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Rounding Up Rattlers images   by Stuart Englert
Tony Felder and Dean Wilson climb among the hills west of Okeene, Okla. (pop. 1,240), searching cracks and crevices in the porous gypsum rock for the elusive Western diamondback rattlesnake.
first appeared: 4/20/2008
Prescription for a Dying Town images   by Marti Attoun
Closed. Closed. Closed. The signs hang in the storefronts of one business after another in Picher, Okla., a former lead and zinc mining center...
first appeared: 1/27/2008
Jousting for a Living images   by Marti Attoun
Armed with a metal shield and a 10-foot-long lance, Kent Shelton gallops into the arena at the Lawton Renaissance Festival in Lawton, Okla., atop a mighty steed.
first appeared: 7/22/2007
Pickin' Grinnin' and Giving images   by Pam Windsor
Even though 2007 marks his 60th year as a performer, Roy Clark is as excited as ever about making music.
first appeared: 6/10/2007
Granting Prom Wishes images   by Robyn Hoffman
White lights twinkle in the atrium of the CityPlex Towers in Tulsa, Okla., casting a faint glow on Tiffany Grant's pink satin formal as she glides across the dance floor with her date.
first appeared: 4/15/2007
American Red Cross   by Diana West
Volunteers power the nation's largest relief organization
first appeared: 5/14/2006
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
Acts of Kindness   by Marta W. Aldrich
Our 5th annual account of ordinary Americans doing good deeds for one another
first appeared: 12/25/2005
Rescue Squad   by Marti Attoun
The first time Roger Wood met Betty Hindman last April, he wrapped her in a big hug. The first time Hindman met Wood, one week earlier, she saved his life.
first appeared: 7/17/2005
Gifts of Life   by Mardy Fones
Organ donors offer hope to those awaiting transplants
first appeared: 1/2/2005
The Great American Hamburger   by Marti Attoun
The All-American Burger
first appeared: 6/27/2004
Rodeo Cowgirls   by Noble Sprayberry
A rare breed of women bent on continuing an Old West tradition
first appeared: 5/16/2004
Farming in the Family's Footsteps   by Marti Attoun
For three generations, the Dvoraks have been the quintessential FFA family.
first appeared: 2/29/2004
Reba   by Beverly Keel
Everything I’ve done in my career is a result of growing up in rural Oklahoma
first appeared: 11/30/2003
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
Acts of Kindness
How compassion makes us complete
first appeared: 12/22/2002
School of a Lifetime   by Marti Attoun
Kindergartners & seniors create a one-of-a-kind classroom
first appeared: 12/1/2002
Farm Junk as Art   by Robyn Hoffman
Joe Smith not only raises wheat, alfalfa, and cattle on his farm, he mines scrap heaps to raise a crop of unique sculptures welded together out of corroded water heaters, old wagon wheels, oilfield pipe, drive shafts, or whatever he can find.
first appeared: 3/17/2002
Spiro, OK images   by Margaret Dornaus
A Town of Buried Treasures
first appeared: 1/13/2002
Bidding Is Only Half the Fun   by Stephen Leon Alligood
Hometown auctions can be fun and good deals can be had
first appeared: 10/28/2001

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