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Top Stories - January, 2006


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Tony Hall leaving ambassador's post 8 Dec
Military aims to bolster language skills 2 Jan
Isaiah Zagar rescuing Magic Garden 1 Jan
Taylor Hackford won't produce J Lo in Carmen 31 Dec
Rupert writes on militants' aid in Quake Zone 29 Dec
Toledo bows on Military Human Rights Violations 29 Dec
Tim Shriver supports movie "The Ringer" 26 Dec
Josh Busby writes: How Healthy is the NPCA? 24 Dec
Congressional Victory on Peace Corps/Military Option 22 Dec
PC Fellows Nursing Program doubles at JHU 19 Dec
PCVs team with Mexican scientists on water quality 17 Dec
Farr denounces Pentagon spying at UCSC 17 Dec
Jack Anderson dies at 83 17 Dec
Theroux criticizes rock star badgering on Africa 15 Dec
James Walsh opposes Maoist revolution in Nepal 15 Dec
Scott Stossel appointed acting editor of "The Atlantic" 15 Dec
Oklahoma has highest percentage increase in PCVs 15 Dec
Sargent Shriver honored at JFK Library 13 Dec
Blackwill says torture may be appropriate 13 Dec
Bill Moyers for President? 13 Dec
Kinky Friedman files papers to run for governor 8 Dec

Thomas Rowland Jr. is Anglican priest in Vanuatu
Romania RPCV Thomas Rowland Jr. is Anglican priest in Vanuatu 31 January 2006


Sargent Shriver documentary to be shown in LA
A new documentary, "American Idealist: The Life & Legacy of Sargent Shriver," to be screened at Los Angeles conference 30 January 2006


Fourth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps
President Bush signs presidential proclamation in honor of the Fourth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps 30 January 2006


W. Frank Fountain is new board chairman of Africare
W. Frank Fountain is new board chairman of Africare 27 January 2006


Grand Jury To Make Decision On Murphy Soon
Grand Jury To Make Decision On Murphy Soon 27 January 2006


Gabriela Lena Frank Quits California Symphony
Gabriela Lena Frank Quits California Symphony Composer-in-Residence Post 27 January 2006


Abbey Brown writes about acid attacks in Bangladesh
RPCV Abbey Brown writes about the Culture Shock of acid attacks on women in Bangladesh 26 January 2006


Al Kamen writes: Warrantless Redactors
Al Kamen writes: Warrantless Redactors 26 January 2006


Christopher Hill Sees Ray of Hope in N.Korea Standoff
Christopher Hill Sees Ray of Hope in N.Korea Standoff 26 January 2006


Jeffrey Smit writes on one man diplomatic outposts
RPCV Jeffrey A. Smit says: that we’ve had one-man outposts for forty-five years now, speaking local languages and connecting with real people. They are called Peace Corps volunteers. 25 January 2006


Thomas Gouttierre says Most Indian students return
Thomas Gouttierre says Most Indian students return to India 25 January 2006


Beazley calls for Australian Peace Corps
Beazley calls for Australian Peace Corps 24 January 2006


Joe Blatchford's ACCION and microfinance
Joe Blatchford's ACCION has an odd history in microfinance 24 January 2006


Doyle visits troops in Iraq
Doyle visits troops in Iraq 24 January 2006


Johns Hopkins runs nation's only RPCV Nursing Program
Johns Hopkins runs nation's only Returned Peace Corps Fellowship Program for nursing 23 January 2006


James Rupert writes: A calculated risk in Pakistan
James Rupert writes: A calculated risk in Pakistan 23 January 2006


Al Kamen writes: Rice wants diverse Foreign Service
Al Kamen writes: Condoleezza Rice wants a more diverse Foreign Service 23 January 2006


Al Kamen writes: Is Bush Robespierre?
Al Kamen writes: Is Bush Robespierre? 23 January 2006


P. Jay Werner needed help herself
Ukraine PCV P. Jay Werner needed help herself while home on a visit 23 January 2006


Jamaica Red Cross signs pact with Peace Corps
Jamaica Red Cross signs pact with US Peace Corps 21 January 2006


