Borland Sees the Future, and It Is Discounted By Michael Schrage, Michael Schrage is a writer, consultant and research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He writes this column independently for The Times. He can be reached by electronic mail at schrage@latimes.com on the Internet
Crankin' Bands Give Hut Flashes By Rose Apodaca, \o7 Rose Apodaca is a free-lance writer who regularly contributes to The Times Orange County Edition. \f7
The Thrills Come Zither and Yon By Mark Chalon Smith, \o7 Mark Chalon Smith is a free-lancer who regularly writes about film for The Times Orange County Edition. \f7
Randell's, Ritz Better Than Ever By Max Jacobson, \o7 Max Jacobson is a free-lance writer who reviews restaurants weekly for The Times Orange County Edition. \f7
Before Animal Rights: A Few Animal Wrongs By Jim Washburn, \o7 Jim Washburn is a free-lance writer who contributes regularly to The Times Orange County Edition. T. Jefferson Parker's column resumes in this spot in two weeks. \f7
From Classes to Campuses: Putting Colleges to the Test By Ken Zahorski, \o7 This article by Ken Zahorski, a professor of English at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis., was distributed through the Associated Press. \f7
PLATFORM : Tax Smoke Screen \f7 and \o7 DEAN HARPER is a resident of Los Angeles and a smoker. Commenting on legislative proposals that would raise funds for health care by hiking federal taxes on cigarettes, he told The Times: