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What happened on February 26, 1995
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Mourners Pay Last Respects to Slain Basketball Player SEAN WATERS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Treatment of Holocaust Survivors
Some Christian Immigrants in Israel Hide Faith : Holy Land: Many practice their religion in secret because they don't want to risk losing their benefits. In reality, no one has been deported, and canceled services are rare. ARIEH O'SULLIVAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Help Warms Homeless Man Who Lost Legs to Frostbite : Oklahoma: Man's plight moves small town to action. The local hospital is paying for his stay and for amputation surgery. An artificial limb firm will give him free prostheses. DOUG FERGUSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Junta Issues Dress Code for Myanmar Entertainers Associated Press
Tail Bone Connecteth to the Spinal Bone; That's the Making of a Dinosaur J. L. HAZELTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
DOWNTOWN : Seniors Invited to Enter Art Festival MARILYN MARTINEZ
Jokes About Nicole No Laughing Matter
Light Quake Rocks Bogota Associated Press
Officials Find Common Ground on Rescue Plans J.R. MOEHRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Quiet Please, the Artiste Is About to Be Pained MARK EHRMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Narbonne Holds Off Danley, Fremont KIRBY LEE
Specter to Formally Declare Candidacy in Spring Reuters
Don't Take One Test as Final, Health Authorities Warn from Associated Press
'Red Rock West' Kevin Thomas
MID-CITY : Public Input Sought on CRA Options
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Ease Anti-Abortion Stance RONALD BROWNSTEIN, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
U.S. Sells Missiles to Seoul Reuters
On View : Master of Grammys DENNIS HUNT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New York Newsday, AP Win Reporting Prizes Associated Press
FBI Probe Delays Nomination for Agriculture Secretary PIERRE THOMAS and ANN DEVROY, THE WASHINGTON POST
Publishing: N.Y. Tribute Mixes Apples, Oranges
End of Quake Rent Subsidies Raises Anxiety LARRY GORDON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
World IN BRIEF : MIDEAST : Settlers Try to Keep Arabs from Mosque From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Iowa Advocate for Elderly Is Demoted After Critical Report Associated Press
SEC Official Downplays Merger With Futures Panel MICHAEL A. HILTZIK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S., China Seek to Halt Trade Rift : Asia: Beijing orders two producers of bootleg discs shut down as sanctions loom. Move boosts chances for last-minute settlement that would avert tariff war. RONE TEMPEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Satellites Track Endangered Sea Turtles on the Brink : Florida: They hatch, scurry into the Atlantic and swim off to spend the next three decades, but where? Scientists want to identify the feeding grounds and learn a great deal more about the endangered creatures. IKE FLORES, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pleas, the Police and Proposals on Public Safety
REGION : Realtor Pledges Part of Sales to Schools CAROL CHASTANG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Escaping Budget Woes, Even in a Tropical Paradise : Seychelles: Debt-ridden government seeks ways to boost revenues from tuna and tourists. SUE LEEMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wilson Backs Affirmative Action Measure : Politics: GOP convention cheers governor's promise to rescind programs by executive order. However, straw poll finds only 14% of state delegates would support him for President. BILL STALL, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
DOWNTOWN : Photos Sought of Armenians in L.A. MARILYN MARTINEZ
Japan Student Recites Pi to 42,194 Places Reuters
Soup Kitchen Class Feeds Young Minds : Learning: Computer classes taught by teen-agers are intended to give poor youngsters a lift onto the information highway. JEANNINE AVERSA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
2 Orange County Officials Dismissed : Crisis: New chief executive dismisses ex-CAO Ernie Schneider and Deputy Treasurer Matthew Raabe, citing their roles in investment pool collapse. H.G. REZA and LEN HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
WEST ADAMS : Vendors Sought for Marketplace
South Africa's Black Farm Laborers Fight for Sliver of Better Life : Agriculture: The transition from apartheid has minorities in cities talking of affirmative action, upward mobility. But concerns of 1.3 million virtual serfs in the the fields are simpler and more desperate. DONNA BRYSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Readies Force for Somalia Landing : Africa: Commander says he sees no major threat during mission to extract U.N. peacekeepers. From Times Wire Services
Bell Gardens Official Blames Politics for His Dismissal : Government: Charles Gomez says he was fired for refusing to favor Spanish-speaking employees. City Council cites poor performance, mishandling of casino. ENRIQUE LAVIN and PETER Y. HONG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SOUTH-CENTRAL : Locally Owned Gas Station to Open
Border Crackdown on Drugs Launched : Crime: Plan calls for transferring agents to area, inspecting more vehicles at crossings and using U.S. helicopters to ferry Mexican police. From Associated Press
Supervisors Cite What They May Do to Ease Crisis J.R. MOEHRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Christopher Leaves Hospital; Doctors Say Health Is Excellent from Associated Press
A summary of selected City Hall actions this week affecting central Los Angeles. MICHAEL KRIKORIAN
Youths: Hearing the Cries of Those Who Have No Families
CRENSHAW : Rally Goers Call for New Rail Line ERIN J. AUBRY
Why Stop With Sin City? Let's Go for Sin Metropolis ROBIN ABCARIAN
Stockholm Neighbors Trying to Evict Ingmar Bergman from Apartment from Associated Press
Music: Local Students Win Youth Concert Spot
Clinton Cautions Senate on Budget Amendment : Legislation: Targeting undecided Democrats, President says measure would deepen recessions, hamstring Congress. ALAN C. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SOUTHERN SECTION : Loyola Gets Shortchanged by Final Tip MIKE EDWARDS
Southern Section LATEEL FRIERSON
Southern Section WILL ETHERIDGE
Southern Section JASON HILL
Crenshaw 81, Taft 43--The Cougars scored the first 14... COREY NEYLAND
SOCCER PLAYOFFS : Manual Arts Shocks Unbeaten Belmont ROY JURGENS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Schneider, Raabe Fired by Popejoy : Bankruptcy: Orange County's new chief executive dismisses the former administrative officer and initiates the assistant treasurer's removal for their roles in debacle. H.G. REZA and LEN HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
For Seniors : Maestro Coaxes Beauty from the Rough LINDA FELDMAN
Rescue Team Finds Body of Man Buried by Mt. Baldy Avalanche LEN HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Story of the Season PETER H. KING
Suspect in Girl's Slaying Surrenders to Police
'Hostages' Ray Loynd
So That's How They Do It!
