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January 1, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: COS - Morocco: Political Science: Writing - Morocco: Middle East Institute: Morocco RPCV Stephen J. King writes Liberalization Against Democracy: The Local Politics of Economic Reform in Tunisia 01/16 02:38pm [1]
November 27, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Obituaries: Los Angeles Daily News: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jonathan Dobher says: My wife Barbara was intellectually accomplished and had a gift for language that was unique. She was the only American I have ever seen mistaken by the French, in France, for being French. She also developed the perfect regional Arabic accent of our village when we were in the Peace Corps in Tunisia 11/29 03:27am [1]
January 25, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisa: COS - Afghanistan: Speaking Out: Honolulu Advertiser: Lance Holter built wells in Tunisia in 1972-73 and is now a real-estate broker and a building and plumbing contractor on Maui. The Peace Corps, he says, should "wage peace," not war. 11/21 03:49pm [1]
August 21, 2002: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Housing: Speaking Out: Maui Free Press: Tunisia RPCV Lance Holter says Maui needs real affordable housing for our working people 11/21 03:47pm [1]
August 1, 2001: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Urban Development: Maui Free Press: A scuffle broke out at the end of the July 24 Planning Commission meeting between a developer , Tunisia RPCV Lance Holter, and a realtor who was before the Commission objecting to a proposed Pa'ia housing development. 11/21 03:47pm [1]
October 20, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Water: Wells: Lance Holter Realty: Chest-deep in a hole at the edge of the Sahara desert in Tunisia, clawing through chicken bones, cat skeletons and 2,000-year-old muck, Lance Holter remembered why he had joined the Peace Corps 03/09 06:53pm [2]
October 17, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Television: Akron Beacon Journal: In 1962, when he was just 23, Kurt Liske was in the first Peace Corps mission to the northern African nation of Tunisia 11/06 02:43pm [1]
October 19, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Politics: Election2004 - Holter: Maui News: Incumbent Council Member Mike Molina squares off against community activist, Realtor and former Peace Corps member Lance Holter. 11/06 02:43pm [1]
October 19, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: COS - Yemen: Diplomacy: Village Voice: Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull is no longer ambassador in Yemen, but many who had dealings with him in Yemen note he operated with a freedom that set him apart from his diplomatic peers 10/23 05:26pm [1]
February 25, 2003: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Sports: Basketball: The Mercury News: Basketball Player Amadou Gallo Fall discovered by Peace Corps Volunteer in Tunisia 08/26 05:32pm [1]
July 28, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Obituaries: Rocky Mountain News: Tunisia RPCV Rebekah Ann McBride dies at 58 08/19 07:21pm [1]
April 1, 1998: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: United Nations: Diplomacy: USINFO: UN Peacekeeping Operations: Worthwhile Investments in Peace by Tunisia RPCV Edmund Hull 08/19 07:19pm [1]
August 6, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Architecture: Memphis Business Journal: Tunisia RPCV Tucker is a long-time proponent of the architectural restoration and creation of a living Downtown in Memphis 08/17 10:40am [1]
May 1, 2001: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Terrorism: USINFO: Briefing by Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Edmund Hull (Tunisia RPCV) on "Patterns of Global Terrorism 2000 Report" 07/27 06:40pm [1]
