The Battle of Chavez Ravine Thomas S. Hines, Thomas S. Hines, a professor of history and architecture at UCLA, is the author of "Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture" (UC Press). His most recent book is "William Faulkner and the Tangible Past: The Architecture of Yoknapatawpha."
Kenneth Jackson Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is vice president and director of the Hajjar and Partners New Media Lab. He spoke with Kenneth T. Jackson from the historian's home in Chappaqua, N.Y
The Overlooked Half of the Farm Workers' Triumph Ana Castillo, Ana Castillo is the author of "Loverboys" (W. W. Norton) and editor of "The Goddess of the Americas: Writings on the Virgin of Guadalupe" (Riverhead)
The Birth of the Duke Garry Wills, Garry Wills won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for "Lincoln at Gettysburg." Excerpted from "John Wayne's America: The Politics of Celebrity" (Simon & Schuster, 1997)
Welcome to the Clint Bolick Revolution NINA J. EASTON, Nina J. Easton, the magazine's staff writer, is working on a book chronicling the history of baby-boomer conservatives
'They Saw a Great Future Here' Lynell George, Lynell George is a Times staff writer whose last article for the magazine was about radio stations KKBT and KPWR
Escaping the County Is No Solution DIANA BEARD-WILLIAMS, Diana Beard-Williams, an Antelope Valley resident, is a freelance writer specializing in human relations and ethics issues
Remnants of Lost Japan BARBARA E. THORNBURY, Thornbury is a Princeton, N.J.-based freelance writer and associate professor of Japanese at Temple University in Philadelphia. She's the author of the just-published book "The Folk Performing Arts: Traditional Culture in Contemporary Japan" (SUNY Press)
New Rewards for Frequent Sailing SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch travel as guests of the cruise lines. Cruise Views appears the first and third week of every month