2009 Editorial Calendar

 
ISSUE DATE STORY  
       
JANUARY 1/4/09 Cover: Everyday people and their unusual collections  
    New Year’s resolutions  
    Healthy weight loss  
    Professional bubble artist  
    Reader recipes  
       
  1/11/09 Cover: Vanna White: Mother of two and croquet lover  
    Not-for-profit saves police dogs  
    Cold & flu  
    Winter skin care  
    Bringing back classic childhood books  
    Reader recipes  
       
  1/18/09 Cover: Support for mothers who have lost a military child
 
    Family finances  
    Diabetes  
    Old-fashioned cherry candy  
    Reader recipes  
       
       
  1/25/09 Cover: Timeless classical books from our youth  
    Super Bowl party & food  
    Dental health series (part 1 of 3)  
    A passion for restoring Jeep Grand Wagoneers  
    Crabmeat au Gratin  
    Reader recipes  
     
FEBRUARY 2/1/09 Cover: The timeless delight of building snowmen  
    Chicken enchiladas your friends will want  
    Primetime TV feature  
    Heart health series (part 1 of 3); includes recipes  
    How one auxiliary group helps soldiers overseas  
    Reader recipes  
       
     
2/8/09 Cover: TBD  
    Valentine’s Day food  
    The best TV show DVDs  
    Dental health series (part 2 of 3)  
    All about Abraham Lincoln  
    Reader recipes  
       
     
2/15/09 Cover: Gary Sinise performs rock ‘n roll for troops  
    Heart health series (part 2 of 3)  
    Reader recipes  
       
       
       
  2/22/09 Cover: Historic American hotels and resorts  
    The movement to stop cussing among kids  
    Spring gardening prep time  
    Family food  
    Reader recipes  
       
       
MARCH 3/1/09 Cover: Breakfasts we love  
    Family finances  
    Dental health series (part 3 of 3)  
    Kazoo museum and manufacturer  
Reader recipes  
   
       
  3/8/09 Cover: The man behind Garfield the cartoon  
Lung health series (part 1 of 3)  
Restored B-17 war plane from 1944  
Reader recipes  
   
   
       
     
3/15/09 Cover: Singer Jewel helps homeless children  
    Eco-friendly story  
    Lung health series (part 2 of 3)  
    USO performers reunite after 40 years  
    Final Four party and recipes  
    Reader recipes  
       
  3/22/09 Cover: TBD  
    Easter egg hunt tradition in Nebraska  
    Treating allergies  
    Heart health series (part 3 of 3)  
    Top entertainment picks  
    Reader recipes  
       
  3/29/09 Cover: TBD  
    Lung health series (part 3 of 3)  
    Pre-Easter cooking  
    America’s first commercial pretzel bakery  
    Reader recipes  
APRIL 4/5/09 Cover: Easter food & activities  
    Entertainment story  
    GI health series (part 1 of 3)  
Game fishing museum in FL  
Reader recipes  
       
  4/12/09 Cover: TBD  
The green home  
GI health series (part 2 of 3)  
America’s oldest candy company  
A working farm museum in Iowa  
    Reader recipes  
     
4/19/09 Cover: Boomers  
    ATV racer inspires others with disabilities  
    Annual Shad Derby in Windsor, CT  
    Cinco de Mayo recipes  
    Reader recipes  
       
       
  4/26/09 Cover: Community gardens  
    Parenting  
    GI health series (part 3 of 3)  
    Grilling recipes  
    Reader recipes  
       
MAY 5/03/09 Cover: Mother’s Day  
    Lawn & garden  
    Osteoporosis health series (part 1 of 3)  
    Hot spot: Jackson Hole, WY  
    Reader recipes  
       
  5/10/09 Cover: America’s only mass-producing baseball glove maker  
    Boomer story  
    Osteoporosis health series (part 2 of 3)  
Clothesline kits for the eco-minded  
Reader recipes  
   
       
  5/17/09 Cover: Grilling  
The green home  
Entertainment story  
Skin care  
Cool and comfortable hammocks  
    Reader recipes  
     
5/24/09 Cover: Old-fashioned amusement park  
    Tips for home care  
    Osteoporosis health series (part 3 of 3)  
    Grilling recipes  
    The town crier tradition  
    Reader recipes
 
       
  5/31/09 Cover: America’s state parks  
    Honoring creative minds in Minnesota  
    Fiber-rich recipes  
    Reader recipes  
       
JUNE 6/7/09 Cover: Banana split bliss  
Boomer health  
The green home  
Ship building and fishing in Bath, ME  
    Reader recipes  
     
