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- April 18, 2003: Headlines: COS - Liberia: NPCA: Scholar: Linda Gray served in the Peace Corps as a high-school teacher in Liberia and later and served as executive director of the National Peace Corps Association Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 2:18 pm [1]
- April 14, 2003: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Business: PR Newswire: Liberia RPCV Robert Barrett Elected Association Chair of the California Travel Industry Association Sunday, January 16, 2005 - 2:15 pm [1]
- December 17, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Art: Lighting Design: San Francisco Chronicle: Liberia RPCV Sue Johnson is lamp shade designer Friday, December 17, 2004 - 8:26 pm [1]
- November 17, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Forestry: Bogalusa Daily News: Liberia RPCV Charles A. "Buck" Vandersteen is Executive Director of the Louisiana Forestry Association, a private non-profit trade association promoting forestry in Louisiana. Monday, November 29, 2004 - 4:32 am [1]
- January 31, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Speaking Out: Preservation: Fredricksburg News: Liberia RPCV Archer Di Peppe says Loss of Crow's Nest would worsen local life Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 4:06 pm [1]
- June 17, 2003: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Speaking Out: Preservation: Fredricksburg News: Depending on your point of view, Liberia RPCV Archer Di Peppe is either the conscience of the Fredericksburg area or one of the region's most annoying residents Sunday, November 21, 2004 - 4:06 pm [1]
- October 26, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Service: Secondary Education: Contra Costa Times: Sharon Mosher Tangney first visited Liberia in 1969 as a Peace Corps volunteer. Her passion for helping that country's children has rubbed off on several local school groups. Saturday, November 06, 2004 - 2:19 pm [1]
- October 27, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Service: Secondary Education: Tri-Valley Herald: Sharon Mosher Tangney's nonprofit organization, Hands Across the Water, is affiliated with the national Friends of Liberia association made up of former Peace Corps volunteers Friday, March 10, 2006 - 10:56 pm [2]
- September 29, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Speaking Out: Front Porch: RPCV Archer Di Peppe remembers traffic in Liberia Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 2:57 pm [1]
- September 18, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Writing - Liberia: Preservation: The Free Lance Star: From his malaria-stricken Peace Corps days in Liberia to his outspoken preservationist stand in Fredericksburg, Archer Di Peppe venerates the things he holds dearest--his family, his community, his connection with nature and history Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 1:37 pm [1]
- May 8, 2003: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Return to our COS - Liberia: The Arizona Republic: RPCV Bobbi Bronstein returns to Liberia Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - 5:07 pm [1]
- July 28, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Iraq: Atlanta Journal Constitution: Former Associate Director for Liberia Ken Cobb hired by Halliburton subsidiary KBR to refuel jets in Iraq. Wednesday, July 28, 2004 - 4:30 pm [1]
- September 9, 2002: Headlines: COS - Liberia: COS - Honduras: Diplomacy: State Department: Liberia RPCV Larry L. Palmer was sworn in as Ambassador to Honduras on September 9, 2002, by Secretary of State Powell Sunday, June 12, 2005 - 12:32 am [2]
- June 24, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Writing - Liberia: VillageSoup: Liberia RPCV Kathleen Brandes writes best-selling Moon Handbooks Maine and Moon Handbooks Coastal Maine Monday, June 28, 2004 - 10:36 am [1]
- May 24, 2004: Headlines: COS - Liberia: University Education: Indian Studies: Idaho State Journal: Dr. Dennis M. Walsh, Idaho State University English professor for 24 years, retired last December after a 40-year teaching career. Walsh joined the Peace Corps and taught English and French at a high school in Liberia in the 1960's Tuesday, May 25, 2004 - 6:57 pm [1]
- March 23, 2004 - Alertnet: Thailand RPCV Thomas Tighe announces Medical Relief Supplies to Reach Liberia Monday, March 29, 2004 - 6:44 pm [1]
- March 7, 2004 - Council on Foreign Relations: Liberia RPCV Joseph Siegle is Douglas Dillon Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 9:43 pm [2]
- January 12, 2004 - National Review: Twenty years ago I was a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching in Liberia (not a lovely country). Never did I or any of my fellow volunteers believe that our efforts would be better put to use back in the States Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 11:55 pm [1]
- January 1, 2004 - The World and I: Stephen Grogoza was a Peace Corps volunteer in both Togo and Liberia in the late 1970s and early 1980s and has frequently traveled to the region since Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 11:54 pm [1]