Sinn Fein Head Requests Help of Ulster Protestants Times Wire Services
Yank Lawson; Jazz Trumpeter Played With Goodman, Dorsey
A Map of Its German Past Unnerves a Polish Town : Europe: Police have confiscated thousands of the guide. Critics charge it was designed for onetime Nazi occupiers. DEAN E. MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S., China Reach Last-Minute Deal to Avert Trade War : Commerce: Accord on intellectual property issues ends two years of wrangling. Move comes after Beijing shuts two notorious factories making bootleg products. RONE TEMPEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brown, Reilly Battle Over Cost of Failed Campaign : Governor's race: Dispute centers on whether consultant charged too much. He says he followed his contract. MARK GLADSTONE and PAUL JACOBS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Carter Denies Reports His Visit Angered Haiti's Aristide : Caribbean: Ex-President calls contentions 'completely false.' But officials insist his suggestions for upcoming elections were arrogant. KENNETH FREED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fast Living All Part of L.A.'s Freeway Culture RICHARD SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tense Croatians See Specter of War Lurking Behind U.N. Expulsion : Balkans: President insists 12,000 peacekeepers must be gone by July. That's left many people nearly paralyzed with fear. TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
World IN BRIEF : ALGERIA : Islamists Blamed for Jail Mutiny From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sweet Success Pushes the Limits of Taste : Candy: Gummi 'worms' hide in crumbled chocolate cookie 'dirt.' S.N.O.T. drips out of a plastic nose. Mouth Muck makes you foam at the mouth. Tasting good isn't good enough at the confection convention. JANET McCONNAUGHEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
2-Year Nightmare Ends for Woman Wrongly Told She Had AIDS Virus : Health: After the error, she encountered prejudice and felt panic. But she sued and was awarded $600,000. DAN SEWELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMN ONE : Is Smoking Pot Good Medicine? : The Cannabis Buyers' Club says it helps the sick and dying. But the underground movement has met with resistance from those who question the drug's safety and effectiveness. RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
On The Set : Operation Clancy : NOVELIST BRINGS A POLITICAL THRILLER IN TWO PARTS TO NBC SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harvard Square Cafe Offers Cyberspace, Hot Coffee Too RICHARD LORANT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chess : National News JACK PETERS, INTERNATIONAL MASTER
Lewis Meltzer; Screenwriter for 'Man With the Golden Arm' BURT A. FOLKART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cash Rewards Don't Often Pay Off in Solving Crimes : Justice: O.C. families of victims sometimes put up large sums that draw attention--but draw few leads. KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
If We're Going To Fingerpoint At Cbs, Here Goes . . . VERNE GAY, NEWSDAY
2nd Suspect in Colosio Killing a Party Insider MARK FINEMAN and SEBASTIAN ROTELLA, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Tracking All Cycles: Fish Eggs to Stocks : Predictions: Foundation studies patterns over thousands of years to determine what to expect next. It's remarkably accurate. DINAH WISENBERG BRIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dealing With Grief : Some Experts Say Establishing Memorials for Young Suicide Victims Is Healthy, but Others Fear It Prompts Imitations TOM GORMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FAA Hunts for New Firefighting 'Wonder Gas' : Air safety: Halon saves lives, but it also erodes the ozone layer. Fire experts are searching for a substitute, so far without success. JOHN CURRAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Russian Brain Drain Flows Directly Into U.S. Science Talent Reservoir : Immigrants: Highly educated Russians are moving into top positions at prestigious universities and laboratories. They are revitalizing research and helping solve a multitude of perplexing problems. SUZANNE POSSEHL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
WILSHIRE : African Storytelling Offered at Library
They Can't Read Writing on the Wall
For That Hollywood Flair, Invite Oscar to Your Bash
NOTEBOOK : Protest Follows Decision to Replace Toiler Coaches CHARLES SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
City Section Basketball STEPHANIE SMITH
Man Shot at Gas Station Sues, Says Clerk Refused Him Help JON GARCIA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
One Game to Go for Crenshaw Boys and Girls : Boys' Basketball: Ronnie Arch ends slump as Cougars defeat Westchester, 73-59, in City 4-A semifinals. CHARLES SMITH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Environmental Impact Disclosed in Soka Report AARON CURTISS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THEATER : At 95, Director Stages a Comedy of Truths JANICE ARKATOV, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WESTSIDE COVER STORY : Creative Touch : Venice Arts Program Draws on Local Talent to Help Young People Develop Self-Esteem KATHLEEN KELLEHER
Four-Star Films : 'Stage Door' Kevin Thomas
EAST LOS ANGELES : Panel Backs Move to Preserve Theater MARY ANNE PEREZ
SOUTH GATE : Crowning of Azalea Queen Starts Festival ENRIQUE LAVIN
Telethon Gumbo