Sam Farr rips conservative immigration bill
Rep. Sam Farr rips conservative immigration bill 21 January 2006


Mae Jemison urges students to use talent well
Mae Jemison urges students to use talent well 21 January 2006


How true is "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"?
How true is "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"? 20 January 2006


Americans campaign for PC to return to Sierra Leone
Americans campaign for Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone 20 January 2006


Al Kamen writes: Misdirection at the White House
Al Kamen writes: Misdirection at the White House 20 January 2006


Al Kamen writes: Words fail Bush
Al Kamen writes: Words fail Bush 20 January 2006


Kinky Friedman supports Gay Marriage
Kinky Friedman supports Gay Marriage in race for Governer of Texas 20 January 2006


Jerry Leach Focuses on World's Rising Powers
Jerry Leach's US International Affairs Organization Focuses on World's Rising Powers 19 January 2006


Margaret Krome writes on Women leaders
Margaret Krome writes: Women leaders abroad offer hope for humanism 18 January 2006


The attack on "Fair Use"
The attack on "Fair Use" that promotes criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship or research 18 January 2006


Laura Bush with PCVs in Ghana
Mrs. Laura Bush poses with Peace Corps volunteers in Ghana 17 January 2006


James Rupert writes: Attacks tarnish U.S. image
James Rupert writes: String of attacks tarnish U.S. image in Pakistan 17 January 2006


Cambodian Activists Released From Jail as Hill visits
Cambodian Activists Released From Jail as US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill Visits 17 January 2006


James Walsh leads bipartisan US delegation to Ireland
James Walsh leads bipartisan US delegation to Ireland 17 January 2006


Benjamin Franklin, American
Benjamin Franklin, American 17 January 2006


Mark Schneider writes on Elections and Beyond in Haiti
Mark Schneider writes: Getting to Elections and Beyond in Haiti 16 January 2006


Bill Moyers draft effort discontinued
Bill Moyers draft effort discontinued 16 January 2006


Lucia Nunez heads Equal Rights Division in Wisconsin
Honduras RPCV Lucia Nunez heads Equal Rights Division in the state Department of Workforce Development 15 January 2006


Blackwill wants on "serious setback in US-India relations
Robert Blackwill says if the US Congress fails to ratify the civilian nuclear deal, it could cause a "serious setback perhaps for decades" to the US-India bilateral relations 13 January 2006


Kevin Quigley writes on PC and U.S. Image Abroad
NPCA President Kevin Quigley writes: The Peace Corps and the U.S. Image Abroad 13 January 2006


Tom Arsenault runs On Safari Trading Co
Swaziland RPCV Tom Arsenault runs On Safari Trading Co., a coffee roasting business 12 January 2006


Bush 41 at Paul D. Coverdell Center in Atlanta
Former President Bush to speak at Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences 11 January 2006


Emily Metzloff rides bicycle 3,100 miles from Honduras
Emily Metzloff rides a bicycle 3,100 miles -- Honduras to the U.S. 9 January 2006


James A. Schechternamed heads Offender Aid
Micronesia RPCV James A. Schechternamed named Executive Director of Offender Aid and Restoration 9 January 2006


Charles Brennick starts operation InterConnection
Paraguay RPCV Charles Brennick starts operation InterConnection 9 January 2006


Liz Garst helps create Whiterock Conservancy
Colombia RPCV Liz Garst helps create the nonprofit Whiterock Conservancy 8 January 2006


Al Kamen writes: Talkin' the Talk in Texas
Al Kamen writes: Talkin' the Talk in Texas 8 January 2006


Kinky Friedman is getting serious
Kinky Friedman is getting serious 8 January 2006


Lee Fisher tells story of Pablo Morillo
Lee Fisher writes: In the years to come, I will be asked many times whether the time I spent in Venezuela was worthwhile. I will always start to say no, my time there really came to nothing. But then I stop, and instead tell the story of Pablo Morillo. 7 January 2006


Paul Barker named Lewis & Clark Distinguished Alumnus
Iran RPCV Paul Barker named Lewis & Clark Distinguished Alumnus 6 January 2006