- February 9, 2004 - Katu: Liberia RPCV Kathryn Scott will use her experience and expertise to help prevent outbreaks of disease in Clackamas County Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 9:36 pm [1]
- February 6, 2004 - The Oregonian: Liberia RPCV Kathryn Scott defends area against disease, terror as epidemiologist Tuesday, February 10, 2004 - 9:30 pm [1]
- January 21, 2004 - Inside Bay Area: Obituary Liberia RPCV Gerald E. "Jerry" Axtell Thursday, January 05, 2006 - 1:12 am [2]
- January 22, 2004 - The Arizona Republic: Liberia RPCV Robin Dunn Marcos is the regional director of the International Rescue Committee, working to help refugees resettling in Arizona Saturday, March 12, 2022 - 2:09 pm [4]
- January 7, 2004 - Willamette Week,: Ray Horn as a Peace Corps volunteer in the mid-'60s, was arrested in Liberia after printing an objectionable statement in a student newsletter he started Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 11:35 pm [1]
- March 25, 1983 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Robert Long who died while serving in Liberia in March, 1983 at Age 25 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:38 am [1]
- April 26, 1978 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Christopher E Luecke who died while serving in Liberia in April, 1978 at Age 22 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:37 am [1]
- October 9, 1976 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer June Cross who died while serving in Liberia in October, 1976 at Age 53 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:37 am [1]
- February 29, 1976 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer James E Hoffman who died while serving in Liberia in February, 1976 at Age 25 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:36 am [1]
- May 30, 1975 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Grace M Russomanno who died while serving in Liberia in May, 1975 at Age 26 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:36 am [1]
- May 30, 1975 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Diane M Fahey who died while serving in Liberia in May, 1975 at Age 22 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:34 am [1]
- December 20, 1971 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer James Henrietta who died while serving in Liberia in December, 1971 at Age 24 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:34 am [1]
- December 18, 1971 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Valerie Roberts who died while serving in Liberia in December, 1971 at Age 25 Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 2:30 pm [2]
- December 18, 1971 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Periard who died while serving in Liberia in December, 1971 at Age 22 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:33 am [1]
- August 24, 1971 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Marsha Ragno who died while serving in Liberia in August, 1971 at Age 23 Monday, April 15, 2013 - 3:08 am [2]
- March 22, 1971 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Agatha Thornton who died while serving in Liberia in March, 1971 at Age 65 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:32 am [1]
- January 13, 1970 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Martha Merrill who died while serving in Liberia in January, 1970 at Age 23 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:31 am [1]
- January 13, 1970 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Marilyn McKay who died while serving in Liberia in January, 1970 at Age 23 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:30 am [1]
- January 13, 1970 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Susan Davey who died while serving in Liberia in January, 1970 at Age 23 Sunday, December 21, 2003 - 11:30 am [1]
- November 16, 2003 - Hometown Annapolis: Liberia RPCV Norma Haas dies in Maryland Tuesday, November 18, 2003 - 1:09 pm [1]
- November 18, 2003 - Tri-valley Herald: Liberia RPCV Sharon Mosher, helps students make connection with Liberia Thursday, December 02, 2004 - 5:27 am [2]
- September 11, 2003 - Washington Post: Liberia RPCV Irwin J. 'Jerry' Ainsfield dies in Washington DC Friday, September 12, 2003 - 11:05 pm [1]
- August 1, 2003 - USA Today: Interview with Liberia RPCV Joseph Siegle Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 9:47 am [1]
- December 16, 2001 - Augusta Chronicle: Liberia RPCV Larry Palmer became career diplomat Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 7:56 pm [5]
- July 12, 2003 - The Telegraph: Former Peace Corps volunteer Sue Baer remembers Liberia fondly Saturday, July 12, 2003 - 10:53 pm [1]
- July 6, 2003 - Denver Post: RPCV Nancy Vorkink formed "The Friends of Daniel" to help Liberian student Friday, July 11, 2003 - 11:11 am [1]
- April 3, 2003 - Houston Chronicle: Liberia RPCV Kijana Wiseman tells audiences stories of Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - 12:49 pm [2]
- July 1, 2001 - RPCVS of Washington State: The Journey and the Photograph Friday, February 14, 2003 - 9:06 pm [1]
