Mixing Journalism and Salesmanship

The secret of selling mutual funds is in the packaging.

• by John Branston

MIXING JOURNALISM AND SALESMANSHIP

I have been a faithful reader of Frank Jones' column in the CA since the day it began. But there is a fundamental difference between reporters and financial advisers. The reporter's creed is skepticism: if your mother says she loves you, check it out. The financial adviser's creed is salesmanship and belief.

• by Frank Murtaugh

WITH FRIENDS LIKE MARK LUTTRELL...

WITH FRIENDS LIKE MARK LUTTRELL...

• by Chris Davis

TOWNE'S TOWN

The Burkle Estate, also known as Slave Haven, was once a stop on the Underground Railroad and is an important key to understanding the climate of Memphis today....Memphis is chock full of inconsistencies and while we are beginning to gain confidence that we are a forward-thinking and modern city, it is imperative that we remember how we got here and maybe why it took us so long.

• by Jean Towne

TRANSLATION: MEMPHIS

Just about every Elvo-type conceivable can be found in one ballroom at the 16th annual Images of the King impersonator contest, which runs every night this week at the Holiday Inn on Democrat. The adage that Moms have uttered since Mr. Presley was in diapers runs that imitation is--you know this--the highest form of flattery. Mathematically, of course, that would also mean that it could sometimes be the lowest.

• by Jenn Hall

IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW

IN THE JAILHOUSE NOW

• by Chris Davis

City Reporter

Are prices inflated for minority contractors working on school projects? Plus other news.

• by Flyer Staff

Winning Ugly

A peerless writer finds a unique way to appreciate Memphis.

• by Jackson Baker

Elvis: What Becomes a Legend Most?

ELVIS ISSUE

• by Chris Herrington

CITY BEAT

HARD TIMES? TAX WINDFALL AWAITS WHARTON Jackie Welch and Karl Schledwitz, a pair of political kingmakers, were having lunch together the day after the election at a deli on Germantown Parkway...All in all, it had been a successful election by their lights. But there was a tone of caution as well as self-congratulation in their conversation.

• by John Branston

CITY BEAT

HARD TIMES? TAX WINDFALL AWAITS WHARTON Jackie Welch and Karl Schledwitz, a pair of political kingmakers, were having lunch together the day after the election at a deli on Germantown Parkway...All in all, it had been a successful election by their lights. But there was a tone of caution as well as self-congratulation in their conversation.

• by John Branston

Shed-roofed Showcase

Circa-1920 Craftsman bungalow in Vollintine-Evergreen.

• by John Griffin

Short Cuts

The Flaming Lips' anime-inspired search for warmth and wonder.

Flying High

It's August 2002. Do you know who your candidates are? Now the two parties do.

• by Jackson Baker

The Fan

Jerry Schilling recalls Elvis and his love of sports.

• by James P. Hill

THE SCOOP ON SPORTS

2 GRID IRON Despite finishing the 2002 season with a record of 5-11, the Memphis Xplorers AFL2 have many positive pieces of the success puzzle in place. In fact, wide-out Carlos McNeary finished the season leading the team in receptions ( 82 ), receiving yards ( 1165 ), and touchdowns ( 28). McNeary is optimistic about his future in arena football and, more importantly, his opportunity and aspirations of playing in the National Football League.

• by Frank Murtaugh

FROM MY SEAT

REMEDY FOR A PASTIME Will baseball players strike? Won't they? Will there be a World Series? Is Bud Selig's brain on steroids? Who knows the answers to these spine-tingling questions? Not me, but I do have some suggestions on curing many of baseball's ills.

• by Frank Murtaugh

THE SCOOP ON SPORTS

THANK YOU, CHICK HEARN! Chick was such a talented play-by-play announcer he coined several phrases which are all used on a daily basis by fans, sportscasters, and writers when articulating moves on the basketball courts. "Air ball" and "slam dunk" are just two examples of how fundamentally solid Chick's descriptions were in calling and describing NBA games.

• by James P. Hill

True Elvis

Hollywood asks, "Was he God, Satan, or just another clown who died on the pot?"

• by Chris Davis

Impressions

The clumsy Signs and the experimental Full Frontal.

Postscript

Flyer readers respond.

• by Flyer Readers

Three Strikes

Greed is becoming the ugly American pastime.

• by Marty Jezer

The Big Thaw

A tax windfall awaits Mayor-elect Wharton in hard times.

• by John Branston

Real Differences

Real Differences

• by Editorial

Mr. It

From suits to jumpsuits, Elvis always had a look.

• by Mary Cashiola

Exit the King?

He's back! Elvis in words, in pictures, and in the hearts of girls.