6/14/09 Cover: Longest and best rails to trails  
    Father’s Day feature  
    Manual mowers for the eco-minded  
    Home of past presidents  
    Reader recipes  
       
  6/21/09 Cover: TBD  
    Gardening  
    July Fourth recipes  
    Barehanded catfishing  
    Reader recipes  
       
  6/28/09 Cover: NASCAR  
    Summer health  
    Warm weather recipes  
    Reader recipes  
       
JULY 7/5/09 Cover: Perfect picnics  
    Picnic essentials  
    Outdoor kids activities  
Grilling techniques  
  Picnic food  
  Reader recipes  
     
7/12/09 Cover: Family reunions  
    Organizing a family reunion  
    Entertaining kids at family reunions  
    Family recipes  
    Reader recipes  
       
  7/19/09 Cover: Best burgers ever  
    Meatless burgers  
    Burger toppings  
    Reader recipes  
       
  7/26/09 Cover: TBD  
    The green home  
    Pet health  
    Reader recipes  
       
AUGUST 8/2/09 Cover: Back to school  
    Amazing kids  
    Back-to-school lunches  
Reader recipes  
     
8/9/09 Cover: Back to college  
    Amazing college kids  
    Fall house cleaning  
    Fall food  
    Reader recipes  
       
  8/16/09 Cover: Grange Fair in Centre Hall, PA  
    Lung health series (part 1 of 3)  
    Reader recipes  
       
  8/23/09 Cover: TBD  
    Entertainment story  
    Lung health series (part 2 of 3)  
    Reader recipes  
       
  8/30/09 Cover: Boomers  
    Lung health series (part 3 of 3)  
    Recipes for two  
    The Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum  
    Reader recipes  
       
SEPTEMBER 9/6/09 Cover: TBD  
    Tailgating party and recipes  
    Gardening green  
Reader recipes  
       
  9/13/09 Cover: TBD  
    Pet health  
    Reader recipes  
       
  9/20/09 Cover: TBD  
    Fall TV lineup  
    Healthy dinners  
    Reader recipes  
       
  9/27/09 Cover: TBD  
    Entertainment story  
    Low-cal snacks  
    Reader recipes  
       
OCTOBER 10/4/09 Cover: TBD  
    The green home  
    Entertainment story  
    Reader recipes  
       
  10/11/09 Cover: Perfect fall soups  
    Breast cancer awareness  
    Reader recipes  
       
  10/18/09 Cover: TBD  
    Best DVD picks  
    Soup recipes  
    Reader recipes  
       
  10/25/09 Cover: Halloween  
    Family finances  
    Lung health series (part 1 of 3)  
    Reader recipes  
       
NOVEMBER 11/1/09 Cover: Baking  
    Lung health series (part 2 of 3)  
Kona Coffee Cultural Festival in Hawaii  
Reader recipes  
       
  11/8/09 Cover: TBD  
Lung health series (part 3 of 3)  
Healthy hair  
    Reader recipes  
       
11/15/09 Cover: TBD  
    Healthy recipes  
    Diabetes health series (part 1 of 3)  
    Reader recipes  
       
  11/22/09 Cover: Thanksgiving  
    Holiday entertaining  
    Diabetes health series (part 2 of 3)  
    Best DVD picks  
    Reader recipes  
       
  11/29/09 Cover: TBD  
    Family time  
    Diabetes health series (part 3 of 3)  
    The green home  
    Reader recipes  
       
DECEMBER 12/6/09 Cover: TBD  
    Family traditions  
    Holiday baking  
    Reader recipes  
       
  12/13/09 Cover: Holiday food & entertaining  
    Entertainment story  
    Reader recipes  
       
  12/20/09 Cover: Christmas  
    Family traditions  
    Holiday entertaining  
    Reader recipes  
       
  12/27/09 Cover: Healthy resolutions  
    Healthy food & recipes  
    Reader recipes  
       
       
Please note: Editorial content subject to change.