July 22, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Obituaries: Denver Post: Tunisia RPCV Rebekah Ann McBride dies at 58 07/23 05:52pm [1]
December 22, 1997: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Writing - Tunisia: UNC-CH News Services: Who would bet that tough Marine Corps veteran Tim McLaurin would join the Peace Corps as a dairy specialist to teach Tunisian Arabs how to keep their cows healthy and their milk safe? 05/31 01:47pm [1]
May 20, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Politics: Action 2 News: Governor Jim Doyle Promises Veto of Gaming Bill; Tribes Withholding Payments 05/22 04:18pm [1]
May 16, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Politics: The Gazette: Tunisia RPCV Governor Jim Doyle tells graduates to strive to serve 05/18 10:33pm [1]
May 18, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: TESOL: American University of Sharjah: Tunisia RPCV John Shannon has taught ESL/EFL courses in the United States, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates for the past 14 years 05/18 10:28pm [1]
April 16, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Obituaries: Rocky Mountain News: Tunisia RPCV Phyllis "Elaine" Mayne dies in Colorado 04/26 05:15pm [1]
April 8, 2004 - Seacoast Online: Tunisia RPCV Malcolm Wetherbee says "Hey Pal, Save Your Money!" 04/08 08:03pm [1]
April 6, 2004 - University of Maryland: Tunisia RPCV Roger K. Lewis is a practicing architect and planner 04/07 06:30pm [1]
April 3, 2004 - Washington Post: Roger K. Lewis says that the 40 Peace Corps volunteer architects in my group for Tunisia were all men 04/06 06:04pm [1]
March 6, 2004 - Washington Parent: Tunisia RPCVs Sondra and Bill Bechhoefer raise their daughter with Type I diabetes 03/08 12:21am [1]
December 21, 2003 - Peoria Journal Star: Tunisia RPCV Wayne Nowlan says to expand understanding of different religions 01/06 09:58pm [1]
December 21, 1988 - Dayton Daily News: RPCVs remember Peace Corps Volunteer Steven L Butler who died while serving in Tunisia in December, 1988 at Age 36 12/31 10:59am [1]
November 25, 2002 - Lacrosse Tribune: Tunisia RPCV Jessica Doyle: Wisconsin's next first lady nervous about her new role 10/11 12:52pm [1]
September 26, 2003 - Washington Post: Tunisia RPCV Francis Robert Farley Jr. dies in Maryland 10/02 12:15am [1]
August 29, 2003 - Polk County News Chief: Tunisia RPCV David Price is expert on Botanical Gardens 09/29 10:04am [1]
July 17, 2003 - Fayetteville Online: North Carolina lawmakers honor Tunisia RPCV Tim McLaurin 07/19 08:43am [1]
July 13, 2003 - Personal Web Page: Hellanback noticed Peace Corps workers whose "meager" stipend enabled them to live in comfortable apartments with indoor plumbing and housekeepers. He noticed that the majority of Peace Corps people he met spent most of their time fraternizing with one another, little time with the natives, and had been in North Africa longer, but knew far less Arabic than he. 12/09 08:31am [2]
January 5 - Peoria Journal Star: RPCV says to encourage Muslim nations to be more progressive, democratic 01/10 05:23am [1]
Much to the chagrin of her parents, L.L. Kirchner quit her full-time job at the Ohio Arts Council in 1994 to join the Peace Corps in Tunisia. 05/26 06:54pm [4]
For Chattanooga residents Mike and Cindy Cound, becoming Peace Corps volunteers was a life-changing experience. The two served in the north African country of Tunisia in the early 1990s. 05/09 02:34pm [3]
Tim McLaurin, who grew up on the outskirts of Fayetteville, N.C., began writing while in the Peace Corps in Tunisia, 1982-1983. His first novel was published in 1989. 03/10 08:29pm [2]
The Reluctant Agent by Tunisia RPCV Phillip Kurata 09/02 06:05pm [2]
Macabi Skirt: the original Adventure Travel Skirt designed by Tunisia RPCV Carol Louder 01/14 10:15pm [1]
Lance Holter was Volunteer in Tunisia 01/14 10:03pm [1]
John Simmons was in first group of Volunteers in Tunisia 07/08 05:10pm [2]
