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What happened on June 08, 1997
NEWS
Hundreds Mourn Student Killed in Water Slide Accident From Associated Press
Oleanders Wilting Away From Blight STEVE EMMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Invincible Oleander Meets Unmaker in Bug STEVE EMMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Technology Remains Promise, not Panacea SANDY BANKS and LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Ex-Student Held in N.Y. Teacher's Slaying From Associated Press
Young Spectator Killed at 'Monster Truck' Event Associated Press
Muppets hunt for stardom and treasure on Disney; a fishy tale on HBO; USA spots 'Ghost Dad' LEE HARRIS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ethical Dilemmas
Ads Nauseam
Ralston Seen Ending Joint Chiefs Bid BRADLEY GRAHAM and DANA PRIEST, THE WASHINGTON POST
Campaign Fund Investigation Hits Snags, Glenn Claims DEXTER FILKINS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Flight 800 Streak May Have Been Fuel From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Appeals Court Hands Kevorkian a Defeat From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Kid-friendly Skies
Pets Are Using Up Owner's Nine Lives JOEL GREENBERG, TIMES SCIENCE/MEDICINE EDITOR
Faces of L.A.
Leaving the Area
First, Let's Round Up All the Teenagers PETER H. KING
Gingrich Takes Closer Looks at 2 Florida Woes From Associated Press
In Poles, Pope Finds Renewed Energy RICHARD BOUDREAUX, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3- to 5-Year Ban on Any Human Cloning Is Urged DAVID G. SAVAGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Police Recruits Brush Up on Law, Guns--and Watercolors BRIGITTE GREENBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joe Kennedy Tenders Apology to Delegates From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Gingrich Visits Florida for Look at 2 Problems From Associated Press
Congo to Let U.N. Look Into Reports of Massacres CRAIG TURNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Counsel Subpoenaed in Phone Call Taping From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Chinese? Why, It's Right Up Their Alley EUN-KYUNG KIM, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Horsepower Wins Town's Trash Contract ANNE WALLACE ALLEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
When Junior Mulls a Career, Guidance--Not Control--Is Key LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Poll: Donors' Clout Bothers Americans From Times Staff and Wire Reports
In N. Korea, Resilience in the Face of Famine TERESA WATANABE and HYUNGWON KANG, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Technology Is Still a Promise, Not a Panacea SANDY BANKS and LUCILLE RENWICK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Husband Asks Big Favor of Cigarette-Addicted Wife Reuters
Wish Lists, Not Ideas, Drive Emerging Tax Cuts JANET HOOK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Merletti Sworn in as 19th Director of Secret Service Associated Press
Valley Malls Upgrading as Economy Grows JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
ICU Harbors Nastier Bugs, Study Finds TARA MEYER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scandal Continues to Reverberate Among Participants and Bit Players NANCY BENAC, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Japan Seeks to Open Trade in Rare Wildlife SONNI EFRON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When Kids Say Buy-Buy JANET KINOSIAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Taxiing Airliner Rams Terminal; 2 Injured Associated Press
Latino Group Registered 46 Noncitizens to Vote EFRAIN HERNANDEZ JR. and JOSE CARDENAS and SUSAN ABRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Disparities Steal Thunder of Albright's Balkan Trip TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Island Takes Aim at U.S. Bombing Range MARION LLOYD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
5 Arrested in Democratic Party Break-in
Clinton Orders Review of U.S. Hate Crime Laws ROBIN WRIGHT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
1 Dead, 1 Trapped When Trains Collide From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Sinn Fein Wins Its 1st Parliament Seat in Irish Elections Associated Press
Ruby Wax is asking the questions on Fox; MTV's feted movies; A&E opens a 'Cracker' STEVEN LINAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Articles of Impeachment Associated Press
