Archive - February 13, 2015

Tuolumne County native competes on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ By Lacey Peterson, The Union Democrat February 10, 2015 02:30 pm Tuolumne native Ben Fairfield and his wife, Lisa Chuang Fairfield, now of Hawaii, will be contestants on “Wheel of Fortune” Thursday night. Courtesy photo. Tuolumne County native Ben Fairfield will be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune on Thursday. Fairfield, 33, and his wife, Lisa Chuang Fairfield, 32, of Oahu, were selected as contestants on a couples episode of Wheel of Fortune that was taped in Hawaii. It will air at 7:30 p.m. on KXTV or CBS. Check local listings or go online to www.wheeloffortune.com and click, “Find your Station.” Fairfield grew up in Tuolumne and is the son of Paul and Julie Fairfield, of Tuolumne. He attended Mother Lode Christian School and graduated as co-valedictorian in 2000. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Azusa Pacific University in 2004. Fairfield earned his . . .

Devex, the global development website picked the 7 top ‘power couples in development’ and our own Carrie Hessler-Radelet and her husband, Steve, came in #6. Devex wrote: As we gear up for Valentine’s Day, Devex is celebrating power couples making an impact on today’s most pressing global issues. Check out our list of seven top power couples in development. Carrie Hessler-Radelet and husband Steve are a D.C.-based power couple. Carrie Hessler-Radelet was appointed as the U.S. Peace Corps director in 2014, spearheading a revamp in the volunteer organization’s application and selection process. Steve Radelet is the chief economist for USAID, after serving as deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Africa, the Middle East and Asia from 2000 to 2002 and a brief stint at Center for Global Development as a senior fellow. Fast fact: Steve Radelet and Carrie Hessler-Radelet served together in the Peace Corps in Western Samoa, now . . .