Web Sites about Tunisia [0]
January 28, 2003 - Chamba: Film Maker served in Peace Corps in Peru and later traveled to Tunisia 10/30 07:42am [4]
Tunisia experience informs rpcv's design for travel skirt 10/02 04:58pm [3]
July 30, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor: Tunisia RPCV Laura Glasscock spots fire threats in Oregon 08/01 03:57pm [1]
January 28, 2003 - Amazon Books: Men at Risk 01/28 02:21pm [1]
January 28, 2003 - Escape Artist: Living Overseas: by Tunisia RPCV Samuel Atlee 01/28 02:20pm [1]
January 28, 2003 - : US Ambassador to Yemen Edmund J. Hull was RPCV in Tunisia 01/28 02:16pm [1]
April 1, 2002 - Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: Tunisia RPCV Dr. Laurence Michalak Discusses Tunisia 01/28 02:12pm [1]
November 14, 2001 - Stanford University: Lecture on stereotypes of Arabs by Tunisia RPCV Laurence Michalak 01/28 02:09pm [1]
January 28, 2003 - College of St. Benedict/St. John's University : Anna Lisa Ohm speaks Spanish and French, languages she learned while serving two terms in the U.S. Peace Corps in Bolivia, South America, and Tunisia, North Africa 01/06 04:23am [2]
January 28, 2003 - Haverford University: Michael A. Sells taught in Southern Tunisia with the Peace Corps at: (1) Medenine (2) Foum Tatahouine and (3) Jerba 01/28 02:05pm [1]
January 28, 2002 - Out of my Mind: Thanksgiving in Tunisia by Tunisia RPCV Jonathon Dobrer 01/28 01:57pm [1]
January 28, 2002 - Out of my Mind: No More Fear of Flying: An Aerophobe Reveals the Secret by Tunisia RPCV Jonathon Dobrer 08/20 11:27am [2]
September 1, 1994 - The Advising Quarterly: Coming Home to Tunisia 01/28 01:55pm [1]
March 21, 2001 - Indy Week: Two and a half years in southern Tunisia with the Peace Corps helped focus John Hartley even more. The program head in Tunis happened to be a registered architect, so Hartley's work with him qualified as an apprenticeship 01/31 12:19pm [4]
April 29, 1999 - Personal Web Site: Music by Namaste - a World Fusion band with two Tunisia RPCVs as members 01/28 01:46pm [1]
October 16, 2001 - Chc and Slim: When we moved to Tunisia in 1976, the PLO was the terrorist group du jour 01/28 01:43pm [1]
July 25, 2002 - Friends of the Western Sahara: Join Friends of the Western Sahara 01/28 01:39pm [1]
September 1, 2002 - Colorado State: John E. Roberts served as Peace Corps Country and Regional Director in Tunisia and Malta (1993--1995) and the Solomon Islands (1995--1998) 02/02 01:22pm [4]
May 11, 1999 - Personal Web Site: Current Tunisia RPCV News 01/28 01:33pm [1]
May 11, 1999 - Personal Web Site: Tunisia RPCV Rob Peterson 01/28 01:29pm [1]
September 30, 2002 - The Journal Times: Meet Jim Doyle, the man 01/28 01:27pm [1]
October 1, 1997 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Tim McLaurin Papers Initial Inventory 01/28 01:22pm [1]
May 1, 2002 - Friends of Morocco Web Site: Friends of Tunisia Newsletter 01/28 01:20pm [1]
2006.10.31: October 31, 2006: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Cooking: The Austin American-Statesman: RPCV Kathy Walz Duncan took "Joy of Cooking" to Tunisia 12/16 10:39am [1]
2006.12.12: December 12, 2006: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Secondary Education: Disabilities: Courier Post Online: Tunisia RPCV Phyliss Crudo Badame wants to reconnect with former students 12/16 10:37am [1]
2006.12.13: December 13, 2006: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Journalism: Humor: COS - Peru: Congress: Denver Post: Al Kamen writes: Senators set to spend New Years in Macchu Picchu 12/15 08:02am [1]
2006.09.13: September 13, 2006: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Journalism: Humor: Public Diplomacy: Nashua Telegraph: Al Kamen writes: New, improved Karen Hughes? 10/09 09:54am [1]
2006.09.15: September 15, 2006: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Journalism: Humor: Torture: POW's: Prisons: Washington Post: Al Kamen writes: "Ten Facts About Guantanamo" 09/26 09:06am [1]
