so they were recruiting Peace Corps from Africa. They apparently believed that if you had taught black kids in Africa, you could teach black kids in America. 10 June 2005
Ric Savid's portraits evoke the austere, contemplative feeling of his...
Ric Savid's portraits evoke the austere, contemplative feeling of his years as a Peace Corps volunteer, living in a grass hut in the Philippines 10 June 2005
Gary Presthus says circuitous path can lead to success
Commencement speaker Gary Presthus (RPCV Togo) tells graduates circuitous path can still lead to success 10 June 2005
Gary Presthus says circuitous path can lead to success
Commencement speaker Gary Presthus (RPCV Togo) tells graduates circuitous path can still lead to success 10 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Adrianne in Tonga: Feeling at home...
Peace Corps Volunteer Adrianne in Tonga: Feeling at home 10 June 2005
Pravda says: Russia takes the side of its Asian neighbor...
Pravda says: Russia takes the side of its Asian neighbor, emphasizing the republic's sovereignty 10 June 2005
Jackson Aide insists Maureen Orth's's article is the latest in...
Jackson Aide insists Maureen Orth's's article is the latest in a string of pieces by the investigative journalist, which stretch the truth. 10 June 2005
Mike Honda in Ethiopia urges peace
US Congressman Mike Honda on Tuesday urged the leadership of both the Ethiopian government and opposition parties to lead their followers on the path of peace 10 June 2005
James Walsh is Chairman of the Friends of Ireland caucus
The Chairman of the Friends of Ireland caucus, Republican Congressman Mr Jim Walsh (RPCV Nepal), will meet with the newly appointed Chairman of the IFI, Mr Denis Rooney, in Washington today to review continued United States financial support in what is a crucial week in terms of the budget framing process in the US 10 June 2005
It was early in 1980 when an idealistic young man...
It was early in 1980 when an idealistic young man named Tom Weisner and his wife, Marilyn, left their home in Aurora for Guadalcanal, a part of the Solomon Island chain more than 6,700 miles from their hometown 10 June 2005
Chris Matthews interviews Bill Moyers
Chris Matthews interviews former Peace Corps Deputy Director Bill Moyers on Hardball 10 June 2005
Ohio Governor Bob Taft struggles with scandal
On cusp of success, Ohio governor Bob Taft (RPCV Tanzania) struggles instead with scandal 10 June 2005
Pedals for Progress collects bikes in NJ
Pedals for Progress, an initiative first begun by a Peace Corps volunteer, was brought to New Jersey by Larry Witlen, also a former Peace Corps member. 10 June 2005
NY Times asks RPCVs about "Upside down stamps"
A reporter for the NY Times asks RPCVs about "Upside down stamps" 10 June 2005
Yankee Transplant says: In 1975, F had been in Liberia...
Yankee Transplant says: In 1975, F had been in Liberia, West Africa, working for the Peace Corps. During his time there, he met and fell in love with A., who was 19 years old and amazingly beautiful. Her skin was dark, dark brown and had a perpetual sheen to it. Her hair was braided and way down her back. She was more than just stunning and sexy, she was engaging and intelligent and soft-hearted. 11 June 2005
Tunisia RPCV Debby Cary will share "Four Years of Observations...
Tunisia RPCV Debby Cary will share "Four Years of Observations of the Muslim World." 11 June 2005
Mohammed A. R. Galadari says: Peru's president Alejandro Toledo has...
Mohammed A. R. Galadari says: Peru's president Alejandro Toledo has just ended a foreign trip that took him to nations in Asia and the Middle East. Reports are that he has skipped some places and previously-planned appointments, for the only reason that his wife has resented them. 11 June 2005
RPCVs announce "Haiti Innovation"
RPCVs announce "Haiti Innovation" to allow individuals to contribute to the development of Haiti 12 June 2005
Learn more about Haiti Innovaction...
Learn more about Haiti Innovaction 12 June 2005
Stephanie Knox returned from her assignment to New Zaire, West...
Stephanie Knox returned from her assignment to New Zaire, West Africa, in February 12 June 2005
Craig Johnson graduated from Yale in 1968, spent two years...
Craig Johnson graduated from Yale in 1968, spent two years teaching in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia, worked with Burroughs in Pasadena as a systems computer programmer and left to start law school at Stanford, from which he graduated in 1974. 12 June 2005
Dan Chang is co-owner of Rush River Brewing Company
Guatemala RPCV Dan Chang is co-owner of Rush River Brewing Company 12 June 2005
Jason Bedford spent two years in Honduras, Central America, honing...
Jason Bedford spent two years in Honduras, Central America, honing his computer and Spanish skills as a Peace Corps volunteer 12 June 2005
After college, Sallie Lacy spent 27 months as a Peace...
After college, Sallie Lacy spent 27 months as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras. While there she built gravity-fed water systems, trained plumbers in maintenance and purification methods, and promoted watershed protection. That's when her family began to tease her about becoming the "latrine expert." 12 June 2005
When Andrew Fisher thinks back on his two years in...
When Andrew Fisher thinks back on his two years in Jamaica as a Peace Corps volunteer, he vividly recalls his work as a classroom administrator, and as an HIV/AIDS educator for community nurses. But it was a grant application he wrote for a new eight-room school wing that makes the University of Pittsburgh medical student grin. 12 June 2005
Adventure, travel and work experience in her chosen field all...
Adventure, travel and work experience in her chosen field all appealed to Laura Beres who left May 30 to spend 27 months in Lesotho as a Peace Corps volunteer 12 June 2005
PCV John Macom says: Today was moving day! Early this...