James Walsh says: Abramoff Scandal taints all of us
James Walsh says: Abramoff Scandal taints all of us 6 January 2006


PC Ghana Visual Arts Exhibition opens in Accra
Osafo Marfo opens the ninth annual Peace Corps Ghana Visual Arts Exhibition at the National Museum in Accra 5 January 2006


Mark Manger says: There's no place like Mama's House
Ghana RPCV Mark Manger says: There's no place like Mama's House 5 January 2006


Nancy Wallace writes: Was PC a CIA front after all?
Nancy Wallace writes: What was the point of the Peace Corps? Was it a CIA front after all? 4 January 2006


Military aims to bolster language skills
Military aims to bolster language skills 2 January 2006


Isaiah Zagar rescuing Magic Garden
South Street's Magic Garden, the soaring, shimmering, ever-morphing artscape that springs from Isaiah Zagar's imagination, made a rare opening to the public 1 January 2006


Taft bottoms out in ratings poll
Taft bottoms out in ratings poll 1 January 2006


Peace Corps Leaves Its Mark in 2005
Peace Corps Leaves Its Mark around the Globe – and at Home – in 2005, volunteers deployed domestically for first time 30 December 2005


Michael Parmly is new diplomatic head in Cuba
Colombia RPCV Michael Parmly is new chief of the U.S. Interests Section in Cuba 25 December 2005


Sara Buchanan makes women's voices heard in Afghanistan
Kazakhstan RPCV Sara Buchanan makes women's voices heard in Afghanistan 18 December 2005


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RPCV Pat Areias handcrafts Sterling belt buckles, jewelry, men's accessories...
RPCV Pat Areias handcrafts Sterling belt buckles, jewelry, men's accessories, objets d'art for the home 1 January 2006



Niger RPCV William F. S. Miles writes: Letter from Ouagadougou...
Niger RPCV William F. S. Miles writes: Letter from Ouagadougou 1 January 2006



Niger RPCV William F. S. Miles writes: I have been...
Niger RPCV William F. S. Miles writes: I have been enchanted with the Hausa since living among them and studying their language for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the former French colony of Niger 1 January 2006



RPCV Ellen Urbani Hiltebrand writes " When I Was Elena...
RPCV Ellen Urbani Hiltebrand writes " When I Was Elena" 1 January 2006



Poem "Biitiko I" reflects on peace corps volunteers and citizens...
Poem "Biitiko I" reflects on peace corps volunteers and citizens of Kiribati 1 January 2006



Micronesia RPCV P. F. Kluge writes: When I left the...
Micronesia RPCV P. F. Kluge writes: When I left the island of Saipan after two years of Peace Corps service in the late 1960's, I promised myself that I would return as often as possible 1 January 2006



Isaiah Zagar rescuing Magic Garden
South Street's Magic Garden, the soaring, shimmering, ever-morphing artscape that springs from Isaiah Zagar's imagination, made a rare opening to the public 1 January 2006



US Ambassador to Tanzania, Michael Retzer writes: The US Peace...
US Ambassador to Tanzania, Michael Retzer writes: The US Peace Corps is without a doubt the best investment of US Taxpayer dollars that I have even seen 1 January 2006



Peace Corps' Tonga hush-up...
Peace Corps' Tonga hush-up 1 January 2006



A required text in orientation programs for both AID and...
A required text in orientation programs for both AID and Peace Corps personnel long has been a little book by Edward T. Hall (1980) called The Silent Language, which stresses the importance of this nonverbal communication 1 January 2006



The Cultural Plunge: Cultural Immersion as a Means of Promoting...
The Cultural Plunge: Cultural Immersion as a Means of Promoting Self- Awareness and Cultural Sensitivity among Student Teachers 1 January 2006



Taft bottoms out in ratings poll
Taft bottoms out in ratings poll 1 January 2006



Bill Moyers writes: 9/11 and God's Sport...
Bill Moyers writes: 9/11 and God's Sport 1 January 2006



Murray versus Vaughn Case reviewed...
Murray versus Vaughn Case reviewed 1 January 2006



Military aims to bolster language skills
Military aims to bolster language skills 2 January 2006



