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Taking Pride in Privies

by Marti Attoun

While some small towns fade without a fight when their schools and businesses are boarded up, in 1996 resourceful Elk Falls residents took a look at what makes their town distinctive and decided to flaunt it.

first appeared: 10/28/2007

Good Land for Sunflowers

by Marti Attoun

Fifty thousand acres of sunflowers burst into bloom each August, creating a golden spectacle in fields around Goodland, Kan.

first appeared: 7/29/2007

A Sweet Legacy

by Diana Lambdin Meyer

Tom Ward respectfully disagrees with Forrest Gump’s mother, who offered up the famous advice: “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.”

first appeared: 2/4/2007

Prospecting for Space Rocks.

by Marti Attoun

Steve Arnold, 40, drives across a farm field near Haviland, Kan. (pop. 612), listening intently to the hum from the home-built metal detector pulled behind his all-terrain vehicle.

first appeared: 1/28/2007

Barber Shops

by Marti Attoun

immie Jackson, 71, settles into the chair at Gino’s Barber Shop in Jackson, Calif., and doesn’t say a word about the haircut he wants. After all, he’s been coming to Gino’s since Harry S. Truman was president.

first appeared: 1/21/2007

Treasuring the Wizard of Oz

by Lou Ann Thomas

The Oz Museum in Wamego, Kan., houses some 2,000 items associated with the timeless movie, its actors and the magical world created by author L. Frank Baum.

first appeared: 9/24/2006

Father & Son Look-alikes

Just as we featured look-alike mothers and daughters in our Mother's Day edition, American Profile celebrates Father's Day with photos sent in from fathers and sons with uncanny resemblances.

first appeared: 6/18/2006

Like Mother Like Daughter

When American Profile asked readers to send us photographs of look-alike mothers and daughters, along with a brief description of how these uncanny resemblances influence their lives, we received hundreds of submissions detailing this unique family bond.

first appeared: 5/7/2006

Where the Land Is Free

by Marti Attoun

Great Plains communities attract modern-day homesteaders

first appeared: 4/30/2006

Martina McBride

by Beverly Keel

Retaining the values of her Kansas upbringing

first appeared: 2/19/2006

A Half-Dozen Headricks

by Marti Attoun

A caring community adopt the famous Kansas sextuplets.

first appeared: 5/1/2005

Senior Prom

by Marti Attoun

Teens host a night to remember for senior citizens

first appeared: 4/24/2005

Heritage Farms

by Marti Attoun

Century-old farming families remain loyal to the land

first appeared: 3/20/2005

Weather's Extremes

by Vicki Brown

Hot or cold, wet or dry, sunny or stormy, everyone loves to talk about the weather, says Scott Stephens, a meteorologist for the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. (pop. 68,889).

first appeared: 3/6/2005

The Great American Hamburger

by Marti Attoun

The All-American Burger

first appeared: 6/27/2004

Smoke, Sizzle & Sauce!

by Marti Attoun

The scent of apple-wood smoke and spicy barbecued brisket mingle in the tent kitchen of Gary Bernhardt and Kyle Farley.

first appeared: 5/9/2004

We Proceeded On

by Vicki Brown

ln May 1804, Capts. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off from winter camp near St. Louis with their party of men—dubbed the Corps of Discovery by President Thomas Jefferson—on an epic journey to the Pacific Ocean.

first appeared: 4/11/2004

A Tribute to All Veterans

by Marti Attoun

A Kansas town's tribute becomes a national holiday

first appeared: 11/9/2003

Fill'er Up!

by Marti Attoun

Old-fashioned full-service gas stations like Swan’s in Almond, Wis., are as rare as the noon whistle, and yes, they still do that here, too.

first appeared: 10/19/2003

Restoring the Little Sisters of Lady Liberty

by Marti Attoun

All across America, towns are shining up a symbol of freedom—200 little sisters of liberty that were dedicated from 1949 to 1951.

first appeared: 9/7/2003

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