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Michael O'Hanlon writes: Iraq Deserves One More Chance
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Iraq Deserves One More Chance 1 March 2007
John Violette rafted down the Mississippi in "Down the river"
Nigeria RPCV John Violette rafted down the Mississippi in "Down the river" 1 March 2007
Chris Dodd introduces PCV Empowerment Act
Senator Chris Dodd introduces Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act 1 March 2007
Jody K. Olsen receives “Founder’s Day” Award
Peace Corps Deputy Director Jody K. Olsen has been chosen to receive a 2007 “Founder’s Day” Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Utah 2 March 2007
Owen Cylke writes: Taxi in the Rain
RPCV Owen Cylke writes: Taxi in the Rain 2 March 2007
Guy Consolmagno blends faith and science
Now, as a Vatican astronomer, Kenya RPCV Guy Consolmagno spends much of his time talking to fellow astronomers, nonscientists, clergy, kids and skeptics about how science and faith, despite public perception, coexist 3 March 2007
Julie Judkins promotes Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Armenia RPCV Julie Judkins promotes Appalachian Trail Conservancy 3 March 2007
Doyle Turns Down Federal Abstinence Money
Doyle Turns Down Federal Abstinence Money 3 March 2007
Astronaut Mae Jemison was the Peace Corps Medical Officer in Sierra Leone and Liberia
Mae Jemison speaks at Wellesley College 4 March 2007
Pat Waak re-elected chairwoman of Colorado Dems
Pat Waak has been re-elected as chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party 5 March 2007
Sam Farr was de-selected during Peace Corps Training
Sam Farr was de-selected during Peace corps Training in Colombia 6 March 2007
Sixth Anniversary of Disappearance of PCV Walter Poirier
Family says it has been a constant battle to insure that Missing PCV Walter Poirier III is not forgotten by the Peace Corps 6 March 2007
Elaine Jones would be good fit for NAACP President
Jane Smith says: Elaine Jones, former head of the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, would be a perfect fit for the job of NAACP President 6 March 2007
Donna Shalala co-chairs presidential commission
Donna Shalala and Robert Dole co-chair bipartisan presidential commission charged with looking into the care of wounded service members 7 March 2007
Mike Honda cites Japan's Sex Slavery
Honda Cites 'Overwhelming Historical Record' Of Japan's Sex Slavery 8 March 2007
Richard Celeste calls term limits for legislators a "disaster"
Richard Celeste calls term limits for legislators a "disaster" 12 March 2007
Tom Bissell tells the story of how Vietnam came home
Tom Bissell tells the story of how Vietnam came home to the family 13 March 2007
Peter Hessler returns to alma mater
Author Peter Hessler returns to alma mater at Hickman High School to talk with students 15 March 2007
Fred O'Regan writes: Save the Polar Bears
Fred O'Regan writes: Save the Polar Bears, End the Hunts 19 March 2007
Tschetter meets with UN Secretary General Ki-moon
Tschetter meets with UN Secretary General Ki-moon 21 March 2007
Al Kamen writes: Clinton fired Prosecutors too
Tunisia RPCV Al Kamen writes: Clinton fired Prosecutors too 21 March 2007
Margaret Krome writes: Peace vigil appropriate response
Margaret Krome writes: Peace vigil appropriate response to awful war 21 March 2007
Shays supports National Public Service Academy
Christopher Shays calls for the creation of a National Public Service Academy 23 March 2007
Jody Olsen celebrate Thailand 45th Anniversary
Jody K. Olsen travels to celebrate 45th Anniversary and meets with Thailand Volunteers 23 March 2007
Hastings appointed to Microsoft Board of Directors
Reed Hastings appointed to Microsoft Board of Directors 26 March 2007
DRI launches program to improve Healthcare in Ghana
Direct Relief International and BD Launch Volunteer Service Program to Improve Healthcare in Ghana 26 March 2007
Gabriela Lena Frank's Compadrazgo debuts
Gabriela Lena Frank's Compadrazgo, a double concerto written for cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, will be performed in the Southern Theatre 26 March 2007
Philippe Newlin lectures on wine
Paraguay RPCV Philippe Newlin lectures on wine 28 March 2007
Steve Wagenseller writes: Vivu Esperanto!
Jamaica RPCV Steve Wagenseller writes: Vivu Esperanto! 28 March 2007
Carl Pope writes: 2 % solution for global warming
Carl Pope writes: 2-percent solution for global warming 28 March 2007
Taft portrait unveiled in Ohio Statehouse
Taft's portrait unveiled at Ohio's Statehouse Rotunda 28 March 2007
Peter Navarro writes "The Coming China Wars"
Thailand RPCV Peter Navarro writes "The Coming China Wars" 30 March 2007
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 | 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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Obituary for Antigua RPCV Mary H. Murray...
