January 2008 Articles

Below is a collection of current and past American Profile articles as published in our weekly magazine. Browse by date and even get a sneak peak of upcoming stories. Don't forget you can also submit your own story and read others submitted by the American Profile community.

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Ask American Profile 1/27/2008

Appeared In the 1/27/2008 issue

Prescription for a Dying Town

by Marti Attoun

Closed. Closed. Closed. The signs hang in the storefronts of one business after another in Picher, Okla., a former lead and zinc mining center...

Appeared In the 1/27/2008 issue

Filming the NFL

by Alan Ross

In 1962, an overcoat salesman named Ed Sabol walked into National Football League commissioner Pete Rozelle's office...

Appeared In the 1/27/2008 issue

Game Day Snacks

by Mary Bilke (Olive Salsa)

The family has gathered, the television is on, and it’s time for the kickoff of the day’s big football game.

Appeared In the 1/27/2008 issue

Daniel Boone

Myths abound about Daniel Boone, the frontiersman who ventured into the wilds of Kentucky in 1769 and forged his name in the annals of American history.

Appeared In the 1/27/2008 issue

Ask American Profile 1/20/2008

Appeared In the 1/20/2008 issue

The USO

by Nancy Henderson

Volunteer Mary Parry, 85, recalls sitting at her USO desk at Fort Drum, a U.S. Army base near Watertown, N.Y. (pop. 26,705), in 2006 when a young soldier from Alabama approached with tears in his eyes.

Appeared In the 1/20/2008 issue

Yeast Breads

by Loyd Patton (Garlic Parmesan Rolls) and Wanda Taylor (Monkey Bread)

Appeared In the 1/20/2008 issue

Ask American Profile 1/13/2008