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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Ella Mae Johnson, 105-yr-old social worker, heads to Washington

Ella Mae Johnson, a 105-year-old retired social worker, traveled to Washington, DC to watch history being made as Barack Obama was sworn in as president today. Read about her at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99563301

How did you spend Inauguration Day? If you were there, please let us know your experiences/reactions!
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5 comments:

  1. psychotherapistinthesouthJanuary 20, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    I was in classes from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. I am watching it now (thanks to my DVR!)

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  2. UnknownJanuary 20, 2009 at 10:13 PM

    That's a long day. Yea for technology!

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  3. UnknownJanuary 20, 2009 at 10:22 PM

    For any social work students out there, was the inauguration or the new president discussed in any of your classes today?

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  4. therapydocJanuary 21, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    Well, I watched it. How's that?

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  5. UnknownJanuary 21, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    That's good, therapydoc! And I also read your recap of the inauguration on your blog (http://everyoneneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-leader.html). I watched on TV, too.

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