PCV John Macom says: Today was moving day! Early this morning we broke off into groups of 6 and headed to our home stay villages. 12 June 2005
Robert Goetschkes, spent 1990-1991 in the South Pacific's Kingdom of...
Robert Goetschkes, spent 1990-1991 in the South Pacific's Kingdom of Tonga 12 June 2005
Maureen Orth says: Michael Jackson not sleeping well
Colombia RPCV Maureen Orth says: The sad truth is that were Jackson any other 46-year-old man with a history of alcohol use and prescription-drug abuse, who had a penchant for displaying pornography to minors and a general disregard for the welfare of children, he'd be locked up already, or at least be getting serious psychological treatment. 12 June 2005
Paul Theroux says: I have led a messy life...
Paul Theroux says: I have led a messy life 12 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Adam Green in Cameroon: The Adventure is...
Peace Corps Volunteer Adam Green in Cameroon: The Adventure is coming to an end 13 June 2005
Naya Villarreal has decided to spend her first years out...
Naya Villarreal has decided to spend her first years out of college in the Caribbean – not on vacation, but rather as a member of the Peace Corps 13 June 2005
Karl Hedstrom had a job lined up as a physicist...
Karl Hedstrom had a job lined up as a physicist after graduating from Pomona College three years ago. But when the job offer vanished in the high-tech bust, he decided to enter the Peace Corps and go to Niger 13 June 2005
George Hofheimer new director at Filene Institute
The Filene Research Institute has named Uzbekistan RPCV George A. Hofheimer as its new Director of Research 13 June 2005
UPI honored for reporting on Lariam
UPI honored for reporting on Lariam 13 June 2005
UPI honored for reporting on Lariam
UPI honored for reporting on Lariam 13 June 2005
Twenty-five volunteer teachers from the United States Peace Corps...
Twenty-five volunteer teachers from the United States Peace Corps are in Ghana to assist second cycle institutions in selected subject areas 14 June 2005
Canadian woman kidnapped in Haiti, latest in string of abductions...
Canadian woman kidnapped in Haiti, latest in string of abductions 14 June 2005
US Embassy in Haiti says: This Travel Warning is being...
US Embassy in Haiti says: This Travel Warning is being issued to warn American citizens of the continued dangers of travel to Haiti. Due to the volatile security situation, the Department has ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and all family members of U.S. Embassy personnel. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Haiti and urges American citizens to depart the country if they can do so safely. 14 June 2005
Peace Corps Suspends Program in Haiti...
Peace Corps Suspends Program in Haiti 14 June 2005
Peace Corps Suspends Program in Haiti
Peace Corps Suspends Program in Haiti 14 June 2005
Senator John McCain says: Either the government of Uzbekistan must...
Senator John McCain says: Either the government of Uzbekistan must make immediate, fundamental changes in the way it operates, or America's relations with it must change fundamentally. 14 June 2005
Putnam Valley High School was privileged to welcome Michael Parmly...
Putnam Valley High School was privileged to welcome Michael Parmly who addressed Global Studies and Spanish classes about his Peace Corps experience, with emphasis on how the main focus of his work was listening to and learning about another culture/country 15 June 2005
Heather O'Neal fell in love with Nepal
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a double major in English and South Asian studies, Heather O'Neal signed up for the Peace Corps, hoping to get posted to Nepal but ended up in Hungary instead 15 June 2005
Heather O'Neal fell in love with Nepal
Heather O'Neal signed up for the Peace Corps, hoping to get posted to Nepal 15 June 2005
As the new principal at Centennial Middle School, Poland RPCV...
As the new principal at Centennial Middle School, Poland RPCV Kirk Henwood is hoping to make some improvements when he takes over 15 June 2005
Frank and Ximena Huthnance joined the Peace Corps and left...
Frank and Ximena Huthnance joined the Peace Corps and left for Romania just 30 days after Frank retired. At 67, he now works in administration for Habitat for Humanity in Radauti, a small town near the Ukraine border. Ximena, 63, teaches English at a local high school. 15 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Anna McCrerey in Swaziland: Whoo Hoo, we're...
Peace Corps Volunteer Anna McCrerey in Swaziland: Whoo Hoo, we're not the new kids anymore 15 June 2005
Uzbekistan Restricts U.S. Use of Air Base There, Pentagon Says...
Uzbekistan Restricts U.S. Use of Air Base There, Pentagon Says 15 June 2005
Democrats introduce Doyle's election reform package
Democrats introduce Gov. Jim Doyle's election reform package 15 June 2005
It is said that President Kennedy modelled his earliest ideas...
It is said that President Kennedy modelled his earliest ideas for the US Peace Corps on the IVS volunteers he had seen teaching (and occasionally getting shot or blown up and killed) in Vietnam, when on junkets as a young Senator 15 June 2005
Event: "American Taboo" author Phil Weiss in Baltimore on June 18
Peace Corps Murder Author Philip Weiss in Baltimore on June 18 16 June 2005
Peace Corps recognizes 11 former Peace Corps volunteers of color...
Peace Corps recognizes 11 former Peace Corps volunteers of color with the Franklin H. Williams Award 16 June 2005
House committee approves only $325 Million for PC
On June 16, the House Appropriations Subcommittee that considers Foreign Operations approved a Fiscal Year 2006 appropriation for the Peace Corps of $325 Million - 2.5% above current funding and significantly below the $345 Million requested by the President 16 June 2005
House committee approves only $325 Million for PC
House Appropriations Subcommittee approves $325 Million for Peace Corps - 2.5% above current funding 16 June 2005
U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas says :You should talk to...