High-Rise Owners Get 3 Years to Fix Quake Damage : Ordinance: Officials will not impose inspection or repair guidelines until new methods to strengthen steel-frame structures are devised. HUGO MARTIN and DOUG SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tragedy of Broken Bargains, Empty Lives
SOUTH-CENTRAL : Bikes Keep Them on the Right Path STEPHEN GREGORY
Washington 60, Roosevelt 51--Trailing throughout the... RICK RAMIREZ
CITY TIMES COVER STORY : Losing the Cyberspace Race : On the Fast-Paced High-Technology Track, Inner City Schools and Libraries Are Taking Small Steps to Catch Up PETER Y. HONG
DOWNTOWN : Olvera Street Plaza to Hold Mardi Gras MARILYN MARTINEZ
Publisher's Passion for Food Speaks Volumes LINDA FELDMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
TV Dinners
SHOWS FOR YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS TOO : It may be Court TV for juveniles, but this 'Justice' is for all N.F. MENDOZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
THE SUNDAY PROFILE : Street Fighter : Maria Mendoza Battles for O.C. Homeless on Different Fronts GEOFF BOUCHER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Retro : What's All the Hullabaloo? SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Narbonne Holds Off Danley, Fremont LATEEL FRIERSON
CITY SECTION BASKETBALL : One Last Shot Ends Fremont Title Run : Boys' Playoffs: Fremont bows out in 4-A semifinals for the second consecutive season. LATEEL FRIERSON
Fremont 50, Grant 36--Shaterry Danley scored 26 points... REGGIE MEADOWS
BOYLE HEIGHTS : Parish Nurse Gives TLC Her Best Shot MARY ANNE PEREZ
DOWNTOWN : Students Pleased by Anti-Prop. 187 Rally MARILYN MARTINEZ
REGION : Cost to Culver City of Proposed Utility Consortium Sparks Debate MARY MOORE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Creativity Takes Wing on a Mac and a Prayer : Technology: A priest banks on computer art to provide youths with options. The church's role, he says, is not just to develop the soul but also the intellect and spirit.
'General' Good Guy Plays A Rebel NANCY M. REICHARDT
Hospital Workers Union, Nursing Home Trade Shots in War of Words : Bilingualism: A labor organizer who spoke to a nurse in Tagalog files a federal complaint over the facility's 'English-only' policy. LESLIE BERESTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Street' Life
MID-CITY : Alpha-Beta Opens in Riot-Damaged Mall LESLIE BERESTEIN
The Future of All Saints Is Close at Hand ANTHONY DAY, TIMES SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
HIGHLAND PARK : U.N. Will Display Student's Design
WITH AN EYE ON . . . : Isabella Hoffman finds herself rising fast in the 'Homicide' ranks N.F. MENDOZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Dust' Trails : SIDNEY POITIER LEADS CBS' 'CHILDREN' TO A TOWN CALLED FREEDOM CHRIS DAFOE, Chris Dafoe is the West Coast arts correspondent for the Globe and Mail in Canada
HUNTINGTON PARK : Suspect in Shooting Faces Arraignment
SOUTH-CENTRAL : Renaissance Planned for Central Avenue STEPHEN GREGORY
A Touch of Whimsy : A Funky Sci-Fi Motif Makes a Trip to the Nova Express Cafe a Fantastic Voyage HILLARY JOHNSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
No Sale : Street vending law has been rendered ineffective by strife, organizer says
THE SUNDAY PROFILE : A Guiding Force : In his 28 years with All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, the Rev. George F. Regas has made his congregation a dynamic center of religious expression and social reform. ANTHONY DAY, TIMES SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
BELL GARDENS : These Youths Love to Play Mind Games ENRIQUE LAVIN
One Game to Go for Crenshaw Boys and Girls : Girls Basketball: Even outnumbered, Cougars are strong enough to beat Westchester, 55-54. KIRBY LEE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Commercial Building Fire Investigated
Manager of Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Resigns : Retail: Joseph Rouzan III says his improvement plans were not supported by the mall's owner. Company blames 'communication issues' for the departure. ERIN J. AUBRY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Boiling Point' Kevin Thomas
Pyramids Became Building Blocks for Egyptian Life Under Pharoahs : Giza: Many believe that the projects, accomplished by hundreds of workers from across the land, served to join those provinces into the world's first nation-state. DAVID ROBERTS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
BOOKS
For This They Died? : IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES, By Julia Alvarez (Algonquin Books: $21.95; 325 pp.) Joanne Omang, Joanne Omang, a former correspondent in Latin America for the Washington Post, is working on her second novel set in that region
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An Ordinary Golden Boy : FIRST IN HIS CLASS: A Biography of Bill Clinton, By David Maraniss (Simon & Schuster: $25; 512 pp.) Robert Sherrill, Robert Sherrill has written biographies about a number of politicians, including some of the South's more colorful ones
It Wasn't Supposed to End This Way : A short and sad--but brilliant--history of the 20th Century : THE AGE OF EXTREMES: A History of World, 1914-1991, By Eric Hobsbawm (Pantheon Books: $30; 628 pp.) Walter Russell Mead, Walter Russell Mead is a contributing editor to Opinion and a presidential fellow at the New School's World Policy Institute
Fiction CHRIS GOODRICH
Nonfiction CHRIS GOODRICH
