Oklahoma

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Rounding Up Rattlers

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

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

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

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

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

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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