U.S. Ambassador Harry K. Thomas says :You should talk to Silas Kenala about the over seventy Peace Corps Volunteers that he has teaching English all across Bangladesh and about the new volunteers that will be arriving this Fall. This is all transformational diplomacy, and although I may be going back to Washington my colleagues here are going to be continuing this good work. 16 June 2005
Jesse Lovegren flew to Philadelphia for a Peace Corps orientation...
Jesse Lovegren flew to Philadelphia for a Peace Corps orientation on Tuesday to prepare for his two-year assignment to Cameroon, a country in western, equatorial Africa with a population of 14 million 16 June 2005
John McPherson spent three years in the Peace Corps, teaching...
John McPherson spent three years in the Peace Corps, teaching fish farming to central African farmers and hoping to make a difference. The experience left an indelible impression as he learned how the rest of the world lived, struggling to feed children or obtain basic medication. But although surrounded by abject poverty, "There was one sound I remember most -- that of the children laughing," 16 June 2005
Moritz Thomsen is great American expatriate writer
Moritz Thomsen (1915-1991) was one of the great American expatriate writers of the 20th century. Period. 16 June 2005
The Peace Corps has suspended operations in Haiti and evacuated...
The Peace Corps has suspended operations in Haiti and evacuated its 16 volunteers because of increasing violence 16 June 2005
PCV Brian Lee says: On Monday, as we were walking...
PCV Brian Lee says: On Monday, as we were walking to the Peace Corps Headquarters, I couldn't help but be angry. 16 June 2005
After graduating from college, Genevieve Stokes planned to go into...
After graduating from college, Genevieve Stokes planned to go into law, but first volunteered for the recently-established Peace Corps. She spent three years in Liberia, in west Africa. After learning the Grebo language and receiving medical training, Stokes taught in the mornings and ran a health clinic from her home during the afternoons. 16 June 2005
Morocco RPCV Jim Bernstein dies in North Carolina...
Morocco RPCV Jim Bernstein dies in North Carolina 16 June 2005
Bush recognizes Vasquez at Prayer Breakfast
George Bush recognizes Peace Corps Director at Natinal Hispanic Prayer Breakfast: "Gaddi Vasquez is the Director of the Peace Corps" 16 June 2005
Sam Farr joins New "Out-of-Iraq Congressional Caucus"
Sam Farr joins New "Out-of-Iraq Congressional Caucus" 16 June 2005
Linda Chapa LaVia, Tom Weisner (RPCV Solomon Islands) join forces...
Linda Chapa LaVia, Tom Weisner (RPCV Solomon Islands) join forces for townhall meeting 16 June 2005
Tom Weisner proposes whistleblower protection ordinance
In a move to discourage corruption at City Hall, Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner (RPCV Solomon Islands) is proposing a whistleblower protection ordinance, one that a watchdog group says would be the most comprehensive in the state 16 June 2005
Issues, Not Race, elected Phil Hardberger
Issues, Not Race, Elected Phil Hardberger San Antonio's New Mayor 16 June 2005
Peace Corps honors Father's Day
Peace Corps honors Father's Day 16 June 2005
RPCV Chris Albin-Lackey was positive in his assessment of...
RPCV Chris Albin-Lackey was positive in his assessment of recent elections in Ethiopia: "I agree the elections were an incredible achievement" for Ethiopia. 17 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Justina in Kenya...
Peace Corps Volunteer Justina in Kenya 17 June 2005
Shalala says to learn from England's Health Service
Donna Shalala, the longest-serving US health secretary in American history, believes her country can learn something from England's National Health Service 17 June 2005
Kinky Friedman has a habit of dusting off criticism
Kinky Friedman has a habit of dusting off criticism. So he goes on promoting his quirky book and his "spiritual" campaign for governor, always aware of his credo, the favorite quote he attributes to "Catch 22" author Joseph Heller: "Nothing succeeds as planned." 17 June 2005
An Interview with Tony Hall
An Interview with Tony Hall 17 June 2005
Savannah Thomas Arrigo wins Peace Corps lottery
Costa Rica PCV Savannah Thomas Arrigo writes: Upon receiving my country assignment, I was shocked. Had I won some sort of Peace Corps lottery? Costa Rica? 18 June 2005
Savannah Thomas Arrigo wins Peace Corps lottery
Costa Rica PCV Savannah Thomas Arrigo writes: Upon receiving my country assignment, I was shocked. Had I won some sort of Peace Corps lottery? Costa Rica? 18 June 2005
Desiree & Lewis Hoffman write about Peace Corps training in Swaziland...
Desiree & Lewis Hoffman write about Peace Corps training in Swaziland 18 June 2005
U.S. Attorney's office says Dennis Priven cannot be retried
Seattle U.S. Attorney's office says Dennis Priven cannot be retried for the murder of Peace Corps Volunteer Deborah Gardner -"We do not believe this case can be prosecuted by anyone, not only us, but in any other jurisdiction in the United States." 18 June 2005
Uzbekistan denies restrictions on U.S. air base retaliation for criticism...
Uzbekistan denies restrictions on U.S. air base retaliation for criticism 18 June 2005
Mark Gearan honored for service to the community
Mark Gearan honored for service to the community 18 June 2005
Chris Dodd pushes credit card legislation
Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., has been pushing for years to pass legislation that would mandate that credit card companies include information in customer statements about how long it would take to discharge a debt by making only minimum payments and how much it would cost in interest 18 June 2005
Bob Taft purged one of his high-ranking employees for...