From Break-In to Pardon Associated Press
Watergate Break-In Ignited Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History HARRY F. ROSENTHAL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
At Least 50 Killed, 100 Injured in Fire at Temple in India Reuters
Innocent, but Behind Bars Anyway STEPHANIE SAUL, NEWSDAY
A Wave of New Hope for Saving a Sick Sea TONY PERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Simpson's Visit Puts UC Irvine in Uproar ESTHER SCHRADER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Group Tries to Rebury Tribe's Last Survivor MARY CURTIUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2,400 AIDS Ride Cyclists Raise Record Amount to Fight Disease JOHN GONZALES and FRANK B. WILLIAMS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Expletives Deleted or Not, Secret Tapes Proved Fatal to Nixon Presidency MIKE FEINSILBER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Copter's Atlantic Crossing Ends Early From Times Staff and Wire Reports
French Soldier Killed in Firefight in Capital From Times Wire Reports
A Big Chill Invades Lives as Bill Vanishes CHARLOTTE PORTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sounds, Not Silence, Greet Woman Deaf for 15 Years BRUCE STANLEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
O.J. at UCI--Controversial Figure's Visit Sparks Fuss ESTHER SCHRADER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
India Lawyers Balk at Family Court Plan ASHOK SHARMA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A New Industry Zaps Static Electricity MARTHA MENDOZA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ousted President Leaves U.S. Embassy From Times Wire Reports
Graduate Never Thought the Warrior Was a Mere Mascot
LAPD Women Could Not Be Treated Worse
The Chic Martini Can Be Deadly Too
Sixteen-Year-Olds Need Schooling, Not Cars
Gerald, Bob--Thanks for the Memories MARY LOU LOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Conscientious Objector JOSEPH HANANIA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
When Worlds Collide SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When It Comes to Ads, Is Nothing Sacred? CONNIE KOENENN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When Mascots Unite and Divide Us LYNELL GEORGE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A New and Changed NAACP Magazine JAMES BOCK, THE BALTIMORE SUN
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
County Wins One Round in the Fight Against Crime
Dalai Lama Speaks to Vietnamese THAO HUA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Authorities Get Tough With Domestic Batterers SCOTT HADLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Just Keep Truckin' JOHN M. GLIONNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Let Caution Guide Welfare Reform
Obituaries : Frances Steffen; Teacher, Volunteer
Today's Highlights
Obituaries
State Can Help Park Right History
Jail Escapee Found in Costa Mesa
Forging a Hot Revival ESTHER SCHRADER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hospice Nurses Plan Annual Memorial BRENDA LOREE
Lightning Goes, but Gloom Remains DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City Decides on Design for Park DAVID R. BAKER
1 Man Held, 2 Sought in Car Burglaries COLL METCALFE
Car Alarms Paying Off, Experts Say KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ex-Chief Calls Woodland Hills Home JULIE TAMAKI
Slain Officer
No Need to Blame Anyone in Crash
Divorce Law
Educators Must Heed the Public
Expansion Plan
Tax on Home Businesses
Transit in Valley
Scottish Festival Story Fell Short
Welfare Needs Drastic Reform
Encryption Debate
Horse, Cat Licensing Would Help All Pets
Low Valley Turnout for Council Race Raises Questions NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Deserves 4-Year University
Toll Road Bond Worries Abound
In Shootout's Wake, Community Unites ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Holiday's Purpose in Focus
Diplomas at Last for Proud Veterans JOE MOZINGO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Even Dinosaurs Can Learn New Tricks BILL BOYARSKY
The Land of the Fee NICK GREEN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bonded by Experience as Refugees THAO HUA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Roper Backed for County Fire Chief NICK GREEN
Student Assembly