2010 Editorial Calendar

JANUARY 3
Cover: King Cakes
New Year's resolutions
Reader recipes

JANUARY 10
Cover: Jack LaLanne: Father of Fitness
Not-for-profit helps lower-income clients obtain
fuel-efficient autos
Reader recipes

JANUARY 17
Cover: TBD
A company teaches guitar since 1947
Family finances
Reader recipes

JANUARY 24
Cover: BINGO: The big game in small towns
Super Bowl entertaining
Rosie's Garage after-school program motivates kids
Reader recipes: The Big Game party food

JANUARY 31
Cover: Winter Olympics athletes
Home energy savings
Reader recipes

FEBRUARY 7
Cover: Sweet Adelines, A Valentine's Day tradition
Celebrating baby boomers
Reader recipes: Valentine's Day recipes

FEBRUARY 14
Cover: NHRA drag racing
Reader recipes

FEBRUARY 21
Cover: TBD
Spring gardening
Reader recipes

FEBRUARY 28
Cover: Family travel
Sculpture ranch
DIY
Reader recipes: Family style

MARCH 7
Cover: Annual breakfast issue
Traditions TBD
Family finances
Reader recipes: Breakfast dishes

MARCH 14
Cover: TBD
Emerald mining
Reader recipes

MARCH 21
Cover: Five & Dime: A trip back in time
Pet story
Entertainment picks
Reader recipes

MARCH 28
Cover: Easter food & family fun
Red Sox scoreboard keeper
The green home
Reader recipes

APRIL 4
Cover: TBD
Parenting
DIY feature
Parenting story
Reader recipes

APRIL 11
Cover: TBD
Reader recipes

APRIL 18
Cover: Caves: Underground wonders
Reader recipes: Cinco de Mayo

APRIL 25
Cover: Green gardens
Making wooden basket
Parenting
Reader recipes: Grilling

MAY 2
Cover: Mother's Day
Moose Mania in Greenville, Maine
Lawn & garden
Reader recipes

MAY 9
Cover: Mount St. Helens
Poster art
Reader recipes

MAY 16
Cover: Annual grilling issue
Horseradish capital of the world
Entertainment picks
Reader recipes

MAY 23
Cover: NASCAR
Beatrice, NE: Home to homesteaders
DIY feature
Reader recipes: Grilling

MAY 30
Cover: Family travel
Reader recipes: Fiber-rich foods

JUNE 6
Cover: Annual ice cream issue
Maker of carousels
Pet health
Reader recipes

JUNE 13
Cover: Father's Day
Woodstock, NY: Colony of the arts
Lawn & garden tools
Reader recipes

JUNE 20
Cover: Merry-go-rounds
Gardening
Reader recipes

JUNE 27
Cover: Fourth of July
Kid fun
Reader recipes: Summer fare

JULY 4
Cover: TBD
Entertaining: picnics
Training your pet
Reader recipes

JULY 11
Cover: TBD
Reader recipes

JULY 18
Cover: Great American sandwiches
Travel
Ask AP
Reader recipes: Grilling

JULY 25
Cover: Preserving fruit & vegetables
The green home
Reader recipes

AUGUST 1
Cover: Back-to-school
Reader recipes: After-school snacks

AUGUST 8
Cover: Back-to-school (college)
Family technology
Reader recipes

AUGUST 15
Cover: TBD
Ask AP
Reader recipes

AUGUST 22
Cover: TBD
Picnic
Editor's entertainment picks
Reader recipes

AUGUST 29
Cover: Labor Day family gatherings
Family picnics
Reader recipes

SEPTEMBER 5
Cover: TBD
Tailgating party and recipes
The green home
Reader recipes

SEPTEMBER 12
Cover: TBD
Reader recipes: Healthy snacks

SEPTEMBER 19
Cover: TBD
Fall TV lineup
Reader recipes

SEPTEMBER 26
Cover: Entertainment
Pet health
Reader recipes

OCTOBER 3
Cover: Annual soup issue
Breast cancer awareness
Parenting
Reader recipes

OCTOBER 10
Cover: TBD
Family finances
Editor's DVD picks
Reader recipes

OCTOBER 17
Cover: Fall family outing
Healthy dinners
Reader recipes: Soups

OCTOBER 24
Cover: Halloween
Entertainment story
Reader recipes

OCTOBER 31
Cover: Fall baking
Reader recipes

NOVEMBER 7
Cover: Tuskegee Airmen
Reader recipes

NOVEMBER 14
Cover: Thanksgiving
DIY feature
Reader recipes

NOVEMBER 21
Cover: TBD
Editor's holiday entertainment picks
Reader recipes: Holiday

NOVEMBER 28
Cover: Thanksgiving leftovers
Family technology
Reader recipes

DECEMBER 5
Cover: Christmas & Hanukkah story
Family holiday traditions
Reader recipes: Holiday

DECEMBER 12
Cover: TBD
Holiday entertaining
Holiday gift giving
Reader recipes: Holiday

DECEMBER 19
Cover: TBD
Travel tips
Ask AP
Reader recipes

DECEMBER 26
Cover: Acts of kindness
New Year's resolutions
Reader recipes