Family-Owned Businesses Are Still the Heart and Soul of Asia By William E. Simon Jr., WILLIAM E. SIMON Jr. \o7 is executive director of the international private investment and merchant banking firm of William E. Simon & Sons. He is based in Los Angeles\f7
THE WORLD : ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN ACCORDS : How U.S. Can Keep Mideast Talks Moving By Shibley Telhami, \o7 Shibley Telhami, visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, is currently on leave from Cornell University, where he is director of the Near Eastern Studies Program. He is co-editor of "International Organizations and Ethnic Conflict" (Cornell University Press). \f7
For Pete Wilson, His Political Ambition Is Never Blind By Ben Sherwood, \o7 Ben Sherwood is writing a book on race, ethnicity and politics, to be published by Basic Books. He was issues director for Kathleen Brown's gubernatorial campaign. \f7
A Clear Look at a Tamed River By John Muncie, \o7 Muncie is a former assistant managing editor for features at the San Diego Union-Tribune, and now a free\f7 -\o7 lance editor and writer\f7