- March 9, 1995 - San Fransisco State University: Liberia RPCV Victor C. Johnson taught social studies in the capital city of Monrovia 30 years ago Friday, February 14, 2003 - 9:04 pm [1]
- July 1, 2001 - Islands: Liberian Cookhouse Cooking by RPCV Joan Keenan Friday, February 24, 2006 - 12:43 pm [2]
- January 1, 1997 - Rive University: Two years in a town in Liberia with no running water, electricity or any of the other amenities of civilization would be enough for most people Friday, February 14, 2003 - 8:58 pm [1]
- April 26, 2002 - The Perspective: Friends of Liberia Calls For Release of Human Rights Activist and Reopening of Independent Newspaper Monday, November 24, 2008 - 5:49 pm [2]
- July 1, 2001 - Adventure Divas: Peace Corps. hard core. Friday, October 31, 2008 - 1:28 pm [12]
- January 1, 1998 - Manovision: The return of the US Peace Corps by Hassan Kiawu Friday, February 14, 2003 - 8:47 pm [1]
- July 1, 2001 - Personal Web Site: Second Thoughts a Little Late by Phillip Martin, Liberia RPCV Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 2:27 pm [2]
- January 14, 2002 - Personal Web Site: The Palaver Hut Friday, October 09, 2015 - 10:18 am [5]
- January 13, 2002 - Roanoke Times: RPCV Peter Schwab writes book about Africa Friday, January 18, 2002 - 10:18 am [1]
- Then you're not a stranger by Peggy and Philip Brownrigg Friday, April 15, 2005 - 7:16 am [2]
- A GUIDE TO THE PEACE CORPS RECORDS OF WARREN d'AZEVEDO: The Peace Corps in Liberia. 1961-1970 Thursday, July 05, 2001 - 10:20 am [1]
- Peace Corps Training for Liberia in 1975 Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 11:23 am [2]
- My Peace Corps Experience in Liberia Sunday, July 01, 2001 - 7:08 pm [1]
- Peace Corps Teaching in Buchanan, Liberia Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 5:14 am [11]
- The Toughest Job You'll Ever Love? by Phillip Martin, Liberia RPCV Sunday, July 01, 2001 - 7:07 pm [1]
- Peace Corps Liberia Message Board - Yahoo Club Sunday, August 13, 2006 - 5:13 am [4]
- Peace Corps Group 28 - Liberia - Bulletin Board Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 12:07 pm [5]
- Peace Corps Group 28 - Liberia - Official Web Site Sunday, July 01, 2001 - 7:04 pm [1]
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- February 17, 2002 - Virginia Pilot: Liberia RPCV Richard Singletary collects African Art Wednesday, February 20, 2002 - 9:58 am [1]
- February 1, 2002 - New African: PC Staffer Mae Jemison honored with Multicultural Prism Awards Thursday, February 21, 2002 - 10:31 am [1]
- May 26, 2002 - Arizona Republic: Fighting tobacco nothing new for Liberia RPCV Wednesday, May 29, 2002 - 1:24 pm [1]
- June 1, 2002 - PCOL Exclusive: The Impact of the Peace Corps Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 8:48 pm [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Center for Internation Ethnomedicinal Education and Research: Cultural Uses of Plants by Liberia RPCV Gabriell DeBear Paye Friday, May 25, 2007 - 11:56 am [2]
- September 1, 2002 - BHSU: Liberia RPCV Robert H. Phillips received the Alumni Association's 2002 Excellence in Education Award Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:47 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Priamte Freedom: Rick Bogle and Lynn Pauly who served as education volunteers in Liberia now lead Priamte Freedom Movement Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:42 am [1]
- July 9, 1999 - Winthrop University: Friends of Liberia members said they are committed to continuing the Workshops For Teachers for at least the next five year Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:33 am [1]
- December 7, 2002 - Duluth News Tribune: Liberia RPCV Kelley Jewett, a physician and missionary to Liberia and India, awaits her next assignment Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:30 am [1]
- June 30, 2000 - Winthrop University: Winthrop Art Professor supported by Friends of Liberia to Catalog Art Work Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:27 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Women and Public Policy Program: Dr. Beverlee Bruce served as U.S. Peace Corps Director in Liberia Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:24 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Personal Web Page: Black Snake and the Eggs - a folktale of Liberia collected by RPCV Philip Martin Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:20 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Personal Web Page: The Spider in the Honey Tree - a folktale of Liberia collected by RPCV Philip Martin Monday, December 19, 2005 - 8:18 pm [2]
- July 13, 2003 - Personal Web Page: Deep in the Bush, Where People Rarely Ever Go - stories collected in Liberia by and RPCV Phillip Martin Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:19 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Lane Community College: First Night in the Bush by Liberia RPCV Helen Hollyer Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:11 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Team Dynamics: From 1975 to 1977 Chuck Needlman worked in Liberia, West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:08 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - The Michigan Daily Online: Poland PCV Vincent Schommer's father Gerald and mother Barb were both Peace Corps volunteers in their own day - in fact, they met in Liberia and returned to the U.S. to marry in 1968. Wednesday, November 19, 2003 - 7:28 pm [2]
