Beanie Babies

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOKThe year was 1995. Bill Clinton was in the White House. Michael Jackson had just debuted You Are Not Alone at the top of the charts. And I was spending all my money on Beanie Babies and basketball cards.I’m not quite sure why I latched on to Beanie Babies. Growing up, I had a huge collection of stuffed animals. Whenever we went to an amuseme...