PAGE TO SCREEN : Rim Shots JOHN CLARK
Nonfiction CHRIS GOODRICH
Fiction CHRIS GOODRICH
Do-It-Yourself Toulouse-Lautrec : He was an odd-shaped peg, but he found the hole that fit him in fin-de-siecle Paris : TOULOUSE-LAUTREC: A Life, By Julia Frey (Viking: $34.95; 595 pp.) Peter Schjeldahl, Peter Schjeldahl is an art critic living in New York. His most recent book is "Hydrogen Jukebox" (UC Press)
On Repressed Memory
Nonfiction CHRIS GOODRICH
A Few Well-Placed Arrows SUZANNE CURLEY
Harlem Sings America : The legacy of the Harlem Renaissance endures in lyrical novels and prescient poetry. : THE WEDDING, By Dorothy West (Doubleday: $20; 240 pp.) Leon Forrest, Leon Forrest is professor of African-American Studies and English at Northwestern University. His latest novel, "Divine Days," was recently released in paperback by Norton
Inspired by Spite : CONCEIVED WITH MALICE: Literature as Revenge in the Lives and Works of Leonard and Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Djuna Barnes, and Henry Miller, By Louise DeSalvo (Dutton: $24.95, cloth; 437 pp., illustrated with photographs) Ralph Supper, Ralph B. Sipper is a Santa Barbara rare-book dealer and book critic
Who Did It? : Tale that deliberately leaves loose ends is at once fascinating and frustrating : THE BLUE AFTERNOON, By William Boyd (Alfred A. Knopf: $23; 373 pp.) RICHARD EDER
Harlem Sings America : The legacy of the Harlem Renaissance endures in lyrical novels and prescient poetry. : THE COLLECTED POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES: A Life, Edited by Arnold Rampersad and David Roessel (Knopf: $30; 576 pp.) Thulani Davis, Thulani Davis is the author of opera librettos, several books of poetry, and the novel "1959" (Grove Weidenfeld))
BUSINESS
Tax on Pension Moves With You CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Milestone Dow Offers Revealing Peek at the Future JAMES FLANIGAN
More Saving, Less Debt Will Allow World Economy to Keep Growing GEORGE P. SHULTZ, GEORGE P. SHULTZ served in Republican administrations from the 1960s through the '80s as a director of the Office of Management and Budget and as a secretary of labor, treasury and state. Today he is a distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor of economics at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. This article is adapted from his recent Ely Lecture to the American Economic Assn. in Washington, D.C
For the Record
Parents-to-Be Can Cut Costs If They Plan Ahead KATHY M. KRISTOF
Irvine's Wonderware Selects Its Regional Manager for Asia
Plaza Mortgage Price Dips Slightly for Sale to Fleet
California's Troubled Economy No Fault of Affirmative Action J. EUGENE GRIGSBY III, J. EUGENE GRIGSBY III is director of UCLA's Center for Afro-American Studies and an associate professor in the university's School of Public Policy and Social Research
Truth or Dare? : It's a Fine Line Between Legal Tax Avoidance and Larceny KATHY M. KRISTOF, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Access Providers Help Small Firms Navigate the Net : Businesses Fill the Gap on the Info Highway ROSS KERBER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shifting to Lower Gear as Market Hits New High RUSS WILES, RUSS WILES, a financial writer for the Arizona Republic, specializes in mutual funds
TRAVEL
Do Smoke Hoods Improve Safety? KATHLEEN DOHENY
Deal of the Week
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs MARY FRANCES SMITH
Cruise Ship Scores
Turkey Talk
BritRail Caters to Whims of Youth LUCY IZON
News, Tips & Bargains : Two Hotels Plan Openings KAY WILLIAMS GRAVES
On Importing Ivory
Crustacean Sensation : Following an international delicacy to its source, in tranquil waters near Shanghai : Finally the crabs appeared, a pile simply steamed, accompanied by a dipping sauce of black vinegar, sugar and ginger. AMANDA MAYER STINCHECUM, Stinchecum is a New York-based free-lance writer and textile historian who specializes in Asia.
A Dunes-Day Escape JOHN McKINNEY
Back Aboard the QE2 SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch travel as guests of the cruise lines.
Vacations With Blended Families EILEEN OGINTZ
Travel Advisory : Airlines Wary of Terrorist Threats EDWARD WRIGHT, Wright is a former assistant foreign editor at The Times. His column appears monthly.
Weekend Escape: Utah : POPPING UP TO Park City : Cheap flights transform snowy Wasatch Range into a ski getaway with off-the-slopes allure LAURA BLY, Bly is special projects editor for the Travel section. and
Scenes From the Raffelo Express : Destination: Switzerland & Italy : Hailing the rails, where quintessential European countryside glides by on a quick but relaxing journey HILLARY HAUSER, Hauser is a free-lance writer based in Summerland, Calif
Fliers' Complaints Against Airlines Rise 16.5% in 1994 : Performance: Of major U.S. carriers, Continental provoked the most, Southwest the least, according to report. CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Play Pyramid Games in Ancient Egypt KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Artistry of the Other South of France : Few Americans vist the Languedoc-Roussillon, but the artists who were drawn to the area left behind a feast for the eyes. : The Languedoc-Roussillon includes the largest contiguous vineyard area in the world. : Destination: France COLMAN ANDREWS, Andrews is executive editor of Saveur magazine.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
