Peace Corps

Maybe it’s something in the water: Washington schools top the lists of large, medium and small colleges producing the most Peace Corps volunteers. It’s the first time one state has dominated all three categories of the Peace Corps’ list.

The University of Washington tied for the most…

Western Washington University is No. 1 on the Peace Corps 2013 top colleges rankings for medium-sized schools.

This is the first time Western has topped the list.

Western ranked second among medium colleges last year.

When Samantha Russell graduated from Western Washington University two years ago, she took her background in marine biology to Fiji, where she has planted mangroves on the shoreline, helped farm sea cucumbers and moved pigpens away from the ocean to prevent polluting runoff.
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Eli Waite has won his first election and is headed to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

The 32-year-old Port Townsend man rose to the top of a field of 60 candidates on May 20 as one of seven from the 6th Congressional District chosen to be part of Washington state’s…

Earth Day events in Whatcom County focus on learning about and helping the environment. There's a lot of fun to be had, too. Here's a list of this week's events through Sunday, April 22 - the date recognized as Earth Day.

Six people will tell their stories of volunteering in the Peace Corps as part of a celebration of more than 50 years of service abroad called "Peace Corps Then and Now" on Thursday, March 1, at Western Washington University.
The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Viking Union, room…