Culture, Commerce Converge at Thousand Oaks ArtWalk COLL METCALFE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Community Policing Lauded at LAPD Forum
Killing Coyotes Not the Solution
'Glamour' Jail Infuriating
Simi as Seen From a Monorail SCOTT STEEPLETON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Quality of Life Top Priority in Ventura
Verdict Is In on D.A.'s Use of 2 Standards KENNETH L. KHACHIGIAN, Kenneth L. Khachigian is a veteran political strategist and former White House speech writer who practices law in Orange County. His column appears here every other week
No, They're Not Always Right : The unctuous blather of local Republican leaders notwithstanding, it's not immoral to agree with or even be a Democrat. WYLIE A. AITKEN, Wylie A. Aitken is an attorney in Santa Ana
Lofty Ambitions
In Wake of Shootout, Community Unites ANDREW BLANKSTEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Contest Leaves Losers All Wet KIMBERLY SANCHEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
UCI Program Is Dynamic, Strong
TV News Crew Recalls Terror of Bank Siege KEVIN BAXTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Friends, Formal and Full of Hope NICK ANDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Residents, Officials Grapple With Static Over Cellular Antennas CHRIS CHI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
An Uncommon Hobbyist Feels the Seduction of Suction PAULA STORY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Green Crabs Clawing Through Shellfish Along the West Coast ANTOINETTE ALEXANDER, THE SEATTLE TIMES
Communities Grapple With Static Over Cell Antennas CHRIS CHI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Reporter, Cameraman Recall Terror of Siege KEVIN BAXTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Angel Island Stirs Devilish Memories in Ex-Detainee JEAN H. LEE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
County Pool Is Safe for Investors
6 Students Win Strawberry Scholarships
Teenager Surrenders After Fatal Shooting of 11-Year-Old Boy
Psychic Didn't Mention Future Bills MICHAEL GRANBERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inlanders Make Tracks to Beach KIMBERLY BROWER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Roofing Company Worker Killed in Forklift Accident KARIMA A. HAYNES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Unique Rental Offers Subterranean Charm TIM KORTE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filching the Internet's Good Name
Poems and Pain Associated Press
Boy, 11, Critically Hurt in Crash
Rebuilding Valley Adobes
Recorder Calls for Slashing Fees JEAN O. PASCO, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Fountain Valley Author Takes on New Testament DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Death of Oxnard Boy Is Termed a Homicide SCOTT STEEPLETON
2nd Victim Dies From Accident KARIMA A. HAYNES
A Good De-Kludging Sets Things Straight SCOTT HARRIS
Christie's Gets No Bidders for Colbert's Oscar JOHN M. GONZALES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Adding to Gun Laws Won't Save Lives
Car Alarms Paying Off, Experts Say KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Title IX Not to Blame for CSUN Cutting Men's Sports
The Wisdom of a College Degree JACK SOLOMON, Jack Solomon is a professor of English at Cal State Northridge
Quality of Life Affects Safety WALLY KNOX, Wally Knox (D-Los Angeles) represents the 42nd Assembly District
BUSINESS
High Test Score Proves His Failing BRIGITTE GREENBERG, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Office Mates Eschew Barefoot Co-Worker
Newport Chief Takes On Additional Post
Waiting for Shoe to Drop on a Barefoot Co-Worker
Coming This Week
If the Minimum Is an Effort, These Offerings May Help RUSS WILES, Russ Wiles is a mutual funds columnist for The Times
Now FCC Must Look at Local Phone Competition
Hold the Lettuce? PATRICE APODACA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Ins and Outs of New Dow Derivatives TOM PETRUNO
Solar Energy
Derivatives Can't Make Market Go Where It Won't TOM PETRUNO
Investing Lessons
Times 100 on the Web
Bigwigs' Summer Reading Choices Don't Necessarily Go by the Book MARTHA GROVES
Cloud of Job Uncertainty Has a Silver Lining JUDY B. ROSENER, JUDY B. ROSENER is a professor in the Graduate School of Management at UC Irvine. She is the author of "America's Competitive Secret: Utilizing Women as a Management Strategy."
Economy 'Booming'?
