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January 2007 Articles

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Ask American Profile 1/7/2007

Appeared In the 1/28/2007 issue

Prospecting for Space Rocks.

by Marti Attoun

Steve Arnold, 40, drives across a farm field near Haviland, Kan. (pop. 612), listening intently to the hum from the home-built metal detector pulled behind his all-terrain vehicle.

Appeared In the 1/28/2007 issue

Artichoke Dip

by Vicky Navarrete

Every time I make it, I am asked for the recipe

Appeared In the 1/28/2007 issue

Home Sweet Home

by M.B. Roberts

On a crisp, sunny day on a quiet street in Atlanta, about two dozen people gather in the driveway of a light yellow house with white trim to celebrate move-in day with the owner

Appeared In the 1/28/2007 issue

Ask American Profile 1/21/2007

Appeared In the 1/21/2007 issue

Doctoring for Decades

by Marti Attoun

In 1947, Dr. Marjorie Roper opened her office at the back of the family business, O.L. Ferrell Drug Store, in Bullard, Texas. Sixty years later, the doctor is still in, treating generations of patients as if they were family.

Appeared In the 1/21/2007 issue

Barber Shops

by Marti Attoun

immie Jackson, 71, settles into the chair at Gino’s Barber Shop in Jackson, Calif., and doesn’t say a word about the haircut he wants. After all, he’s been coming to Gino’s since Harry S. Truman was president.

Appeared In the 1/21/2007 issue

World's Easiest Pot Roast Dinner

by Sandra H. Bennett

This method of cooking an inexpensive cut of meat makes it so tender that this recipe quickly became one of our favorite meals.

Appeared In the 1/21/2007 issue

Little House Big Heart

by Deborah Lynn Black

For the past 33 years, the Kevin Guest House in Buffalo, N.Y., has been known as “the little house with the big heart.”

Appeared In the 1/21/2007 issue

Ask American Profile 1/14/2007

Appeared In the 1/14/2007 issue

Drive Smart, Save Gas.

by Amy Green

Your parents were right. Slow and steady is definitely the way to drive—not just for safety reasons—but to conserve fuel and save money.

Appeared In the 1/14/2007 issue

Carving Time In Stone

John Carmichael Jr. lifts his safety glasses to study a cut he’s made in a sandstone disc.

Appeared In the 1/14/2007 issue

The Good Ol' Boy of Mayberry

by Andy Keenum

Actor-comedian George Lindsey stands at center court in the gymnasium of Wilson High School in Florence, Ala., talking to several hundred students about his acting career during a visit back to his hometown.

Appeared In the 1/14/2007 issue

Honoring a Beloved Teacher

by Jodi M. Webb

During her 25 years as a third- grade teacher in Pottsville, Pa. (pop. 15,549), Karen Chattin-Ney not only taught more than 700 students reading, writing and arithmetic, she tried to instill the importance of helping others.

Appeared In the 1/14/2007 issue

Eggplant Casserole

When my husband planted eggplants for the first time several years ago, we had no idea how prolific they could be.

Appeared In the 1/14/2007 issue

Auto Dreams

by Richard McVey

The auctioneer barks out escalating bids, pointing at the rare prize—a one-of-a-kind 1970 Plymouth ’Cuda convertible—parked center stage with television cameras focused on its radiant orange, polished-to-perfection paint job.

Appeared In the 1/7/2007 issue

Making Music with a Mission

by Karen Karvonen

Bob Rowe bursts into a chorus of “This Little Light of Mine,” and residents at the Grayling Nursing & Rehabilitation Community in Grayling, Mich., tap their toes and sing along—except for one woman, who slumps dejectedly in her wheelchair.

Appeared In the 1/7/2007 issue

Hooking with Heart

by Barbara Elmore

Carrying on a handiwork tradition that almost died out with her grandmothers, Quicksall had to learn the skill from books because she couldn’t find anyone around to show her how to turn bags of rags into beautiful, handmade floor coverings.

Appeared In the 1/7/2007 issue

Ask American Profile 1/7/2007

Appeared In the 1/7/2007 issue

A Thinner Dinner

Did you resolve to eat more healthful meals in 2007? If so, this week’s recipes, from American Profile’s sister publication Relish, will help you get started.

Appeared In the 1/7/2007 issue

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