Bob Taft purged one of his high-ranking employees for keeping him out of the loop about a $215 million loss in the months leading to the presidential election 18 June 2005
Apology Statement From Ohio Gov. Bob Taft...
Apology Statement From Ohio Gov. Bob Taft 18 June 2005
Al Kamen says it's hard to start an agency from scratch
Al Kamen says: Supporters of the Millennium Challenge Corporation point out that it is very hard to start an agency from scratch, something that cannot be done quickly. 19 June 2005
Al Kamen says it's hard to start an agency from scratch
Al Kamen says: Supporters of the Millennium Challenge Corporation point out that it is very hard to start an agency from scratch, something that cannot be done quickly. 19 June 2005
James Rupert writes about street kids in Kabul
Morocco RPCV James Rupert writes: An estimated 40,000 to 60,000 children survive in Kabul these days by hustling on streets made dangerous by aggressive drivers, thieves and even kidnappers. But in the downtown school called Aschiana ("nest" in Persian), more than 800 of them find a miracle in every room. 19 June 2005
For the past two years David Forney has taught English...
For the past two years David Forney has taught English and presented classes on the threat of HIV/AIDS to students of all ages in an African village in Cameroon as a Peace Corps volunteer 19 June 2005
Central African Republic RPCV Joanna Dane says: Worse even than...
Central African Republic RPCV Joanna Dane says: Worse even than mothers who tell their children to eat all their vegetables because there are starving children in Africa, are returned Peace Corps volunteers. 19 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Jmac in Morocco: A typical day...
Peace Corps Volunteer Jmac in Morocco: A typical day 19 June 2005
PCVs are famous for hosting and for being guests
Uzbekistan RPCV Elizabeth Roen says: Peace Corps volunteers all over the world are famous for hosting and for being guests. Our desire to travel overwhelms our income, and if a fellow volunteer asks to stay at your place, you can't say no. 19 June 2005
PCVs are famous for hosting and for being guests
Ukraine RPCV Elizabeth Roen says: Peace Corps volunteers all over the world are famous for hosting and for being guests. Our desire to travel overwhelms our income, and if a fellow volunteer asks to stay at your place, you can't say no. 19 June 2005
Among best-selling author Paul Theroux's 40 titles are 13...
Among best-selling author Paul Theroux's 40 titles are 13 travel books, but he has never -- we hope -- taken as strange a journey as his main character in "Blinding Light." 19 June 2005
Charlie Peters believes in new agencies to get job done
Charlie Peters says: Franklin Roosevelt was a great believer in starting new agencies to get a job done. They don't have to defend old mistakes. They can hire the best people instead of having to retain the old employees, too many of whom are short on talent or set in the wrong ways. 19 June 2005
John McCain supports PC on "Meet the Press"
Senator John McCain says on "Meet the Press": think by far the best way to go is provide ways for AmeriCorp, Peace Corps, community service, neighborhood--and give all Ameri--the biggest mistake I think we made after September 11 was not calling on Americans to serve. We shouldn't have just told them to go shopping or take a trip. We should have said, "OK. We're setting up all these organizations. We're expanding existing organizations and we're going to give you all a chance to fight as foot soldiers in the war on terror." I think we can still do that. 19 June 2005
Kera Carpenter opens "W Domku" restaurant in DC
Poland RPCV Kera Carpenter opens "W Domku" restaurant in DC 19 June 2005
Kera Carpenter opens "W Domku" restaurant in DC
Poland RPCV Kera Carpenter opens "W Domku" restaurant in DC 19 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer D.Griffin in Morocco: Frustrations...
Peace Corps Volunteer D.Griffin in Morocco: Frustrations 20 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Amanda in Samoa: Tatoos...
Peace Corps Volunteer Amanda in Samoa: Tatoos 20 June 2005
American Taboo: A Peace Corps Tragedy...
American Taboo: A Peace Corps Tragedy 20 June 2005
American Taboo: A Peace Corps Tragedy...
American Taboo: A Peace Corps Tragedy 20 June 2005
American Taboo: A Peace Corps Tragedy
American Taboo: A Peace Corps Tragedy 20 June 2005
American Taboo: A Peace Corps Tragedy
American Taboo: A Peace Corps Tragedy 20 June 2005
Uruguay RPCV Ted Graser speaks to kids about Junior Achievement...
Uruguay RPCV Ted Graser speaks to kids about Junior Achievement 20 June 2005
Gaddi Vasquez is no-nonsense guy
During Gaddi Vasquez's tenure, the agency has undergone a budgetary and programmatic expansion as Vasquez, in the words of Chief of Staff Marie Wheat, employs one of his best assets: his "ability to articulate where he wants the agency to go and how he wants to get there. That's the kind of no-nonsense kind of guy he is." 20 June 2005
Chris Dodd holds out prospect of ending the filibuster
Chris Dodd held out the prospect of ending the filibuster against Bolton and quickly confirming him, if only more information were given Democratic senators. Yet, in the same speech, he reiterated his unequivocal opposition to the conservative Bolton, not discussing competence or ideology but personality 20 June 2005
NPCA announces Nine New Directors elected to Board of Directors...
NPCA announces Nine New Directors elected to Board of Directors 20 June 2005
NPCA announces Nine New Directors
NPCA announces Nine New Directors elected to Board of Directors 20 June 2005
lonzo Fulgham new Mission Director in Afghanistan
Haiti RPCV Alonzo Fulgham named USAID Mission Director in Afghanistan 21 June 2005
Bulgaria Peace Corps Volunteer Mark Jackson writes: With a tentative...
