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Six Steps to a Healthier Heart

by Amy Green

In Texas, cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease, stroke and coronary artery disease account for two of every five deaths, and will result in an estimated 55,600 Lone Star residents losing their lives this year.

first appeared: 9/24/2006

Building a Better Saddle

by Wendy Lyons Sunshine

With the skill of a surgeon, Clint McDaniel, 34, painstakingly cuts out nearly 50 pieces of leather, the amount he’ll need to craft just one prized saddle sold at his family’s shop—McDaniel Saddlery—in Alvarado, Texas (pop. 3,288).

first appeared: 9/24/2006

Pat Green: Grounded in Texas

by Chuck Aly

Born in San Antonio and raised in Waco, Green caught the performance bug while watching his father, Craven, act in local theater productions.

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

Cowboy Cooking

by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers

Chuck wagon chefs prepare 1860s-style campfire meals

first appeared: 5/21/2006

Leading By Example

by Doug Goodnough

Grassroots leaders like teenage mayor Michael Sessions are making their communities better

first appeared: 4/16/2006

Wild About Wild Flowers

by Linda Owen

One Texas farm produces seeds for the nation.

first appeared: 4/2/2006

Angels in Flight

by Marti Attoun

Volunteer pilots follow a higher calling

first appeared: 3/19/2006

Weekend Warriors

by Tracy Leinberger-Leonardi

Part-time cowboys fulfill rodeo dreams

first appeared: 2/26/2006

Whatta Water Tower!

by Marti Attoun

Hometown landmarks inspire community pride

first appeared: 1/22/2006

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

Sacred Duty

by Marti Attoun

Around the clock, under blistering skies and through bone-numbing blizzards, sentinels guard the graves and memories of American soldiers whose identities are known but to God.

first appeared: 10/30/2005

Some Like It Hot!

by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers

Chili cookoffs simmer with competition and camaraderie

first appeared: 10/16/2005

Why Grandparents Are Grand

Readers explain why their grandparents are great

first appeared: 8/28/2005

The Voice of Rodeo

by Kristen Tribe

The gritty voice of rodeo announcer Bob Tallman, can energize an audience simply with the turn of a phrase or by sharing a heartwarming story.

first appeared: 2/27/2005

Bed & Breakfast Favorites

by Richard Matthews

Tasty recipes from bed and breakfast inns around the country where breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

first appeared: 11/14/2004

The Great American Hamburger

by Marti Attoun

The All-American Burger

first appeared: 6/27/2004

Read All About It!

by Marti Attoun

Generation after generation, they’ve chronicled the big events, but just as important, say their publishers, they’ve chronicled the little events.

first appeared: 6/6/2004

Rodeo Cowgirls

by Noble Sprayberry

A rare breed of women bent on continuing an Old West tradition

first appeared: 5/16/2004

One Cowboy's Challenge

by Noble Sprayberry

Pro rodeo's Kory Koontz lassoes diabetes

first appeared: 11/2/2003

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