Roads Less Traveled

06/13/11 The Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu wrote that the perfect traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent upon arrival. For Molly McKeon, who grew up in Roxbury and will leave for China at the end of month to join the Peace Corps, that may be a metaphor for her adult life so far.

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Love for photography lets Michael McCaskey show bigger picture

07/05/11 The black-and-white photographs are weathered, originally snapped 44 years ago in a remote village in Ethiopia.As a Peace Corps volunteer, ­Michael McCaskey spent two years teaching sixth- and seventh-graders in Fiche, a small farming community about 70 miles north of Addis Ababa, and he wanted to capture his experience. So in many ways, his passion for photography was nurtured there, and it ...

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Faces of Friendship

07/17/11 From tiny islands in Micronesia to hill villages in Nepal, current and former Maui residents traveled the globe serving in the Peace Corps. Those who served include Maui judges, attorneys, educators and businesspeople.

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