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  <p align="left"><strong>Print and Web</strong><br>
    <a href="http://jpgmag.com/photos/295262" target="_blank">Bird's Eye View</a> - <strong>JPG Magazine</strong> (Issue 14) - Feb/March 2008<br>
    <a href="http://www.thebachelorguy.com/8-crazy-internet-schemers-chasing-fame-and-fortune" target="_blank">8 Crazy Internet Schemers</a> - <strong>Bachelor Guy</strong> 1/21/08<br>
      <a href="http://www.adweek.com/aw/magazine/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003682976" target="_blank">Art &amp; Commerce: Sponsorship Drive</a> - <strong>AdWeek</strong> 12/10/07 <br>
      <a href="http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2007/09/msu_alumnus_visits_all_50_states" target="_blank">MSU alumnus returns from year-long cross-country journey</a> - <strong>The State News </strong>9/24/07 <br>
      <a href="http://www.da.wvu.edu/show_article.php?&amp;story_id=29309&amp;archive_date=2007-08-17" target="_blank">Michigan State grad ‘invades’ Morgantown</a> - <strong>The Daily Athenaeum</strong> 8/17/07 <br>
      <a href="http://www.lansesentinel.com" target="_blank">Sailor wrapping up year-long, 50 state tour</a> - <strong>L'Anse Sentinel</strong> 8/8/07 <br>
      <a href="http://www.jpgmag.com/issues/11" target="_blank">The Hometown Invasion Tour</a> - <strong>JPG Magazine</strong> (Issue 11) - July/August 2007<br>
      Sailor enjoys nationwide tour, thanks to Web site - <strong>The Gloucester Times</strong> - 7/13/07   <br>
      <a href="http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_194094016" target="_blank">A nationwide tour, thanks to Web site</a> - <strong>Daily News of Newburyport</strong> - 7/13/07<br>
    1 Man, 12 Months, 50 States - <strong>U.25 Magazine</strong> - Summer 2007<br>
    Hometown Invasion tour pays Milton visit - <strong>Cape Gazette</strong> 6/15/07         <br>
    <a href="http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=41234" target="_blank">Going green and white across America</a> - <strong>The State news</strong> 6/5/07 <br>
    <a href="http://news.ccpblogs.com/2007/05/22/journeyman-visits-charleston/" target="_blank">Journey Man Visits Charleston</a> - <strong>Charleston City Paper</strong> 5/22/07<strong><br>
    </strong><a href="http://www.couriernews.com/" target="_blank">Cross Country: Hometown Invasion Tour coms to Dover</a> - <strong>The Courier</strong> 2/28/07 <strong><br>
    </strong><a href="http://www.ncnewspress.com/" target="_blank">Man's
  50-state tour stops in Nebraska City</a> - <strong>N.C. News Press</strong> 2/13/07<br>
  <a href="http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20070208-Big_Burger_Boise_Idaho" target="_blank">The Big Jud" 2lb Burger Challenge</a> - <strong>SuperSizedMeals.com</strong> 2/8/07       <br>
  <a href="http://www.loupcity.org/our_community.htm" target="_blank">Sailor sails into Loup City area</a> - <strong>Sherman County Times</strong> 2/7/07 <br>
    <a href="http://www.aspendailynews.com/article_17903" target="_blank">'Hometown Invasion Tour' hits Aspen</a> - <strong>Aspen Daily News</strong> 1/30/07 <br>
      <a href="http://www.mininggazette.com/stories/articles.asp?articleID=5421" target="_blank">‘Home Invasion’ takes to the airwaves</a> - <strong>Daily Mining Gazette</strong> 1/19/07<br>
      <a href="http://www.lansesentinel.com" target="_blank">Sailor, 50 state tour on 'Naomi'</a> -<strong> L'Anse Sentinel </strong>1/17/07 <br>
      <a href="http://www.newsreview.info/article/20061117/NEWS/61117043" target="_blank">Welcome wanderer</a> - <strong>Roseburg News Review</strong> 11/17/06 <br>
       <a href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/101/story/57929" target="_blank">Michigan State grad spends time with Boise couple...</a> - <strong>Idaho Statesman</strong> 10/30/06 <br>
