By RYAN E. SMITH, Toledo Blade
Origami artist works magic with paper
Linda Morrissey's introduction to the ancient art of origami was uniquely modern: it happened because of a job she had giving technical support over the phone.
"I was looking for something to do with my hands," said the Toledo, Ohio, woman, who taught herself paper folding after checking out books from the library.
Old-fashioned equipment builds men who can juggle barbells
When Roger LaPointe talks about the importance of working out your whole body, he means it.
Just look around the Bowling Green, Ohio, warehouse of his business, Atomic Athletic, Inc. It's filled with dumbbells, thick climbing ropes and a poster of a man lifting a 300-pound anvil with his beard.
Cash-strapped teens invent ways to cover prom costs
Prom is supposed to be a magical time, one final fling before high-school seniors head off to the real world. It's a night filled with excess and elegance, tuxes and fancy gowns, sometimes even limos.
But for some students mired in the faltering economy, it's filled with something else too: Penny pinching.
School teaches 'Santa spirit' -- and it's nothing to ho-ho-ho about
Scientists may not have figured out how to clone humans just yet, but it looks like they've got Santa Claus down cold.
How else could you explain the sight here in October: More than 70 jolly men with white beards and jiggling bellies sitting around singing "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
Ice-cream overload
Sometimes, Dale Miller just has to have some ice cream.Two pounds of it.
Older heroes make a comeback
That beloved archaeologist/adventurer Indiana Jones is back after a 19-year hiatus. The timing must be right: "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" has raked in more than $200 million so far at the domestic box office. It also made Harrison Ford, 65, the latest in a long line of former superstars to stage comebacks in their iconic roles after extended breaks.
