Talk of Texas Christmas origins and Texas holy history
Texas claims the first Christmas in North America in 1599 near El Paso with Onate's expedition reenacting the Wise Men's march and enlisting local Indians. It traces Christmas legality, early colonial views, and Texas traditions from 1821 to present, noting Las Posadas and Protestant beginnings in Bastrop, and the lone surviving Bethlehem in Upshur County.
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Texas
North America
Palo Duro Canyon
Yale
United States
Juan Onate
Rio Grande
el Paso
Bethlehem
Jamestown
Plymouth Rock
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New England
Alabama
Austin
Canary Island
Spain
San Antonio
Bor
Feliz Navidad
Daniel Parker
Illinois
Bastrop
Bowl column previews crowded college games and vibes
In the annual bowl preview, the author lists Dec 16 Independence Bowl Tulsa vs Oregon and several other games including Aloha Bowl Hawaii vs Michigan State, Liberty Bowl Mississippi vs Air Force, Holiday Bowl BYU vs Penn State, Sun Bowl Texas A&M vs Pittsburgh, Freedom Bowl Washington vs Florida, Peach Bowl Georgia vs Syracuse, Gator Bowl West Virginia vs Clemson, Copper Bowl Arizona vs North Carolina State and notes on teams, players, and humorous observations.
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Fresno State
Ball State
Tulsa
Oregon
Iowa
Hayden Fry
Hawkeyes
Nile Kinnick Stadium
Ducks
Kinnick
Hawaii
Michigan State
Rainbow Warriors
Spartans
Notre Dame
Miami
Fla
East Lansing
Texas
Mississippi
Air Force
Memphis
Ol’ Miss
Dee Dewis
BYU
Penn State
Mosses
Cougar
Ty Detmer
Nittany Lion
Blair Thomas
Sun
John Hancock
Texas A&m
Pittsburgh
Hullabaloo
Caneck
Aggies
Darren Lewis
Carvin Richards
Panthers
Richards
LaPorte
Washington
Florida
Huskies
Cary Conklin
Gators
Emmitt Smith
Georgia
Syracuse
Clemson
Tigers
Florida State
Tallahassee
Arizona
North Carolina State
Wildcats
U of A
Tucson
Shane Montgomery
Duke
Wolfpack
Auburn
Ohio State
Pat Dye
Jordan-Hare
Earle Bruce
Buckeye
Virginia
Illinois
Cavaliers
Fighting Illini
USC
Arkansas
Tennessee
Hogs
Quinn Grovey
Neyland
Nebraska
Southern Mississippi
Cornhuskers
Michigan
Crimson Tide
Hurricanes
Colorado
Buffaloes
Sal Aunese
Fighting Irish
Sports Illustrated
Lou Holtz
Santa letters deadline extended til Dec 18
The Brownfield News notes Santa letters to Lynn Brisendine, Chief Helper, will be printed in the Dec 24 issue. Residents in Brownfield and Terry County urged to mail letters to Santa Claus c/o Lynn Brisendine, Brownfield Texas 79316, with many readers sharing thoughts on upcoming bowl games and college teams.
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Santa Claus
Lynn Brisendine
Santa
Brownfield
Terry County
Brownfield News
P.O
Texas
Call
Notable 1980s pop culture and societal terms list
A dense catalog of 1980s cultural touchstones spanning music TV politics technology and social issues. It compiles names events brands and phenomena such as MTV Live Aid Reagan era politics through to Challe nger disaster Yuppies AIDS Nixon era references and lifestyle trends.
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C.D
Dynasty
Lonesome Dove
Randy Travis
Gary Hart
SDI
Mt. St. Helens
Sally Ride
Eddie Murphy
Bernard Goetz
Ivan Boesky
Ted Turner
Michael Jackson
Lech Walesa
Donald Trump
At&t
Perry campaigns for agriculture commissioner in Texas race
State Rep. Rick Perry, ex Democrat turned Republican, criticizes incumbent Jim Hightower as a charlatan while promising to bring agriculture issues to voters. Auditors note Hightower's crop program expenses align with duties. Perry targets taxpayer money and political machine claims. and more campaigns and energy policy references follow.
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Rick Perry
Jim Hightower
Hightower
Perry
Haskell
Jesse Jackson
Dallas
Tom Phillips
Kent Hance
Texas
Hance
Dan Kubiak
Kubiak
Public Utility Commission
GTE Southwest Inc
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