Teens and other followers in Ohio are inspired by Bowersox's success.
By Gil Kaufman
Crystal Bowersox
Photo: Fox
Toledo, Ohio — Like its neighbor to the north, Detroit, Toledo has been hit hard by the Great Recession and the shrinking American auto industry. Downtown is littered with the hulks of giant factories that used to help supply parts and materials to the Motor City's car industry, but which now sit fenced off, their broken windows and weed-choked parking lots a testament to better times in this industrial city.
But despite areas with some of the highest double-digit unemployment rates in the state, these days there are plenty of reasons for hope thanks to the unlikely championship run of the area's new favorite daughter, "American Idol" top-three contestant Crystal Bowersox.
"She came from a small town, so it shows anybody can do anything," said Derek Wood, 14, who gathered with more than 200 others...
By Gil Kaufman
Crystal Bowersox
Photo: Fox
Toledo, Ohio — Like its neighbor to the north, Detroit, Toledo has been hit hard by the Great Recession and the shrinking American auto industry. Downtown is littered with the hulks of giant factories that used to help supply parts and materials to the Motor City's car industry, but which now sit fenced off, their broken windows and weed-choked parking lots a testament to better times in this industrial city.
But despite areas with some of the highest double-digit unemployment rates in the state, these days there are plenty of reasons for hope thanks to the unlikely championship run of the area's new favorite daughter, "American Idol" top-three contestant Crystal Bowersox.
"She came from a small town, so it shows anybody can do anything," said Derek Wood, 14, who gathered with more than 200 others...
- 5/18/2010
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