Cowboy Boots, Made in China

By Merrill Matthews

Published March 17, 2005 at 7:00 PM HST

Commentator Merrill Matthews is a Texan, and Texans take cowboy boots seriously. But when he went to buy a new pair recently, he surprised himself by buying a pair made in China.

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