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Rebuilding a Beloved Diner images   by Sheryl Kayne
Hungry and excited patrons inhale the aroma of morning coffee and scones as they wait to enter O'Rourke's Diner in Middletown, Conn.
first appeared: 4/13/2008
Crusading for Bike Safety images   by Sheryl Kayne
For kids on bicycles, riding the streets is a lot safer than it used to be in Stamford, Conn., thanks to Glenn and Peggy Coppola.
first appeared: 2/24/2008
Christmas Bird Count images   by Marti Attoun
A cold rain pelts Angela Dimmitt as she stands at the edge of a hardwood forest in New Milford, Conn., aiming her binoculars at the tops of towering oak and hickory trees.
first appeared: 12/2/2007
Juicing Apples for Generations images   by Marti Attoun
Clyde's is the oldest producer of hard cider in the United States and operates the nation's last steam-powered cider mill.
first appeared: 9/16/2007
The Nation's Most Ordinary Citizen images   by Marti Attoun
The 5-foot-8-inch, 190-pound Burns is such an average Joe that he’s the unpretentious star of the 2005 book The Average American: The Extraordinary Search for the Nation’s Most Ordinary Citizen by Kevin O’Keefe.
first appeared: 11/12/2006
What Makes Your Hometown Great? images
When American Profile posed this question to readers, responses brimming with passion and pride poured in from across the nation.
first appeared: 10/22/2006
Heritage Farms   by Marti Attoun
Century-old farming families remain loyal to the land
first appeared: 3/20/2005
The Great American Hamburger   by Marti Attoun
The All-American Burger
first appeared: 6/27/2004
The Quilt Bus   by Marti Attoun
“We’re so excited in there we can’t stand it,” squeals Carol Dingman as she steps into the bus. Her eyes widen as she tries to see it all—a crammed, top-to-bottom complete fabric store on wheels.
first appeared: 3/21/2004
Discovering America   by Carol Davis
One way to know what America is, is to see where it's been.
first appeared: 4/27/2003
Keeping the Family Farm   by Alice Ross
“A day here is never typical,” says Suzanne Sankow of Beaver Brook Farm, which has been in the family for 85 years and is Connecticut’s largest sheep farm.
first appeared: 3/24/2002
Locally Grown   by Alan Ross
Those who sell what they grow do it out of a passion for tasty produce
first appeared: 7/8/2001

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