What happened on August 09, 1998
BOOKS
Only the Lonely By Paula Friedman, \o7 Paula Friedman is an occasional contributor to Book Review\f7
Nukes R Us By Martin J. Sherwin, \o7 Martin J. Sherwin is the Walter S. Dickson professor of history at Tufts University and author of "A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and the Origins of the Arms Race."\f7
Truth or Consequences By Greg Mitchell, \o7 Greg Mitchell is the co-author (with Robert Jay Lifton) of "Hiroshima in America: Fifty Years of Denial." His other books include "Tricky Dick and the Pink Lady: Richard Nixon vs. Helen Gahagan Douglas" and "The Campaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair's Race for Governor of California."\f7
Banning the Bomb By Lawrence Freedman, \o7 Lawrence Freedman is the author of "The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy."\f7
Family Fare By Tom Engelhardt, \o7 Tom Engelhardt is the author of "The End of Victory Culture" (University of Massachusetts Press) and co-editor of "History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past" (Metropolitan Books)\f7
The Unthinkable for Kids By Dan Dailey, \o7 Dan Dailey is publisher of the Five Owls, a bimonthly magazine that encourages literacy and reading among young people. For a copy of The Five Owls, send $1 for postage and handling to The Five Owls, 2004 Sheridan Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55405\f7
Breathless By Carolyn See, \o7 Carolyn See is the author of "Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America." Her forthcoming novel, "The Handyman," will be published by Random House in March\f7
The Truman Show By Gar Alperovitz, \o7 Gar Alperovitz is author of "The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb," "Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam" and "Cold War Essays." He is Harrison research professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, and president of the National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives\f7
ENTERTAINMENT
He Never Lets Up By Ernesto Lechner, Ernesto Lechner is a frequent contributor to Calendar
A Challenge of Spirit By Patrick Pacheco, Patrick Pacheco is a regular contributor to Calendar from New York
It's a Girl Thing By Lynell George, Lynell George is a staff writer for The Times' Life & Style section
Way Off the Fast Track By Michael Mccall, Michael McCall is a freelance writer based in Nashville
The Hottest 900-Year-Old on the Charts By Bernard D. Sherman, Bernard D. Sherman is the author of "Inside Early Music: Conversations With Performers" (Oxford University Press, New York, 1997)
In the Name of the Children By Robert W. Welkos, Robert W. Welkos is a Times staff writer
OK, So We're Not No. 1 By Daryl H. Miller, Daryl H. Miller is a Los Angeles-based theater writer
A Show With a Smirk on Its Face By Christopher Knight, Christopher Knight is a Times art critic
A Double Life: Rocker-Mom By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
In Brief By Sara Scribner
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Wilson Education Initiative Badly Flawed By James A. Fleming, James A. Fleming is superintendent of the Capistrano Unified School District
Lessons Learned the Hard Way By John M.W. Moorlach, John M.W. Moorlach is Orange County's treasurer-tax collector
At the Fair, She Thinks It's Hip to Be Square By Lynne Barnes, Lynne Barnes is an assistant city editor for the Times' Ventura County Edition
Caution Is the Right Course for Nuclear Waste Shipments By Sheila James Kuehl, Sheila James Kuehl is a Democratic Assembly member who represents portions of the San Fernando Valley and Westside. She is speaker pro tempore of the state Assembly
Tests Prove Needs of Classroom, Teachers Overlooked By Elton Gallegly, Elton Gallegly is a Republican congressman who represents portions of Ventura County
Managed Care Gives Many a Quality Option By Mary B. Jarvis, Mary B. Jarvis is director of marketing and public relations for the Buenaventura Medical Management Co. in Ventura
Overflowing Land By Jill Leovy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Time to End Kids' Ironic 4-H Projects By Marty Fast, Marty Fast, a former 4-H leader, is a vegetarian and rescuer of unwanted potbellied pigs. She lives in Ojai
High-Power Sale By Jill Leovy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Roger Seaver By Scott Holleran, Scott Holleran is editorial director of the nonprofit patient advocacy organization Americans for Free Choice in Medicine. Roger Seaver has no affiliation with that group. Holleran's e-mail address is: sholleran@earthlink.net
OPINION
Rebuilding A Sense Of Community By William Fulton, William Fulton is editor of California Planning & Development Report and a senior research fellow at Claremont Graduate University Research Institute. He also serves as chair of the Library Advisory Commission for the city of Ventura
Forget the Confession, Mr. Clinton By Suzanne Garment, Suzanne Garment, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. She is the author of "Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics."
A Landscape Where Fear Dominates By Paula R. Newberg, Paula R. Newberg is the author of "Double Betrayal: Human Rights and Insurgency in Kashmir."
The Risk of Using the Army for Too Much By Andrew Reding, Andrew Reding, a Pacific News Service associate editor, directs the North America Project, a joint venture of the World Policy Institute and the Bay Area Institute
'Private Ryan' Satisfies Our Longing for Unity By Neal Gabler, Neal Gabler is the author of "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood." His new book, "Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality," will be out this fall
Morality Is More Than Getting Away With It By Deni Elliott, Deni Elliott is a professor of ethics and director of the Practical Ethics Center at the University of Montana-Missoula
William Schwartz By Barbara Isenberg, Barbara Isenberg is a frequent contributor to The Times
Homework Isn't All There Is to Learning By David Davenport, David Davenport is president of Pepperdine University and the father of three children, ages 15, 14 and 10
Putting Politics Over Preschool By Kay Mills, Kay Mills is the author of "Something Better for My Children: The History and People of Head Start" (Dutton, 1998)
The Gaping Omission in All the Charter-Reform Talk By Xandra Kayden, Xandra Kayden, a political scientist at UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research, is president of the League of Women Voters and a consultant on neighborhood councils
MAGAZINE
To Serve and Protect? By Matt Lait, Times staff writer Matt Lait covers the LAPD. His last story for the magazine was about police psychologists
Highway to Heaven By Deanne Stillman, Deanne Stillman is currently writing a book, "The Murders at Twentynine Palms," for Avon. Her last article for the magazine was a profile of Gloria Allred
Hat Trick By Barbara Thornburg
A Citrus Sorbet's Herbal Essence By Jessica Strand, Jessica Strand is co-author of "Intimate Gatherings," published by Chronicle Books