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Psychological biases favor conflict rather than concession
People have dozens of decision-making biases, and almost all favor conflict rather than concession 1 January 2007
Paul Theroux writes: Remember the Cicadas
Paul Theroux writes: Remember the Cicadas and the Stars? 2 January 2007
Lance Holter writes: 1st Lt. Ehren Watada risks it all
Tunisia RPCV Lance Holter writes: 1st Lt. Ehren Watada risks it all in an act of moral conscience 2 January 2007
RPCV Tom Bissell writes: Rolling Estonia
RPCV Tom Bissell writes: Rolling Estonia 5 January 2007
CES provides loans to rural constituents in Guatemala
Greg Van Kirk and his team of volunteers comprise Community Enterprise Solutions the not for profit he co-founded with fellow Guatemala Peace Corps Volunteer George Glickley to provide loans to rural constituents 6 January 2007
Dodd well-positioned to raise money for 2008 presidential bid
Dodd well-positioned to raise money for 2008 presidential bid 7 January 2007
Mark Rampolla sells Coconut water from Brazil
Costa Rica RPCV Mark Rampolla sells Zico - Coconut water imported from Brazil and marketed as a high-potassium, sugar-free alternative to Gatorade 7 January 2007
John Garamendi takes oath as California Lt. Governor
John Garamendi takes oath of office as California Lt. Governor 8 January 2007
Amy Smith prepares her students for field trips to remote villages
Every fall Botswana RPCV Amy Smith, a senior lecturer at MIT, joins her students in a one-week assignment to live on $2 a day, to prepare for field trips to remote villages in places like Ghana, Honduras, and Zambia 8 January 2007
Al Kamen writes: The six rules for Congressional Junkets
Al Kamen writes: The six rules for Congressional Junkets 10 January 2007
Bill Moyers slams Bush on global warming
Bill Moyers slams President Bush for "mind-boggling" contempt for proof of global warming and blamed what he called Bush's dependence on conservative Christians and multinational corporations 10 January 2007
Malawi RPCVs found "Orphan Support"
Malawi RPCVs Garry Prime, Michael Hill, and Kevin Denny founded "Orphan Support" to foster effective and sustainable programs in Africa that improve the protection and well-being of orphans and vulnerable children 11 January 2007
Dodd declares candidacy in 2008 Presidential race
Dodd declares candidacy in 2008 Presidential race 11 January 2007
Dodd announces candidacy on "Imus in the Morning"
Dodd announces candidacy on "Imus in the Morning" 11 January 2007
Senator Dodd opposes surge
Senator Dodd's Prepared Remarks at Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on the President's plan for a Surge 11 January 2007
Pat Waak celebrates 2008 Democratic Convention
Pat Waak, Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party celebrates after Denver secures 2008 Democratic convention 11 January 2007
Robert Buckley founds Himalayan Healers
Nepal RPCV Robert Buckley founds Himalayan Healers to preserve the rich history of healing and energy work in the Himalayas and benefit Sponsored Students from the Untouchable castes of Nepal 14 January 2007
James Rupert writes: An aging king in Thailand
RPCV James Rupert writes: With an aging king, interim government after a bloodless coup, some fear Thais' civil rights will disappear 14 January 2007
Tschetter spends MLK Day with Habitat for Humanity
Ron Tschetter spends Martin Luther King Day working with Habitat for Humanity 15 January 2007
Meredith Walsh works with Burmese refugees
Meredith Walsh joined the Peace Corps, worked in the Philippines, then went to work on public health issues among Burmese refugees in the mountains of northern Thailand 16 January 2007
Mark Udall to run for Colorado Senate Seat
Mark Udall to run for Colorado Senate Seat 17 January 2007
"Peace Corps Online" on recess until May 21
PCOL Co-Editors will be out of the country until January 29 18 January 2007
Mike Dyer witnesed Ka Loko Dam Breach Disaster
Sierra Leone RPCV Mike Dyer was key witness in Kauai's Ka Loko Dam Breach Disaster 22 January 2007
Emi Caitlin Ishigooka prepares for service in Cambodia
Emi Caitlin Ishigooka is among first Peace Corps volunteers to be assigned to Cambodia 24 January 2007
Doyle wants smoking ban in wisconsin
Doyle wants smoking ban 24 January 2007
First Peace Corps Volunteers to Serve in Cambodia
First Peace Corps Volunteers to Serve in Cambodia 26 January 2007
Phil Hardberger sees 'golden years' ahead for San Antonio
Phil Hardberger sees 'golden years' ahead for San Antonio 26 January 2007
Ben Bell attends Washington march against Iraq war
Zambia RPCV Ben Bell attends Washington march to rally against Iraq war 27 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteers in Guinea Are Safe in Mali
Peace Corps Volunteers in Guinea Are Safe 28 January 2007
Paul Tsongas remembered on 10th anniversary
Ten years after Paul Tsongas' death, John Kerry remembers the man he replaced in U.S. Senate 28 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteers in Guinea Are Safe in Mali
Jonathon Lash writes: Bush never mentioned climate change
Jonathon Lash writes: President George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union address to the nation and never mentioned climate change once 29 January 2007
"Jimi Sir" now available for free internet viewing
Peace Corps Documentary "Jimi Sir" now available for free viewing on the internet 30 January 2007
Is Civilian Reserve just another Bush throwaway line?