In the early 1970s, with the help of missionaries and...
In the early 1970s, with the help of missionaries and the Peace Corps, All American football lineman Tamba Hali was able to pay $75 for annual tuition, room and board at a high school near Monrovia 2 January 2006



Honduras RPCV Dr. Leo Alonso wants to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro...
Honduras RPCV Dr. Leo Alonso wants to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro 3 January 2006



Sierra Leone RPCV Susan Ecker's Adventure Women celebrates 25 years...
Sierra Leone RPCV Susan Ecker's Adventure Women celebrates 25 years in business 3 January 2006



Donald and Diane Crosby are simply not ready to retire...
Donald and Diane Crosby are simply not ready to retire, leave Friday for a two-year assignment with the Peace Corps in Thailand 3 January 2006



Katherine Aldrich worked with a little-known offshoot of the...
Katherine Aldrich worked with a little-known offshoot of the Peace Corps known as Crisis Corps 3 January 2006



Nancy Wallace writes: Was PC a CIA front after all?
Nancy Wallace writes: What was the point of the Peace Corps? Was it a CIA front after all? 4 January 2006



Chelsea Jaccard was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana, where...
Chelsea Jaccard was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana, where she taught art to deaf children 4 January 2006



Maria Perry finished a tour of duty with the Peace...
Maria Perry finished a tour of duty with the Peace Corps in the western Pacific nation of Palau 4 January 2006



Maryland RPCVs: Upcoming Events for January...
Maryland RPCVs: Upcoming Events for January 4 January 2006



PC Ghana Visual Arts Exhibition opens in Accra
Osafo Marfo opens the ninth annual Peace Corps Ghana Visual Arts Exhibition at the National Museum in Accra 5 January 2006



Mark Manger says: There's no place like Mama's House
Ghana RPCV Mark Manger says: There's no place like Mama's House 5 January 2006



Jason McIntosh learned a lot about Kazakhstan when he was...
Jason McIntosh learned a lot about Kazakhstan when he was there with the Peace Corps 5 January 2006



Paul Barker named Lewis & Clark Distinguished Alumnus
Iran RPCV Paul Barker named Lewis & Clark Distinguished Alumnus 6 January 2006



Peace Corps Marks 15 Years of Service in Namibia...
Peace Corps Marks 15 Years of Service in Namibia 6 January 2006



Tom Petri has proposal to bolster Social Security
Reps. Tom Petri has a proposal to bolster the finances of Social Security that is less-drastic to the future benefit cuts pitched by the Bush administration 6 January 2006



James Walsh says: Abramoff Scandal taints all of us
James Walsh says: Abramoff Scandal taints all of us 6 January 2006



Tom Bissell tries to divine the current U.S. strategy against...
Tom Bissell tries to divine the current U.S. strategy against the insurgency in Iraq 6 January 2006



Peace Corps volunteers David and Danyel Anderson giving shoes and...
Peace Corps volunteers David and Danyel Anderson giving shoes and aid to Honduran children 7 January 2006



Erikka Loftfield serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia...
Erikka Loftfield serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia 7 January 2006



Lee Fisher tells story of Pablo Morillo
Lee Fisher writes: In the years to come, I will be asked many times whether the time I spent in Venezuela was worthwhile. I will always start to say no, my time there really came to nothing. But then I stop, and instead tell the story of Pablo Morillo. 7 January 2006



Anthony Sattin on Paul Theroux The travel writer on a...
Anthony Sattin on Paul Theroux The travel writer on a villain of the modern grand tour 7 January 2006



Efforts to find Peace Corps-like roles for technologists gain...
Efforts to find Peace Corps-like roles for technologists gain momentum 7 January 2006



Liz Garst helps create Whiterock Conservancy
Colombia RPCV Liz Garst helps create the nonprofit Whiterock Conservancy 8 January 2006



Al Kamen writes: Talkin' the Talk in Texas
Al Kamen writes: Talkin' the Talk in Texas 8 January 2006



Patricia Griffiths says: I have lived in Africa for the...
Patricia Griffiths says: I have lived in Africa for the past 25 years in various countries and endorse Theroux's view 8 January 2006



