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On Tour: Pullman, Washington

May 9, 2014by TinkerTour Leave a comment

We haven’t done a lot of “travelogue” tourist photos, but the drive from Boise to Pullman left both of us speechless at times. So before we get back to the […]

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On Tour: Portland, Oregon (2)

March 19, 2014by TinkerTour Leave a comment

We kicked off Week 3 right where we left it last week — in beautiful Portland, Oregon — with one of our busiest days yet on the Tinker Tour. First […]

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On Tour: Portland, Oregon (1)

March 19, 2014by TinkerTour Leave a comment

We’ve had a wonderful time here in the Rose City of Portland, where our hosts have made us feel very welcome! Our first stop last Thursday was at Roosevelt High […]

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We Tipped!!!

March 8, 2014by TinkerTour Leave a comment

We are delighted to report that at 4:48p Pacific Time today we hit our tipping point goal of $25,000 on StartSomeGood. We are over the moon here in Tinker Tour […]

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Free Speech Icon Mary Beth Tinker Launches Crowdsourcing Campaign to Continue Nationwide Civics Education Bus Trip to American High Schools, Colleges

February 11, 2014by TinkerTour 1 Comment

After traveling 16,000 miles this fall to visit schools and events throughout the east and southeast, 1960s free speech icon from Supreme Court’s “armband case” seeks to continue her nationwide […]

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Here’s to Martin Luther King, and the young people who bring the dream to life

January 20, 2014by TinkerTour Leave a comment

Martin Luther King walks with children in the May 1963 Birmingham Childrens’ Crusade. We saw this photo in October, at Kent State’s “May 4 Visitors Center.” When over 1,000 students […]

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Supreme Court

November 8, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

What an evening at the Supreme Court!  Thanks again to the Supreme Court Historical Society, Greg Joseph,  Justice Alito, Kelly Shackelford, who told the “Tinker/Eckhardt” story so well, and all […]

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TT Day 43: McComb, Mississippi

October 29, 2013by TinkerTour 1 Comment

The Civil Rights movement continues. As Mary Beth tells students,  49 years ago — during the “Freedom Summer” of 1964 — her mom and dad were made to lie flat […]

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Tinker Tour Week 6 in Review

October 28, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

We hit the halfway point on the fall Tinker Tour this week as we bid a temporary farewell to predictions of snow and headed for points South. Miles traveled this […]

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TT Day 37: Franklin College

October 24, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment
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