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2008 Editorial Calendar

 
ISSUE DATE CATEGORIES STORY
JANUARY 1/6/08 Cover Story, Amazing Kids Nick Graham, Teenage Entrepreneur (MN)
    Hometown Heroes Michael McMeel, Inner-city Slickers (CA)
    Profiles in History America’s Trailblazers
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  1/13/08 Cover Story, Retro TV Jim Nabors
    Made in America Moon Pies (TN)
    Hometown Heroes Teachers
    Health Cold & Flu
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  1/20/08 Cover Story, Patriotism USO
    Hometown Heroes,
Travel & the Arts
Carol Noonan
    Health Weight Loss & Fitness
    Health Diabetes
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  1/27/08 Cover Story, Sports NFL Films, Bringing Football to Life
    Hometown Heroes Pharmacists
    Made in America Schwan’s, Delivering Groceries for 45 Years
    Health Dental Health
    Finances Family Finances
    Entertainment Ask AP
  Home Entertaining, Food Super Bowl Entertaining & Recipes
FEBRUARY 2/3/08 Cover Story, Celebrating Boomers Midlife Career Change
    Hometown Heroes Rebuilding O’Rourkes
    Hometown Spotlight Lovelock (NV), A Place to Lock Your Love
    Health Healthy Heart
    Home Home Entertaining
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
     
2/10/08 Cover Story, Retro TV & Entertainment Richard Thomas & the Waltons
    Hometown Heroes Locks of Love (FL)
    Hometown Spotlight Replogle Globes (IL), Assembling the World
    Health Dental Health
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
     
2/17/08 Cover Story, History US Presidents
    Hometown Heroes Dennis & Megan Doyle, Hope for the City (MN)
    Health Healthy Heart
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  2/24/08 Cover Story, Entertainment Signature Songs
    Hometown Spotlight Nederland (CO)
    Health Healthy Heart
    Family & Parenting Talking to Your Kids
    Home Gardening
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
MARCH 3/2/08 Cover Story, Food Breakfast
    Made in America, Family Stern Pinball (IL)
    Hometown Spotlight, Entertainment Renfro Valley (KY)
    Finances Family Finances
Entertainment Ask AP
Food Reader Recipe
       
  3/9/08 Cover Story Inspirational Coaches
Made in America Kit-Cat Clocks (CA)
Patriotism Bataan Memorial Death March (NM)
Family Parenting Skills
Health Dental Health
Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
     
3/16/08 Cover Story, Entertainment George Foreman
    Hometown Heroes, Sports March Madness Basketball
    Hometown Spotlight, Home High Point Furniture (NC)
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Easter Baking
       
  3/23/08 Cover Story TBD
    Made in America Jelly Belly’s (IL)
    Health Allergies
    Entertainment, Retro Entertainment Johnny “Rifleman” Crawford
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Double Recipe
       
  3/30/08 Cover Story, Entertainment Ballroom Dancing Is Back
    Hometown Heroes Project Alabama (AL)
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
APRIL 4/6/08 Cover Story Celebrating Boomers
    Made in America Schmidt Billiards Co. (MO)
    Family, Food Kids in the Kitchen
Entertainment Ask AP
Food Bean Recipes
       
  4/13/08 Cover Story, Self Help Zig Ziglar, Motivational Icon (TX)
Hometown Spotlight, Entertainment Western Swing Town Turkey, TX
Entertainment, Retro Keith Thibodeaux & Lucy
Earth Day Eco-friendly Tips
Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Cooking with Butter
     
4/20/08 Cover Story Finding Your Family Tree
    Made in America, Home Mount Saint Helen’s Volcanic Ash Glassworks (WA)
    Hometown Spotlight Okeene (OK)
    Family Parenting
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  4/27/08 Cover Story, Entertainment RFD-TV 24-Hour Rural TV
    Made in America For Bare Feet
    Hometown Heroes Military Music (NH)
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Mexican Recipes (Cinco de Mayo)
MAY 5/4/08 Cover Story Mother’s Day
    Made in America, Family Marble King (WV), Marble Maker
    Amazing Kids Geography Bee Winner
Health Weight Loss & Fitness
Home Lawn & Garden
Health Arthritis
Entertainment Ask AP
Food Reader Recipe
       
  5/11/08 Cover Story Celebrating Boomers
Hometown Heroes Mobile Farmer’s Market Bus
DIY Spring Cleaning Tips
Health Osteoporosis
Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Turkey Recipe
     
5/18/08 Cover Story, Travel America’s Wild & Scenic Rivers
    Made in America Case & Sons
    Hometown Heroes, Arts & Entertainment Vera & Bill Harril, Art on the Farm (MO)
    Family Parenting
    Health Osteoporosis
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Road Trip Recipes
       