- July 13, 2003 - National Louis University: Susan Kerstein joined Peace Corps and went to Liberia in West Africa for two very long years and lived in a village of 150 people Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 10:03 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Society: Judy Bruce-Mangle also served in the Peace Corps in Liberia Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:59 am [1]
- April 20, 2001 - Catholics in Public Square: Mary Jo Bane was at the 1963 March on Washington, and then spent two years in the Peace Corps in Liberia, West Africa Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:57 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Ibike: Liberia RPCV David Mozer hopes bike tours raise profile of Africa Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:49 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - Personal Web Site: I went to Liberia with the Peace Corps right out of college with a BS in biology expecting an assignment teaching science Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:42 am [1]
- June 30, 2003 - The Perspective: It now appears that the arrival of the first US Peace Corps Volunteers in Palala in the 1960s saw a change in this school tradition Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:40 am [1]
- July 9, 2003 - Rocky Mountain News: RPCV William J. Townend Liberian intervention could prove helpful Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:35 am [1]
- July 13, 2003 - University of Washington: Fortunately, a Peace Corps recruiter offered me a position in Liberia, West Africa Sunday, July 13, 2003 - 9:29 am [1]
- 2006.10.29: October 29, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Libraries: Sunday News Lancaster: Liberia RPCV Leo Shelley is associate professor of Library Science at Millersville University Monday, December 25, 2006 - 10:57 am [1]
- 2006.09.15: September 15, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Secondary Education: Malden Observer: Liberia RPCV Jo Sullivan looks to unify curriculum in Malden Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 9:23 am [1]
- 2006.09.01: September 1, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Reconciliation: Worcester Teegram & Gazette: Liberia RPCV Virginia Swain helps others chart course in turbulent times Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 9:06 am [1]
- 2006.08.20: August 20, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Obituaries: Minneapolis Star Tribune: Obituary for Liberia RPCV John R. Mitchell Tuesday, September 05, 2006 - 7:46 am [1]
- 2006.07.24: July 24, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: TEFL: Language: The Aspen Times: Liberia RPCV Sharon Moya will be English language learner (ELL) instructional facilitator for Roaring Fork School District Tuesday, August 01, 2006 - 8:39 am [1]
- 2006.07.04: July 4, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: NGO's: Libraries: The Oregonian: Liberia RPCV Ann Easterly started African Children's Libraries Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 7:45 am [1]
- 2006.06.22: June 22, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Journalism: phillyburbs.com: Liberia RPCV Jodie DeJonge named AP's chief of bureau for Washington and Idaho Friday, July 14, 2006 - 9:21 am [1]
- 2006.06.29: June 29, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: COS - Zambia: Crisis Corps: AIDS: HIV: Peace Corps: Zelda Zadnik served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia (1981-84) and later as a Crisis Corps volunteer in Zambia Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 1:08 pm [1]
- 2006.06.30: June 30, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Art: Sculpture: Wausau Daily Herald: Woodson granite project continues as Liberia RPCV Susan Falkman chisels with her own style Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 9:01 am [1]
- 2006.06.09: June 9, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Obituaries: Public Relations: Washington Post: Liberia RPCV David Culver Swanston, 64, an award-winning public relations executive, died of cancer Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 9:27 am [1]
- 2006.06.17: June 17, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Medicine: Health Care: Democrat & Chronicle : Liberia RPCV Phil Weisberg says: Move U.S. toward universal health care Monday, June 19, 2006 - 12:15 pm [1]
- 2006.05.08: May 8, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: United Nations: NGO's: Sexual Abuse: VOA: UN Probes Allegations of Sex Abuse By Aid Workers In Liberia Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 9:17 pm [1]
- October 29, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: NGO's: Florida Times Union: Liberia RPCV Rena Coughlin is president and CEO of the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida Monday, January 09, 2006 - 4:36 pm [1]
