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July 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.
Jazzing Up the Big Easy images

by Jim Distasio

Members of the jazz ensemble at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill. traveled to the heart of storm-ravaged New Orleans to help reignite its musical fire.
Built for Speed images

by Richard McVey

On the barren, white landscape of Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, a line of hot rods and motorcycles stretches nearly half a mile long.
Bronzing Baby Shoes images

by Vivian Wagner

Just as it preserves keepsakes for grandmothers like Green, American Bronzing Co. also preserves the heritage of its own founding grandmother, Violet Shinbach.
Italian Creme Cake

by Azalea Stephens

Ask American Profile 7/27/2008 images
The Front Porch images

by Marti Attoun

Ann Deemer coos to her 3-month-old grandson as they swing on the century-old front porch of her Victorian home in Athens, Ala.
Easing Irritable Bowel Syndrome

by Denise Mann

Information on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an intestinal disorder that is estimated to affect one in five Americans.
Mastering a Martial Art images

by Daniel Alef

Ronda Rousey steps onto the mat during the 2007 World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and bows respectfully to her opponent.
Potluck Polynesian Chicken
Ask American Profile 7/20/2008 images
Reveling the Railroad images

by Ann Hattes

The heyday of the “iron horse” is becoming more of a memory every day—except in Union, Ill. (pop. 576),
Helping Soldiers Stay in Touch images

by Karen Karvonen

Brittany Bergquist, 13, and her brother Robbie, 12, learned about a Massachusetts soldier serving in Iraq whose phone bill was almost $8,000 from all the calls to and from home.
Goat Cheese Torte
Ask American Profile 7/13/2008 images
Lumberjack World Championships images

by Marjie McGraw

Arden Cogar Jr., 37, and his wife, Kristi, 38, check and recheck the gleaming steel blade of their crosscut bucksaw.
Undergoing a Colonoscopy

by Denise Mann

Like many people, Nancy Bierley, of Ottawa Lake, Mich., was anxious before undergoing her first colonoscopy to test for colon cancer nine years ago.
From "Lucy" to the Lord images

by Audrey T. Hingley

Keith Thibodeaux, who played Little Ricky Ricardo on TV's beloved I Love Lucy in the 1950s, hit a rough spot after leaving the show-biz spotlight.
Incredible Kids images

by j. poet

The Baldwin brothers spread the joy of reading
Old-Fashioned Orange Layer Cake

by Pauline Brown

Ask American Profile 7/6/2008 images

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