tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359813946101753820.post3739184299677898250..comments2023-05-05T02:08:21.879-07:00Comments on Jessica's Letters from Niger: Peace Corps budget cuts have an effectKerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359813946101753820.post-48639983649214579702008-10-09T18:34:00.000-07:002008-10-09T18:34:00.000-07:00Looking back on this now, as a mom, the thing that...Looking back on this now, as a mom, the thing that bothered me most about the cuts was the last item: sunscreen, bug repellent? These aren't optional things in Niger, where malaria looms big and the sun beats down relentlessly. Malaria and melanoma. Please, let us fund the Peace Corps.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359813946101753820.post-20447115837393919472008-09-15T08:07:00.000-07:002008-09-15T08:07:00.000-07:00Kerry, I responded to your comment on my post but ...Kerry, I responded to your comment on my post but just in case yo didn't check back I thought I would post it here too...<BR/><BR/>Kerry, i believe we did indeed "meet" Jessica (not formally just sort of in a "hey, I hope my kid isn't bugging you to death" way) and I am pretty sure this was the second time I had met her. I told my husband that I thought I recognized her as someone I had met at another one of these type of functions. I can't tell for sure from the small picture on your blog and my pictures from the other night are horrible but I am pretty sure she is in one of them. We were the only people I saw there with a small child though so it seems it must have been us. Our little one was just taken with her and she doesn't do that with just everybody. The next time I see her I will make sure she has our numbers and if she ever needs something she can give us a call.The Five Nomadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058928632186282541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359813946101753820.post-57344720787271399972008-09-12T09:18:00.000-07:002008-09-12T09:18:00.000-07:00Sorry Anonymous RPCV, not true. NPCA has a coopera...Sorry Anonymous RPCV, not true. NPCA has a cooperative agreement with Peace Corps to provide mentoring to RPCVs and to provide PCVs with WorldView. *That's it.* NPCA's other activities are supported by contributions, membership. NPCA is working to increase support for PCVs. What is your beef with NPCA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359813946101753820.post-79635742863224426202008-09-12T06:02:00.000-07:002008-09-12T06:02:00.000-07:00How much are the Washington staff paid? How many ...How much are the Washington staff paid? How many are waived by the Director for the five year opportunity law? How many now get pensions?<BR/><BR/>How much is the NPCA, morepeacecorps, 50 year anniversaries and, 'social networking cost?' These are all paid by PC to lobby. They also have lobbyists paid to lobby.<BR/><BR/>PC needs to do some cuts at the DC office and go from there. NPCA, which may be theat 10 million write off, was never wanted. We form groups fine on our own.<BR/><BR/>RPCVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5359813946101753820.post-46697639148476941442008-09-11T22:43:00.000-07:002008-09-11T22:43:00.000-07:00Believe me when i said this the gas station across...Believe me when i said this the gas station across the street from me cut their staffs in half so my buddies are laid off <BR/>The whole block is going thru major cuts ,job loss , <BR/>Lehman brothers lost 3.9 billon on september 10 th so they lay off 500every body is bankrupt <BR/>http://www.niger1.com But we are still fightingNIGER1.COMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540461934372335083noreply@blogger.com