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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1998
Page
6
The longtime Hereford Brand publisher Nieman, writing the Christmas issue of his weekly Hereford Bull column, reflects on aging with humor and wisdom. He envisions growing older as an opportunity to rest from the rat race, deepen faith, and value experiences, family, and neighborly love while noting advances in travel, television, and the computer age.
Jack Maguire traces New Year's origins from politics to superstition in Texas. The piece surveys traditions such as black-eyed peas for prosperity, avoiding laundry on January 1, and the first footer motif from British settlers. It notes evolving practice with a 1997 survey finding Texans largely skip resolutions.
A guest column lists the “Top 10 Fruitcake Awards” mocking public figures tied to the Clinton Lewinsky Starr affair. Names include Gebhardt, Gingrich, Livingston, Flynt, Tripp, Gore, Jordan, Starr, Lewinsky, and Clinton, with praise for Hillary and Charlie Stenholm and a wish for Senate resolution without a trial.
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