Is the Civilian Reserve just another throwaway applause line in Bush's State of the Union speech? 30 January 2007
Tony Hall writes: What North Korea really wants
Tony Hall writes: What North Korea really wants 30 January 2007
Lee Wilbur writes: Muslim media images are shocking
Jordan RPCV Lee Wilbur writes: I want people in the United States to realize that the Muslim world is vast and varied 31 January 2007
Reed Hastings offers $1 Million Prize
Reed Hastings offers $1 Million Prize for improved online movie recommendation algorithm 31 January 2007
Gregory Acker played African drums for 3rd Goal
When Togo RPCV Gregory Acker played African drums with a group of fourth- and fifth-grade students during an assembly, the students couldn't stop moving 31 January 2007
In January, 2007 these were the top stories on PCOL:
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 | All Volunteers Safe in Fiji
All Volunteers in Fiji are safe and accounted for. The Peace Corps is monitoring the situation very closely. Volunteers are on standfast but there are no plans for evacuation at this time. Peace Corps is working closely with the US embassy and with host country partners to monitor the situation. Peace Corps is confident that volunteers are not in harm's way. The military seized control of Fiji on December 5 after weeks of threats. Subscribe to our news feed to read the latest breaking news. |
 | Ron Tschetter in Morocco and Jordan
On his first official trip since being confirmed as Peace Corps Director, Ron Tschetter (shown at left with PCV Tia Tucker) is on a ten day trip to Morocco and Jordan. Traveling with his wife (Both are RPCVs.), Tschetter met with volunteers in Morocco working in environment, youth development, health, and small business development. He began his trip to Jordan by meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah and discussed expanding the program there in the near future. |
 | Chris Dodd's Vision for the Peace Corps
Senator Chris Dodd (RPCV Dominican Republic) spoke at the ceremony for this year's Shriver Award and elaborated on issues he raised at Ron Tschetter's hearings. Dodd plans to introduce legislation that may include: setting aside a portion of Peace Corps' budget as seed money for demonstration projects and third goal activities (after adjusting the annual budget upward to accommodate the added expense), more volunteer input into Peace Corps operations, removing medical, healthcare and tax impediments that discourage older volunteers, providing more transparency in the medical screening and appeals process, a more comprehensive health safety net for recently-returned volunteers, and authorizing volunteers to accept, under certain circumstances, private donations to support their development projects. He plans to circulate draft legislation for review to members of the Peace Corps community and welcomes RPCV comments. |
 | He served with honor
One year ago, Staff Sgt. Robert J. Paul (RPCV Kenya) carried on an ongoing dialog on this website on the military and the peace corps and his role as a member of a Civil Affairs Team in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have just received a report that Sargeant Paul has been killed by a car bomb in Kabul. Words cannot express our feeling of loss for this tremendous injury to the entire RPCV community. Most of us didn't know him personally but we knew him from his words. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends. He was one of ours and he served with honor. |
 | Peace Corps' Screening and Medical Clearance
The purpose of Peace Corps' screening and medical clearance process is to ensure safe accommodation for applicants and minimize undue risk exposure for volunteers to allow PCVS to complete their service without compromising their entry health status. To further these goals, PCOL has obtained a copy of the Peace Corps Screening Guidelines Manual through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and has posted it in the "Peace Corps Library." Applicants and Medical Professionals (especially those who have already served as volunteers) are urged to review the guidelines and leave their comments and suggestions. Then read the story of one RPCV's journey through medical screening and his suggestions for changes to the process. |
