What happened on August 02, 1998
BOOKS
That's Entertainment By R. Hunter Garcia, \o7 R. Hunter Garcia is the book editor of Entertainment Today and E! Online\f7
The Girl From Carmel By Herbert Gold, \o7 Herbert Gold is the author, most recently, of "She Took My Arm As If She Loved Me" (St. Martin's Press) and "Bohemia" (Simon & Schuster)\f7
Up Close and Personal By Leslie Cockburn, \o7 Leslie Cockburn is the author of "Looking for Trouble: One Woman, Six Wars and a Revolution." She is a producer for CBS News' "60 Minutes" and a 1998 Ferris professor of journalism at Princeton\f7
The Loved One By Christopher Hitchens, \o7 Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the Nation\f7
Gender Bender By Michael Frank, \o7 Michael Frank is a contributing writer to Book Review\f7
The Senator From Formosa By Bill Boyarsky, \o7 Bill Boyarsky is The Times' city editor\f7
Behind the Veil By Nikki R. Keddie, \o7 Nikki R. Keddie, a professor of Middle Eastern history at UCLA, is the author of "Iran and the Muslim World."\f7
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds, \o7 Susan Salter Reynolds is an assistant editor of Book Review\f7
BUSINESS
Flirting With Disaster By Liz Pulliam, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Liz Pulliam covers insurance, banking and personal finance. She can be reached by e-mail at liz.pulliam@latimes.com
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Remaking History By Lesley Wright, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Democrats Prepare to 'Wedge' War By 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
Skill Seekers By Jose Cardenas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stewardship of Grants Too Lax By William Chitwood, William Chitwood, a former public schoolteacher, is a private language arts instructor who lives in Glendale
2 Who Paid the Price of Our Freedom By James E. Rogan, Rep. James E. Rogan (R-Glendale) represents the 27th Congressional District
When 'No Thanks' Is Not an Option By Al Gressler, Al Gressler was an advertising copy writer until he ran out of exclamation points. He lives in Newbury Park with his wife, Jenny, cat, Buster, and three other cats who refuse to give their right names. He writes short stories, essays and is working on the Great American Novel
OPINION
An Evolving Presidency By Stephen Gillers, Stephen Gillers is a professor of law at New York University School of Law
Decline and Fall: Will Sun Set on U.S. Empire? By Adrian Wooldridge, Adrian Wooldridge, West Coast bureau chief for the Economist, is co-author of "The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus."
The City Turns Into a Boutique By Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy and a research fellow at the Reason Foundation
An Evolving Presidency By Brian Balogh, Brian Balogh, an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia, is now working on a book, "Selling Big Government: The Political Culture of State Building in Modern America."
Consulates Belong to Yesterday's Diplomacy By Mike Clough, Michael Clough, a research associate at the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley, recently returned from South Africa
The End of the Trail for Smallpox? By Wendy Orent, Wendy Orent has written for the Washington Post, the Boston Globe and Sciences, journal of the New York Academy of Sciences
Can Antagonists Avoid the Inevitable in 1999? By Yossi Beilin, Yossi Beilin, a Labor member of the Knesset, was one of the architects of the Oslo agreement
People Power, Not Mayor Power By Noah Modisett and Julie Butcher, Julie Butcher is the general manager of Service Employees International Union Local 347, which represents 10,000 city workers throughout Southern California. Noah Modisett is a veteran neighborhood activist
A Legal Nightmare for Asbestos' Real Victims By John E. Calfee, John E. Calfee is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington. E-mail: calfeej@aei.org
He Said, She Said, We Said By David Shaw, David Shaw is the media critic for the Los Angeles Times
A Triumph for Housing Safety By Neal Richman, Neal Richman is associate director of the UCLA Advanced Policy Institute, the outreach, technical assistance and training arm in the School of Public Policy and Social Research. The institute has been hired by the city Housing Department to develop the management information system for the city's new inspection program
MAGAZINE
Ready For Prime Time? By Jenifer Warren, Jenifer Warren is a Times staff writer in the Sacramento bureau. She last wrote about the controversy over mountain biking on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County
Marilyn & Me By Susan Baskin, Susan Baskin is a Santa Monica screenwriter. She is currently working on a movie for NBC and is the author of the screenplay "Love, Marriage, and Marilyn Monroe."
A Childlike Treat at a Grown-Up Event By Michelle Huneven, Michelle Huneven last wrote about onion tarts for the magazine
TRAVEL
Kayaking the Coasts By Cliff Terry, Terry is a former reporter for the Chicago Tribune who still lives in Chicago
Kayaking the Coasts By Margo Pfeiff, Pfeiff is a freelance writer and photographer based in Montreal
Water & Ice By Susan E. James, James is an L.A.-based freelance writer
Geared Up for Paris By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Dahlburg is chief of The Times' Paris bureau
Wherefore Art Thou in Utah By Vani Rangachar, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Rangachar is an editor in the Travel section