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Knitting with Love images   by Jodi Webb
Denise Dee of Sag Harbor, N.Y. (pop. 2,313), learned how to crochet during her summer 2001 break as a high school guidance counselor
first appeared: 12/30/2007
Preserving Precious Patents images   by Ann Hattes
In his lakefront home in Cazenovia (pop. 6,481) in upstate New York, Alan Rothschild pauses on the stairway to point out two framed documents on the wall.
first appeared: 12/23/2007
Keeping His Hometown Healthy images   by Naomi Seldin
There are clocks in Dr. Bob Paeglow's office, but he isn't watching them. He's carefully examining a patient.
first appeared: 12/16/2007
Jamestown Loves Lucy images   by Laurie Mercer
Sporting perfectly coiffed red hair and a 1950s-style swing skirt, Lucille Ball look-alike Diane Vincent mingles with a crowd of Lucy fans in Jamestown, N.Y.
first appeared: 7/22/2007
Easter Memories images
Easter is remembered in an array of colors, from new purple dresses, yellow bonnets and black patent-leather shoes to multicolored eggs hidden in tufts of green grass and fragrant white lilies surrounding the Sunday church altar.
first appeared: 4/1/2007
Comforting Creatures images   by Debbe Geiger
Valentine Camurati wheels her husband, Albert, to a spot near the front doors of the Center for Extended Care in Manhasset, N.Y. (pop. 8,362). “Wednesday is doggie day,” she explains as residents, some in wheelchairs, others on foot, gather in anticipatio
first appeared: 2/25/2007
Finding Washington's Faith images   by Alana Nash
George Washington often is depicted as a Deist, viewing God as a remote creator who abandoned his creation.
first appeared: 2/18/2007
Little House Big Heart images   by Deborah Lynn Black
For the past 33 years, the Kevin Guest House in Buffalo, N.Y., has been known as “the little house with the big heart.”
first appeared: 1/21/2007
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
Cornfield Craze images   by Marti Attoun
Farm mazes grow into family fun
first appeared: 8/20/2006
Our National Monuments   by Michael Nolan
Celebrating a century of treasured landmarks
first appeared: 7/9/2006
Crash Bang Zoom   by Steve Lange
The Schutte family's demolition derby devotion
first appeared: 6/25/2006
Leading By Example   by Doug Goodnough
Grassroots leaders like teenage mayor Michael Sessions are making their communities better
first appeared: 4/16/2006
Meet Tim Russert   by Beverly Keel
The host of 'Meet the Press' brings working-class roots to his job
first appeared: 1/15/2006
Rachael Ray's Recipe for Success images   by Beverly Keel
From her 30-minute measl to her real-world cooking
first appeared: 10/9/2005
Birthplace of Memorial Day   by Warren D. Jorgensen
In 1966, Congress officially recognized Waterloo as The Birthplace of Memorial Day, a title that the town and its people bear with obvious pride.
first appeared: 5/29/2005
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
All's Good with Osgood   by Beverly Keel
A glimpse of Charles Osgood’s modest New York office offers profound insight into the life of the anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning and host of The Osgood File, a daily news commentary heard on more than 400 radio stations nationwide.
first appeared: 1/18/2004
Heroes in the Classroom
Teachers who look for the good - and find it
first appeared: 8/11/2002
Giving Back   by Pat Curry
Jim O'Hara beat cancer and now helps others fight back
first appeared: 12/23/2001
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