Bulgaria Peace Corps Volunteer Mark Jackson writes: With a tentative COS (Peace Corps lingo for ‘finishing') date of September 20th, I am looking at about 3 months left of service. What am I expecting for those three months? 21 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Tina in Fiji...
Peace Corps Volunteer Tina in Fiji 21 June 2005
The Chronicle of Brian Reeves' Peace Corps Service in Guyana...
The Chronicle of Brian Reeves' Peace Corps Service in Guyana 21 June 2005
Lori Duff works with refugees in Connecticut
Lori Duff, who served with the Peace Corps in the Ivory Coast, a country now too war-torn to be safe for aid workers, served as the bridge between cultures, helping convince the refugees to discuss their new lives in America 21 June 2005
Lori Duff works with refugees in Connecticut
Lori Duff, who served with the Peace Corps in the Ivory Coast, a country now too war-torn to be safe for aid workers, served as the bridge between cultures, helping convince the refugees to discuss their new lives in America 21 June 2005
Alice Rabson, 84, has been an activist her entire life
Marshall Islands RPCV Alice Rabson, 84, has been an activist her entire life, and she doesn't plan on letting her age stand in her way. 21 June 2005
Alice Rabson, 84, has been an activist her entire life
Marshall Islands RPCV Alice Rabson, 84, has been an activist her entire life, and she doesn't plan on letting her age stand in her way. 21 June 2005
Philippines RPCV Michael Bedford says: When I graduated from college...
Philippines RPCV Michael Bedford says: When I graduated from college in 1969, the Vietnam War was at its height. All US males graduating from college or high school faced the military draft. I struggled with how to fulfill my responsibility as a citizen. 21 June 2005
Philippines RPCV Nancy Smith retires from Exeter High School...
Philippines RPCV Nancy Smith retires from Exeter High School 21 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Lee in Tanzania: My End of Term...
Peace Corps Volunteer Lee in Tanzania: My End of Term Report for the Peace Corps 21 June 2005
Jen Rudolph is part of a special Peace Corps program...
Jen Rudolph is part of a special Peace Corps program for the tsunami. It's a six-month commitment that meant quitting her public relations job in Boulder, Colorado. Asked why she decided to put her life on hold, Rudolph says: "I don't look at it as putting my life on hold, because my life is here now." 21 June 2005
Laura James says: One other book that was published in...
Laura James says: One other book that was published in 2004 certainly should have made it onto the list of nominees for a Edgar Allan Poe Award: American Taboo 21 June 2005
Laura James says: One other book that was published in...
Laura James says: One other book that was published in 2004 certainly should have made it onto the list of nominees for a Edgar Allan Poe Award: American Taboo 21 June 2005
PCV Jay Chen says: Even more disconcerting is what one...
PCV Jay Chen says: Even more disconcerting is what one of the Uzbekers (Uzbeker being one of the 4 volunteers who joined us in Kazakhstan after the evacuation in Uzbekistan) told me – every one in their class had passed training, which is a complete rarity – but 10 ETed within the first 2 weeks of moving to their sites because the change was so traumatic. 21 June 2005
Sam Farr tries again with oceans management bill
Sam Farr tries again with oceans management bill 21 June 2005
Peace Corps Receives $1 Million for Tsunami efforts
Peace Corps Receives $1 Million to Support Rebuilding Efforts in Tsunami Devastated Thailand and Sri Lanka 21 June 2005
Vintage Scarf Halter Top by Botswana RPCV Joy Teiken...
Vintage Scarf Halter Top by Botswana RPCV Joy Teiken 22 June 2005
Biography of India RPCV Donald A. Camp...
Biography of India RPCV Donald A. Camp 22 June 2005
Christienne Durbin worked in Liberia as a Peace Corps Volunteer...
Christienne Durbin worked in Liberia as a Peace Corps Volunteer during the early stages of the civil war. Now back in America with the international humanitarian group, Direct Relief, Durbin recalls the early fight to create awareness about the deadly virus that is now posing a threat to nation recovering from war. 22 June 2005
Donald A. Camp in Kathmandu for State Dept visit
India RPCV Donald A. Camp, the US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs is arriving in Kathmandu next week for a two-day visit 22 June 2005
Alvin Turner lived in Niger, French West Africa, when he...
Alvin Turner lived in Niger, French West Africa, when he was in the Peace Corps. It was during that time that the licensed psychologist, now a Wilmington resident, learned to cook hearty and nutritious meals that sometimes made him want to relax on his own couch. 22 June 2005
Palau RPCV Stephen H. Lewis dies...
Palau RPCV Stephen H. Lewis dies 22 June 2005
After graduating from Yale with a degree in English literature...
After graduating from Yale with a degree in English literature, earning a master's from Teachers College and spending two years in the Philippines as a Peace Corps volunteer, Ms. Brewster landed at Bronx Science in early 2002, ostensibly as a substitute 22 June 2005
First Group of Volunteers Leave for Sri Lanka to Assist...
First Group of Volunteers Leave for Sri Lanka to Assist with Post-Tsunami Rebuilding Efforts 22 June 2005
Charlotte Zeamer of California is a member of the First...
Charlotte Zeamer of California is a member of the First Group of Volunteers to Leave for Sri Lanka to Assist with Post-Tsunami Rebuilding Efforts 22 June 2005
Laura Kane of Georgia is a member of the First...
Laura Kane of Georgia is a member of the First Group of Volunteers to Leave for Sri Lanka to Assist with Post-Tsunami Rebuilding Efforts 22 June 2005
Greg Hoelscher of California is a member of the First...