Ahmanson's Legacy and Its Lessons JAMES FLANIGAN
Passive Aggressor MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Teenager Who Earns Enough to File a Tax Return May Still Be Claimed as Dependent CARLA LAZZARESCHI
REAL ESTATE
Fannie Mae Insurance Plan Draws Fire KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Aluminum 'White Rust' Plagues Beach Dweller POPULAR MECHANICS, FOR AP SPECIAL FEATURES
Some Owners May Not Enjoy Capital Gains Tax Cut KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Must Reading for Remodelers
Garden Events
Just Ask the Expert
He Remembers It Well
No Reason for Seller to Skip Vacation ELLEN JAMES MARTIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Keeping the Pool Clean
He Debuts in Brentwood, She Closes in Beverly Hills RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tour Highlights Historic Venice
Just Ask Mom and Dad
The Little 'Pink House' Grows Up KATHY PRICE-ROBINSON Kathy Price-Robinson..BD: SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Kathy Price-Robinson is a freelance writer who has written about remodeling for 8 years
He's Bursting With a Bounty of Boysenberries ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
Getting Rid of Tenant Who's in Your House From Project Sentinel
L.A. Committed to Single-Family Housing?
MAGAZINE
The Beverly Hills Ficus A. Grey LeCuyer
The XXth Cntry: WWhatT Wente Wrronng Daniel Nussbaum
Waxing Fat
Where Credit Is Due
Differing Views
One for the Books S. Irene Virbila
Mock Rock Susan Heeger
From Russia, With Love Chris Bray
SPORTS
Red Wings Dust Off Flyers, 2-1 HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Skieresz Takes Distance Double at NCAA Meet
Game Fits Surber to a Tee : Dedication of Flintridge Prep Junior Helps Him Become Golfer of the Year PETER YOON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Hitchcock Put on Disabled List Associated Press
Galaxy Today GRAHAME L. JONES
Ermolenko Wins Speedway Scratch Main
Field Catches Up When Hogarth Sneaks a Peek MICHAEL LAZARUS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Shockey Looks for Bigger Challenges JEFF FLETCHER
They Can All Do Without the Sideshow MARK HEISLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prep Baseball / Southern Section Championships MARK STRODER
JetHawks Stick With Winning Formula JEFF FLETCHER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bowman's Future Is Still in Question From Associated Press
There Was No Sweat With This Iceman HAL BOCK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
South County Showcase Set
'Heartbreak' ROB GLOSTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stadium Seen as Baseball Savior STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Split Decision in Ventura LAUREN PETERSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tustin's DeGrammont Puts Personal Mark on Meet PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prep Softball / Southern Section Championships DAN ARRITT
For Sale: Used Parts, Like New, Still Working MARK HEISLER
Valley Classic All-Star Game
Benny The Dip Holds On to Win 218th English Derby Associated Press
Tiger Eyes 1st Double Since 1972 RON SIRAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Another Title for Haneef PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Perisho, Not Winning Is Relative MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Unseeded Upland Beats Top-Seeded Foothill MARTIN HENDERSON
Mask of Power
Santin's Season Ends on a Low JOHN ORTEGA
Prep Baseball / Southern Section Championships MARK STRODER
A Split Decision in Ventura LAUREN PETERSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Prep Softball / Southern Section Championships
Wiebe Still Hot With Putter; Leads Kemper Open by Three From Staff and Wire Reports
The Favorite Lost, but the Sport Is a Winner BILL DWYRE
What This Team Needs Is a Heart Transplant BILL PLASCHKE
Ashley Celebrates Birth of Baby, Singles in Fourth MIKE PENNER
Dodger Bats Out of Practice but Do the Job Just as Well MIKE PENNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Maddux Not Perfect but at Least He Wins From Associated Press
Strained Muscle Sidelines Thomas
Giants Come Up Big in Face of Detractors ROSS NEWHAN
Livingstone's Single Beats Astros in 10th From Associated Press
