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Earlie honored at MIHS graduation

By Journal on June 9, 2017 Aneta Amsa, Earlie Watley, Evelyn Konou, Marshall Islands High School, MIHS, Peace Corps, Wilbur Heine Feature Articles

Marshall Islands High School (MIHS) and Ministry of Education’s Public School System honored Earlie Watley for 51 years of service last Friday during the MIHS graduation. PSS Commissioner Evelyn Konou stated during the ceremony that Watley taught over 12,000 students in his career. Watley is going into retirement. A record 207 MIHS seniors graduated at […]

Majuro’s dark week

By Journal on January 15, 2016 Bikini, Carl Hacker, cmi, dark, Peace Corps, power, Trust Territory Back In The Day

Journal 1/18/1974 P1 The Peace Corps, good or bad? Late in 1966, an invasion, since then compared to that of the US Marines 22 years earlier, was launched by the US Peace Corps in the Trust Territory. Less than one year later, over 700 volunteers, a greater concentration than in any other area in the […]