Greg Hoelscher of California is a member of the First Group of Volunteers to Leave for Sri Lanka to Assist with Post-Tsunami Rebuilding Efforts 22 June 2005
Darren Defendeifer of Virginia is a member of the First...
Darren Defendeifer of Virginia is a member of the First Group of Volunteers to Leave for Sri Lanka to Assist with Post-Tsunami Rebuilding Efforts 22 June 2005
Debbie DeVoe of California is a member of the First...
Debbie DeVoe of California is a member of the First Group of Volunteers to Leave for Sri Lanka to Assist with Post-Tsunami Rebuilding Efforts 22 June 2005
Kevin Mackey of Washington, D.C. is a member of the...
Kevin Mackey of Washington, D.C. is a member of the First Group of Volunteers to Leave for Sri Lanka to Assist with Post-Tsunami Rebuilding Efforts 22 June 2005
The debate over an independent investigation of the May massacre...
The debate over an independent investigation of the May massacre in Andijan, Uzbekistan, has left America's ties to Uzbekistan and the future of its base at Karshi Khanabad engulfed by turmoil 22 June 2005
Al Kamen says Hyde finishing last budget
Al Kamen says: The House International Relations Committee recently wrapped up work on a two-year State Department authorization bill, which will be Chairman Henry J. Hyde 's last, since this is the Illinois Republican's last term. 22 June 2005
Thomas Tighe says his organization's goal is to support and...
Thomas Tighe says his organization's goal is to support and strengthen the hand of those whose work in health is conducted without adequate resources 22 June 2005
Ghana RPCV Roland Foulkes to be recognized with Peace Corps...
Ghana RPCV Roland Foulkes to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
Honduras RPCV Stefan Cajina to be recognized with Peace Corps...
Honduras RPCV Stefan Cajina to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
India RPCV W. Frank Fountain to be recognized with Peace...
India RPCV W. Frank Fountain to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
Kenya RPCV Charlotte Golar Richie to be recognized with Peace...
Kenya RPCV Charlotte Golar Richie to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
Kenya RPCV David Jones to be recognized with Peace Corps...
Kenya RPCV David Jones to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
Nepal RPCV Jay Shah to be recognized with Peace Corps...
Nepal RPCV Jay Shah to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
Nepal RPCV Rajeev Goyal to be recognized with Peace Corps...
Nepal RPCV Rajeev Goyal to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
Nicaragua RPCV Juanita Limas to be recognized with Peace Corps...
Nicaragua RPCV Juanita Limas to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
Senegal RPCV Linda Robinson to be recognized with Peace Corps...
Senegal RPCV Linda Robinson to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
Somalia RPCV Charles Baquet III to be recognized with Peace...
Somalia RPCV Charles Baquet III to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
South Africa RPCV Christopher Aquino to be recognized with Peace...
South Africa RPCV Christopher Aquino to be recognized with Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Award 23 June 2005
Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Awards Ceremony Will Honor...
Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Awards Ceremony Will Honor Community Leaders 23 June 2005
The last time Gary Wilson lived in Ethiopia it was...
The last time Gary Wilson lived in Ethiopia it was a different era. He was a Peace Corps member in the 1960s explaining to high school students why police in the American south were turning hoses on African-Americans protesting for civil rights, as captured by TV. 23 June 2005
India RPCV John J. Biancamano interviews For University of Iowa's...
India RPCV John J. Biancamano interviews For University of Iowa's General Counsel Spot 23 June 2005
Dr. E. Jackson Allison joins fight against HIV/AIDS
Dr. E. Jackson Allison, who worked in Malawi as an American Peace Corps Volunteer in the early 1960s, and who was very famous for his songs "Chiwewe" and "Ufa wa Mtedza" returned to the country two weeks ago to join in Malawi's fight against HIV/AIDS through the use of culture 23 June 2005
Namita in Peru...
Namita in Peru 23 June 2005
Chuck Ludlam and his wife, Paula Hirschoff served as Peace...
Chuck Ludlam and his wife, Paula Hirschoff served as Peace Corps volunteers from 1968 to 1970 -- she in Kenya and he in Nepal -- and view the experience as the best professional decision they ever made. Now, older, wiser and almost ready to retire, they are renting out their Cleveland Park house, putting their financial accounts on autopilot and gearing up to try it all again - this time in Senegal 23 June 2005
Mark Schneider says "Time running out in Haiti"
Mark Schneider says "Time running out in Haiti" 23 June 2005
Mark Schneider says "Time running out in Haiti"
Mark Schneider says "Time running out in Haiti" 23 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Sean in Dominica: Mr Gaddi Vasquez, is...
Peace Corps Volunteer Sean in Dominica: Mr Gaddi Vasquez, is visiting from Washington 23 June 2005
Ohio Governor Robert Taft (RPCV Tanzania) Struggles With Scandal...
Ohio Governor Robert Taft (RPCV Tanzania) Struggles With Scandal 23 June 2005
WTOL asks: Should Governor Bob Taft Resign?
WTOL asks: Should Governor Bob Taft Resign? 23 June 2005
Aaron Fishman says: "During his short presidential term, [jfk] kept...
Aaron Fishman says: "During his short presidential term, [jfk] kept the country from war with the Soviet Union, worked towards civil rights goals, and started the space program as well as the Peace Corps" 23 June 2005
Nepal RPCV Jay Shah to be recognized with Franklin Award...