      <a href="http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/15689102.htm" target="_blank">Traveler depends on the kindness of strangers</a> - <strong>Pioneer Press</strong> 10/8/06 <br>
<a href="http://www.presspubs.com/news/article_f295129f-e05e-578c-918e-0d8cc52ec8f4" target="_blank">Local family has close call with carbon monoxide</a> - <strong>White Bear Press</strong> 10/4/06 <br>
       <a href="http://www.whitebearpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&amp;SubSectionID=9&amp;ArticleID=3782" target="_blank">College grad's cross-country trip included stop in WBL</a> -<strong> White Bear Press</strong> 10/4/06 <br>
      <a href="http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/index.php3?article=15Sep2006-2" target="_blank">MSU graduate embarks on 50-state journey</a> - <strong>MSU Today</strong> 9/15/06<br>
      <a href="http://www.lansesentinel.com" target="_blank">Sailor begins year-long, cross-country adventure</a> - <strong>L'Anse Sentinel</strong> 9/13/06
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       <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=496318" target="_blank">On road, he feels right at home</a> - <strong>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel </strong>9/13/06 <br>
       <a href="http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=37377" target="_blank">Graduate to leave for cross-country journey</a> - <strong>The State News </strong>9/1/06<br>
       <a href="http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060828/NEWS01/608280331/1001/news" target="_blank">MSU graduate set to embark on...</a> - <strong>Lansing State Journal</strong> 8/28/06<br>
       <a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060723/NEWS05/607230587/1007" target="_blank">Five Things: About an Eager Traveler</a> - <strong>Detroit Free Press</strong> 7/23/06 <br>
       <a href="http://www.miningjournal.net/stories/articles.asp?articleID=3986" target="_blank">Former U.P. resident plans to ‘invade’ homes across U.S.</a> - <strong>The Mining Journal</strong> 6/2/06 <br>        
       <a href="http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=36424" target="_blank">1 year, 53 destinations: Graduate organizes nationwide...</a> - <strong>The State News</strong> 6/1/06 <br>
       <a href="http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=55319" target="_blank">Michigan man plans to visit homes in all 50 states</a> - <strong>WZZM Grand Rapids</strong> 5/30/06         <br>
       <a href="http://www.mininggazette.com/stories/articles.asp?articleID=2148" target="_blank">Baraga student plans to move in with families nationwide</a> - <strong>Daily Mining Gazette</strong> 5/30/06<br>
       <a href="http://www.eagleherald.com/ninv0530.asp" target="_blank">College grad to embark on Hometown Invasion Tour</a> - <strong>Eagle Herald</strong> 5/30/06        <br>
       <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/michigan/chi-ap-mi-invasiontour,1,3070307.story" target="_blank">MSU grad plans to move in with families nationwide</a> - <strong>Chicago Tribune</strong> 5/29/06        <br>
       <a href="http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/business/index.ssf?/base/news-34/114891987459920.xml&amp;storylist=mibusiness" target="_blank">MSU grad plans to move in with families nationwide</a> - <strong>MLive</strong> 5/29/06 <br>
       <a href="http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=279984&amp;nav=23iiZiKh" target="_blank">INVASION TOUR, Strange News</a> - <strong>WAVY-TV</strong> 5/29/06<br>
       <a href="http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060528/NEWS06/605280579" target="_blank">MSU grad plans to 'invade' U.S., state by state</a> - <strong>Lansing State Journal</strong> 5/28/06 <br>
       <a href="http://sociology.msu.edu/JustinSailor" target="_blank">Sociology graduate, Justin Sailor</a> - <strong>MSU Sociology Department</strong> 5/23/06 <br>
