J-TIM AND BARBARA (WE'RE JUSTIFIED, CONT'D)

J-TIM AND BARBARA (WE'RE JUSTIFIED, CONT'D)

• by Chris Davis

End of the Honeymoon

Newly obtained documents reveal that Tom Jones spent thousands of dollars for personal expenses -- including a honeymoon and Christmas gifts -- and charged them to a county fund set up through the Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce.

• by John Branston

City Reporter

Grizzlies Coach Resigns, and other news.

• by Flyer Staff

TRANSLATION: MEMPHIS: Hearts of Stone

What is the sound of one hand clapping? To hear it told by some, this would be the sound of a typical Memphis crowd at a music event here in the home of Rock and the Blues

• by Jenn Hall

FROM MY SEAT

ROUND TOWN BROWN You know what? Hubie Brown is the perfect pick for this team. The 2002-03 Grizzlies are a team that need teaching more than they need coaching. Jerry West has called Brown a "wise man," a coach with a mind for the game and how it should be played, particularly on the defensive end. He built a reputation during his first coaching life as a man who would not tolerate slackers, a coach who asked his players, first and foremost, to be on time and play all out.

• by Andy Meek

J-TIM & KATIE (WE'RE JUSTIFIED, CONT'D)

J-TIM & KATIE (WE'RE JUSTIFIED, CONT'D)

• by Chris Davis

Go With the Flow

The importance of cleaning your gutters and doing it right every November.

• by Walter Jowers

CITY BEAT

EIGHT IS ENOUGH The Memphis Grizzlies are the only team in pro sports with six-- count 'em, six-- active or former pro head coaches plus two former college head coaches on the payroll. Average age: 62. In the corporate world, a company with eight aging CEOs in its organization might be called, dare we say it, top-heavy. Such an organization might be expected to produce actual results. Or trim payroll. But there is no world like the world of big time pro sports.

• by Andy Meek

HUBIE BROWN'S IN TOWN

As of Wednesday morning, the second-oldest coach in NBA history took the helm of the second-youngest team in the league. Memphis Grizzlies Majority Owner Michael Heisley and President of Basketball Operations Jerry West introduced veteran coach and television analyst Hubie Brown, 69, as the team's sixth and latest coach at a noon press conference yesterday.

• by Andy Meek

TRANSLATION: MEMPHIS: Shooting Stars and Social Progress

When I lived in Florida, a small rodent wearing tight red pants told me that if I wished upon a shooting star, my dreams would come true.

• by Jenn Hall

J-TIM AND NEWSWEEK (WE'RE JUSTIFIED, CONT'D)

J-TIM AND NEWSWEEK (WE'RE JUSTIFIED, CONT'D)

• by Chris Davis

TRASH VS,. TREASURE

Using your front lawn as an art gallery could lead to time spent in Environmental Court if your neighbors aren't happy. At least that's the case with Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges.

• by Andy Meek

WE'RE JUSTIFIED

WE'RE JUSTIFIED

• by Chris Davis

Off the Road

What happens when your ramblings lead to an office desk.

• by Paul Gerald

Short Cuts

Nashville cats: Earle, Adams, and Richey testify to Music City's unruly underside.

MEANWHILE, BACK IN L.A...

You mean everything wasn't as hunky-dory as it looked between Harold Ford Jr. and Al Gore's campaign team at the 2000 Democratic convention? And did the Memphis congressman really get a GOP speechwriter to hone his keynote address?

• by Andy Meek

POLITICS: The Twin Towers

THE TWIN TOWERS It is still a time when, despite the occasional pro forma denials that come from either side of the equation, the names Ford and Herenton can add up to tension, rivalry, and one-upmanship. In some ways, the rivalry symbolized by these two prominent Memphis political names is exponentially larger these days, though the opportunities for head-on confrontation are now relatively few. In the last week alone, the public prominence of the one, statewide, and of the other, on the national scene, have served as a reminder of how much (a) ambition and (b) ability are involved as the chief exemplars of the rivalry, Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton and 9th District U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr., continue to make moves that are both astonishing and unprecedented. [CLICK HERE FOR A HERENTON OBSERVATION ON FORD.]

• by Jackson Baker

U OF M FOOTBALL: WHERE THERE'S LIFE...

WAITING FOR ... JERIAH JIP? I was in a late-night bistro in Tampa, Florida, dining alone and nursing the wounds caused by yet another Tiger defeat -- our sixth in a row, actually -- this time a 31-28 coup de grace administered by the South Florida Bulls, a now 7-2 outfit with more than a few reasons -- talent and excellent coaching, for starters -- to be bullish about its football future.

• by Andy Meek

POLITICS

FORD FALLS FAR SHORT In the end, the main race wasn't even close. U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-Memphis), suffered the first real adversity of his political career-- losing the vote for House minority leader 177-29 to California congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, a party liberal whom he had characterized as the custodian of old ideas rejected in last week's national elections.

• by Andy Meek

Democratic Doldrums

Phil Bredesen's gubernatorial win was overshadowed by his party's malaise elsewhere.

• by Jackson Baker

City Sports

CBU's Missy Gregg has set the new standard for scoring in college soccer; Where's the outrage from the African-American community?

HUBIE'S GRIZ IN NEAR-MISS AGAINST MINNESOTA, 99-95

In his first game as an NBA coach since 1986, Hubie Brown discovered that players still have to hit shots down the stretch. The Memphis Grizzlies made just one field goal in the final three minutes and remained the league's only winless team with a 99-95 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at The Pyramid.

• by Andy Meek

Medium Well

Art for art's sake in 8 Mile and Frida.

Left-Leaning Losers

Haste to pursue old habits could mean waste for the Democrats.

• by Richard Cohen

A Minority Report

A Minority Report

• by Editorial

Postscript

Flyer Readers respond.

• by Flyer Readers

Child's Play?

Donna Tartt's newest: weighing the pros and cons.

• by Leonard Gill