Robert Friedman says: I'm not sure Bono deserved to be...
Robert Friedman says: I'm not sure Bono deserved to be Time's 2005 person of the year (along with Bill and Melinda Gates), but he has done his homework on important but mind-numbing issues such as international debt in the developing world 8 January 2006



Kinky Friedman is getting serious
Kinky Friedman is getting serious 8 January 2006



Training Group delayed for Guinea...
Training Group delayed for Guinea 9 January 2006



Emily Metzloff rides bicycle 3,100 miles from Honduras
Emily Metzloff rides a bicycle 3,100 miles -- Honduras to the U.S. 9 January 2006



Gretchen Garman's perspective changes after her work in the poor...
Gretchen Garman's perspective changes after her work in the poor country of Malawi 9 January 2006



James A. Schechternamed heads Offender Aid
Micronesia RPCV James A. Schechternamed named Executive Director of Offender Aid and Restoration 9 January 2006



Nepal RPCV Suzanne Cluett dies in Washington State...
Nepal RPCV Suzanne Cluett dies in Washington State 9 January 2006



Alison Lima leaves for Nicaragua this week as a volunteer...
Alison Lima leaves for Nicaragua this week as a volunteer for the Peace Corps 9 January 2006



Charles Brennick starts operation InterConnection
Paraguay RPCV Charles Brennick starts operation InterConnection 9 January 2006



Charles Brennick starts operation InterConnection
Paraguay RPCV Charles Brennick starts operation InterConnection 9 January 2006



Peace Corps Volunteers Welcomed to Namibia...
Peace Corps Volunteers Welcomed to Namibia 10 January 2006



Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I was in the Army from 1997...
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I was in the Army from 1997 to 2001. I was operationally deployed during the spring/summer of 2000. During my deployment, my unit engaged in information/intelligence-gathering activities. Will my army deployment make me ineligible for Peace Corps? 10 January 2006



Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: Can I ride a motorcyle in the...
Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: Can I ride a motorcyle in the Peace Corps? 10 January 2006



Malaysia RPCV Debbie Griffith considers her Peace Corps experience to...
Malaysia RPCV Debbie Griffith considers her Peace Corps experience to be invaluable as she teaches her students to deal with an increasingly multi-cultural society 11 January 2006



Soon-to-depart volunteer Brian Dunn looks for home for...
Soon-to-depart volunteer Brian Dunn looks for home for dogs 11 January 2006



Bush 41 at Paul D. Coverdell Center in Atlanta
Former President Bush to speak at Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences 11 January 2006



Fiji RPCV Dr. Donna Gessell has featured podcast on the...
Fiji RPCV Dr. Donna Gessell has featured podcast on the Peace Corps website 12 January 2006



Guatemala RPCV RJ Harper Produces Award-winning film "Typecasted...
Guatemala RPCV RJ Harper Produces Award-winning film "Typecasted" 12 January 2006



It was after Dr. Karl J. Ulrich was assigned to...
It was after Dr. Karl J. Ulrich was assigned to work with tuberculosis control programs in South Korea that he found his interest in medicine 12 January 2006



Tom Arsenault runs On Safari Trading Co
Swaziland RPCV Tom Arsenault runs On Safari Trading Co., a coffee roasting business 12 January 2006



Sam Farr introduces legislation for Iraq troop withdrawal
Sam Farr introduces legislation calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq 12 January 2006



Gary Vizzo creates eRepublic.org
Mali RPCV Gary Vizzo creates eRepublic.org, an up-to-date, comprehensive eGov directory for government Web sites 13 January 2006



Peace Corps Volunteer Michelle Toon writes: From the West Side...
Peace Corps Volunteer Michelle Toon writes: From the West Side to Mongolia 13 January 2006



Blackwill wants on "serious setback in US-India relations
Robert Blackwill says if the US Congress fails to ratify the civilian nuclear deal, it could cause a "serious setback perhaps for decades" to the US-India bilateral relations 13 January 2006



Blackwill says failure to implement the the Indo-US civilian...
Blackwill says failure to implement the the Indo-US civilian nuclear energy accord would be "very damaging" to Washington's vital interests 13 January 2006



