Jul
11
Posted on July 11, 2009
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By Brenden Carol

Today we got off to a great start, as we got to sleep in late. We then drove to the Grand Canyon. I saw some amazing things from different rock formations to Buffalo, and then we arrived at the Grand Canyon. We started with lunch and then …

Jul
10
Posted on July 10, 2009
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By Hannah Redd

Today, we started off early with a long drive to Zion National Park. We woke up in Salt Lake City and grabbed a quick bite to eat as well as reading about our visit with the NRA in the Salt Lake City newspaper.

We arrived at Zion …

Jul
09
Posted on July 09, 2009
JCC bball

By Maddy Oppenheim

We woke up from our overnight bus trip from Boulder at the JCC in Salt Lake City. We had time to exercise, sleep, shower and eat.

We went downtown to eat and many of us reflected on the food we were eating based on the movie we …

Jul
08
Posted on July 08, 2009
Filed Under: Boulder, Denver, Summer 2009
talking with Dr. Aguilar

By Seth Novick

We started off the day by waking up early. We did a lot of things today: we met with a pro universal health care doctor, visited Columbine High School and the memorial to the shootings, went to lunch, saw Naropa University, explored Pearl Street, saw the movie …

Jul
07
Posted on July 07, 2009
discussing health insurance at Kaiser Permanente

By Max “The Prodigy” Haberman

One of our biggest days on this journey started at 7:15 AM in Denver. After being woken up by Jonah we boarded the bus to make our way to Kaiser Permanente, a health insurance company. During the meeting an interesting question was asked, is health …

Jul
06
Posted on July 06, 2009
a quick stop to see the wide open land in the middle of Kansas

By Aaron Lent

On Sunday we drove from Oklahoma City to Dodge City. We began the day by having a group discussion on health care in America to prepare ourselves for the meetings we have coming up in Denver. We hit the road and drove for about 45 minutes before …

Jul
04
Posted on July 04, 2009
learning about both sides of the gun control debate

By Nick Rossman-Rorman

Today we started off by sleeping in until 8:30! After a quick bite to eat we met as a group to discuss the issue of gun control to get ready for our upcoming meetings with both sides of the issue. We went back and forth for an …

Jul
03
Posted on July 03, 2009
Filed Under: Dallas, Summer 2009
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By Sara Karol

So today we departed the very buggy Little Rock and headed for Dallas. The bus ride was our longest yet, but in the middle we stopped for lunch and watched a movie. Our first stop was our meeting with the Catholic Pro Life Committee of Dallas. It …

Jul
02
Posted on July 02, 2009
Graceland - jungle room

By Penina Kessler

Being a complete music buff, a trip to Graceland to view Elvis’ home seemed worth the prospect of an early morning wake up call. I braved countless rooms of tacky 1970s prints until seeing the trophy room, where I was astounded at the magnitude of Elvis’ success. …

Jul
01
Posted on July 01, 2009
Filed Under: Memphis, Summer 2009, Tupelo
outside Elvis

By Ryan Leopold

Today was a day of legends in the living. After making my first waffle in the morning we left the state of Alabama and went to Mississippi. When we pulled into Tupelo, Elvis’ hometown, I didn’t know what to think.  It was as if someone had chosen …

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