 | The Peace Corps is "fashionable" again
The LA Times says that "the Peace Corps is booming again and "It's hard to know exactly what's behind the resurgence." PCOL Comment: Since the founding of the Peace Corps 45 years ago, Americans have answered Kennedy's call: "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man." Over 182,000 have served. Another 200,000 have applied and been unable to serve because of lack of Congressional funding. The Peace Corps has never gone out of fashion. It's Congress that hasn't been keeping pace. |
 | PCOL readership increases 100%
Monthly readership on "Peace Corps Online" has increased in the past twelve months to 350,000 visitors - over eleven thousand every day - a 100% increase since this time last year. Thanks again, RPCVs and Friends of the Peace Corps, for making PCOL your source of information for the Peace Corps community. And thanks for supporting the Peace Corps Library and History of the Peace Corps. Stay tuned, the best is yet to come. |
 | History of the Peace Corps
PCOL is proud to announce that Phase One of the "History of the Peace Corps" is now available online. This installment includes over 5,000 pages of primary source documents from the archives of the Peace Corps including every issue of "Peace Corps News," "Peace Corps Times," "Peace Corps Volunteer," "Action Update," and every annual report of the Peace Corps to Congress since 1961. "Ask Not" is an ongoing project. Read how you can help. |
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Joshua Pelletier has been the driving force behind a roughly...
Joshua Pelletier has been the driving force behind a roughly $170,000 community project in Masasi with the Masasi Women's Development Agency (MAWODEA) to educate and assist people living with HIV and AIDS as it relates to nutrition in Tanzania 1 January 2007
Charles Peters writes: When I worked for the Peace Corps...
Charles Peters writes: When I worked for the Peace Corps in the 1960s, one of our most shocking discoveries was how bad the teachers' colleges were 1 January 2007
Psychological biases favor conflict rather than concession
People have dozens of decision-making biases, and almost all favor conflict rather than concession 1 January 2007
Paraguay RPCV Phil Yost has painted off and on since...
Paraguay RPCV Phil Yost has painted off and on since he was a child but didn't become obsessed with the craft until roughly 11 years ago 2 January 2007
Lance Holter writes: 1st Lt. Ehren Watada risks it all
Tunisia RPCV Lance Holter writes: 1st Lt. Ehren Watada risks it all in an act of moral conscience 2 January 2007
Philip Weiss writes: The Dark Side of Gerald Ford's Legacy...
Philip Weiss writes: The Dark Side of Gerald Ford's Legacy: the Peace Corps Murder 2 January 2007
Paul Theroux writes: Remember the Cicadas
Paul Theroux writes: Remember the Cicadas and the Stars? 2 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer "A Handful of Memories" writes: One of...
Peace Corps Volunteer "A Handful of Memories" writes: One of the reasons we were there at the bar was that one of the Volunteers was taking an Early Termination 3 January 2007
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Beyond Petroleum...
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Beyond Petroleum 3 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteers to Take Oath in Namibia...
Peace Corps Volunteers to Take Oath in Namibia 4 January 2007
Casie Valtr was a Peace Corps volunteer beginning in 2003...
Casie Valtr was a Peace Corps volunteer beginning in 2003 for nearly three years in the village of Nuama, Niger, located in western Africa and one of the poorest countries in the world 4 January 2007
Basketball player Jennifer Andrews, who was a four-year letter...
Basketball player Jennifer Andrews, who was a four-year letter winner for the Tigers, is currently on a 27-month deployment with the Peace Corps in Tanzania 4 January 2007
Carol Bellamy Headlines the Glimpse Foundation's Fifth Birthday Celebration...