The Spirit Moves Them : Christian 'Raves' Gain Followers Among the Faithful as Churches Back Off Dance Taboo JOHN DART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Canine Sports Doctor Treats 'Working' Dogs : Trends: Denver vet specializes in bone and ligament injuries for police dogs, racing greyhounds, hunting dogs, sled dogs and search-and-rescue dogs. His clinic treats about 16,000 animals a year, some flown in from other countries. JENNIFER BROWN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Victim's Friends, Officials Seek Answers to Violence : Crime: Those at forum pay tribute to Jessica Uniack, who was slain after a traffic accident. They also discuss 'epidemic' of domestic abuse. H.G. REZA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Body of Snowboarder Buried in Avalanche Found on Mt. Baldy LEN HALL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Notes about your surroundings
Gray Whales
THOUSAND OAKS : Search Continues for Missing Executive PAUL ELIAS
The Ocean as a Friend and a Sacred Trust : Oil, Sewage Spills Have Increased Ecological Awareness About Our Treasured Coast
A behind-the-scenes look at Orange County's political life : Morrissey Received Help From Allies Statewide for a Win GOP Saw as Vital
SIMI VALLEY : City Council to Vote on Housing Proposal SCOTT HADLY
United Way Campaign
Taking the Pulse of Doctors' Actions
Homeowners Bear Landslide Risks
Popejoy Responds
Pregnant Teen-agers and Their Rights to Abortion
Tagger's Funeral Draws Front-Page Coverage
Mann's Movie Theater Is Missing a Marquee
Assessor Warns Hiring Freeze May Be Costly : County government: Lack of manpower might cost millions of dollars if a state deadline is missed on assessment appeals. CARLOS V. LOZANO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Development Plan Hits Community Opposition
Chinese American Group Rejects Elitism, Seeks to Broaden Focus JOHN L. MITCHELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Walkers Make Strides in Fight Against Hunger DUNCAN MARTELL
Airport Noise Includes Ringing of Cash Registers
Loans Can Fill the Gap for Defense Contractors : U.S. aid to Pacoima firm shows how to ease transition
LEARN Provides Local Autonomy Sought for Schools
Dodd Urges Democrats to Mobilize for '96 Vote : Politics: Senator defends President against GOP critics during address to Valley-based party activists. ISAAC GUZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Graffiti Busters Doing the Right Thing : Residents enraged by vandals can fight back effectively, without resorting to vigilantism
A Topical Solution: Ask Teen-Agers the Write Question DANA PARSONS
Driver Found Slain in Vehicle Beside Freeway : Crime: Police close Corona del Mar Freeway for seven hours during investigation. They find a handgun but no suspect. J.R. MOEHRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Honors Are Conferred for Black Community Service
Smarter Signals Are Traffic Solution
Don't Clip Wings of Public-Spirited Helicopter Industry : Through fires, floods, and riots, pilots have brought Angelenos relief, information and protection. Proposal to change rules is misguided, even dangerous. BOB PETTEE, Bob Pettee is president of the Professional Helicopter Pilots Assn. and flies the Channel 4 News helicopter
Orange County Voices : COMMENTARY ON COUNTY BANKRUPTCY : Recovery Will Hinge on Overcoming New Creditors' Skepticism : The borrower and its citizens must show they are willing to strive mightily to restore breached faith. HARRISON J. GOLDIN, These remarks were excerpted from a talk by Harrison J. Goldin at a recent business leaders forum in Orange County. Goldin, senior partner of Goldin Associates in New York City and a nationally known expert in municipal finance, was New York City's comptroller during its financial crisis in the 1970s and was instrumental in creating and implementing its recovery plan
SANTA PAULA : Immigrants Begin Their Journey to Citizenship IRA E. STOLL
Don't Oveprestimate Privatization's Value : New Taxes, Cuts and User Fees Deserve Study Too
Year After Temblor, Fillmore Celebrates : Recovery: Residents gather to recall their long journey back from the Northridge quake. They also learn about earthquake preparedness. CHRISTINA LIMA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
Caretaker of Wildlife Island Refuge Finds He Enjoys Solitude : Puget Sound: Volunteer and his cat are the only residents other than birds, deer and harbor seals. KIRBY NEUMANN-REA, PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Motorist Questioned After Hit-Run Victim Discovered
Private Firm Seeks Residential Care Pact : Services: Chicago company says it can save the county millions with its in-home program. Some fear the recipients will suffer. LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bigger Role in Films Sought for Moorpark : Business: A plan is being drafted to draw additional productions to the city's historic center. The industry is a welcome source of revenue. SCOTT HADLY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Lifeguard Pulls Pilot From Ocean : Rescue: An ultra-light craft plummets into the sea. A passing bicyclist swims out to save the occupant, and later calmly resumes his ride. DUNCAN MARTELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Disability for Officer in Deputy's Death
Quake Jolts Officials to Prepare for Disaster
Celebrating and Learning History of African Americans QUYEN DO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sprawl, Not Growth, Could Ruin O.C.