  5/25/08 Cover Story, Food & Entertaining Grilling
    Made in America, Family Fun Old Town Canoes & Kayaks (ME)
    Hometown Heroes Bailey Reese, Rewarding Heroes
    DIY Home Tips
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Vegetarian Recipes
JUNE 6/1/08 Cover Story, Patriotism D-Day Memorial (VA)
    Hometown Spotlight, Family Fun Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Fest (ME)
    Health Boomer Health
Entertainment Ask AP
Food Fiber-rich Recipes
       
  6/8/08 Cover Story, Food & Travel Candy Kitchen Ice Cream Parlor (IA)
Hometown Heroes, Father’s Day JH Ranch, Bringing Families Together
Entertainment Our Picks
Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Low-calorie Snacks
     
6/15/08 Cover Story, Entertainment & Outdoor Recreation Bill Dance, TV Outdoorsman
    Made in America, Lawn & Garden American Lawn Mower Co. (IN)
    Health Boomer Health
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Outdoor Treats
       
  6/22/08 Cover Story, Entertainment Frankie Valli, the Real Jersey Boy
    Environment Cleaning Coastal Waterways
    Hometown Spotlight, Family Travel Wayne (NE)
    Family Education
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  6/29/08 Cover Story Celebrating Boomers
    Hometown Heroes, Outdoors Bill Ellis, US Forest Service (CO)
    Home Gardening
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Entertaining & Snacking Recipes
    Health Boomer Health
JULY 7/6/08 Cover Story, Entertainment & Outdoor Sports Lumberjack World Championships
    Amazing Kids Alexis Thompson, Junior Golfer (FL)
    Entertainment Ask AP
Family & Food Kids in the Kitchen
     
7/13/08 Cover Story, Food Ice Cream
    Hometown Spotlight, Family Travel Illinois Railroad Museum
    Finances Family Finances
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Grilling Recipes
       
  7/20/08 Cover Story The Front Porch, an American Icon
    Hometown Heroes, Sports Ronda Rousey, Judo Champion & Olympian
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Turkey Recipes
       
  7/27/08 Cover Story, Sports & Entertainment NASCAR Speed Week
    Environment Eco-friendly Tips
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
AUGUST 8/3/08 Cover Story Back to School
    DIY Fall Cleaning Tips
    Education Back to School
Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
     
8/10/08 Cover Story, Food Back to School, Kids in the Kitchen
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Pork Recipes
       
  8/17/08 Cover Story, Sports NASCAR’s Casey Kahne
    Health Healthy Living
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  8/24/08 Cover Story, Outdoor Travel America’s Great Loop
    Hometown Spotlight, Food Homer (AK), Halibut Capital
    DIY Handy Home Hints
    Health Allergies
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  8/31/08 Cover Story Celebrating Boomers
    Hometown Spotlight, Boomer Books Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mansfield (MO)
SEPTEMBER 9/7/08 Cover Story TBD
    Hometown Spotlight, Family Travel Solvang (CA)
    Sports College Football
Health Mature Health
  Food & Entertaining Tailgating Fun
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Tailgating to Go
       
  9/14/08 Cover Story TBD
    Hometown Heroes, Family Pets
    Hometown Spotlight, Family & Travel Alpine Village, Helen (GA)
    Home Gardening
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Tailgating to Go
       
  9/21/08 Cover Story TBD
    Hometown Spotlight, Family & Travel Topsfield Fair (MA)
    Food Black Walnuts American Root, Hammons (MO)
    Entertainment New TV Season
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  9/28/08 Cover Story TBD
    Hometown Spotlight Home of Old Yeller, Mason (TX)
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Low-calorie Snacks
OCTOBER 10/5/08 Cover Story Halloween
    Hometown Spotlight Georgia’s Gold Mine
    Family Halloween Fun
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Halloween Kids in the Kitchen
       
  10/12/08 Cover Story, Food Annual Reader Recipe Contest Winners
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Tomato Recipes
       
  10/19/08 Cover Story, Health Breast Cancer Awareness
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  10/26/08 Cover Story Celebrating Boomers
    Finances Family Finances
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
NOVEMBER 11/2/08 Cover Story, Food Baking
    Entertainment TV
Entertainment Ask AP
Food Sour Cream Recipes
       
  11/9/08 Cover Story, Patriotism Veterans Day
Entertainment Our Picks
Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Turkey Recipes
11/16/08 Cover Story, Food Holiday Food
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Health Diabetes Health
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  11/23/08 Cover Story TBD
    Health Diabetes Health
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Bean Recipes
       
  11/30/08 Cover Story TBD
    Family Holidays
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Food Reader Recipe
    Health Diabetes Health
DECEMBER 12/7/08 Cover Story TBD
    Entertainment Our Picks
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Holiday Baking
       
  12/14/08 Cover Story, Food Holiday Food
    Entertainment Holiday
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe
       
  12/21/08 Cover Story Holiday Food & Entertaining
    Family Quality Time with Your Family
    Food & Entertaining Guest & Hostess Tips for Holiday Parties
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Holiday Recipes
       
  12/28/08 Cover Story, Heroes Acts of Kindness
    Health, Food & Family Resolutions for a Healthy New Year
    Entertainment Ask AP
    Food Reader Recipe