Carol Bellamy Headlines the Glimpse Foundation's Fifth Birthday Celebration 4 January 2007
Margaret Krome writes: Mental Health Well Worth An Overdue Investment...
Margaret Krome writes: Mental Health Well Worth An Overdue Investment 4 January 2007
Chris Matthews says Peace Corps Volunteers support Obama...
Chris Matthews says Peace Corps Volunteers support Obama 4 January 2007
Peace Corps Evacuates Volunteers from Western Kenya...
Peace Corps Evacuates Volunteers from Western Kenya 5 January 2007
Erin Orcutt has spent the past two years in Panama...
Erin Orcutt has spent the past two years in Panama as a Peace Corps volunteer, using her skills to teach residents farming techniques 5 January 2007
RPCV Tom Bissell writes: Rolling Estonia
RPCV Tom Bissell writes: Rolling Estonia 5 January 2007
Obituary for Brazil RPCV Marion Mendelsohn...
Obituary for Brazil RPCV Marion Mendelsohn 6 January 2007
CES provides loans to rural constituents in Guatemala
Greg Van Kirk and his team of volunteers comprise Community Enterprise Solutions the not for profit he co-founded with fellow Guatemala Peace Corps Volunteer George Glickley to provide loans to rural constituents 6 January 2007
Haiti RPCV Jason Feldman writes: Human health inextricably linked to...
Haiti RPCV Jason Feldman writes: Human health inextricably linked to surroundings 6 January 2007
Obituary for Costa Rica RPCV Langdon Barone...
Obituary for Costa Rica RPCV Langdon Barone 7 January 2007
Mark Rampolla sells Coconut water from Brazil
Costa Rica RPCV Mark Rampolla sells Zico - Coconut water imported from Brazil and marketed as a high-potassium, sugar-free alternative to Gatorade 7 January 2007
Mauritania RPCV David Taylor writes: How Ahmet Ertegun learned to...
Mauritania RPCV David Taylor writes: How Ahmet Ertegun learned to love jazz in Washington 7 January 2007
Dodd well-positioned to raise money for 2008 presidential bid
Dodd well-positioned to raise money for 2008 presidential bid 7 January 2007
David Caprara writes: American Volunteers: The Best Diplomats...
David Caprara writes: American Volunteers: The Best Diplomats 7 January 2007
Troy Tillis plays a vital role by providing assistance and...
Troy Tillis plays a vital role by providing assistance and basic business skills in Macedonia and the Balkan region, by serving in the Peace Corps 8 January 2007
Amy Smith prepares her students for field trips to remote villages
Every fall Botswana RPCV Amy Smith, a senior lecturer at MIT, joins her students in a one-week assignment to live on $2 a day, to prepare for field trips to remote villages in places like Ghana, Honduras, and Zambia 8 January 2007
John Garamendi takes oath as California Lt. Governor
John Garamendi takes oath of office as California Lt. Governor 8 January 2007
Vermont has the highest per capita number of Volunteers in...
Vermont has the highest per capita number of Volunteers in the field 8 January 2007
Al Kamen writes: The six rules for Congressional Junkets
Al Kamen writes: The six rules for Congressional Junkets 10 January 2007
Walsh Opposes President's Iraq Strategy...
Walsh Opposes President's Iraq Strategy 10 January 2007
Bill Moyers slams Bush on global warming
Bill Moyers slams President Bush for "mind-boggling" contempt for proof of global warming and blamed what he called Bush's dependence on conservative Christians and multinational corporations 10 January 2007
RPCV Denise writes: I was deeply asleep when I woke...
RPCV Denise writes: I was deeply asleep when I woke suddenly to the sound of screaming. First one person, then two, then five or six. 10 January 2007
Malawi RPCVs found "Orphan Support"
Malawi RPCVs Garry Prime, Michael Hill, and Kevin Denny founded "Orphan Support" to foster effective and sustainable programs in Africa that improve the protection and well-being of orphans and vulnerable children 11 January 2007
US Ambassador to Tanzania Michael L. Retzer Joins U.S. Volunteers...
