New Year's

Possum capital of the South
A bizarre tale of muskets, cross-dressing and marsupial hoisting in the Southern town once accused of hiding notorious fugitive Eric Rudolph.
In our bubbly is our beginning
New Year's rituals reveal what different cultures revere.
Last-minute New Year's tips
Our travel expert reassures the Bali-bound Y2K-minded and offers Seattle celebration suggestions.
What the National Guard is doing for New Year's Eve
If the world doesn't end at the turn of the millennium, the FBI warns that militia groups and religious nuts might try to help it along.
Exorbis Presents NY2K
Spend New Year's Eve, 2000 in New York City
Holy hassle
Getting to the Vatican for New Year's Mass, plus advice for first-time cruisers and Auckland sightseers.
Rocket man
Pyrotechnician Jeff Thomas tells of an all-green fireworks show, working past midnight on New Year's 1999 and his mortal enemy: Fog.

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