Obituary for Antigua RPCV Mary H. Murray 1 March 2007
David Reynolds decided to join the Peace Corps and was...
David Reynolds decided to join the Peace Corps and was assigned to the remote village of Alcalá, in Bolivia 1 March 2007
Ronny Diaz served in Peace Corps from 1979 to 1981...
Ronny Diaz served in Peace Corps from 1979 to 1981 and found his roots in Guatemala 1 March 2007
Namibia RPCV Kristi Jo Lewis launches Global Sistergoods with her...
Namibia RPCV Kristi Jo Lewis launches Global Sistergoods with her sister 1 March 2007
John Violette rafted down the Mississippi in "Down the river"
Nigeria RPCV John Violette rafted down the Mississippi in "Down the river" 1 March 2007
Somalia RPCV Martin Kaplan writes: Time to honor Peace Corps...
Somalia RPCV Martin Kaplan writes: Time to honor Peace Corps volunteers 1 March 2007
Bobby Shriver was responsible really for the creation of RED...
Bobby Shriver was responsible really for the creation of RED as a business 1 March 2007
Ron Tschetter today designates March 2007 as Women's History Month...
Ron Tschetter today designates March 2007 as Women's History Month at the Peace Corps 1 March 2007
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Iraq Deserves One More Chance
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Iraq Deserves One More Chance 1 March 2007
If Niki Tsongas is successful, she will reclaim for herself...
If Niki Tsongas is successful, she will reclaim for herself the House seat her late husband Paul Tsongas held from 1975-79 1 March 2007
Donna Shalala introduces Al Gore at screening for "An Inconvenient...
Donna Shalala introduces Al Gore at screening for "An Inconvenient Truth" 1 March 2007
Donna Shalala leads a question and answer session following Bill...
Donna Shalala leads a question and answer session following Bill Clinton's speech at University of Miami 1 March 2007
Is Wikipedia to blame for allowing administrators to lie about...
Is Wikipedia to blame for allowing administrators to lie about who they are? 1 March 2007
Minnesota Peace Corps Exhibit Arrives at Carleton College...
Minnesota Peace Corps Exhibit Arrives at Carleton College 1 March 2007
Chris Dodd introduces PCV Empowerment Act
Senator Chris Dodd introduces Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act 1 March 2007
Senator Chris Dodd's statement on introducing the Peace Corps Volunteer...
Senator Chris Dodd's statement on introducing the Peace Corps Volunteer Empowerment Act 1 March 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer David Martinez arrived in Bolivia in August...
Peace Corps Volunteer David Martinez arrived in Bolivia in August 2004 with the goal of promoting small business development 2 March 2007
RPCV Owen Cylke writes: Ethiopia Remembered...
RPCV Owen Cylke writes: Ethiopia Remembered 2 March 2007
Owen Cylke writes: Taxi in the Rain
RPCV Owen Cylke writes: Taxi in the Rain 2 March 2007
Guinea Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: It was pretty interesting...
Guinea Peace Corps Volunteer Cami writes: It was pretty interesting to find out that tourism, rather than aiding in the development of the villages and giving the residents a better standard of living, is sometimes even having a backward effect, as kids drop out of school so that they can beg for money from the tourists 2 March 2007
Another 33 Peace Corps Volunteers will arrive in Guyana by...
Another 33 Peace Corps Volunteers will arrive in Guyana by May 31 2 March 2007
Michael Nabozny served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia...
Michael Nabozny served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia and learned an African tribal language, saw Victoria Falls, rode around the dusty savannah in the back of overloaded pickup trucks and sampled delicacies like caterpillars and goat brains 2 March 2007
Jody K. Olsen receives "Founder's Day" Award
Peace Corps Deputy Director Jody K. Olsen has been chosen to receive a 2007 "Founder's Day" Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Utah 2 March 2007
Peace Corps celebrates Anniversary in Turkmenistan...
Peace Corps celebrates Anniversary in Turkmenistan 2 March 2007
Jennifer Reese writes: Buried inside Tom Bissell's impassioned and bloated...