US Ambassador to Tanzania Michael L. Retzer Joins U.S. Volunteers to Build Houses in Korogwe 11 January 2007
Pat Waak celebrates 2008 Democratic Convention
Pat Waak, Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party celebrates after Denver secures 2008 Democratic convention 11 January 2007
Maureen Orth writes: Shopping for a Villa in Tuscany...
Maureen Orth writes: Shopping for a Villa in Tuscany 11 January 2007
Dodd declares candidacy in 2008 Presidential race
Dodd declares candidacy in 2008 Presidential race 11 January 2007
Dodd announces candidacy on "Imus in the Morning"
Dodd announces candidacy on "Imus in the Morning" 11 January 2007
RPCV Chris Mathews interviews RPCV Chris Dodd on Hardball...
RPCV Chris Mathews interviews RPCV Chris Dodd on Hardball 11 January 2007
RPCV Chris Matthews interviews RPCV Chris Dodd on Hardball...
RPCV Chris Matthews interviews RPCV Chris Dodd on Hardball 11 January 2007
Chris Dodd's Kitchen Cabinet...
Chris Dodd's Kitchen Cabinet 11 January 2007
Senator Dodd opposes surge
Senator Dodd's Prepared Remarks at Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on the President's plan for a Surge 11 January 2007
Carie Muntifering monitors and evaluates health programs as a Peace...
Carie Muntifering monitors and evaluates health programs as a Peace corps Volunteer in Cameroon 12 January 2007
Dear Miss LonelyHearts: Can I be terminated for being away...
Dear Miss LonelyHearts: Can I be terminated for being away from my site without permission? 12 January 2007
Peace Corps assignment in Kenya teaches Joseph McMahan what really...
Peace Corps assignment in Kenya teaches Joseph McMahan what really matters 12 January 2007
In the early 1970s in San Francisco, Niger RPCV Judy...
In the early 1970s in San Francisco, Niger RPCV Judy Irola, now the head of cinematography in the USC School of Cinematic Arts, was part of a groundbreaking Marxist filmmaking collective called Cine Manifest 12 January 2007
Sri Lanka RPCV Chava Dagan Dagan gave birth to her...
Sri Lanka RPCV Chava Dagan Dagan gave birth to her three children at home and now home-schools them in a classroom she designed herself 12 January 2007
Connecticut Post says: Dodd makes early flubs in candidacy...
Connecticut Post says: Dodd makes early flubs in candidacy 12 January 2007
Oshkosh Northwestern says: Petri's prominence on aviation panel could be...
Oshkosh Northwestern says: Petri's prominence on aviation panel could be boon for Wittman 12 January 2007
Bill Moyers writes: Life on the Plantation...
Bill Moyers writes: Life on the Plantation 12 January 2007
Buhay pa...
"Buhay pa" 13 January 2007
Jim Keyser writes: The line between privacy and isolation...
Jim Keyser writes: The line between privacy and isolation 13 January 2007
Buhay pa...
"Buhay pa" 13 January 2007
Carol Bellamy under consideration to fill New York State Comptroller...
Carol Bellamy under consideration to fill New York State Comptroller position 13 January 2007
Stan Simpson writes: If you're looking for a sleeper to...
Stan Simpson writes: If you're looking for a sleeper to keep your eyes on in the 2008 presidential race, Chris Dodd is your man 13 January 2007
Bill Moyers returns to US public television with weekly "Bill...
Bill Moyers returns to US public television with weekly "Bill Moyers Journal" starting in April 13 January 2007
Robert Buckley founds Himalayan Healers
Nepal RPCV Robert Buckley founds Himalayan Healers to preserve the rich history of healing and energy work in the Himalayas and benefit Sponsored Students from the Untouchable castes of Nepal 14 January 2007
John and Holley Nichols spent 2 years as Peace Corps...
John and Holley Nichols spent 2 years as Peace Corps Volunteers in Paraguay 14 January 2007
Poland RPCV Jann McCord sees world from aboard Navy ship...
Poland RPCV Jann McCord sees world from aboard Navy ship 14 January 2007
James Rupert writes: An aging king in Thailand
RPCV James Rupert writes: With an aging king, interim government after a bloodless coup, some fear Thais' civil rights will disappear 14 January 2007
Bulgaria RPCV Jennifer Nikolaeff leads the International Exchange and Business...
