FRONT PAGE
1. NAACP says no to Pickering for judge
2. Advocate wins! Court says Focus not qualified to bid
3. Black Press loses giant: Andrew Cooper dead at 74
4. Dr. James Wyche accepts check
5. New national drug strategy urged
6. Wal-Mart Target under EECO eye
7. Who's Who in history
8. Seat belt safety a priority for Rice

HOMELAND DEFENSE NEWS
1. Bush phones Mubarak
2. Military releases "Little Fish"
3. Lawyers tell Bush Geneva Convention applies to Taliban
4. Civil air patrol honored
5. America salutes you: Bradley M. Scott
6. Young patriot meets the president
7. FBI describes the terrorist threat confronting America
8. Overreaction to the bioterrorism threat
9. FBI issues alert: possible terrorist attack
10. ACLU urges approval by congress before more troops deployed
11. Speaking out: Edolphus Towns

STATE/METRO
1. Benefit concert is music to Rowan students' ears
2. Medical Center decides to settle Medicare case
3. New treatment for Hepatitis C looks promising
4. River Region Medical Center open for service
5. Shows to hold town hall meetings Feb. 17 and 18
6. Robinson selected to head MESC dept.

EDITORIALS

1. Tisdale's Topics: When Ben Allen speaks, why do blacks listen?
2. Letter to the editor from Richard T. Phillips, Batesville, MS
3. Learn from and follow where black history leads
4. A fundamental need for prison reform

SPORTS
1. JSU clock a time piece that will have to keep on ticking a little longer
2. Believe it or not? JSU has chance to host first round of SWAC play
3. Bulldogs clip VU Panthers, 78-77
4. Lady Eagle win streak ends at Fayatteville St., 99-80
5. Blount inks five-year agreement with Winston-Salem State
6. Morgan State selects Hill-Eley as its new head football coach
7. To a sea of boos, Bryant wins MVP as West beats East to All-State game
8. Gannon shines as AFC take Pro Bowl
9. Notre Dame's Carroll finally puts Hoyas away
10. Denver guard looking to make a trade move
11. Claim the power! Don't let young Elliot Culp be convicted for a crime he did not commit!
12. Freddie Mac offers tips to help consumers manager their credit

UP AND DOWN FARISH STREET
This is a special column that chronicles the history of Jackson, Mississippi.

FOOD PAGE
1. Eat like a champion
2. Celebrate Olympic traditions with sizzling party ideas
3. Win a beef-up the games party package
4. Spanish Rice
5. Tex-Mex Barbecue Beef
6. Beef & Bean Wrap
7. Layered Party Dip
8. Party Tostada

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
1. Tom Joyner soul tour
2. Motown prodigy Corey scores No. 2 with smash single "Hush Little Lady"
3. BET nightly news names Wright new executive producer
4. Two Roger/Zapp releases expanded and remastered
5. 16th Gladys Norris piano festival bigger and better
6. Terence Blanchard Quintet to highlight Alcorn jazz festival
7. Coming to stage and screen at Millsaps College
8. Steel Magnolias coming to the stage this month
9. Chel White to show four films in Ford Complex

BOOKSHELF
1. Gospel Quartets Find Holy Road Hard but Spiritually Rewarding
2. A Lynching in the Heartland: Race and Memory in America
3. American Nightmare: The History of Jim Crow
4. Author Seeks Information on Relatives of "First Lady of Jazz"
5. Claiming Kin: Confronting the History of an African American Family

NATION
1. Fourth national black land loss summit: "Steps to Healing the Land" in College Park, GA
2. 2002 NAMD Conference
3. IICA gets new director general

BETTER LIVING
1. Stop Worrying About Tap Water -- Have it Tested?
2. Majority of Women are Unaware Heart Disease is Gender's No. 1 Killer

SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
1. Youth Leadership Jackson 2001-2002
2. Rep. Shows secures almost $8 million for Head Start
3. JSU president Mason named to president's black college advisory board
4. Science Fair at G.N. Smith Elementary School
5. Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck hosts local students at state capitol
7. Senate pages
8. Alumni news at Alcorn
9. Friends of Children get help from Children's Defense Fund and W.K. Kellogg Foundation
10. Weather professionals to talk thunder, lightning, tornados, hurricanes, and rain at MSU