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Ask American Profile 11/25/2007

Appeared In the 11/25/2007 issue

Big on Basketball

by Jackie Sheckler Finch

Basketball fever runs deep in New Castle (pop. 17,780). In fact, that's why the community built a gymnasium to seat 9,325 spectators in 1959.

Appeared In the 11/25/2007 issue

Old-Fashioned Jam Cake

Jam Cake recipe

Appeared In the 11/25/2007 issue

Arlington Wreath Project

by Tracy Leinberger-Leonardi

On a cold December day, a crowd of more than 1,000 volunteers-from civilians and soldiers to toddlers and senior citizens-waits quietly, solemnly at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Appeared In the 11/25/2007 issue

Hometown Harmonizers

by Alanna Nash

Former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson may have hailed from Staunton, Va. (pop. 23,853), but The Statler Brothers really put the town on the map.

Appeared In the 11/25/2007 issue

Caring for Your Skin in Winter

by Mari S. Gold

Winter can be rough on your skin. Cold, dry air and harsh winds, combined with indoor heating that removes moisture from the air, can result in skin that’s dry and chapped.

Appeared In the 11/25/2007 issue

Ask American Profile 11/18/2007

Appeared In the 11/18/2007 issue

by Vicki Cox

Kreofsky's 32,000-square-foot store boasts an inventory of 192,000 toys, some of which he designed.

Appeared In the 11/18/2007 issue

Company Fare

by Tillie B. Vaughan (Gramma Tillie's Pumpkin Bread) and Elaine Fetter (Sweet Cinnamon Chips with Fruit Salad)

Appeared In the 11/18/2007 issue

Tom Arnold, For Real

by Tom Roland

Tom Arnold's left leg is jittery-almost spastic-as he pumps it up and down continuously while sitting on a couch at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.

Appeared In the 11/18/2007 issue

Re-creating Rockwell

by Sean Conneely

The country store's doorbell jingles merrily as holiday shoppers shuffle to and fro. Children play in the street and dream of what Santa will bring.

Appeared In the 11/18/2007 issue

Responding to a Diabetes Diagnosis

by Amy Eskind

You've just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and your mind is swirling with questions.

Appeared In the 11/18/2007 issue

Volunteering with Children

by Anne Gillem

Like most young children, Elise and Tia Tuttle of Pearland, Texas (pop. 37,640), eagerly anticipate their birthdays each year.

Appeared In the 11/18/2007 issue

Ask American Profile 11/11/2007

Appeared In the 11/11/2007 issue

A Feel for Reading

by Kristen Tribe

When Eric and Leslie Ligon learned in 1997 that their 2-month-old son, Ethan, was blind, they were devastated.

Appeared In the 11/11/2007 issue

Home for the Holidays

by Candace Floyd

No matter what the occasion-New Year's Day, Easter, Passover, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah or Christmas-favorite dishes bring to mind memories of celebrations past and the special relatives who prepared holiday fare.

Appeared In the 11/11/2007 issue

Making Matchstick Marvels

by Melody Warnick

From its tiny mullioned windows to its gargoyle-festooned towers, woodworker Patrick Acton's model of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the boarding-house home of Hollywood's favorite teenage wizard, Harry Potter, is an amazingly detailed replic

Appeared In the 11/11/2007 issue

Spiced Sweet Potato Soup

Appeared In the 11/11/2007 issue

Delivering Books and Goodwill

by Marti Attoun

Within minutes of parking in the mountain village of Hurley, N.M. (pop. 1,464), Fred Barraza opens the bookmobile door and welcomes one eager patron after another.

Appeared In the 11/4/2007 issue

My America

Winners selected in American Profile's photo contest

Appeared In the 11/4/2007 issue

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