December 2008 Articles

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Ask American Profile 12/29/2008

Appeared In the 12/29/2008 issue

Acts of Kindness

by Marta W. Aldrich

One family shares the Christmas spirit

Appeared In the 12/29/2008 issue

Plugging Energy Leaks

by Katie and Gene Hamilton

The average home can lose 30 percent of its heat through small openings in walls, windows and doors.

Appeared In the 12/29/2008 issue

Cooking with Cajun Rice

by Stuart Englert

In southwest Louisiana, among the crawfish ponds and Gulf Coast shrimp trawlers, rice is a staple in every Cajun and Creole kitchen.

Appeared In the 12/29/2008 issue

New Year's Party Fare

Appeared In the 12/29/2008 issue

Ask American Profile 12/21/2008

Leeza Gibbons, Kathleen Quinlan and Bobby Sherman

Appeared In the 12/21/2008 issue

Nutty about Nutcrackers

by Dana E. Blozis

In a nutshell, you could say that Arlene and George Wagner, of Leavenworth, Wash. (pop. 2,074), are nutty about nutcrackers.

Appeared In the 12/21/2008 issue

Music of a Generation

by Chris Neal

19 songs that transformed America

Appeared In the 12/21/2008 issue

Salad Makeovers

Appeared In the 12/21/2008 issue

Ask American Profile 12/14/2008

Billy Ocean, Ed Harris and Ella Raines

Appeared In the 12/14/2008 issue

Helping Hospitalized Kids Return Home

by Karen Karvonen

Katie Moore is a happy, bubbling 9-year-old who plays with dolls and climbs trees with her friends. She also is a living miracle.

Appeared In the 12/14/2008 issue

Big-Hearted Holidays

by Gigi Ragland

Native Texan Rebecca Rather has a made-from-scratch philosophy that has garnered her Rather Sweet Bakery & Cafe in Fredericksburg, Texas

Appeared In the 12/14/2008 issue

Ask American Profile 12/7/2008

Amber Tamblyn, Carey Lowell, Jon Cryer and Susan Stafford