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Author Archives: saratirrito1

We’re Heading West!

March 4, 2014by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

Tinker Tour: West Coast has begun! We’re excited to be hitting the road again, and are so thankful for all the support and love we’ve received thus far. Our Start […]

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On Tour: Kansas City, MO

December 3, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

It’s been one week since the fall tour ended at Blue Valley West High School… …where we had a wonderful stop, replete with breakfast and BBQ… …a wonderful crowd… …and […]

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On Tour: Columbia, Missouri

November 24, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

          Today we stopped by Unitarian Universalist Church…     …where Mary Beth, her brother John and her sister Hope got to speak together!  

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Tinker Tour Week 10 In Review

November 24, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

We began this busy week with stops in Des Moines, Iowa. We went to the First Unitarian Church — the historic site at which students decided they would wear their now […]

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On Tour: National Council for the Social Studies National Convention

November 24, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

Mike and Mary Beth are having the best time at the National Council for the Social Studies National Convention in St. Louis. They got to meet up with Cathy Kuhlmeier […]

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On Tour: St. Louis University

November 22, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

We had a wonderful stop at St. Louis University Wednesday evening! Thanks for an awesome welcome to this beautiful city!

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On Tour: St. Louis

November 20, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

Mike and Mary Beth spoke to University City High School students this morning at the US Courthouse in St. Louis. The stop was extra special because Mary Beth graduated from […]

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On Tour: An Amazing Day at Harding Junior High

November 20, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

We had a fantastic day at Warren Harding Junior High School Tuesday, and loved Mary Beth’s locker dedication – what an honor! And to make the dedication even better, the […]

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On Tour: A Day in Des Moines

November 19, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

Though they were suspended in 1965, John and Mary Beth were welcomed back warmly to the Des Moines Public Schools today. They posed for a photo with Superintendent Thomas Ahart… […]

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On Tour: Des Moines

November 19, 2013by saratirrito1 Leave a comment

Student speech attorney Mike Hiestand with Dan Johnston, lawyer for the Tinkers in their case before the US Supreme Court. They met during the Tinker Tour stop at the First […]

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