Game Report ARA NAJARIAN
It Was an All-Around Uplifting Day From Associated Press
For McCarron, It's Roller-Coaster Race BILL CHRISTINE and BILL DWYRE and BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Upland Knocks Off Top-Seeded Foothill MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Pair of Champions JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Get Playpen, They Toy With a City's Loyalties JIM MURRAY
Cox Offers Bobby Socks and Some Brave Talk DAVE KINDRED, THE SPORTING NEWS
Lak, Bovetas Pace Zodiac to Victory
Gold Better Than Silver BILL CHRISTINE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PREP BASEBALL / SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS : Esperanza Pounds Millikan for Division I Title MARK STRODER
Majoli's Upset Halts Hingis' Coronation JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bullfrogs Open in Style With Win MICHAEL ITAGAKI, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Valley Classic All-Star Football Rosters
Venturi Held Off a Near Collapse RON SIRAK, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Windsharp Is Easy Winner in the Estrapade Stakes From Associated Press
Prep Baseball / Southern Section Championships STEVE KRESAL
LSU Best For Second Year in a Row
Canyon Ends on an Up Note STEVE KRESAL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Managers' Sons Caught in Their Draft ROSS NEWHAN
Savitt Wins It for Central Valley
Bowman Skates Around Retirement Query HELENE ELLIOTT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Long Beach Poly Keeps Southland on Top LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Announcer's Jab Irks Norman Associated Press
ATP, WTA Tours Plan Joint Series JULIE CART
Sylmar Staff Gets Tuneup PAIGE A. LEECH
U.S. Open Field
Death Finally Separates Two of Tennis' Great Rivals BUD COLLINS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Kuerten, Bruguera Take Champion's Path JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mariners Arm Themselves With 'Big Unit' Clone ROSS NEWHAN
Mother of Vigilantes' Rodgers Dies in Crash
Possibilities Aren't Endless, but They Are Inter-Esting MIKE DOWNEY
TRACKING the RACE
Esperanza Rolls Past Long Beach Millikan to a Section Title MIKE TERRY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
What Do They Know, Anyway?
Touch Gold Now Rolling in Clover BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Every Hit Counts as Pacifica Wins DAN ARRITT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Percival Even More in Control Now MIKE DiGIOVANNA
'I Got to Be Me' SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Even Now, Turcotte Recalls 'Big Red' With Fondness STEVE SPRINGER
Detroit's Thompson Has Griffey's Number From Associated Press
Davis Homers From Both Sides of Plate From Associated Press
BOOKS
Excerpt From "She Took My Arm As If She Loved Me"
Diving Past Violets, by Annie Finch
Leaves, by Regis Bonvicino, translated by Michael Palmer
THE ARCHIPELAGO: New Writing From and About the Caribbean, Edited by Robert Antoni and Bradford Morrow, Bard College: 352 pp., $18 (paper) : GROWING UP PUERTO RICAN. Edited by Joy L. de Jesus. William Morrow: 226 pp., $24 : YOCANDRA IN THE PARADISE OF NADE: A Novel of Cuba. By Zoe Valdes. Translated from the Spanish by Sabina Cienfuegos. Arcade Publishing: 160 pp., $21.95 : THE AGUERO SISTERS: A Novel. By Cristina Garcia. (Alfred A. Knopf: 300 pp., $24) ALFRED MAC ADAM, Alfred Mac Adam is the author of "Textual Confrontations: Comparative Readings in Latin American Literature." He also teaches Latin American literature at Barnard College and Columbia University and is the editor of Review: Latin American Literature and Arts, a publication of the Americas Society.
What One Receives from Living Close to a Lake, by Denise Levertov
TRAVEL
Traveler's Notes . . .
A Delicious Romp Through Europe JOHN BALZAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cruise Ship Scores
Art World Speaks French This Summer
Advantages of Vantage's Slower Pace HANK KOVELL
Touring Southeast Asia
Photographic Memory
Doctors on Call
A Yellow Brick Road to 'Judy' Memories
Giving Away Community Secrets LAURA BLY
Cost Quandary: Rent a Car or Stick to Trains? JAMES T. YENCKEL, WASHINGTON POST
Bigfoot Leaves Mark on Tiny Dorris, Calif.
