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Jazzing Up the Big Easy

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.

Appeared In the 7/27/2008 issue

Built for Speed

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.

Appeared In the 7/27/2008 issue

Bronzing Baby Shoes

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.

Appeared In the 7/27/2008 issue

Italian Creme Cake

by Azalea Stephens

Appeared In the 7/27/2008 issue

Ask American Profile 7/27/2008

Appeared In the 7/27/2008 issue

The Front Porch

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.

Appeared In the 7/20/2008 issue

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.

Appeared In the 7/20/2008 issue

Mastering a Martial Art

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.

Appeared In the 7/20/2008 issue

Potluck Polynesian Chicken

Appeared In the 7/20/2008 issue

Ask American Profile 7/20/2008

Appeared In the 7/20/2008 issue

Reveling the Railroad

by Ann Hattes

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

Appeared In the 7/13/2008 issue

Helping Soldiers Stay in Touch

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.

Appeared In the 7/13/2008 issue

Goat Cheese Torte

Appeared In the 7/13/2008 issue

Ask American Profile 7/13/2008

Appeared In the 7/13/2008 issue

Lumberjack World Championships

by Marjie McGraw

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

Appeared In the 7/12/2008 issue

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.

Appeared In the 7/6/2008 issue

From "Lucy" to the Lord

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.

Appeared In the 7/6/2008 issue

Incredible Kids

by j. poet

The Baldwin brothers spread the joy of reading

Appeared In the 7/6/2008 issue

Old-Fashioned Orange Layer Cake

by Pauline Brown

Appeared In the 7/6/2008 issue

Ask American Profile 7/6/2008

Appeared In the 7/6/2008 issue

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