What happened on December 06, 1998
BOOKS
Eight Miles High By Jason Epstein, \o7 Jason Epstein is an editor at Random House\f7
Back to the Garden By D.J. Waldie, \o7 D.J. Waldie is the author of "Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir" and recent recipient of a Whiting Writers Award. He is a city official in Lakewood\f7
Holiday Books For Kids By Anne Connor, \o7 Anne Connor is coordinator of children's services at the Los Angeles Public Library\f7
Telling Tales By Karla Kuskin, \o7 Karla Kuskin is the author and illustrator of more than 50 books for children, among them "Roar and More," "The Philharmonic Gets Dressed" illustrated by Marc Simon and, most recently, "The Sky Is Always the Sky," a collection of verse illustrated by Isabelle Dervaux\f7
Toy Story By Caroline Fraser, \o7 Caroline Fraser is the author of "God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church," forthcoming next fall from Metropolitan Books\f7
Glub, Glub By Osha Gray Davidson, \o7 Osha Gray Davidson is the author of "The Enchanted Braid: Coming to Terms with Nature on the Coral Reef," which is short-listed for the Natural World Book Prize co-sponsored by British Petroleum and the Wildlife Trusts. He is working on a book about sea turtles\f7
Light and Heat By Christopher Hitchens, \o7 Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair. Among his books are "The Elgin Marbles," "Prepared For the Worst" and "Blood, Class, and Nostalgia."\f7
Deep Throat By Michelle Krisel, \o7 Michelle Krisel is assistant to Placido Domingo, artistic director of the Washington Opera\f7
Of Gadgets and Gizmos By Robert Lee Hotz, \o7 Robert Lee Hotz is a Times science writer\f7
Bright Lights, Big City By Richard Ellis, \o7 Richard Ellis is the author of "Imagining Atlantis," "Deep Atlantic" and, most recently, "The Search for the Giant Squid."\f7
Breathless By Martin Gardner, \o7 Martin Gardner is the author of "The Annotated Alice," "More Annotated Alice" and "The Annotated Snark."\f7
Afterglow By Elizabeth Kaye, \o7 Elizabeth Kaye is a contributing editor of Dance magazine\f7
Sex Machine By Gemma N. N. Fabris, \o7 Gemma N. N. Fabris is an artist and an avid motorcyclist\f7
Hothouse Thriller By David Rains Wallace, \o7 David Rains Wallace is the author, most recently, of "The Monkey's Bridge: Mysteries of Evolution in Central America."\f7
ENTERTAINMENT
Mass Hysterics By Paul Brownfield, Paul Brownfield is a Times staff writer
Playing to the Gallery By Christopher Knight, Christopher Knight is The Times' art critic
High Above It All By Nicolai Ouroussoff, Nicolai Ouroussoff is The Times' architecture critic
A Life of Twists and Turns By Bruce Newman, Bruce Newman is a freelance writer and regular contributor to Calendar
The Few, the Proud, the Rockettes By Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher is a regular Calendar contributor who is too short and a few too many inches to the left to be a Rockette
Into the Woodsiness By Ken Smith, Ken Smith is a regular contributor to Calendar from New York
Van Itallie Not Stuck in the '60s By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
A Real Texas Mensch By Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer
A Cappella Artistry By Kristin Hohenadel, Kristin Hohenadel is a writer living in Paris
Divided They Stand By Ernesto Lechner, Ernesto Lechner is a regular contributor to Calendar
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
If Tobacco Deal Is So Great, Why the Rush? By Adam B. Schiff, \o7 State Sen. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and, in addition to Burbank, represents Glendale, Pasadena and surrounding communities\f7
At What Cost Care? By Scott Holleran, \o7 Scott Holleran is editorial director for Newport Beach-based Americans for Free Choice in Medicine\f7
The Case for Strong, Independent Police Oversight By Harriet K. Bilford, \o7 Harriet K. Bilford is an attorney in Van Nuys. She will testify before the City Council's Public Safety Committee, which meets at 1 p.m. tomorrow at City Hall, room 300. The meeting is open to the public\f7
Pet Overpopulation Crisis Makes Low-Cost Clinics a Necessity By John Saluppo, \o7 John Saluppo of Oak View is co-founder of Greyfoot Rescue, a cat / kitten rescue organization based in Ventura County\f7
On a Regional Trojan Horse, Enter Sprawl By Patricia Feiner Arkin, \o7 Patricia Feiner Arkin is active in a number of groups working to preserve the rural nature of Somis\f7
Where's Debate in the Planning of Light Rail? By David Mootchnik, David Mootchnik is a retired systems engineer with an interest in transportation. He writes from Huntington Beach
Sweatin' to the Internet By Steve Chawkins, Steve Chawkins is a Times staff writer
Making Spirits Warm By Roberto J. Manzano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
OPINION
Into the Light from the Heart of Darkness By Adam Hochschild, Adam Hochschild is the author of "King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa."
Is Brown Up to the Job? By Michael Clough, Michael Clough is a research associate at the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley
Is Bigger Better? Against the Odds, Exxon and Mobil Hope So By Charles R. Morris, Charles R. Morris, a Wall Street consultant, is the author of "The Cost of Good Intentions," an analysis of the New York fiscal crisis. His new book "Money, Greed and Risk: The Course of Financial Crises" will be published next year
Broaden Nuclear Doctrine to Include Non-Nuclear Weapons By Robert A. Manning, Robert A. Manning, a senior fellow and director of Asian studies at the Council of Foreign Relations, is author of "Back to the Future: Toward a Post-Nuclear Ethic."
Democracy Spreads, But Not the Rule of Law By David I. Hitchcock, David I. Hitchcock, a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, was a U.S. diplomat for 35 years, with extensive experience in East Asia
Spain Forgets Franco, But Not Pinochet By Stanley Meisler, Stanley Meisler was The Times' correspondent in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy
Larry Irving By Jube Shiver Jr., Jube Shiver Jr. covers telecommunications policy and regulation for The Times
Could Valley Be a City Without Water? By Leon Furgatch, Leon Furgatch is a retired manager of community relations and educational services for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Make Them Work and Pay By Jeff Gillenkirk, Jeff Gillenkirk, a speech writer for former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, is a member of the board of Death Penalty Focus of California, a statewide organization working to abolish the death penalty
To Capitalism, in Stages By Jerry Hough, Jerry Hough is a professor of political science at Duke Uni versity and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
Echoes of Ann Arbor in UC's Fight With Graduate Students By Daniel C. Tsang, Daniel C. Tsang, a member of University Council-AFT Local 2226, is a UC Irvine bibliographer and host of the KUCI show "Subversity."