People - Page 5

From the quiet hometown hero to the up and coming entertainer, each American town is full of people with interesting stories.

Cartoonist Jim Davis-The Man Behind Garfield

by Jackie Sheckler Finch

Jim Davis, of Albany, Ind. (pop. 2,368), is the cartoonist behind one of America's most popular cartoon characters, Garfield. Learn how this Indiana-native came to create the character and why he relishes his small-town roots.

first appeared: 3/8/2009

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Jimmy Stewart, Eric Dane, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sandra Lee, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

first appeared: 3/8/2009

Humming and Buzzing

by Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt

Kathy Rice, a 15-year tour guide at the Original Kazoo Co. factory and museum in Eden, N.Y. (pop. 8,076), watches as a visitor picks up a kazoo.

first appeared: 3/1/2009

Rise and Shine

by Karry Hosford

Food photographer Karry Hosford lightens up your breakfast.

first appeared: 3/1/2009

Ask American Profile 3/1/2009

Guy Fieri, Cheap Trick, Gina Tognoni

first appeared: 3/1/2009

Lifting Our Language

by Elisabeth Deffner

A California teen urges peers to stop cussing

first appeared: 2/22/2009

A Real Gem

by Tim Ghianni

Fans jamming a San Diego coffeehouse about 15 years ago to bask in the warm glow of Jewel Kilcher's voice had no idea the singer went "home" to a Volkswagen van outside.

first appeared: 2/22/2009

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first appeared: 2/22/2009

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first appeared: 2/15/2009

Protecting Canine Cops

by Robyn Harrison

Susie Jean safeguards police dogs with protective vests.

first appeared: 2/15/2009

Ask American Profile 2/8/2009

first appeared: 2/8/2009

Abraham Lincoln in Retrospect

Historian Harold Holzer explores the attributes that led the frontier storekeeper, lawyer and politician to the White House

first appeared: 2/8/2009

Ask American Profile 2/1/2009

Mike Rowe, Brooke Shields, The Black Cat, Alfalfa Switzer

first appeared: 2/1/2009

Clipping Coupons for Soldiers

by Vicki Cox

Kay MacVey, 83, sits down at her kitchen table in Ames, Iowa, scissors in hand and a waste basket at her knee.

first appeared: 2/1/2009

Lt. Dan Lends a Hand

by M.B. Roberts

When he's not in front of the cameras, Gary Sinise makes music with his Lt. Dan Band.

first appeared: 2/1/2009

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

first appeared: 1/25/2009

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first appeared: 1/25/2009

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first appeared: 1/18/2009

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

first appeared: 1/18/2009

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.

first appeared: 1/11/2009

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