Bulgaria RPCV Jennifer Nikolaeff leads the International Exchange and Business Training program at ICLS, where she helps foreign professionals connect with U.S. companies for 18-month internships 15 January 2007
Peace Corps assignment in Kenya teaches Joseph McMahan what really...
Peace Corps assignment in Kenya teaches Joseph McMahan what really matters 15 January 2007
Tschetter spends MLK Day with Habitat for Humanity
Ron Tschetter spends Martin Luther King Day working with Habitat for Humanity 15 January 2007
Timothy Carney says Peter McPherson believed private investors would buy...
Timothy Carney says Peter McPherson believed private investors would buy Iraq's government factories and set up new businesses to employ the populace 15 January 2007
Tom Bissell is a seasoned journalist and travel writer, as...
Tom Bissell is a seasoned journalist and travel writer, as well as an accomplished author of fiction 15 January 2007
Sarah and Matthew Pennewell served as Peace Corps Volunteers in...
Sarah and Matthew Pennewell served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Kostenets, Bulgaria 16 January 2007
Obituary for India RPCV Ken Miller...
Obituary for India RPCV Ken Miller 16 January 2007
Meredith Walsh works with Burmese refugees
Meredith Walsh joined the Peace Corps, worked in the Philippines, then went to work on public health issues among Burmese refugees in the mountains of northern Thailand 16 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer William writes: A Chinese-American Peace Corps...
Peace Corps Volunteer William writes: A Chinese-American Peace Corps Volunteer's Perspective on Tonga 16 January 2007
Matt Drury serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Vanuatu...
Matt Drury serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Vanuatu 16 January 2007
Doyle wants to find out why more blacks in state...
Doyle wants to find out why more blacks in state jails 16 January 2007
Peace Corps Announces Annual Rankings of Top Colleges and Universities...
Peace Corps Announces Annual Rankings of Top Colleges and Universities: UW not first in Peace Corps volunteers 16 January 2007
Mark Udall to run for Colorado Senate Seat
Mark Udall to run for Colorado Senate Seat 17 January 2007
Barbara Eberhardt returned to Maine this fall after three years...
Barbara Eberhardt returned to Maine this fall after three years in Armenia with the Peace Corps to share her experiences with community groups 17 January 2007
Congo Kinshasa RPCV Gozu writes: I was a Peace Corps...
Congo Kinshasa RPCV Gozu writes: I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Middle of Zaire 1991 when Emergency Evac orders came down 17 January 2007
Obituary for Ecuador RPCV Jack Thornborrow...
Obituary for Ecuador RPCV Jack Thornborrow 17 January 2007
Erica Brown has has helped her students create seven murals...
Erica Brown has has helped her students create seven murals on school buildings as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana 17 January 2007
Obituary for Liberia RPCV D. Michael Van De Veer...
Obituary for Liberia RPCV D. Michael Van De Veer 17 January 2007
University of Wisconsin loses top spot producing Peace corps Volunteers...
University of Wisconsin loses top spot producing Peace corps Volunteers after twenty year run 17 January 2007
Matthew Wayne Weavil spent two years in the village of...
Matthew Wayne Weavil spent two years in the village of Vargas Loma in Paraguay as a Peace Corps Volunteer 18 January 2007
Myra Furse reviews Mike Tidwell's "The Ravaging Tide...
Myra Furse reviews Mike Tidwell's "The Ravaging Tide" 18 January 2007
Paul Tsongas left a legacy in Lowell like no other...
Paul Tsongas left a legacy in Lowell like no other 18 January 2007
Christopher R. Hill - Briefing in Berlin, Germany on Korean Talks...
Christopher R. Hill - Briefing in Berlin, Germany on Korean Talks 18 January 2007
"Peace Corps Online" on recess until May 21
PCOL Co-Editors will be out of the country until January 29 18 January 2007
Peru RPCV Hugh Pickens announces new web site: "Ponca City...
Peru RPCV Hugh Pickens announces new web site: "Ponca City, We Love you" 18 January 2007
Chris Dodd will not run in 2010 election for the...