- January 2, 2006: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Sports: Football: Miami Herald: 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 Monday, January 02, 2006 - 11:16 am [1]
- November 27, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Troy Record: Forty years after Harry Thornhill went to Liberia with the Peace Corps, he and his wife are still active with the international organization through the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Northeastern New York Friday, December 02, 2005 - 12:09 pm [1]
- October 9, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Greeley Tribune: Jamel Russell is the daughter of a Peace Corps volunteer and a Liberian woman who married and moved to Colorado when she was 1 year old Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 11:44 pm [1]
- September 12, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Nursing: Awards: Hartford Courant: Liberia RPCV Ann roderick is Tariffville's Citizen of the Year Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 8:39 am [1]
- August 21, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Centenarians: Longevity: Older Volunteers: Sherman Denison Herald Democrat: Liberia RPCV Glenna Robinson Judd to celebrate 100th birthday Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 1:27 pm [1]
- August 17, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Obituaries: Richmond Times-Dispatch: Liberia RPCV Sara Chiodo Woolford dies in Florida Saturday, August 20, 2005 - 2:21 pm [1]
- July 15, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Communications: Nasa: Filmaking: DeSoto Times: Liberia RPCV Blaine Baggett is executive manager the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Office of Communication and Education Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 4:49 pm [1]
- July 13, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: National Parks: Awards: Minority Volunteers: African American Issues: History: Buffalo Soldiers: Yosemite National Park: Liberia RPCV Shelton Johnson Honored by the Center for Public Interest Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 2:14 am [4]
- June 11, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Personal Web Site: Yankee Transplant says: In 1975, F had been in Liberia, West Africa, working for the Peace Corps. During his time there, he met and fell in love with A., who was 19 years old and amazingly beautiful. Her skin was dark, dark brown and had a perpetual sheen to it. Her hair was braided and way down her back. She was more than just stunning and sexy, she was engaging and intelligent and soft-hearted. Monday, June 27, 2005 - 12:01 am [1]
- June 16, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Sedona Red Rock News: After graduating from college, Genevieve Stokes planned to go into law, but first volunteered for the recently-established Peace Corps. She spent three years in Liberia, in west Africa. After learning the Grebo language and receiving medical training, Stokes taught in the mornings and ran a health clinic from her home during the afternoons. Friday, June 24, 2005 - 11:39 pm [1]
- June 22, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: HIV: AIDS: All Africa: Christienne Durbin worked in Liberia as a Peace Corps Volunteer during the early stages of the civil war. Now back in America with the international humanitarian group, Direct Relief, Durbin recalls the early fight to create awareness about the deadly virus that is now posing a threat to nation recovering from war. Friday, June 24, 2005 - 11:31 am [1]
- June 10, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Secondary Education: Journalism: Humor: Ames Tribune: Liberia RPCV Dick Haws says: It was back in 1968 and I was finishing up two years of teaching elementary school in the Peace Corps in West Africa - and New York City, Philadelphia and Los Angeles came knocking. Those cities couldn't find enough teachers to teach in their inner-city schools, so they were recruiting Peace Corps from Africa. They apparently believed that if you had taught black kids in Africa, you could teach black kids in America. Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 9:00 pm [2]
- May 23, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Obituaries: The Capital: Liberia RPCV Sherri Schaefer dies in Annapolis Saturday, May 28, 2005 - 1:17 pm [1]
- March 14, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Writing - Liberia: Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Liberia RPCV Virginia Swain, director of the Institute for Global Leadership, writes "A Mantle of Roses, a Woman's Journey Home to Peace" Saturday, March 19, 2005 - 11:49 am [1]
- February 1, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Obituaries: Country Directors - Liberia: Maine Lincoln County: Lucy Williams Quimby dies in Maine - was wife of Liberia Country director Thomas H.E. Quimby Sunday, February 27, 2005 - 5:21 pm [1]
- February 11, 2005: Headlines: COS - Liberia: Obituaries: New York Times: In 1977, at 73, Mary Kim Joh joined the Peace Corps and worked in Liberia, in a hospital 600 miles from Monrovia Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 1:31 pm [1]