KA Didley writes: A letter responding to Theroux's article suggested...
KA Didley writes: A letter responding to Theroux's article suggested that being chided by a wealthy travel writer in a Hawaiian beach town might be just as annoying 13 January 2006



Kevin Quigley writes on PC and U.S. Image Abroad
NPCA President Kevin Quigley writes: The Peace Corps and the U.S. Image Abroad 13 January 2006



Peace Corps Volunteer Laurence Dessein is teaching women and girls...
Peace Corps Volunteer Laurence Dessein is teaching women and girls in Togo to have more self-confidence 14 January 2006



Obituary for Venezuela RPCV Debbie Jirak...
Obituary for Venezuela RPCV Debbie Jirak 14 January 2006



Michael O'Hanlon writes: A Skeptic's Case For the Surge
Michael O'Hanlon writes: A Skeptic's Case For the Surge 14 January 2006



Lucia Nunez heads Equal Rights Division in Wisconsin
Honduras RPCV Lucia Nunez heads Equal Rights Division in the state Department of Workforce Development 15 January 2006



Volunteers never the same after Peace Corps...
Volunteers never the same after Peace Corps 15 January 2006



Peter Rice says: My view of the Peace Corps is...
Peter Rice says: My view of the Peace Corps is that it is really just a U.S. government program for paid vacations in the Third World 16 January 2006



Peter Rice says: My view of the Peace Corps is...
Peter Rice says: My view of the Peace Corps is that it is really just a U.S. government program for paid vacations in the Third World 16 January 2006



When Peace Corps, as well as other volunteer sending groups...
When Peace Corps, as well as other volunteer sending groups, initially arrived in the Solomons, the first thing on the agenda was to help their volunteers get an accurate feeling for the local scene 16 January 2006



Mark Schneider writes on Elections and Beyond in Haiti
Mark Schneider writes: Getting to Elections and Beyond in Haiti 16 January 2006



Bill Moyers draft effort discontinued
Bill Moyers draft effort discontinued 16 January 2006



Laura Bush with PCVs in Ghana
Mrs. Laura Bush poses with Peace Corps volunteers in Ghana 17 January 2006



James Rupert writes: Attacks tarnish U.S. image
James Rupert writes: String of attacks tarnish U.S. image in Pakistan 17 January 2006



Cambodian Activists Released From Jail as Hill visits
Cambodian Activists Released From Jail as US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill Visits 17 January 2006



James Walsh leads bipartisan US delegation to Ireland
James Walsh leads bipartisan US delegation to Ireland 17 January 2006



Astronaut Mae Jemison focuses on what she sees as unacceptable...
Astronaut Mae Jemison focuses on what she sees as unacceptable disparities in the quality of healthcare in the United States and Third World nations 17 January 2006



Benjamin Franklin, American
Benjamin Franklin, American 17 January 2006



Maryland Returned Volunteers: Thanks for the Memories...
Maryland Returned Volunteers: Thanks for the Memories 17 January 2006



Oklahoma produces greatest percentage increase in Peace Corps Volunteers...
Oklahoma produces greatest percentage increase in Peace Corps Volunteers 17 January 2006



Colombia RPCV Phillip Singerman, Ph.D. as a new Venture Partner...
Colombia RPCV Phillip Singerman, Ph.D. as a new Venture Partner in Toucan Capital 18 January 2006



Tonga Peace Corps Volunteer Garry Crain wins Webby for "best...
Tonga Peace Corps Volunteer Garry Crain wins Webby for "best disclaimer" in known blog universe 18 January 2006



Updated Story: Tonga Peace Corps Volunteer Garry Crain wins Webby...
Updated Story: Tonga Peace Corps Volunteer Garry Crain wins Webby for "best disclaimer" in known blog universe 18 January 2006



Margaret Krome writes on Women leaders
Margaret Krome writes: Women leaders abroad offer hope for humanism 18 January 2006



The attack on "Fair Use"
The attack on "Fair Use" that promotes criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship or research 18 January 2006



Turkey RPCV Sarah Parker will be North Carolina's next top...
Turkey RPCV Sarah Parker will be North Carolina's next top judge 19 January 2006