Chris Dodd will not run in 2010 election for the United States Senate in Connecticut 19 January 2007
Mike Ditka disses Mike McCaskey, the Bears' chairman of the...
Mike Ditka disses Mike McCaskey, the Bears' chairman of the board 19 January 2007
Petri votes for four of six Democratic measures...
Petri votes for four of six Democratic measures 19 January 2007
PCVs return to Nepal on their own after 2004 evacuation...
PCVs return to Nepal on their own after 2004 evacuation 20 January 2007
North Korea Reports Progress In Talks With U.S. Envoy Christopher...
North Korea Reports Progress In Talks With U.S. Envoy Christopher Hill 20 January 2007
Matt Sesow's work -- which our colleague Lavanya Ramanathan called "Basquiat...
Matt Sesow's work -- which our colleague Lavanya Ramanathan called "Basquiat-esque" not too long ago -- will be on view at Creative Partners Gallery 20 January 2007
Michael O'Hanlon writes: We agree with those who counsel against...
Michael O'Hanlon writes: We agree with those who counsel against expecting big help in Iraq from Iran or Syria 21 January 2007
Mike Tidwell leads plunge into the Chesapeake during second annual...
Mike Tidwell leads plunge into the Chesapeake during second annual swim 21 January 2007
When Peace Corps Volunteer Zoe Lewis first suggested to her...
When Peace Corps Volunteer Zoe Lewis first suggested to her students in Mozambique that the function of women wasn't merely marriage and motherhood, the boys became belligerent and the girls started glowing 22 January 2007
Mike Dyer witnesed Ka Loko Dam Breach Disaster
Sierra Leone RPCV Mike Dyer was key witness in Kauai's Ka Loko Dam Breach Disaster 22 January 2007
Obituary for Somalia RPCV Charlie Nelson...
Obituary for Somalia RPCV Charlie Nelson 22 January 2007
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will receive a $50,000 grant to...
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will receive a $50,000 grant to commission a new orchestral work from composer Gabriela Lena Frank 22 January 2007
Does being committed to a mental hospital at any point...
Does being committed to a mental hospital at any point (for the record, it was a period of less than a week over six years ago) disqualify one for service, officially or otherwise? 23 January 2007
Emi Caitlin Ishigooka prepares for service in Cambodia
Emi Caitlin Ishigooka is among first Peace Corps volunteers to be assigned to Cambodia 24 January 2007
Marlene and Brian McPherson visited their daughter in the Peace...
Marlene and Brian McPherson visited their daughter in the Peace Corps in Nambogo, Uganda and brought 882 mosquito nets 24 January 2007
Margaret Krome writes: Corporate push welcome to get action on...
Margaret Krome writes: Corporate push welcome to get action on climate 24 January 2007
Doyle wants smoking ban in wisconsin
Doyle wants smoking ban 24 January 2007
Rennie A. Silva will join the first Peace Corps team...
Rennie A. Silva will join the first Peace Corps team to volunteer in Cambodia 25 January 2007
Tara Moomey builds a solar oven for her village of...
Tara Moomey builds a solar oven for her village of San Javier in Paraguay 25 January 2007
First Peace Corps Volunteers to Serve in Cambodia
First Peace Corps Volunteers to Serve in Cambodia 26 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Edelman writes: The communities I've known...
Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Edelman writes: The communities I've known in El Salvador are not only warm; they are strong 26 January 2007
Congresman Patrick Kennedy backs Dodd for presidential bid...
Congresman Patrick Kennedy backs Dodd for presidential bid 26 January 2007
Phil Hardberger sees 'golden years' ahead for San Antonio
Phil Hardberger sees 'golden years' ahead for San Antonio 26 January 2007
No specifics in Bush's call for civilian service...
No specifics in Bush's call for civilian service 26 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer writes: Camping, roughing it in a...
Peace Corps Volunteer Jennifer writes: Camping, roughing it in a tiny village of Guinea has turned into car camping here in Mali 27 January 2007
Ben Bell attends Washington march against Iraq war
Zambia RPCV Ben Bell attends Washington march to rally against Iraq war 27 January 2007
Douglas W. Kmiec writes: In 2003 Eunice and Sargent Shriver...
