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Free Speech Icon Mary Beth Tinker going on nationwide Civics Education Bus Trip to American High Schools, Colleges

June 19, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

June 19, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1960s free speech icon from Supreme Court’s “armband case” seeks to boost free speech awareness and civics education by telling her story to students […]

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Reminder: June 15 Deadline for Tinker Tour Invitation

June 14, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

Tomorrow is the last day to submit an invitation to be considered for a Tinker Tour visit to your school or event the coming school year. More information is available […]

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Dear Jim Lehrer (or Neil, Willie, Bonnie, Jack): We Did It!

June 13, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

Dear Mr. Lehrer: Can you believe it???! We did it!! Well, lots of journalism teachers and journalists, social studies teachers, defenders of civil liberties,  free speech and press fans — […]

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A New Day

June 3, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

“In the magnificent fierce morning of New Mexico one sprang awake, a new part of the soul woke up suddenly, and the old world gave way to the new.” – […]

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The Tinker Tour IS coming to a school near you!

June 1, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

Dear Friends: The Tinker Tour is a go!!! At about 1:30p ET today we crossed our magic threshold number of $50,000. There will be a bus (or reliable RV) parked […]

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$46,475 raised, $3,525 to tip; 11 hours left

June 1, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

We’re not quite there, but we see the finish line now. We feel it! After starting to contemplate what a Plan B might look like, we — YOU –made a […]

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Thank You MIPA!

June 1, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

Mary Beth and Mike thank the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association for their generous donation of $1,000 to the Tinker Tour. We are delighted — and so very grateful — to add […]

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Thanks Mark! $45,188 down; $4,812 to go; 22 hours left

June 1, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

It feels a bit like a political campaign here in Santa Fe! So exciting. (Why oh why must it be soooo exciting? 🙂 ) As of 6:39 pm Mountain Time […]

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Final Day to show the Tinker Tour some love….

May 31, 2013by TinkerTour Leave a comment

. Thanks everyone.

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