Jennifer Reese writes: Buried inside Tom Bissell's impassioned and bloated memoir, The Father of All Things, is a poignant magazine-length story about an idealistic writer and his ex-Marine father traveling through Vietnam 2 March 2007
Julie Judkins promotes Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Armenia RPCV Julie Judkins promotes Appalachian Trail Conservancy 3 March 2007
Guy Consolmagno blends faith and science
Now, as a Vatican astronomer, Kenya RPCV Guy Consolmagno spends much of his time talking to fellow astronomers, nonscientists, clergy, kids and skeptics about how science and faith, despite public perception, coexist 3 March 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Hawley shares tales of Nicaragua...
Peace Corps Volunteer Sarah Hawley shares tales of Nicaragua 3 March 2007
Senegal RPCV Jennifer Astone devotes herself to the "AIDS orphans...
Senegal RPCV Jennifer Astone devotes herself to the "AIDS orphans" of sub-Saharan Africa as Director of the Firelight Foundation 3 March 2007
Doyle Turns Down Federal Abstinence Money
Doyle Turns Down Federal Abstinence Money 3 March 2007
Jake Plummer has become the first NFL athlete in history...
Jake Plummer has become the first NFL athlete in history to use the Peace Corps in contract negotiations 3 March 2007
Beth Duff Brown writes: Global Warming Effects Hunting for Inuit...
Beth Duff Brown writes: Global Warming Effects Hunting for Inuit 4 March 2007
Topher Hamblett former director of advocacy for the environmental group...
Topher Hamblett former director of advocacy for the environmental group Save the Bay, created "The Foundation for West Africa" two years after visiting Sierra Leone, where he formerly served in the Peace Corps 4 March 2007
Paul J. Tellers started his career as a project architect...
Paul J. Tellers started his career as a project architect with the U.S. Peace Corps in Malawi 4 March 2007
Next Watada court-martial set for July...
Next Watada court-martial set for July 4 March 2007
Astronaut Mae Jemison was the Peace Corps Medical Officer in Sierra Leone and Liberia
Mae Jemison speaks at Wellesley College 4 March 2007
Joe Klein reviews: Tom Bissell's "The Father of All Things...
Joe Klein reviews: Tom Bissell's "The Father of All Things 4 March 2007
Paul McLeary reviews: Tom Bissell's "The Father of All Things...
Paul McLeary reviews: Tom Bissell's "The Father of All Things 4 March 2007
Ryan Nelson goes to Peru with Peace Corps...
Ryan Nelson goes to Peru with Peace Corps 5 March 2007
Thomas Eagleton: 1929-2007...
Thomas Eagleton: 1929-2007 5 March 2007
Pat Waak re-elected chairwoman of Colorado Dems
Pat Waak has been re-elected as chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party 5 March 2007
The Capital Times writes: Chris Dodd has made the defense...
The Capital Times writes: Chris Dodd has made the defense of the Constitution and the restoration of the rule of law central to his outreach to voters 5 March 2007
Dan Olmsted writes: How he was stiff armed by the...
Dan Olmsted writes: How he was stiff armed by the Military on Lariam dangers 5 March 2007
Martha Fox writes: I hope that others will be inspired...
Martha Fox writes: I hope that others will be inspired by the generosity of spirit, open-mindedness and commitment demonstrated every day by those 7,749 Peace Corps volunteers now fighting on the front lines of this war for hearts and minds 5 March 2007
Sixth Anniversary of Disappearance of PCV Walter Poirier
Family says it has been a constant battle to insure that Missing PCV Walter Poirier III is not forgotten by the Peace Corps 6 March 2007
In 1988 Mali Peace Corps Volunteer Kerry Clark found a...
In 1988 Mali Peace Corps Volunteer Kerry Clark found a way to travel to Timbuktu which was totally off-limits to Peace Corps volunteers and could only be reached by overland travel 6 March 2007
Obituary for Peru RPCV Keith McNeill...
Obituary for Peru RPCV Keith McNeill 6 March 2007
Peace Corps experience in Swaziland changes Brigid O'Brien's life...
Peace Corps experience in Swaziland changes Brigid O'Brien's life 6 March 2007
Matt Raboin worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania...
Matt Raboin worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania on a water clarity project using a catchment system and spring box 6 March 2007
Ronald A. Tschetter in US delegation for 50th anniversary of...
Ronald A. Tschetter in US delegation for 50th anniversary of Ghana's Independence 6 March 2007
Hill says new agreement with North Korea is better than...
Hill says new agreement with North Korea is better than 1994 agreement for a variety of reasons 6 March 2007
Sam Farr was de-selected during Peace Corps Training
Sam Farr was de-selected during Peace corps Training in Colombia 6 March 2007
Mike Tidwell's house, once an ordinary 1915 bungalow, has become...
