My children taught me how to fold origami cranes. They learned years ago from a Japanese babysitter named Jiro Hatano, who happened to be one of the smartest, kindest and most gentle people I’ve ever ...

It was never supposed to go this far. Arlene Elizabeth, an artist living in Oakland, figured she'd fold 1,000 origami cranes -- an international symbol of peace -- and bring them, along with those she ...