       <a href="http://absolutemichigan.com/articles/?articleid=2687" target="_blank">MSU Grad Working Towards 50 State Journey</a> - <strong>Absolute Michigan </strong>5/23/06 <br>
       <a href="http://www.glitr.com/article.asp?id=221100" target="_blank">Online journal part of MSU grad's travel adventure</a> - <strong>Great Lakes IT Report</strong> 5/22/2006<br>
       <a href="http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/index.php3?article=19May2006-13" target="_blank">Recent MSU grad to chronicle travel to all 50 states</a> - <strong>MSU Today</strong> 5/19/06 <br>
       <a href="http://spartanpodcast.com/?p=118" target="_blank">Justin Sailor On The Road</a> - <strong>The Spartan Podcast</strong> 5/18/06<br>
    <br>
      <strong>Radio<br>
      </strong><a href="http://www.kbear102.com/" target="_blank">K-Bear 102.3</a> - <strong>Houghton, MI</strong> 2/11/07 <strong><br>
      </strong><a href="http://www.bestcountry103.com/" target="_blank">Best Country 103</a> -<strong> Roseburg, OR</strong> 11/15/06<br>
       <a href="http://www.cool101fm.com/" target="_blank">Cool 101 FM</a> -<strong> Roseburg, OR </strong>11/14/06<strong> <br>
       </strong><a href="http://www.620wtmj.com/" target="_blank">WTMJ 620</a> -<strong> Milwaukee, WI </strong>9/30/06<strong><br>
       </strong><a href="http://www.kdwb.com/pages/dave/index" target="_blank">Dave in the Morning</a> - <strong>Minneapolis, MN </strong>9/29/06 <strong><br>
       </strong><a href="http://www.westwoodone.com/program?action=viewProgram&amp;programID=308" target="_blank">American in the Morning</a> - <strong>Washington D.C.</strong> 6/13/06 <strong><br>
       </strong><a href="http://www.softrock989.com/pages/dougblog" target="_blank">KSOF 98.9</a> - <strong>Fresno, CA</strong> 6/8/06 <strong><br>
       </strong><a href="http://www.wjr.com/" target="_blank">WJR 760</a> - <strong>Detroit, MI </strong>6/4/06<strong> <br>
       </strong><a href="http://www.wvic.net/morningshow04.asp" target="_blank">WVIC 94.1</a> -<strong> Lansing, MI </strong>5/31/06 <strong><br>
       </strong><a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/weblog/archives/steveandjohnnie/2006/05/sj_show_schedul_27" target="_blank">WGN  720</a> - <strong>Chicago, IL </strong>5/30/06 <strong><br>
       </strong><a href="http://www.talkradio1600.com/" target="_blank">Talk  1600</a> - <strong>Ann Arbor, MI </strong>5/29/06<strong><br>
  </strong><a href="http://www.wwj.com/index.php" target="_blank">WWJ 950</a> - <strong>Southfield, MI </strong>5/22/06 </p>
  <p align="left"><strong>Television</strong> <br>
      <a href="http://www.wluctv6.com" target="_blank">WLUC TV6</a> - <strong>Marquette, MI</strong> 9/24/07 <br>
      <a href="http://www.wlns.com/" target="_blank">WLNS</a> - <strong>Lansing, MI</strong> 9/12/07<br>
    <a href="http://www.wral.com" target="_blank">WRAL</a> - <strong>Raleigh, NC</strong> 5/27/07<br>
          <a href="http://www.wbir.com/life/programming/local/liveatfive/default.aspx" target="_blank">WBIR Live at Five</a> - <strong>Knoxville, TN</strong> 4/2/07 <br>
      <a href="http://naomi.faithstreams.com/" target="_blank">Naomi's New Morning</a> - <strong>New York City, NY</strong> 1/21/07 <br>
      <a href="http://www.kezi.com/content/contentID/15339" target="_blank">KEZI 9</a> - <strong>Roseburg, OR</strong> 10/16/06 <br>
      <a href="http://www.kpic.com/news/4654416" target="_blank">KPIC 4</a> -<strong> Roseburg, OR</strong> 10/15/06 <br>
      <a href="http://www.wluctv6.com/Global/story.asp?S=5384265&amp;nav=81AX" target="_blank">WLUC TV6</a> - <strong>Marquette, MI</strong> 9/8/06 <br>
      <a href="http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/3811251" target="_blank">WILX NBC 10</a> - <strong>Lansing, MI</strong> 9/1/06 <br>
  <a href="http://wlaj.freedombroadcasting.net/engine.pl?station=wlaj&amp;id=8262&amp;template=breakoutnews.shtml" target="_blank">WLAJ ABC 53 </a>- <strong>Lansing, MI</strong> 6/30/06 </p>