Mike Tidwell's house, once an ordinary 1915 bungalow, has become perhaps the closest thing to a "zero-carbon" home in the area 6 March 2007
Petri supports Bush appointments to lead an investigation of problems...
Petri supports Bush appointments to lead an investigation of problems at the nation's military and veterans' hospitals 6 March 2007
Elaine Jones would be good fit for NAACP President
Jane Smith says: Elaine Jones, former head of the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, would be a perfect fit for the job of NAACP President 6 March 2007
Wolong Bears in China...
Wolong Bears in China 6 March 2007
Moon over Africa...
Moon over Africa 6 March 2007
Carl J. Lace says: In Mali, there was an American...
Carl J. Lace says: In Mali, there was an American Peace Corps volunteer already in place when I arrived to find a village of cannibals 6 March 2007
Beth Ashley writes: Earlier this month I spent four days...
Beth Ashley writes: Earlier this month I spent four days at the Festival on the Niger in Mali where I met some of the Peace Corps Volunteers who had recently been evacuated because of political unrest in Guinea 6 March 2007
In 1988 Mali Peace Corps Volunteer Kerry Clark found a...
In 1988 Mali Peace Corps Volunteer Kerry Clark found a way to travel to Timbuktu which was totally off-limits to Peace Corps volunteers and could only be reached by overland travel 6 March 2007
RPCV Owen Cylke writes: Ethiopia Remembered...
RPCV Owen Cylke writes: Ethiopia Remembered 6 March 2007
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers tidy up desert in Arizona...
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers tidy up desert in Arizona 6 March 2007
Bolivia RPCV Thomas J. Boutureira appointed executive director of Great...
Bolivia RPCV Thomas J. Boutureira appointed executive director of Great Auk Land Trust 7 March 2007
Botswana President Festus Mogae addresses Peace Corps volunteers as they...
Botswana President Festus Mogae addresses Peace Corps volunteers as they end their tour of duty in Botswana 7 March 2007
An Interview with Tony D'Souza: How has your life changed...
An Interview with Tony D'Souza: How has your life changed in the past few years, since your time with the Peace Corps, and in your rise among the ranks of writers? 7 March 2007
Obituary for Mali RPCV Clarence Wilson...
Obituary for Mali RPCV Clarence Wilson 7 March 2007
Uganda RPCV Edward P. Fisher writes: Remember those who dared...
Uganda RPCV Edward P. Fisher writes: Remember those who dared imagine a peaceful world 7 March 2007
Margaret Krome writes: Countering marketers' messages to young girls...
Margaret Krome writes: Countering marketers' messages to young girls 7 March 2007
Donna Shalala co-chairs presidential commission
Donna Shalala and Robert Dole co-chair bipartisan presidential commission charged with looking into the care of wounded service members 7 March 2007
Donna Shalala said she sensed President Bush's fury over reports...
Donna Shalala said she sensed President Bush's fury over reports of shabby treatment of war veterans 7 March 2007
Al Kamen writes: Guess Libby's Pardon Date, Win a T...
Al Kamen writes: Guess Libby's Pardon Date, Win a T-Shirt 7 March 2007
Taxi in the rain...
Taxi in the rain 7 March 2007
The Peace Corps Press Office says: The Peace Corps Office...
The Peace Corps Press Office says: The Peace Corps Office of Inspector General (OIG) is currently analyzing past investigative/search activities to determine what, if any, further efforts can be undertaken with respect to Walter's Poirier's disappearance 8 March 2007
RPCV John Grap writes: When I returned a week ago...
RPCV John Grap writes: When I returned a week ago to Ethiopia, I visited a few schools and was curious to see what the current conditions were like - to see what had changed and what had not 8 March 2007
Mike Honda cites Japan's Sex Slavery
Honda Cites 'Overwhelming Historical Record' Of Japan's Sex Slavery 8 March 2007
Brian Moore takes the Peace Corps message to area high...
Brian Moore takes the Peace Corps message to area high schools in Florida 8 March 2007
Botswana Peace Corps Volunteers Brian & Heather write: The biggest highlight...
Botswana Peace Corps Volunteers Brian & Heather write: The biggest highlight of Close of Service was the special luncheon held to honor us, our counterparts and special friends with H.E. President Festus Mogae in attendance 9 March 2007
Andrew Barrett is a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras...
Andrew Barrett is a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras 9 March 2007
Tom Murphy says Mistakes Have Been Made In Arena Talks...
Tom Murphy says Mistakes Have Been Made In Arena Talks 9 March 2007
Sixth Anniversary of the Disappearance of Bolivia PCV Walter Poirier...
