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...inspiration to many people all over the world. Who inspires you? Margaret Lute, AKRON, OHIO...
Stack fast enough and you can break a sweat. John Taylor, a PE teacher in Ohio, says he now integrates cup-stacking into more than half his classes, often as an incentive to get kids to participate in more-rigorous activities. "We have a relay where students will run 10 yards, then stack a pyramid," he says. "It makes exercise more fun for them." Can an Olympic debut be far behind...
Lewis' books in particular are an antidote to overstimulated nerves. The Amish (who number about 230,000, mostly in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana) are notable for what they reject - from televisions to electric kitchen appliances to zippers - which means a quiet environment for readers. The pace is slow and soothing; no conversations in Bird-in-Hand are interrupted by a ringing cell phone...
...hardly sounds like the stuff of controversy, but Lewis' novels have been banned by some Amish leaders in Ohio because of theological differences. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that has not prevented the books from reaching an Amish readership. Lewis has received thousands of letters over the years from Amish fans. "I don't want to mislead you, Mrs. Lewis," confided a correspondent. "All of us are reading them under the covers." Barnes & Noble's religion-book buyer, Jane Love, confirms that sales are particularly strong in Amish areas. (See the 100 best novels of all time...
...leader of the opposition respond to all this? Speaking Sunday morning on This Week with George Stephanopoulos, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) had this to say about carbon emissions: “The idea that carbon dioxide is a carcinogen that is harmful to our environment is almost comical. Every time we exhale, we exhale carbon dioxide. Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you’ve got more carbon dioxide...