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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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Tinker Tour a finalist in 2014 Impact Award campaign; Mary Beth speaking at TEDex

January 30, 2014by Mike Hiestand Leave a comment

We are one of eight finalists for Start Some Good’s 2014 Impact Award — and currently running in second place! We’re down to the final two days.  If you have […]

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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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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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Thanksgiving!

November 29, 2013by Mike Hiestand Leave a comment
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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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