Sixth Anniversary of the Disappearance of Bolivia PCV Walter Poirier 9 March 2007
Daniel Ford reviews: Tom Bissell's "The Father of All Things...
Daniel Ford reviews: Tom Bissell's "The Father of All Things 10 March 2007
Forest Ratchford's mission for the Peace Corps in Romania is...
Forest Ratchford's mission for the Peace Corps in Romania is to increase entrepreneurship and to help small businesses integrate technology - such as cash registers - into their fledgling capitalist operations 11 March 2007
Ashley Hardaway serves as Peace Corps volunteer in the Ukraine...
Ashley Hardaway serves as Peace Corps volunteer in the Ukraine 11 March 2007
Michael R. Bell writes: Most farmers are subsistence farmers trying...
Michael R. Bell writes: Most farmers are subsistence farmers trying to produce enough food to feed their families 12 March 2007
Mark Schneider, says Sudan's leaders "have violated every commitment that...
Mark Schneider, says Sudan's leaders "have violated every commitment that they've made and there is no longer any rationale for waiting" to impose sanctions 12 March 2007
Petri receives education honor...
Petri receives education honor 12 March 2007
Richard Celeste calls term limits for legislators a "disaster"
Richard Celeste calls term limits for legislators a "disaster" 12 March 2007
In 1960 Maury Albertson was named director of the congressional...
In 1960 Maury Albertson was named director of the congressional panel that was to study the feasibility and public support for an international volunteer service program for young people 12 March 2007
Christopher Abram is serving a two-year mission with the...
Christopher Abram is serving a two-year mission with the Peace Corps in South Africa 13 March 2007
Taft said he spoke some Swahili and the buildings where...
Taft said he spoke some Swahili and the buildings where he taught and lived 40 years ago was still there 13 March 2007
Direct Relief International recognized as a "Four Star Charity" by...
Direct Relief International recognized as a "Four Star Charity" by leading nonprofit evaluator Charity Navigator 13 March 2007
Tom Bissell tells the story of how Vietnam came home
Tom Bissell tells the story of how Vietnam came home to the family 13 March 2007
Alma Guillermoprieto writes: Rufina Amaya, the woman who was often...
Alma Guillermoprieto writes: Rufina Amaya, the woman who was often identified as the last, or only, survivor of the massacre at the village of El Mozote, died last week 14 March 2007
John Garamendi writes: Climate Change & Energy Policy: What California Must...
John Garamendi writes: Climate Change & Energy Policy: What California Must Do 14 March 2007
Joseph Opala and Gary Chatelain work on a computerized model...
Joseph Opala and Gary Chatelain work on a computerized model of Bunce Island, an 18th century British slave castle in the Republic of Sierra Leone on the West African coast 14 March 2007
How To Kp Hostil Jrks From Taking Ovr Your Onlin...
How To Kp Hostil Jrks From Taking Ovr Your Onlin Community 14 March 2007
Mike Willson was a member of the first Peace Corps...
Mike Willson was a member of the first Peace Corps group to enter training in June, 1961 15 March 2007
Obituary for Ethiopia RPCV Claudette Renner...
Obituary for Ethiopia RPCV Claudette Renner 15 March 2007
Kathy Randall is a Peace Corps Volunteer working in Public...
Kathy Randall is a Peace Corps Volunteer working in Public health in Kenya 15 March 2007
Obituary for Morocco RPCV Joy Keyserling...
Obituary for Morocco RPCV Joy Keyserling 15 March 2007
Foreign Affairs Minister Patterson Oti is seeking the re-engagement...
Foreign Affairs Minister Patterson Oti is seeking the re-engagement of US Peace Corp in Solomon Islands 15 March 2007
Parents of Peace Corps Volunteers in York, Pennsylvania gather for...
Parents of Peace Corps Volunteers in York, Pennsylvania gather for support as their children serve overseas 15 March 2007
I was diagnosed with clinical depression back in high school...
I was diagnosed with clinical depression back in high school and was hospitalized a few times. I haven't been on any meds since 2003 but I saw a therapist twice in December of 2006. What exactly is the policy on dealing with depression? 15 March 2007
Mark L. Schneider writes: A 'New Deal' for Latin America...
Mark L. Schneider writes: A 'New Deal' for Latin America 15 March 2007
Peter Hessler returns to alma mater
Author Peter Hessler returns to alma mater at Hickman High School to talk with students 15 March 2007
Thailand RPCV Shanna Baggaley served community of Woodland California...
Thailand RPCV Shanna Baggaley served community of Woodland California 16 March 2007
Chris Matthews says: Anybody who‘s ever been in the Peace...