Nepal RPCV Jay Shah to be recognized with Franklin Award 24 June 2005
Franklin Williams Awards honors Community Leaders
Peace Corps' 2005 Franklin H. Williams Awards Ceremony honored Community Leaders 24 June 2005
watts up in armenia: the rantings of an old man...
watts up in armenia: the rantings of an old man 24 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Betsy in Kazakhstan: Condom Girl...
Peace Corps Volunteer Betsy in Kazakhstan: Condom Girl 24 June 2005
Trip Mackintosh's firm to represent Gitmo prisoners
A year after the U.S. Supreme Court declared terror detainees have the constitutional right to challenge their detention, Morocco RPCV Trip Mackintosh of the Colorado-based law firm Holland & Hart announced Thursday that it will represent five Guantanamo Bay prisoners in that quest 24 June 2005
Trip Mackintosh's firm to represent Gitmo prisoners
Morocco RPCV Trip Mackintosh of the Colorado-based law firm Holland & Hart announced that it will represent five Guantanamo Bay prisoners 24 June 2005
Future Guinea PCV Bonter says: I met a guy wearing...
Future Guinea PCV Bonter says: I met a guy wearing Peace Corps t-shirt on the trail. He went to Sierra Leone in the 80's. Of course I told him my impending adventure. He gave me lots of good tips. 24 June 2005
Peace Corps volunteers Tom and Mary Durm Mechtenberg are awaiting...
Peace Corps volunteers Tom and Mary Durm Mechtenberg are awaiting their next mission, a Crisis Corps assignment to tsunami-ravaged Sri Lanka. Tom was 74 and Mary 63 when they joined the Peace Corps three years ago. 24 June 2005
Tom Murphy applauds eminent domain decision
Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy applauded yesterday's Supreme Court decision securing municipalities' broad rights to use eminent domain 24 June 2005
DRI has furnished over $30 million in direct aid
Direct Relief International has furnished over $30 million in direct aid 24 June 2005
Doyle may receive challenge in his own party
Doyle may receive challenge in his own party in next year's gubernatorial election 24 June 2005
Erik Martini headed to India in Foreign Service
Guatemala RPCV Erik Martini headed to India in Foreign Service 25 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Anna McCrerey writes about her service in...
Peace Corps Volunteer Anna McCrerey writes about her service in Swaziland 25 June 2005
Jonathan Del Marcus says: A National Service Plan could require...
Jonathan Del Marcus says: A National Service Plan could require every American citizen from 18-28 years of age to serve the country in either a civilian capacity for two years or in the military for three years. A National Service Board would represent the five military services and other approved civilian organizations encompassed in the plan. 25 June 2005
Austin Merrill reviews the Rwandan story
Ivory Coast RPCV Austin Merrill reviews the Rwandan story in the words of the killers 26 June 2005
Elaine Chao named most underrated cabinet member
Elaine Chao was named the most underrated member of President Bush's Cabinet 26 June 2005
Elaine Chao named most underrated cabinet member
Elaine Chao was named the most underrated member of President Bush's Cabinet 26 June 2005
Critics believe enough damage already has been done to tarnish...
Critics believe enough damage already has been done to tarnish not only Bob Taft's own reputation but the Taft family name, which spans more than 160 years of public service in Ohio 26 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Tara says: People have been kicked out...
Peace Corps Volunteer Tara says: People have been kicked out of the Peace Corps for things that have been written in blogs that were shared with the wrong people. 27 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Wes in Guyana: Training...
Peace Corps Volunteer Wes in Guyana: Training 27 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Shayne Bell in Macedonia...
Peace Corps Volunteer Shayne Bell in Macedonia 27 June 2005
Michael Gill worked as a US Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV...
Michael Gill worked as a US Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) in remote villages. However, every time Gill returned to his motherland, he always found an excuse to come back to Nepal. 27 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Vania in the Philippines: There are some...
Peace Corps Volunteer Vania in the Philippines: There are some tasty dishes in the Philippines 27 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Clare Major's packing list for Senegal...
Peace Corps Volunteer Clare Major's packing list for Senegal 27 June 2005
malwae says: It's been about 3 years for me dealing...
malwae says: It's been about 3 years for me dealing with PC, starting from application, through service in Uzbekistan, and now home. During that time I have seen a really unsavory Conservatizing of PC. And I mean conservative in the moral majority right wing family values religous right sense, not the fiscal responsibility sense. The **** that went down in Uzbekistan was a truly spectacular demonstration of how an ideology shift in the White House eventually trickles down to organizations like PC. 27 June 2005
Kinky Friedman campaigns in Texarkana
Kinky Friedman makes campaign appearance in Texarkana 27 June 2005
Taft faces a widening scandal
Taft faces a widening scandal 27 June 2005
Dear Miss LonelyHearts: What is Peace Corps' policy on Tattoos...
Dear Miss LonelyHearts: What is Peace Corps' policy on Tattoos and Piercings? 27 June 2005
Dear Miss LonelyHearts: What is Peace Corps' policy on Tattoos...
Dear Miss LonelyHearts: What is Peace Corps' policy on Tattoos and Piercings? 27 June 2005
Robert Tesh tests effects of West Nile virus
Former Peace Corps Physiciain Robert Tesh's research team has been using hamsters to test the long-range effects of West Nile virus 27 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Root writes: During all of these formative...
Peace Corps Volunteer Root writes: During all of these formative years of mine, I watched and experienced a steady progress of time. Now, living here in Bangladesh, time is not following this pattern. 28 June 2005
James Mayers teaches business in Bulgaria
Peace Corps Volunteer James Mayers teaches business in Bulgaria 28 June 2005
Jerry Geist graduated in 1981; was the first in his...
