Saudi Deals Pave Way for Oil Price Stability By James Flanigan, \o7 Editor's note: James Flanigan is on special assignment in the Middle East to assess that region's economic future in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War\f7
PLATFORM : Reining In Research By Cornelius J. Pings, \o7 CORNELIUS J. PINGS, now provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at USC, spent 22 years in active research and teaching at Caltech. He commented to The Times on U.S. government proposals to impose tighter rules on universities and colleges for research-related expenses\f7
Use Paralegal or Attorney for Legal Advice? By Jan Hickenbottom, \o7 Hickenbottom is past president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), a national nonprofit research and educational organization\f7
Updating a House Without Getting Floored By Patty Tahara Rassouli, \o7 Rassouli is an English-as-a-second-language teacher and free-lance writer who is currently working on a comedy screenplay\f7
The Perfect Nanny : She Was Warm and Cheerful and Good With the Baby--and Not at All What She Seemed By Sara Davidson, \o7 Sara Davidson is the author of "Loose Change" and three other books and creator of the television series "Heartbeat." This article is part of "Mother Versus Mother\f7 ,\o7 " a work in progress\f7 . (\o7 All names except the author's have been changed because of the circumstances and the ages of those involved.\f7 )
Paris Restaurants Where the Food Isn't French By Colman Andrews, \o7 Andrews is author of "Catalan Cuisine" (Atheneum) and "Appetites and Attitudes," to be published next year by Bantam Books. \f7