FROM MY SEAT

SELLING SUCCESS The 2003 University of Memphis football team just wrapped up its finest regular season in 30 years. The campaign was highlighted by a quarterback who will be among the favorites for the 2004 Davey O'Brien Award and a tailback who should -- must! -- be on the short list for next year's Heisman Trophy. Best of all, the Tigers will play in their first postseason contest since 1971. But guess what: Now the hard part begins. And it has nothing to do with a bowl game.

• by Flyer Staff

HIGH FLYING ON THE LOW ROAD

Was that a Horned Frog we saw flying over Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon? Or merely a hog?

• by Flyer Staff

BLUE CHRISTMAS

BLUE CHRISTMAS

• by Chris Davis

City Reporter

City Schools considers having its own police force, and other news.

• by Flyer Staff

HERENTON TO MLGW: CHANGES ARE COMING

In a blistering critique, Mayor Willie Herenton all but gave MLGW President Herman Morris and five board members their walking papers Tuesday. The surprise announcement, coupled with an admission that a property tax hike is likely within the next two years, came at an executive committee meeting of the City Council, which is weighing MLGW's request for a seven-percent rate hike.

...The mayor had sharp words for councilman Joe Brown as he got up to leave the room. He reminded councilmen that he had worked with 12 (out of 13) of them as chairman. Brown's turn is coming next. "You've got one vote, Joe, one vote," he said. Then, for good measure, "you don't run nothin'" as he strode out of the room.

• by John Branston

CITY BEAT

PLANES AND BRAINS Just in time for the holidays, two new Memphis companies are going public with stock offerings, hoping to become mainstays of the airport and the medical center-- or what's left of it-- for years to come.

• by John Branston

Rock On

A guitar program is a big hit in local schools.

• by Janel Davis

NO LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL IN IRAQ, FRIST SAYS

On the same day that President Bush told a Las Vegas audience that things were "getting better" for the United States in Iraq, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist hedged that bet after a Memphis speech Tuesday night, responding, "No, it's as bad as it looks," when asked if there was "light at the end of the tunnel" in Iraq.

• by Jackson Baker

FED EXTRAS

FED EXTRAS

• by Chris Davis

EASY AS 1, 2, 3

EASY AS 1, 2, 3

• by Chris Davis

'TIS THE SEASON AWREDDY!

H A P P Y
T H A N K S G I V I N G

• by Flyer Staff

HOW IT LOOKS

• by Flyer Staff

A New Day at the CA

A New Day at the CA

• by Mary Cashiola

Short Cuts

Jay-Z's introspective "farewell."

POLITICS

HITTING HOME State Senator Steve Cohen, Beverly Robison Marrero's key backer, has been vocal on the subject that only his candidate currently lives inside District 89. Candidate Jeff Sullivan and wife Maura Black Sullivan, director of planning for Shelby County schools, have meanwhile rented a house on Graham St. within the official confines of the district.

• by Jackson Baker

Hitting Home

Residence becomes an issue in District 89.

• by Jackson Baker

City Sports

Is the Tiger football jinx is dead; For college hoops' best talent, look no further than the Memphis bench and the guys dressed in suits.

TIGER FOOTBALL

'SEASON TO SAVOR,' DAY TO FORGET Sorry, call me a party-pooper. But I just don't get it. After decades spent following this star-crossed program, I've had it with the all-at-once hype surrounding these 2003 football Tigers. It's beginning to give whole new meaning to the word "overkill." After recording one of the luckier wins in their not-so-storied history last week against Cincinnati, the U of M reverted to traditional form Saturday, shooting itself in the foot with a seven-turnover performance against South Florida that sent true-blue Tiger fans among the record-setting crowd in attendance home muttering to themselves about the usual snatching of defeat from the jaws of victory.

• by Flyer Staff

The Truth

Real people, real lonely in The Station Agent.

• by Chris Herrington

Let There Be Light ...

Let There Be Light ...

• by Editorial

Planes and Brains

Feeling bullish on Memphis? Two new companies are selling stock.

• by John Branston

Postscript

Flyer readers respond.

• by Flyer Readers

Topping It Off

The speeches they should have given about the FedExForum.

• by John Branston

Hide and Seek

The greatest story ever sold?

• by Leonard Gill