PAST TENSE

It's been 38 years since dynamite killed Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins, and Cynthia Wesley in Birmingham, Alabama; 37 years since members of the Ku Klux Klan shot and killed James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi; 36 years since a lone gunman shot and killed Jon Daniels outside a rural grocery in Lowndes County, Alabama; and 35 years since fire bombs hit the home of Vernon Dahmer near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, leading soon after to Dahmer's death.

• by Chris Herrington

KNOW YOURSELF

KNOW YOURSELF

AND LO, HE WAS ASHAMED

AND LO, HE WAS ASHAMED

• by Chris Davis

WE RECOMMEND (THE GOOD PART)

Ah, less than a month in office and The Great and Powerful Beady-eyed One has already launched a missile attack on Iraq, thereby strengthening the devotion to that country's leader, Saddam Hussein, and giving the craziest country in the world reason to retaliate against us.

• by Chris Herrington

A LEVEL FIELD

The TSSAA seems extremely eager to teach some life lessons. Unfortunately, it's the kids who ultimately pay the price.

• by Chris Herrington

THE ULTIMATE DIY

THE ULTIMATE DIY

POP CULTURE PRESS

POP CULTURE PRESS

• by Chris Davis

In Huck Finn Country

Paul Gerald takes a look around the very Mark Twainish HANNIBAL, MISSOURI

• by Paul Gerald

ONE CALL STOPS PHONES SOLICITORS

For everyone frustrated with telemarketers calling during dinner-- and that's probably just about everyone-- the Tennessee Regulatory Authority (TRA) can offer some relief.

• by Chris Herrington

REPORT: LAWLER LEAVES WWF

According to Internet sites, Memphian Jerry "The King" Lawler has left the World Wrestling Federation in a dispute involving his wife, Stacy Carter.

• by Chris Herrington

A Vital Tool

Chris Pryzbyszewski reports on the work of the Memphis Literacy Council.

• by Chris Przybyszewski

FIGHTING WORDS TURN TO BLUSTER, BACKTRACKING

The fight between Alabama football booster Logan Young and University of Tennessee booster Roy H. Adams has turned into a farce, at least temporarily, as both men backtracked this week.

• by John Branston

AL GORE'S ALBATROSS

AL GORE'S ALBATROSS

MEXICAN MUNCHIES II

MEXICAN MUNCHIES II

• by Chris Davis

ENVIRONMENTALIST DONELLA MEADOWS DIES

Donella Meadows, 59, of Hartland Four Corners, Vermont, died Tuesday at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, New Hampshire, after a brief illness. Meadows, an internationally known enviromentalist, was a frequent freelance contributor to The Memphis Flyer.

• by Chris Herrington

Brooks Ramsey:

BROOKS RAMSEY: The lion in autumn. By John D. Holmes.

• by John D. Holmes

CITY REPORTER

Death row inmate won't appeal, and other news.

• by City Reporter

MEXICAN MUNCHIES

MEXICAN MUNCHIES

• by Chris Davis

High Point Rising

Circa-1948 Colonial Revival.

• by John Griffin

Short Cuts

Taking stock of Babyface.

A Stronger Sex

Jackson Baker on women on the rise in politics, and more.

• by Jackson Baker

FOGELMAN CENTER STAFF "OUTSOURCED"

Despite concerns expressed by clients and staff, Dean John Pepin of the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics insists that the Fogelman Executive Conference Center must be outsourced, along with the soon-to-open Wilson School of Hospitality and Resort Management and the FedEx Emerging Technology Complex.

• by Chris Herrington

CHANGES IN MANIAX LINEUP

Kippy Brown looks for offensive spark going into Los Angeles.

• by Chris Herrington

MANIAX FACE BIGGEST CHALLENGE: THEMSELVES

When the XFL Memphis Maniax (2-2, 1-2), face the undefeated Orlando Rage (4-0, 3-0) at the Liberty Bowl on Sunday, they will in many ways be facing themselves

• by Chris Herrington

The Calm Before the Storm

The steady talent of Shyrone Chatman. By Dennis Freeland.

• by Dennis Freeland

TIGERS TAME BULLS

The University of Memphis took sole possession of first place in Conference USA Sunday night with a 79-61 victory over South Florida.

• by Chris Herrington

FREE SPIRITS

If you re the type who likes to pay $7 to vomit in movie theater restrooms, sickened by a two-hour exposure to terrible acting, an unbelievable plot, a Hallmark script, and Keanu Reeves tubby, moon-white chest, then Sweet November has found its niche.

• by Ashley Fantz

About Bob

The theatrical magicians THE SPENCERS, and the case for BOB FOSSE

• by Ashley Fantz

Reserving Judgment

Reserving Judgment

• by Editorial

Fool's Gold

Nell Levin on why a state lottery is a bad idea.

• by Nell Levin

Postscript

Letters to the Editor

• by Flyer Readers

The Rattrap Salesman

Dennis Freeland finds common ground halfway around the world.

• by Dennis Freeland

Magic in a Digital Age

The theatrical magicians THE SPENCERS, and the case for BOB FOSSE

• by Mary Cashiola

Defining Moments

Corey Mesler reviews DON DELILLO's latest book

• by Corey Mesler