Ann McFeatters writes: The Rice Doctrine...
Ann McFeatters writes: The Rice Doctrine 19 January 2006



Jerry Leach Focuses on World's Rising Powers
Jerry Leach's US International Affairs Organization Focuses on World's Rising Powers 19 January 2006



How true is "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"?
How true is "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man"? 20 January 2006



Americans campaign for PC to return to Sierra Leone
Americans campaign for Peace Corps to return to Sierra Leone 20 January 2006



Togo RPCV Hayden Janssen's musical journey continues with his new...
Togo RPCV Hayden Janssen's musical journey continues with his new album 'Irish Hands' 20 January 2006



Al Kamen writes: Misdirection at the White House
Al Kamen writes: Misdirection at the White House 20 January 2006



Al Kamen writes: Words fail Bush
Al Kamen writes: Words fail Bush 20 January 2006



Al Kamen writes: Rice to redeploy diplomats
Rice Seeks To Transform Diplomacy 20 January 2006



Kinky Friedman supports Gay Marriage
Kinky Friedman supports Gay Marriage in race for Governer of Texas 20 January 2006



Biography of Gabriela Lena Frank...
Biography of Gabriela Lena Frank 20 January 2006



Jamaica Red Cross signs pact with Peace Corps
Jamaica Red Cross signs pact with US Peace Corps 21 January 2006



Sam Farr rips conservative immigration bill
Rep. Sam Farr rips conservative immigration bill 21 January 2006



Mae Jemison urges students to use talent well
Mae Jemison urges students to use talent well 21 January 2006



Colombia RPCV Carl Miller spent lifetime lifting weights...
Colombia RPCV Carl Miller spent lifetime lifting weights 22 January 2006



Peace Corps Volunteer David Song writes: ignorance surfaces with an...
Peace Corps Volunteer David Song writes: ignorance surfaces with an innocence that can only make you laugh not in condescension but for its situational comic value 22 January 2006



Thailand RPCV David Burroughs has used his work skills to...
Thailand RPCV David Burroughs has used his work skills to volunteer for a variety of causes, from building dams in rural Thailand to helping design the Elburn Town and Country Library 22 January 2006



Peace Corps Volunteer Kathy Benda, helps students communicate with pen...
Peace Corps Volunteer Kathy Benda, helps students communicate with pen pals in Vidin, Bulgaria 23 January 2006



Cameroon RPCV Marietta Bonaventure leads a local poetry group in...
Cameroon RPCV Marietta Bonaventure leads a local poetry group in Oregon 23 January 2006



Johns Hopkins runs nation's only RPCV Nursing Program
Johns Hopkins runs nation's only Returned Peace Corps Fellowship Program for nursing 23 January 2006



James Rupert writes: A calculated risk in Pakistan
James Rupert writes: A calculated risk in Pakistan 23 January 2006



Ellen Meyi knew she was making a difference in a...
Ellen Meyi knew she was making a difference in a small, rural community in Paraguay 23 January 2006



Romania RPCV Andy Trincia appointed MMD's country manager for Bulgaria...
Romania RPCV Andy Trincia appointed MMD's country manager for Bulgaria and Romania 23 January 2006



Al Kamen writes: Rice to redeploy diplomats
Al Kamen writes: Condoleezza Rice to redeploy diplomats from Europe to world hot spots, increase diversity 23 January 2006



Al Kamen writes: Is Bush Robespierre?
Al Kamen writes: Is Bush Robespierre? 23 January 2006



P. Jay Werner needed help herself
Ukraine PCV P. Jay Werner needed help herself while home on a visit 23 January 2006



To Gov. Jim Doyle, Washington is a place where politicians...
To Gov. Jim Doyle, Washington is a place where politicians allow oil companies to gouge citizens, deny health care to the poor and stand in the way of scientific breakthroughs 23 January 2006



Beazley calls for Australian Peace Corps
Beazley calls for Australian Peace Corps 24 January 2006



Joe Blatchford's ACCION and microfinance
Joe Blatchford's ACCION has an odd history in microfinance 24 January 2006



