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Ask American Profile 1/25/2009

Appeared In the 1/25/2009 issue

The Snowman

by Marti Attoun

When snow blankets Rapid City, S.D., Maria Bunkers, 8, looks forward to going outside with her sisters and friends to build a snowman

Appeared In the 1/25/2009 issue

Party Fare for the Big Game

by Karen E. Nelson (enchiladas) and Mary Louise Jonas (sombrero dip)

With these two recipes from American Profile readers, you’ll have plenty of hearty, delicious food to serve your guests.

Appeared In the 1/25/2009 issue

Reclaim Your Attic and Basement

by Kathy Peel

Often our "stuff" ends up in the attic or basement because we don't know what else to do with it.

Appeared In the 1/25/2009 issue

Covering the Super Bowl

by Alan Ross

ESPN reporter Suzy Kolber puts on her 'game face' for football's biggest showdown

Appeared In the 1/25/2009 issue

Prairie Cathedrals

by Marti Attoun

Lugging 60 pounds of camera gear, Bruce Selyem trudges across a wind-whipped frozen field near Fargo, N.D.

Appeared In the 1/18/2009 issue

Concocting a Cherry Confection

by Diana Lambdin Meyer

In the early 1970s, Barry Yantis went to his boss at the Chase Candy Co. with an idea to redesign the wrapper of Cherry Mash

Appeared In the 1/18/2009 issue

Teaching the Science of Soap Suds

by Phyllis Edgerly Ring

Keith Michael Johnson, 44, dips a wire wand the size of a tennis racket into a tray of soapy mixture

Appeared In the 1/18/2009 issue

Ask American Profile 1/18/2009

Appeared In the 1/18/2009 issue

Oatmeal Cake with Broiled Topping

Appeared In the 1/18/2009 issue

Ask American Profile 1/11/2008

Appeared In the 1/11/2009 issue

Publishing Children's Classics

by Marti Attoun

Jill Morgan pulls a copy of Mr. Pine's Purple House from a box of books at Purple House Press in Cynthiana, Ky.

Appeared In the 1/11/2009 issue

TV's Favorite "Girl Next Door"

by Paulette Cohn

For 26 years, Vanna White has been winning hearts as America's favorite "letter turner" on the popular game show Wheel of Fortune.

Appeared In the 1/11/2009 issue

Lessons for Life

Appeared In the 1/11/2009 issue

Skating off the Weight

by Tracy Teare

Six years ago, David Eaton lay dizzy and nauseated on a locker room floor at the Portland (Maine) Ice Arena

Appeared In the 1/4/2009 issue

Cool, Crazy and Uncommon Collections

by Marti Attoun

Americans love to collect things: barbed wire and baseball caps, cookie cutters and comic books, marbles and matchbooks, Teddy bears and toilet seats.

Appeared In the 1/1/2009 issue

Breakfast in a Bar

Appeared In the 1/1/2009 issue

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