Chris Matthews says: Anybody who‘s ever been in the Peace Corps knows people don‘t like being taken over 16 March 2007
Morocco RPCV Cathy Donahoe to help people in the Dominican...
Morocco RPCV Cathy Donahoe to help people in the Dominican Republic with physical therapy needs 17 March 2007
Doyle slows on open-records requests...
Doyle slows on open-records requests 18 March 2007
Scott Stossel writes: Whose Life Is It...
Scott Stossel writes: Whose Life Is It? 18 March 2007
Obituary for Cameroon RPCV Jules Delambre...
Obituary for Cameroon RPCV Jules Delambre 19 March 2007
Peter Vernezze is on a Peace Corps mission to China...
Peter Vernezze is on a Peace Corps mission to China to teach at the Sichuan Normal University in Chengdu 19 March 2007
Venezuela RPCV Juanita Hagan protests war in Iraq...
Venezuela RPCV Juanita Hagan protests war in Iraq 19 March 2007
Tom Weisner addresses issues facing Cook and other Aurora Housing...
Tom Weisner addresses issues facing Cook and other Aurora Housing Authority residents 19 March 2007
Fred O'Regan writes: Save the Polar Bears
Fred O'Regan writes: Save the Polar Bears, End the Hunts 19 March 2007
Al Kamen writes: Cynthia McKinney is "No Longer a Sign...
Al Kamen writes: Cynthia McKinney is "No Longer a Sign of the Times" 19 March 2007
When Dick Linn was younger, he protested the Vietnam War...
When Dick Linn was younger, he protested the Vietnam War and joined the Peace Corps. Now he plans to stage a counterprotest against Iraq War demonstrators in D.C.. Even if you don't agree about the reasons the country went to war, he said, America has a responsibility to see the mission through. 19 March 2007
Cameroon RPCV Pavla Zakova-Laney displays photos in Albany...
Cameroon RPCV Pavla Zakova-Laney displays photos in Albany 20 March 2007
Lynne Nash, 68, a retired Shippensburg University professor, will serve...
Lynne Nash, 68, a retired Shippensburg University professor, will serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kiribati 20 March 2007
Papua New Guinea RPCV Skye Rhode writes: The first time...
Papua New Guinea RPCV Skye Rhode writes: The first time I set foot in Papua New Guinea, I was so scared of offending anyone that I managed to do it anyway 20 March 2007
RPCV Skye Rhode writes: Economic opportunities for women in Papua...
RPCV Skye Rhode writes: Economic opportunities for women in Papua New Guinea are changing those traditional gender roles 20 March 2007
Dodd Opens Iowa Headquarters...
Dodd Opens Iowa Headquarters 20 March 2007
Bolivia RPCV writes: In most of the world, every dog...
Bolivia RPCV writes: In most of the world, every dog has its day; in Tarija, Bolivia's sixth largest city, they get a week-and then some 21 March 2007
Sarah Norton joins Peace Corps' First Mission To Cambodia...
Sarah Norton joins Peace Corps' First Mission To Cambodia 21 March 2007
Niger RPCV Angela "Khadija" Williams,a veteran U.S. foreign-service...
Niger RPCV Angela "Khadija" Williams,a veteran U.S. foreign-service officer who embraced Islam nearly three decades ago, is helping gain asylum for Ansam, an Iraqi translator for coalition forces 21 March 2007
In Paraguay, instead of major changes, Peace Corps Volunteer Nathaniel...
In Paraguay, instead of major changes, Peace Corps Volunteer Nathaniel Brodie learned that he had to shift his expectations to making small changes 21 March 2007
Tschetter meets with UN Secretary General Ki-moon
Tschetter meets with UN Secretary General Ki-moon 21 March 2007
Ambassador Gaddi H. Vasquez is the 8th United States Representative...
Ambassador Gaddi H. Vasquez is the 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organizations 21 March 2007
Margaret Krome writes: Peace vigil appropriate response
Margaret Krome writes: Peace vigil appropriate response to awful war 21 March 2007
Sam Farr tacks relief for spinach growers on to war...
Sam Farr tacks relief for spinach growers on to war bill 21 March 2007
Dodd for President today officially announced the addition of Sheryl...
Dodd for President today officially announced the addition of Sheryl Cohen as Campaign Manager 21 March 2007
Al Kamen writes: Clinton fired Prosecutors too
Tunisia RPCV Al Kamen writes: Clinton fired Prosecutors too 21 March 2007
RPCV David Jaroch cherishes the time he spent in Ghana...
