Why Al Gore Is Such an Easy Target ROBERT S. McELVAINE, Robert S. McElvaine teaches history at Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss. He is currently completing a book entitled "Sex: Women, Men and History."
A Notre Dame for Los Angeles CLINT ALBERTSON, Clint Albertson is a member of the Jesuit community and professor emeritus of English literature and art history at Loyola Marymount University
Giving Short Shrift to a National Treasure ANNE MENDELSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Mendelson is the author of "Stand Facing the Stove: The Story of Women Who Gave America the Joy of Cooking" (Henry Holt & Co., 1996)
Maryland's Way With Oysters ANNE WILLAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Willan is the author of "In and Out of the Kitchen in 15 Minutes or Less" (Rizzoli, 1995)