3 Men Slain Outside Party in Inglewood
2 Images of the 'Condor' Emerge : Computers: Friends call arrested super-hacker Kevin Mitnick a bold prankster who made no personal gain. The government says he is a sophisticated electronic criminal. JOHN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Leader of the Pack : Woman Devoted to Her 12 Wolves Despite Debt and Threats MATTHEW MOSK, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SANTA CLARITA / ANTELOPE VALLEY : Funds to Refurbish Spy Planes May Be Cut : Defense: Congress moves to kill the $100-million project to spruce up three SR-71s. The result could affect up to 50 jobs at Lockheed's plant in Palmdale. PETER ROBERSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
At UCI, Worthy Attention to Diversity : Chancellor Wilkening's Council Should Solidify One of the University's Selling Points
Kids Helping Kids to Avoid Pregnancy : Teen counselors prove to be a key resource for Valley Community Clinic's education program
Unfounded Fears Cloud Truth About Mercury : Contrary to popular opinion, the silvery liquid metal known as quicksilver is not poisonous. Ignorance about the substance is needlessly terrorizing society. SAMUEL P. BESSMAN, Samuel P. Bessman, professor emeritus of medicine at USC, from 1958 to 1982 was professor and chairman of the Department of Pharmacology and Nutrition and professor of pediatrics. He introduced the current treatment for lead poisoning
CSUN Football Is Mere Entertainment : Despite arguments to the contrary, the sport is not needed for financial reasons. It should be dumped to free up funds for education and women's sports. STEVE HYMON, Steve Hymon of Topanga is a free-lance writer and former reporter and writer for Sports Illustrated
Now Biggest Problem Drug Is Speed : Methamphetamine: County officials are worried about the resurgence and are seeking felony charges against those arrested. DWAYNE BRAY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Memories of the 'Good War' Loom Large SCOTT HARRIS
Simi Cites Need to Revamp Police Chief Search : Law enforcement: Officials say it must be broader and more professional than the one that found Schlieter, who is resigning. MACK REED, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Potential Solutions to Crisis Neither Simple Nor Painless
Fallen Legislator Shares Hard-Learned Lessons
Investigator Placed at a Disadvantage
A Computer Terrorist or a Prankster? : Technology: Friends say hacker Kevin Mitnick did not profit from his alleged cyberspace intrusions. But authorities say he caused millions of dollars in damage. JOHN JOHNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Soul Dancing : 'Raves' Becoming Evangelical Good Times for Youths JOHN DART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lloyd Keyser; Retired FBI Agent, Hughes Official
Memorial Today for Laguna Cartoonist Dick Oldden
Firefighters Who Turn Firestarters: Rare but Incendiary : Arson: Glendale case illustrated problem. Generally, intentional blazes are associated with insurance scams or revenge. But motives differ for public servants. ROBERT DVORCHAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Runners' Course : Program Trains Racers for L.A. Marathon FRANK B. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Under Their Skin : Robust Tattoo Industry Raises Concerns of Officials, Artists TINA NGUYEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
David Macales; Engineer, Custom-Home Builder DAVID E. BRADY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nursing Home Assailed Over Language Policy : Complaint: Union official accuses facility of bias after he is barred for speaking Tagalog. Home limits workers to 'majority' language in presence of patients. LESLIE BERESTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Rocky Flats' Nuclear History Leaves Legacy of Peril and Plutonium : Colorado: Making the area safe is 'the toughest job in the United States today,' says the man responsible for doing so. Panel has urged that cleanup be halted until it can be done right. WARD MARCHANT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
ENTERTAINMENT
FILM COMMENT : Bloody Marvelous Peckinpah : Its landmark violence isn't the only reason why 'The Wild Bunch' is considered a classic Western today. Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic. and
ART : It's a Museum. Well, Virtually : Can the old masters make it in the brave new world? They do on the World Wide Web. Tom White, Tom White is a Times staff writer
PHOTGRAPHY : Going for a Gut Reaction : Outspoken African American artist Carrie Mae Weems could be expected to provide a hot response to historical images of blacks. The Getty only had to ask. Many times. Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
THEATER : Living the American Dream : Jennifer Paz's family moved to Seattle from the Philippines when she was 5. Now, at 21, the star of 'Miss Saigon' is really on the move. Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Jazz Spotlight Zan Stewart
THEATER NOTES : NEA Has a Friend in Theatre LA Don Shirley
Will Elton Be Spring's King? : His success with 'The Lion King' score and tour with Billy Joel bodes well for the release of 'Made in England' album. Steve Hochman
In and Out, Grammy Style
Go-fer, Broke
Diva Discs
Maestro Memory
'Elk' Omissions
THE GRAMMYS : Sorting Out an Uneven Jazz Field Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer
There'll Always Be an England Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic.
The Troubles With Grammy : Wonder how 'The 3 Tenors' made the cut over R.E.M. and Neil Young? Now even pop-biz insiders are going public with complaints. Chuck Philips, Chuck Philips writes about the pop music industry for Calendar.
MOVIES : From the Ashes of a Ravaged Land : An accidental detour pays big dividends for 'Rain' director Milcho Manchevski, who finds similarities in Macedonia and Tennessee. Richard Natale, Richard Natale is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Chan Is Missing
PERFORMING ARTS : Have Strings, Will Travel : Founded in China and based in Virginia, the 11-year-old Shanghai Quartet tries to raise its recognition level in a crowded marketplace. Chris Pasles, Chris Pasles is a staff writer for The Times' Orange County edition. and
Picking the Winners : Who will win this year's awards? Who should win? Of course, the answers to those questions aren't necessarily the same. Let our experts show the way. Paul Grein and Robert Hilburn, Paul Grein, a free-lance writer based in Los Angeles, has forecast the Grammys for Calendar since 1981. Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
MUSIC & DANCE NEWS : From USC to Music Center Daniel Cariaga, Daniel Cariaga is The Times' music writer.
PERFORMING ARTS : Round Up the Unusual Suspects : The Grammy Awards look to new performers and offbeat repertory. Barber, Bartok and Boulez seem in favor. Herbert Glass, Herbert Glass is a regular contributor to Calendar
MOVIES : Shooting the Moon : America's hero, Tom Hanks, splashes down for his old friend director Ron Howard in 'Apollo 13,' the story of the near-fatal, botched 1970 lunar expedition. Claudia Eller, Claudia Eller is The Times' movie editor. and
He Built a Temple of Zoom : Picking up where Lucas and Spielberg left off, Tony Baxter is the mastermind behind Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure. It opens Friday, but you might want to get in line now. David Kronke, David Kronke is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Apres Roseanne, the Deluge Judy Brennan
A Potent Artist for the '90s : Singer-songwriter PJ Harvey sheds her band and focuses on vocals and words. The result? An artful, graceful and unpredictable third album. Robert Hilburn
Halen Farewell
'Present' Perfect
MOVIES : From the Ashes of a Ravaged Land : Actor Rade Serbedzija left his native Yugoslavia to continue his career in the acclaimed 'Before the Rain.' It's a story that mirrors his life. Kristine McKenna, Kristine McKenna is a frequent contributor to Calendar
COVER STORY : The Devil Made Him Do It : Sure, Jerry Lewis had played on Broadway before, but he'd never played Broadway . That was before 'Damn Yankees' came along. Robert Strauss, Robert Strauss is television critic for the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press.