RPCV David Jaroch cherishes the time he spent in Ghana in the 1960's 22 March 2007
U.S. negotiator Christopher R. Hill expressed irritation at North Korea's...
U.S. negotiator Christopher R. Hill expressed irritation at North Korea's insistence that the $25 million be transferred before talks could begin 22 March 2007
Obituary for Tonga RPCV Ervin "Duane" Lassen...
Obituary for Tonga RPCV Ervin "Duane" Lassen 22 March 2007
Lauren Gritzke has been awarded a United States Department of...
Lauren Gritzke has been awarded a United States Department of State Fulbright Scholarship to spend an academic year teaching English in Korea. Her mother, Karen Gritzke, was stationed in Korea with the Peace Corps. 23 March 2007
Obituary for Poland and Sierra Leone RPCV Ellen Elliot...
Obituary for Poland and Sierra Leone RPCV Ellen Elliot 23 March 2007
Shays supports National Public Service Academy
Christopher Shays calls for the creation of a National Public Service Academy 23 March 2007
Jody Olsen celebrate Thailand 45th Anniversary
Jody K. Olsen travels to celebrate 45th Anniversary and meets with Thailand Volunteers 23 March 2007
Former U.S. Rep. Tony Hall returned to his old Capitol...
Former U.S. Rep. Tony Hall returned to his old Capitol Hill stomping grounds Thursday to announce an ambitious goal: uniting religious leaders to help bring peace to the Middle East 23 March 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 23 March 2007
Public Service Academy Act of 2007...
Public Service Academy Act of 2007 23 March 2007
Stephen Barr writes: A Push to Create a Fresh Class...
Stephen Barr writes: A Push to Create a Fresh Class of Public Servants 23 March 2007
Dr. Mary Frantz and her husband, Dr. John Frantz joined...
Dr. Mary Frantz and her husband, Dr. John Frantz joined the Peace Corps in 1968 and were stationed in Afghanistan, where they taught medicine 24 March 2007
Education, employment, civic engagement, immigration and healthcare for Latinos and...
Education, employment, civic engagement, immigration and healthcare for Latinos and Latinas dominated a Saturday forum hosted by state Rep. John Kefalas 24 March 2007
Texas Grandmother Katrina Meredith loves being Peace Corps Volunteer in...
Texas Grandmother Katrina Meredith loves being Peace Corps Volunteer in Macedonia 25 March 2007
Marc Leepson reviews Tom Bissell's "father of all Things...
Marc Leepson reviews Tom Bissell's "father of all Things" 25 March 2007
Retrial of pain Doctor Hurwitz renews debate on M.D. prosecutions...
Retrial of pain Doctor Hurwitz renews debate on M.D. prosecutions 26 March 2007
DRI launches program to improve Healthcare in Ghana
Direct Relief International and BD Launch Volunteer Service Program to Improve Healthcare in Ghana 26 March 2007
Mali RPCV Lance Matteson to head Ulster County Development Corporation...
Mali RPCV Lance Matteson to head Ulster County Development Corporation 26 March 2007
Thailand RPCV Steven Major, a translator for the American Red...
Thailand RPCV Steven Major, a translator for the American Red Cross MIX program in Fort Wayne, has helped local refugees with his ability to speak Thai and Lao 26 March 2007
Laraine Martin recently returned to the U.S. after two years...
Laraine Martin recently returned to the U.S. after two years serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo 26 March 2007
Kinky Friedman used his show to benefit his Utopia animal...
Kinky Friedman used his show to benefit his Utopia animal rescue ranch 26 March 2007
Gabriela Lena Frank's Compadrazgo debuts
Gabriela Lena Frank's Compadrazgo, a double concerto written for cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, will be performed in the Southern Theatre 26 March 2007
Hastings appointed to Microsoft Board of Directors
Reed Hastings appointed to Microsoft Board of Directors 26 March 2007
Malaria Kills: 'If I went again, I'd take my pills...
Malaria Kills: 'If I went again, I'd take my pills' 27 March 2007
Obituary for Lesotho RPCV Ruth Dunn...
Obituary for Lesotho RPCV Ruth Dunn 27 March 2007
Still skeet shooting at 90, Philippines RPCV John Taylor is...
Still skeet shooting at 90, Philippines RPCV John Taylor is 'one of the last Southern gentlemen' 27 March 2007
Having served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Poland at...
Having served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Poland at the age of 80, Martha Strunsky said age has never and would never hold her back 27 March 2007
Dodd withholds support of nominee over Swift Boat contribution...