Joe Blatchford's ACCION and microfinance
ACCION, founded by Director Joe Blatchford, was a pioneer in microfinance 24 January 2006



Doyle visits troops in Iraq
Doyle visits troops in Iraq 24 January 2006



James Rupert opens Newsday bureau in Pakistan...
James Rupert opens Newsday bureau in Pakistan 25 January 2006



Jeffrey Smit writes on one man diplomatic outposts
RPCV Jeffrey A. Smit says: that we've had one-man outposts for forty-five years now, speaking local languages and connecting with real people. They are called Peace Corps volunteers. 25 January 2006



Thomas Gouttierre says Most Indian students return
Thomas Gouttierre says Most Indian students return to India 25 January 2006



Abbey Brown writes about acid attacks in Bangladesh
RPCV Abbey Brown writes about the Culture Shock of acid attacks on women in Bangladesh 26 January 2006



Prentice LarRieu Sack, Friend of the Peace Corps, dies at...
Prentice LarRieu Sack, Friend of the Peace Corps, dies at 77 26 January 2006



Al Kamen writes: Warrantless Redactors
Al Kamen writes: Warrantless Redactors 26 January 2006



Christopher Hill Sees Ray of Hope in N.Korea Standoff
Christopher Hill Sees Ray of Hope in N.Korea Standoff 26 January 2006



Amber Johnson in Pakistan with World Vision
Tonga RPCV Amber Johnson in Pakistan with World Vision 27 January 2006



W. Frank Fountain is new board chairman of Africare
W. Frank Fountain is new board chairman of Africare 27 January 2006



Grand Jury To Make Decision On Murphy Soon
Grand Jury To Make Decision On Murphy Soon 27 January 2006



Gabriela Lena Frank Quits California Symphony
Gabriela Lena Frank Quits California Symphony Composer-in-Residence Post 27 January 2006



Declassified document shows US military's plans for "information operations" - from...
Declassified document shows US military's plans for "information operations" - from psychological operations, to attacks on hostile computer networks 27 January 2006



Patsy Spier's continues quest for justice in Indonesia
Sierra Leone RPCV Patsy Spier's long quest for justice in Indonesia 28 January 2006



Constituents Play Hardball with Shays at Town Meeting...
Constituents Play Hardball with Shays at Town Meeting 28 January 2006



Ben and Kendall Badgett going to Madagascar with Peace Corps...
Ben and Kendall Badgett going to Madagascar with Peace Corps 29 January 2006



Christopher Hill speaks at the University of San Diego's Joan...
Christopher Hill speaks at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice 29 January 2006



John Kefalas: Moral obedience a key part of leadership
John Kefalas says Moral obedience a key part of leadership 30 January 2006



Diane Johnson-Harris opens Nanny's Jamaican Kitchen
Nanny's Jamaican Kitchen opened in January 2004 in Yucaipa with Jamaica RPCV Diane Johnson-Harris as president 30 January 2006



Sargent Shriver documentary to be shown in LA
A new documentary, "American Idealist: The Life & Legacy of Sargent Shriver," to be screened at Los Angeles conference 30 January 2006



Sargent Shriver documentary to be shown in LA
A new documentary, "American Idealist: The Life & Legacy of Sargent Shriver," to be screened at Los Angeles conference 30 January 2006



Sargent Shriver documentary to be shown in LA
"American Idealist: The Life & Legacy of Sargent Shriver" 30 January 2006



Fourth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps
President Bush signs presidential proclamation in honor of the Fourth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps 30 January 2006



When Hurricane Katrina struck the Chalmette suburb of New Orleans...
When Hurricane Katrina struck the Chalmette suburb of New Orleans, Dr. Alan Lemerande (RPCV Micronesia) and his family were safe -- but surrounded by water 16 feet deep -- at the hospital where he was employed as an emergency room doctor 31 January 2006



Thomas Rowland Jr. is Anglican priest in Vanuatu
Romania RPCV Thomas Rowland Jr. is Anglican priest in Vanuatu 31 January 2006



Peter Adams is furniture/sculpture/landscape artist
RPCV Peter Adams is one of Tasmania's best-known furniture/sculpture/landscape artists 31 January 2006