What happened on August 30, 1998
BOOKS
The One and Only By Jane Smiley, \o7 Jane Smiley is the author of numerous works of fiction, most recently "The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton."\f7
The Two-eyed King By Ferdinand Mount, \o7 Ferdinand Mount is the editor of the (London) Times Literary Supplement\f7
Essential Adorno By Russell Jacoby, \o7 Russell Jacoby teaches in the departments of history and education at UCLA. He is author of "Dogmatic Wisdom," "The Last Intellectuals" and other works. His new book, "The End of Utopia" (Basic-Perseus), will be published next year\f7
Exactly Right By K.C. Cole, \o7 K.C. Cole is a Times science writer and the author of "The Universe and the Teacup."\f7
Less Is More By Jeremy Bernstein, \o7 Jeremy Bernstein is a professor emeritus of physics at the Stevens Institute of Technology and the author of several popular books on science\f7
The Parent Trap By Karen Stabiner, \o7 Karen Stabiner is the author of "To Dance With the Devil: The New War on Breast Cancer."\f7
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds, \o7 Susan Salter Reynolds is an assistant editor of Book Review\f7
All Together Now By Robert C. Berwick, \o7 Robert C. Berwick is co-director of MIT's Center for Biological and Computational Learning and MIT professor of computer science. His most recent book is "Cartesian Computation."\f7
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Restoring Faith By Liz Seymour, TIMES STAFF WRITER
If Clinton Still Isn't Resigned to His Fate ... 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
Family Violence Solutions Can Be Adaptable By Eileen C. Moore, Eileen C. Moore is a Superior Court judge and chair of the Orange County Family Violence Council
Porn and Politics By Solomon Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Harvest of Health By Peter Y. Hong, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Coming Home to Heal By Massie Ritsch, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Enter Entertainment By Karen Robinson-jacobs, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Federal Study a Small Price to Pay for Health By Maralyn Soifer, Maralyn Soifer is a West Hills educational therapist, teaching at Napa Street School in Northridge
Reassessing Technology for Time-Warp Space Travel By Roger K. Leir, Roger K. Leir, a Thousand Oaks podiatrist, is state section director of the Ventura / Santa Barbara county chapter of the Mutual UFO Network
Old Depot Deserves New Station By Richard Kahlenberg, Richard Kahlenberg is a regular contributor to The Times
Bring Democracy Back to Initiative Process By Adam B. Schiff, State Sen. Adam B. Schiff, a Democrat, represents Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena and surrounding communities
OPINION
'50s Redux By Ann Douglas, Who Teaches Cultural History At Columbia University, Is The Author Of "Terrible Honesty: Mongrel Manhattan In The 1920s." She Is Working On A Book About Cold War Culture. and Ann Douglas
'Accurate Lies': The Legal World of Oxymorons By Stephen Gillers, Stephen Gillers, law professor at New York University School of Law, teaches legal ethics and evidence
As New York Grew, L.A. Gazed Back By George F. Custen, George F. Custen, a professor of film at the City University of New York, is author of "Twentieth Century's Fox: Darryl F. Zanuck and the Culture of Hollywood."
The Dangers and Limits of the Reproductive Arts By Karen Wright, Karen Wright, a science journalist, has written for Scientific American, Discover, Nature and Science
U.S. Cheats Justice in Opposing World Court By Diane F. Orentlicher, Diane F. Orentlicher is professor of international law and director of the War Crimes Research Office at American University's Washington College of Law
More Fun Ideas for the Beach By Bruce Mccall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker. He is author of a memoir "Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada."
A Chronic Search for Security By James Clad, James Clad, formerly South Asia correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review, is a professor of Asian studies at Georgetown University
Time to Stop Arming the Wrong Regimes By William D. Hartung and Erica Weinberg, William D. Hartung is a senior research fellow and Erica Weinberg is a research associate at the World Policy Institute at the New School in New York City
Ritter's Resignation Is a Wake-Up Call By Jonathan B. Tucker, Jonathan B. Tucker directs the Chemical and Biological Weapons Nonproliferation Project at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He served on an UNSCOM biological weapons inspection team in Iraq in February 1995
The Future of L.A. Transit Just Might Be Via the Bus By Robert W. Poole and James E. Moore Ii, James E. Moore II is an associate professor of civil engineering and urban planning at USC. Robert Poole is president of the Reason Foundation in Los Angeles
MAGAZINE
Play Ball By Darrell Satzman
Why Is This Woman Smiling? By Mark Ehrman, Mark Ehrman's last article for the magazine was a profile of Fred Segal buyer John Eshaya
School Daze By Dave Gardetta, Dave Gardetta is a regular contributor to the So SoCal section of the magazine. His last feature for the magazine was on "worm king" Hy Hunter
Potatoes for the Purist By Nancy Spiller, Nancy Spiller last wrote about phyllo dough pizza for the magazine