Dodd withholds support of nominee over Swift Boat contribution 27 March 2007
Steve Wagenseller writes: Vivu Esperanto!
Jamaica RPCV Steve Wagenseller writes: Vivu Esperanto! 28 March 2007
Philippe Newlin lectures on wine
Paraguay RPCV Philippe Newlin lectures on wine 28 March 2007
Carl Pope writes: 2 % solution for global warming
Carl Pope writes: 2-percent solution for global warming 28 March 2007
Walsh says budget plan would hurt families...
Walsh says budget plan would hurt families 28 March 2007
Taft portrait unveiled in Ohio Statehouse
Taft's portrait unveiled at Ohio's Statehouse Rotunda 28 March 2007
Benin RPCV Erin Sweeney writes: Gangbe Brass Band is a...
Benin RPCV Erin Sweeney writes: Gangbe Brass Band is a hit with Voodoo jazz 29 March 2007
RPCV James Lancaster raises funds for the African Literacy Art...
RPCV James Lancaster raises funds for the African Literacy Art & Development Association (ALAD), and organization he founded in 2002 to empower impoverished families in Ghanaian rural villages 29 March 2007
Peace Corps Volunteer Small Olympian Bear writes: What does a...
Peace Corps Volunteer Small Olympian Bear writes: What does a Volunteer do in the day? 29 March 2007
Morocco RPCV Rebecca Short to be new Program Director at...
Morocco RPCV Rebecca Short to be new Program Director at Memorial Library 29 March 2007
Carol Bellamy to speak at the University of South Florida...
Carol Bellamy to speak at the University of South Florida 29 March 2007
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Needed: Study Group II...
Michael O'Hanlon writes: Needed: Study Group II 29 March 2007
Chris Matthews will receive honorary degree at Villanova...
Chris Matthews will receive honorary degree at Villanova 29 March 2007
Eux.tv says: Serbian government denies permission for Peace Corps program...
Eux.tv says: Serbian government denies permission for Peace Corps program 30 March 2007
Botswana RPCV Sandra Meek wins $10,000 prize for manuscript...
Botswana RPCV Sandra Meek wins $10,000 prize for manuscript 30 March 2007
Kenya RPCV Henry Der writes: We will not allow Hilton...
Kenya RPCV Henry Der writes: We will not allow Hilton Hotel and its paid lobbyists to deprive what immigrant students have been waiting for over 30 years: a permanent City College home 30 March 2007
Peter Navarro writes "The Coming China Wars"
Thailand RPCV Peter Navarro writes "The Coming China Wars" 30 March 2007
Laura Campbell is going to Zambia as a Peace Corps...
Laura Campbell is going to Zambia as a Peace Corps Volunteer 30 March 2007
Carol Bellamy, former Executive Director of the United Nations' Children's...
Carol Bellamy, former Executive Director of the United Nations' Children's Fund (UNICEF) spoke to a large crowd in the auditorium of the Harrison Institute/Small Library 30 March 2007
Haiti and Costa Rica RPCV Susan Ely appointed Interim Executive...
Haiti and Costa Rica RPCV Susan Ely appointed Interim Executive Director of Peace Corps Encore! 30 March 2007
Micronesia RPCV Maura Fulton resigns as Executive Director of Peace...
Micronesia RPCV Maura Fulton resigns as Executive Director of Peace Corps Encore! 30 March 2007
Peace Corps Promotes Environmental Awareness on Earth Day...
Peace Corps Promotes Environmental Awareness on Earth Day 30 March 2007
Joel Connelly writes: Dodd betting that Americans want experienced president...
Joel Connelly writes: Dodd betting that Americans want experienced president 30 March 2007
Dole, Shalala tour Miami hospitals before formal investigation begins...
Dole, Shalala tour Miami hospitals before formal investigation begins 30 March 2007
Jody K. Olsen travels to Micronesia to meet Peace Corps...
Jody K. Olsen travels to Micronesia to meet Peace Corps Volunteers and partners 30 March 2007
Ex-Mayor Murphy gives Pittsburgh tour...
Ex-Mayor Murphy gives Pittsburgh tour 30 March 2007
Toledo says: 'I'm enjoying my freedom...
Toledo says: 'I'm enjoying my freedom' 30 March 2007
Craig Seligman writes: Marine Vet Returns to Vietnam With Nosy...
Craig Seligman writes: Marine Vet Returns to Vietnam With Nosy Journalist Son in Tow 30 March 2007
Pakistan RPCV Oscar Robinson retires after 22 years with university...
Pakistan RPCV Oscar Robinson retires after 22 years with university 31 March 2007