Jerry Geist graduated in 1981; was the first in his family to go to college where he earned his BA in Microbiology; joined the Peace Corps and worked extensively in Ecuador 28 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Layla in Morocco...
Peace Corps Volunteer Layla in Morocco 28 June 2005
Prosecutor says Ex-coach stalling in RPCV assault
Ex-coach stalling, says prosecutor 28 June 2005
RPCV Como Runner writes: "With all the rain, it feels...
RPCV Como Runner writes: "With all the rain, it feels just like my 'home' in Senegal, where I was living the past two years. (I'm back!) It's rainy season there now, and I hope they have as much rain as we do. 28 June 2005
PCV Gerrit in South Africa writes: The saddest part about...
PCV Gerrit in South Africa writes: The saddest part about the whole episode is that I'm following the advice of my black friends and giving up on village life. 28 June 2005
Peace Corps recruiters come to Ohio...
Peace Corps recruiters come to Ohio 28 June 2005
Erin and Brian Barger head to China as Peace Corps...
Erin and Brian Barger head to China as Peace Corps Volunteers 29 June 2005
Colombia RPCV Steven A. Ellers appointed President and Chief Operating...
Colombia RPCV Steven A. Ellers appointed President and Chief Operating Office of West Pharmaceutical Services 29 June 2005
Marty and Karen Feess Look Forward To Service with The...
Marty and Karen Feess Look Forward To Service with The Peace Corps In Jordan 29 June 2005
Mali RPCV Tariq Zehawi photographs strawberries...
Mali RPCV Tariq Zehawi photographs strawberries 29 June 2005
Theo-Ben Gurirab of Namibia praises Peace Corps
Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab, praised the American Peace Corps for the wonderful work its members do in education in Namibia 29 June 2005
Thanks to a Girl Scout troop from Lancaster and a...
Thanks to a Girl Scout troop from Lancaster and a local Peace Corps volunteer, the children in Kwamhlanga, South Africa, have a library. 29 June 2005
US Peace Corps to assist Sri Lanka tsunami victims...
US Peace Corps to assist Sri Lanka tsunami victims 29 June 2005
Al Kamen says Renquist may stay on with Nike
Al Kamen says Rehnquist may stay on to work on product-endorsement deal 29 June 2005
Uzbekistan ready to allow Russian military units on its territory...
Uzbekistan ready to allow Russian military units on its territory 29 June 2005
Russia backs Uzbekistan leaders
Russia backs Uzbekistan leaders 29 June 2005
Richard Celeste co-chairs report on Indo-US cooperation
Richard Celeste co-chairs task force that recommends a series of steps to further boost Indo-US cooperation in a number of fields 29 June 2005
Richard Celeste co-chairs report on Indo-US cooperation
Richard Celeste co-chairs task force that recommends a series of steps to further boost Indo-US cooperation in a number of fields 29 June 2005
Director Vasquez in Caribbean to assess programs
Director Vasquez in Caribbean to assess programs 29 June 2005
Director Vasquez in Caribbean to assess programs
Director Vasquez in Caribbean to assess programs 29 June 2005
Thomas Gouttierre says militants desperate to interfere
RPCV Thomas Gouttierre says Afghan militants may be desperate to interfere with the upcoming elections because they know they could not hope to win any seats in the national assembly 29 June 2005
Mike Honda 's car towed
Mike Honda towed 29 June 2005
Bob Taft dodges questions on golf outings
Bob Taft dodges questions on golf outings 29 June 2005
Jimmey Iszler brings internation visotrs to ND
International business associates of Colombia RPCV Jimmey Iszler will spend the weekend with Iszler for his hometown's birthday party 30 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Marie in El Salvador: what makes a...
Peace Corps Volunteer Marie in El Salvador: what makes a volunteer 30 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Jay Chen in Kazakstan: Anxiety and Guilt...
Peace Corps Volunteer Jay Chen in Kazakstan: Anxiety and Guilt 30 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Jay Chen in Kazakstan: On Ethnicity...
Peace Corps Volunteer Jay Chen in Kazakstan: On Ethnicity 30 June 2005
Hilary Tham Goldberg, a poet, painter and teacher who viewed...
Hilary Tham Goldberg, a poet, painter and teacher who viewed the world from the perspective of a Chinese-Malaysian converted Jewish wife and mother in suburban America, died June 24 of metastatic lung cancer 30 June 2005
Peace Corps Volunteer Melody Jones writes about her training in...
Peace Corps Volunteer Melody Jones writes about her training in Romania 30 June 2005
Tanzania Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer Venecek writes: there are 32...
Tanzania Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer Venecek writes: there are 32 PCVs (peace corps volunteers) in my group. some are environmental some are health ed. we were all together at first and then they split us into sectors and divided us further from there 30 June 2005
Chris Shays' bill prohibits anti-gay discrimination
Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Chris Shays, R-Conn., introduced bipartisan legislation today that would clarify existing law to ensure full enforcement of prohibitions against anti-gay discrimination in the federal workforce 30 June 2005
Mae Jemison to visit China
Mae Jemison to visit China 30 June 2005
Mae Jemison to visit China
Mae Jemison to visit China with other astronauts 30 June 2005
Bob Taft praises Lake Erie on ‘Fish Ohio Day'
Bob Taft praises Lake Erie on ‘Fish Ohio Day' 30 June 2005
Jim Doyle announces Wisconsin budget surplus
Doyle announces State of Wisconsin Will End Fiscal Year With a Positive Balance 30 June 2005
