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Knitting with Love

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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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