2006.08.10: August 10, 2006: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: COS - Bulgaria: Poetry: Norwich Bulletin: Tunisia RPCV Richard Harteis will read writing from Bulgaria trip 08/30 10:01am [1]
2006.07.26: July 26, 2006: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Beekeeping: Enterprise: Tunisia RPCV Joseph Koehring is the state apiary inspector for six counties 08/03 09:41am [1]
2006.06.08: June 8, 2006: Headlines: COS - Afghanistan: Obituaries: COS - Tunisia: Providence Journal Bulletin: Afghanistan and Tunisia RPCV Stephen Conroy dies 07/23 10:18am [1]
2006.06.27: June 27, 2006: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Journalism: Humor: Nashua Telegraph: Al Kamen writes: "Deceased" is an acceptable reason to skip security awareness training 07/07 09:49am [1]
2006.06.26: June 26, 2006: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Sports: Soccer: Daily News: Tunisia RPCV Jonathon Dobrer writes: "For the rest of your lives, when there is a story or reference in the news to Tunisia, you will read it." Yes. 06/26 10:24am [1]
July 30, 2005: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Tolerance: Religion: Daily News.com: Tunisia RPCV Jonathon Dobrer says: Interreligious harmony gets very little press 11/24 11:28pm [1]
November 9, 2005: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Service: Medicine: Geriatrics: Jewish Issues: Canadian Jewish News: Tunisia RPCV Dr. Michael Gordon establishes International Fellowship 11/09 09:07pm [1]
RPCVs from 1986-1988 05/04 10:06pm [1]
July 13, 2005: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Journalism: Humor: Washington Post: Al Kamen says: Casablanca is favorite of Condoleezza Rice 07/17 04:23pm [1]
June 29, 2005: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Journalism: Humor: Jurisprudence: Washington Post: Al Kamen says Renquist may stay on to work on product-endorsement deal 07/02 02:12pm [1]
November 27, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Obituaries: Los Angeles Daily News: Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jonathan Dobrer says: My wife Barbara was intellectually accomplished and had a gift for language that was unique. She was the only American I have ever seen mistaken by the French, in France, for being French. She also developed the perfect regional Arabic accent of our village when we were in the Peace Corps in Tunisia 07/01 12:01pm [1]
June 8, 2005: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Journalism: Humor: Washington Post: Tunisia RPCV Al Kamen says: To the uninitiated, it might seem that Bush administration spokesmen like to hide even the most ordinary bits of information 06/12 02:56pm [1]
June 11, 2005: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Third Goal: Fosters: Tunisia RPCV Debby Cary will share "Four Years of Observations of the Muslim World." 06/12 02:50pm [1]
May 19, 2005: Headlines: Obituaries: COS - Tunisia: Chicago Tribune: Tunisia RPCV Ralph Hastings Hobart dies in Illinois 05/25 05:49pm [1]
April 14, 2005: Headlines: Figures: COS - Tunisia: Journalism: Humor: Congress: Social Security: PCOL Exclusive: RPCV Al Kamen with a Footnewt on Social Security 04/17 07:05pm [1]
March 4, 2005: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Journalism: Diplomacy: Fund Raising: Italy: Humor: Washington Post: Tunisia RPCV Al Kamen says Narcissus Is Now Greek AND Roman 03/13 12:29am [1]
February 2, 2005: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Obituaries: Cleveland Plain Dealer: Doris Rhodes Bolen, 75, who was a member of the Peace Corps in Tunisia with her husband, died in Ohio 03/09 03:50am [1]
February 16, 2005: Headlines: COS - Tunisia: Diplomacy: Daily Princetonian: Edmund Hull, former U.S. ambassador to Yemen and winner of several State Department awards, has been appointed to fill Wilson School's first Diplomat-In-Residence position 02/18 09:05pm [1]