SPORTS
No. 1 in the Whirl : No One in Women's Tennis Works Harder Than Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Who Gets the Top Ranking Back Just in Time for the Evert Cup JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Antelope Valley Socks It to Them FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
O'Neal Suspended One Game for Hitting Celtics' Montross Associated Press
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS : GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : Newport Harbor Can't Overcome Early Deficit MIKE WOJCIECHOWSKI
SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Buena Produces a Real Gem, 70-31 DAVE DESMOND, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
GOLF / THOMAS BONK : Greens at Riviera Improving Slowly Thomas Bonk
COMMENTARY : Bag-Boy Baseball Is Not Atop Their Lists
L.A. OPEN : Perry Alone, Not Lonely, at the Top : Golf: His lead at Riviera is one shot, but 12 players are within six shots going into the final round. THOMAS BONK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Barbara Beats Undermanned Fullerton LON EUBANKS
NHL ROUNDUP : LeClair Prolific in Montreal Return From Associated Press
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS : DIVISION II-AA GIRLS' BASKETBALL : Marina Will Get What It Wants After Beating Ocean View MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NBA ROUNDUP : Webber Dunks Bullets' Six-Game Streak From Associated Press
Community College Roundup
Murdent Powers Golden West to Victory MELANIE NEFF, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
PACIFIC 10 CONFERENCE ROUNDUP : Stoudamire Is Flawless in Oregon From Associated Press
THE NBA / MARK HEISLER : No Madness in This March, Merely a Swoon Until June Mark Heisler
Angel Players Queried About Exhibitions MIKE DiGIOVANNA
College Roundup
Clippers Hit Their Magic Number : Pro basketball: They get 10th victory at expense of Lakers, 83-81, despite another 20-20 night by Divac. CHRIS BAKER, Times Staff Writer
More Tough Times for Titans : College basketball: Cal State Fullerton loses to Santa Barbara, 80-69, as Peterson sits out the game with an injured finger. LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Long Beach Wins Its Way Into Lead in Big West JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Survey Has No Right Answers Mike Penner
SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : ROUNDUP : Panthers Put Redondo on Beach, 65-36
Change of Habit for Cal : College basketball: Bears break seven-game losing streak at Harmon by beating USC, 95-74. From Associated Press
Olive Allowed to Coach, but Loyola Loses, 63-53 JERRY CROWE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Cypress Scores 11 in the Fifth to Blast Fullerton STEVE KRESAL
BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Cerritos Makes Exit on Ventura Highway : Southern California Women's Regional: In fast lane early, Pirates eliminate Falcons, 70-52. IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Agassi Makes Quite a Racket in His First Loss of the Year From Staff and Wire Reports
Chapman's Mumaw Finishes Season With a Flourish MARTIN BECK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SANTA ANITA : Lyin To The Moon Might Keep Racing BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Funicello and Alemany Send an Early Warning MICHAEL WEINREB, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ANGELS : Team Weighs Cost of Top Draft Pick MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Here's Hoping He Won't Cause Trade Embargo MAL FLORENCE
L.A. OPEN : Don't Tell Him Golfers Only Drive for Show Jim Murray
BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Ventura Sweeps Through Desert : Southern California Men's Regional: Top-ranked Pirates open playoffs by blowing past Roadrunners, 109-74. IRENE GARCIA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Cal State Fullerton Gives Notre Dame a Day to Forget TONY ALTOBELLI
Southern Section Playoffs
UCI Can't Foil Long Beach State's Plan : Basketball: Greenberg said it would happen this way and he was right as the 49ers win, 84-71. JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS : DIVISION I-A GIRLS' BASKETBALL : Mater Dei Defense Shuts Down Rialto SCOTT JONES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Howe's Job Still Involves Making a Pitch : Baseball: To comply with conditions of his drug probation, he sells tickets for the Yankees. BOB NIGHTENGALE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
El Camino Real Puts Hold on Title as a Team VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In It for the Long Run : Growing Pains Aside, the L.A. Marathon Turns 10 Next Sunday JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
10 Ranger Minor Leaguers Walk Out Associated Press
A Nightmare Finish to Santa Paula's Dream Season John Lynch
SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS : Alemany Dominates Westminster MICHAEL WEINREB, TIMES STAFF WRITER
COLLEGE ROUNDUP : Dunkerly Puts Canyons Home Free, 69-65
Baseball's Vigilantes : Logo Protection Is the Issue, Not Protection of the Product HAL BOCK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Fullerton Wins Emotional Contest STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McClellan Put on Life Support : Boxing: After Benn knocks him out in London, Detroit super-middleweight requires surgery. From Associated Press
Really Blue Devils : Duke Faces UCLA Today Without Krzyzewski and With Little Chance Even for an NIT Bid GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Relatively Speaking, Bruins Getting Closer Mike Downey
MASTERS WRESTLING : Calvary Chapel Flexes Muscles Again as Seven Qualify for State Meet ERIK HAMILTON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Chatsworth Makes a Great Escape : City Section 3-A: Chancellors advance to first final by using height and savvy to hold off feisty Franklin, 45-42. DAVE DESMOND, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
High School Wrestling VINCE KOWALICK
Northridge Comes Up a Bit Short : Basketball: Micelli a no-show and Southern Utah takes advantage of his absence in middle, 75-72. MIKE HISERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Three Rio Mesa Wrestlers Advance BRYAN RODGERS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL : USC Rallies Past California
Southern Utah Tops Northridge MIKE HISERMAN
Pepperdine's Past Returns to Haunt Santa Clara ROB FERNAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Not-So-Cool Runnings: Bobsledder Remembers Low Olympics Moment JOHN KEKIS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS : Peninsula Holds Off Simi Valley
BOXING / CHRIS DUFRESNE : Butch Lewis Enters Foreman-King Fray Chris Dufresne
It's Auld Lang Syne for Kings : Pro hockey: The center again responds to benching, leading the team to a 4-3 victory over Oilers. LISA DILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING : Calvary Chapel Poised for Title Bid ERIK HAMILTON
COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP : McInnis Saves Tar Heels With Late Steal From Associated Press
Stadler Powders Doughnut Hole : Golf: He gets an ace on tricky No. 6, where bunker on the green can cause all sorts of difficulty. SHAV GLICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
MAGAZINE
Whaddya Mean No Man Is an Island? : Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos has managed to alienate the commissioner and all the other baseball owners. No matter what happens with the strike, is he going to pay for that? Pat Jordan, Pat Jordan lives in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. His last piece for the magazine was on the Colorado Silver Bullets women's baseball team.
