Don't throw out that good idea!

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Toti has invented items such as the vertical blind and a chicken plucking machine. He believes that many people are capable of invention if they use their creativity, and that creative skills should be taught in school. Toti discusses the steps of inventing a product.

Author: Ryan, Michael
Publisher: Parade Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Parade
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
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Year: 1995
Interview, Inventors, Toti, Andrew

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A winner's story

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Kathy Lindgren was in grade school when she first joined Special Olympics, an athletic tournament for mentally challenged young people which began in 1963. Twenty-nine-year-old Lindgren has won medals for swimming, cross-country skiing, ice skating and roller skating.

Author: Ryan, Michael
Publisher: Parade Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Parade
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
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Year: 1996
Personal narratives, Competitions, Special Olympics, Lindgren, Kathy

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This restaurant serves up opportunity - and the food's good too!

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Food & Hunger Hotline Dir Ellyn Rosenthal founded One City Cafe to provide on-the-job training to homeless people. With a $60,000 grant from New York City, she bought a restaurant and set up a board of chefs and restaurant professionals to design a curriculum.

Author: Ryan, Michael
Publisher: Parade Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Parade
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
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Year: 1995
Innovations, Training, Homeless persons, Occupational training, Rosenthal, Ellyn

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