Douglas W. Kmiec writes: In 2003 Eunice and Sargent Shriver made a special point of complimenting me for presenting the case for intervention in Iraq -- a point of pride then and of embarrassment now 27 January 2007
Chris Matthews says: I always wanted to be a Miss...
Chris Matthews says: I always wanted to be a Miss America judge just once in my career and that dream came true 27 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: An unxpected Vacation in Mali...
Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: An unxpected Vacation in Mali 28 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteers in Guinea Are Safe in Mali
Peace Corps Volunteers in Guinea Are Safe 28 January 2007
Guinea awaits new Prime Minister after unions end strike...
Guinea awaits new Prime Minister after unions end strike 28 January 2007
Obituary for Senegal RPCV Ruth Chapin Wolfe...
Obituary for Senegal RPCV Ruth Chapin Wolfe 28 January 2007
Ellie Adelman to serve as Peace Corps Volunteer in the...
Ellie Adelman to serve as Peace Corps Volunteer in the Gambia 28 January 2007
Paul Tsongas remembered on 10th anniversary
Ten years after Paul Tsongas' death, John Kerry remembers the man he replaced in U.S. Senate 28 January 2007
John Bridgeland writes: Hope, progress abound vs. malaria in Africa...
John Bridgeland writes: Hope, progress abound vs. malaria in Africa 28 January 2007
Lindsey Baron to serve as Peace Corps volunteer in Cambodia...
Lindsey Baron to serve as Peace Corps volunteer in Cambodia 29 January 2007
Cameroon RPCV Timothy J. Yehl Joins MWW Group as Co...
Cameroon RPCV Timothy J. Yehl Joins MWW Group as Co-Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Firm's Washington, D.C. Office 29 January 2007
Jeff Chatellier left a corporate job at a consulting firm...
Jeff Chatellier left a corporate job at a consulting firm in Tyson's Corner for a mud hut in Senegal 29 January 2007
Jed Meline writes: Those that lead development programs should be...
Jed Meline writes: Those that lead development programs should be required to have a graduate degree in a technical field, with an emphasis on the developing world. In addition, significant practical experience working in the developing world is necessary such as experience in the Peace Corps 29 January 2007
Jonathon Lash writes: Bush never mentioned climate change
Jonathon Lash writes: President George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union address to the nation and never mentioned climate change once 29 January 2007
Fifth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps, 2007...
Fifth Anniversary of USA Freedom Corps, 2007 29 January 2007
"Jimi Sir" now available for free internet viewing
Peace Corps Documentary "Jimi Sir" now available for free viewing on the internet 30 January 2007
Obituary for Philippines RPCV Linda Laighton Bahr...
Obituary for Philippines RPCV Linda Laighton Bahr 30 January 2007
Is Civilian Reserve just another Bush throwaway line?
Is the Civilian Reserve just another throwaway applause line in Bush's State of the Union speech? 30 January 2007
Tony Hall writes: What North Korea really wants
Tony Hall writes: What North Korea really wants 30 January 2007
Four decades after its founding, the Peace Corps is still...
Four decades after its founding, the Peace Corps is still in operation, but the imagination of most of America's youth has been captured by something else: money 30 January 2007
Group kicks off first Peace Corps program in Cambodia...
Group kicks off first Peace Corps program in Cambodia 31 January 2007
Chad RPCV Peter Chaveas is new director of the Africa...
Chad RPCV Peter Chaveas is new director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies 31 January 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: Is it an evacuation? A...
Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: Is it an evacuation? A consolidation? A vacation? In Service Training? The world will never know, and Peace Corps volunteers and staff will call it all of the above. 31 January 2007
Lee Wilbur writes: Muslim media images are shocking
Jordan RPCV Lee Wilbur writes: I want people in the United States to realize that the Muslim world is vast and varied 31 January 2007
Gregory Acker played African drums for 3rd Goal
When Togo RPCV Gregory Acker played African drums with a group of fourth- and fifth-grade students during an assembly, the students couldn't stop moving 31 January 2007
Reed Hastings offers $1 Million Prize
Reed Hastings offers $1 Million Prize for improved online movie recommendation algorithm 31 January 2007
