Big Dreams

Angela Mapes Turner: On some days, Jessica Krouse feels the eyes of the world on her, the way they were during her proverbial 15 minutes of fame a year earlier.



They're in the occasional double takes of customers at the Angola Wal-Mart, where she works in the photo studio. Her curly mass of red hair, the slight Kentucky twang when she talks – they provoke a vague feeling of familiarity.



Isn't she …? Aren't you …?



On occasion, someone makes the connection: She's "that Pizza Hut waitress" – Jessica Osborne, back then – who made international headlines in July 2007 after she received a $10,000 tip from a customer. The customer had been touched by Osborne's friendliness and wanted to…