Getting More Oom-Pah-Pah Out of Munich LUCY IZON
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
Acadia Park's Rocky Highs JOHN McKINNEY
Breaking the Code of Airline Code-Sharing CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Shop and Drop In on Exotic Asian Cities KARIN DOMINELLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Camping: Bites, Itches Aren't Fun KATHLEEN DOHENY
Is Hong Kong Cooked? S. IRENE VIRBILA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lying Low in Loreto JOHN BALZAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tribal Paths and Pools VANI RANGACHAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In Macao, Portuguese on the Side MARGARET SHERIDAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Beyond Tulips JEAN WOESTENDIEK LETAI
OPINION
L.A. Charter Reform Panels: A Formidable Job Begins
Atlantic Alliance Henry A. Kissinger, Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger frequently writes for The Times
The McVeigh Verdict David M. O'Brien, David M. O'Brien, a professor of government at the University of Virginia, is the author of several books about the Supreme Court, including "Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics" (Norton)
Reassessing Conservative Allure Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, publisher of American Political Report, is author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor" (Random House)
Who Needs an Architect! Bruce McCall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker. His memoir, "Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada (Random House), is out this month
Pratt Neal Gabler, Neal Gabler is author of "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood." His most recent book is "Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Cult of Celebrity" (Knopf)
The FDA Needs a Looser Rein
McVEIGH Charles L. Lindner, Charles L. Lindner is past president of the Los Angeles Criminal Bar Assn
McVeigh Verdict
Defense Expenditures
Trucker's Visit With 4th-Graders
Andrew Cuomo Jonathan Peterson, Jonathan Peterson covers the White House for The Times
Zimbabwe Tom Wolf, Tom Wolf teaches sustainable ecology and economics at Colorado College. He recently returned from Zimbabwe
Casino Slaying
Program Aids Drop in Crime
Apprenticeship, High School Programs
Leading Means More Than Just Talking About Race David Kusnet, David Kusnet, a visiting fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, served as chief speech writer for President Bill Clinton from 1992 through 1994
UC Admissions
Richard Bautista
Is the Value We Place on a Child's Life Colorblind? Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, an associate editor at the Pacific News Service, is a research fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy
Problems in 'Megan's Laws'
Mixed Message Hurts Kids MIKE FEUER and RITA WALTERS, Mike Feuer and Rita Walters are members of the Los Angeles City Council
ENTERTAINMENT
It's You! It's You!
Cross Words
Bean Counter
Say What?
Ire On The 'Lake'
Album Spotlight Don Heckman
Setting the World Afire Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
Botanicum Ousts Ties That Bind Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Celebrating Differences and Unity Daryl H. Miller, Daryl H. Miller is a Los Angeles-based theater writer
Love On Film Steve Hochman
Small Faces
Techno Watch Steve Hochman
Williamson at 'His Best' Playing Blues Robert Hilburn
A New Notion of What Gospel Can Be Connie Johnson
Toon Talk
Morning in Chelsea Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Sheryl Lee / Actress Steve Hochman
The Brand-New Wave Elaine Dutka, Elaine Dutka is a Times staff writer
Ani, Part Ii Steve Hochman
There Is a Doctor in the House Kennette Crockett, Kennette Crockett is freelance writer based in Los Angeles
Leng Tan's Tickling Toy Story Mark Swed
Keeping 'West Side Story' Cool Lewis Segal, Lewis Segal is The Times' dance critic
A Preacher's Art of Spreading the Word Hunter Drohojowska Philp, Hunter Drohojowska Philp is a frequent contributor to Calendar
A Musical to the Tune of $10 Million Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer
Art, Artifice and Morality Ken Smith, Ken Smith is an occasional contributor to Sunday Calendar
DiFranco Joins 'Best Friend's Wedding' Party Steve Hochman
A 'Bliss'-Less Rating Game Scott Collins, Scott Collins is an occasional contributor to Calendar
A Rather Uneasy Ride Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein is a regular contributor to Calendar
Adding Bite to Its Bark Sara Scribner, Sara Scribner writes about pop music for Calendar
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