THE BIZ : Driving Ambition Michael Tennesen
Taking a Bite Out of Slime
WOMEN'S SPRING FASHION : It's a Cinch
Close Up : Seismic Sentinel Michael R. Forrest
L.a. Speak / Car Salesperson Slang Jolene Rae
RESTAURANTS : WEST BEACH BINGO : Venerable and Hip, West Beach Cafe Still Has Quintessentially California Comfort Food S. Irene Virbila
BIKINI-GIRL BAROMETER : Fast-Food Art Is Frequently a Tip-Off to the Nation's Economic Mood and Future Jonathan Gold
The Realities and Contradictions of History
Sweet Tart
Diving Into the Wreck : Stories of Drink, Dreams, Chaos and Secretly Remembered Joys From a California Childhood Carolyn See, Carolyn See's "Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America," from which this article is excerpted, will be published by Random House in March
Sport Report : Roller Derby Redux Judy Raphael
REAL ESTATE
One Less 'Cop' in Beverly Hills RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Differences in Associations?
Real Answers From Ann Sumwalt / Inman News Features
What You Should Know and Do Before Buying Into Development KAREN E. KLEIN
Fig Tree, Pea Plants Fail to Produce JACK CHRISTENSEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Living on Common Ground : Bringing Both Pleasures and Perils, the Homeowners Association Is Fast Becoming a Way of Life for Many KAREN E. KLEIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Klein is a Monrovia free - lance writer. and
What to Do in Room That's Too Hot or Cold JAMES DULLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Dulley is a Cincinnati-based engineering consultant
OPINION
Facing Up to Fundamentalists : Pakistan court bravely acquits two who faced death in blasphemy case
THE WORLD : MIDDLE EAST : Why the Israeli-Syrian Peace Talks Can't Get Beyond the Talking Stage Yossi Melman, Yossi Melman, an Israeli journalist, is co-author of "Friends in Deed: Inside the USA-Israel Alliance" (Hyperion)
Dismal Prospect
Scaled-Back MTA Plan
LAPD Under Fire
PERSPECTIVE ON ART : Cancel the NEA Stamp of Approval : Most grants go to the 'aesthetically correct'--artists who should do fine without government patronage. LEONARD KOSCIANSKI, Leonard Koscianski's art has been widely exhibited; in California, it is in the permanent collection of the Newport Harbor Art Museum. He lives and works in Annapolis, Md.
GUN WATCH : Juvenile Homicides
A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER : The Politicization of the Constitution William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
Dresden Bombing
THE LAPD : Is Williams' Mission an Impossible One? Joe Domanick, Joe Domanick is author of "To Protect and To Serve: The LAPD's Century of War in the City of Dreams" (Pocket Books)
THE JAUNDICED EYE : Forget 'Melrose Place'! Picture the Windsors--in Malibu Tom Christie, Tom Christie is a columnist for Buzz magazine, where he writes about popular culture
THE NATION : ETHICS : When Is a Politician Acting Like a Politician? Suzanne Garment, Suzanne Garment, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. She is author of "Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics" (Times Books)
BUSINESS : L.A.'s Latest Economic Force: Gays, Lesbians Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the Center for the New West and an international fellow at the Pepperdine University School of Business in Los Angeles
THE STATE : AFFIRMATIVE ACTION : How Democrats May Dodge Certain Defeat Craig Daniel Turk, Craig Daniel Turk is managing editor of The Public Interest
PLATFORM : Truly Authentic ID Cards Would Rein In the Abuse of Social Services TED HILTON , TED HILTON of San Diego is author of the proposed "California verified driver's license initiative."
Los Angeles Times Interview : Strobe Talbott : In the State Department--With the President's Ear Doyle McManus, Doyle McManus covers the White House for The Times. He reported on the State Department for the last 12 years. He is the co-author of "Flashpoints: Promise and Peril in a New World" (Knopf)
Federal Cuts That Make No Sense : Does Congress really want to slice student aid?
Whose Interest Is It to Put Babies at Risk? : Even the pre-Newt Republicans supported the food program for pregnant women and infants. ROBERT SCHEER, Robert Scheer is a former Times national correspondent
Remembering Iwo Jima
CAMPUS CORRESPONDENT : Reward College Athletes by Paying Them for Play Jeff Zeleny, Jeff Zeleny is the editor of the Daily Nebraskan, the University of Nebraska's campus newspaper
Revision for Revisionist History
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