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September 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.

Harlem Globetrotters images

by Alan Ross

Lines form outside the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colo. (pop. 50,608), looking more like a group headed to a G-rated movie than one bound for a basketball game.
Get Moving

by Dorothy Foltz-Gray

For years, Jess Anne Cole, an elementary school principal in Clinton, Tenn. (pop. 9,409), put everyone—and everything—else first
Turning Heads with Wooden Hats images

by Lisa Anderson Mann

Master wood turner Chris Ramsey, 45, balances a large piece of maple on a lathe in his Somerset, Ky., workshop.
Quick Apple Dumplings
Ask American Profile 9/28/2008 images
Hearty Fare
Easy Appetizers
With football parties and school homecomings, fall is a time when home cooks need easy appetizer and snack recipes that can be whipped together at a moment's notice.
Dressing Women for Success images

by Karen Karvonen

Struggling financially after a divorce, single mom Margot Chaffee pursued a teaching degree and worked nights to support her family.
Controlling Asthma

by Linda Wasmer Andrews

Nearly 23 million Americans, including almost 7 million children, have asthma, according to the American Lung Association.
Asthma or COPD?
Savory Three-Cheese Pockets
Honoring Old Yeller images

by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers

Dressed boyishly in denim overalls and a straw hat, Kassie Stagner, 10, wraps her arms around a yellow Labrador retriever
Improving Your Abode's Sales Appeal

by Katie and Gene Hamilton

In a sluggish real estate market the buyer has the advantage because there are so many homes to choose from.
Ask American Profile 9/21/2008 images
Eat Right, Breathe Easier

by Denise Mann

Two years ago, Patrice Shrode struggled to take each breath. Her lung disease had advanced to the point that she was unable to breathe without an oxygen tank.
A Fair for the Ages images

by Sean Conneely

A fair for the ages
Carl Edwards images

by Alan Ross

NASCAR's rising star talks about flying, driving and giving back
Shelling and Selling Black Walnuts images

by Marti Attoun

The black walnut is a wonderful resource, a gift of nature that provides some income to thousands of people
Unspoil Your Child

by Richard Bromfield

Parents tend to spoil their children, and they both know it. Fortunately, spoiling can be undone-quickly.
Tailgating Time

by Jean Kressy

Tailgates on the backs of station wagons and pickup trucks never were meant to be a big deal

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