O Empty Embrace Steven Ivory, Steven Ivory is a music journalist based in Los Angeles. He is currently working on a nonfiction book, "Slave to the Rhythm."
In Key West, The Show Goes On KITTY FELDE, Felde hosts "Talk of the City" on KPCC FM (89.3), Pasadena. She has won awards for commentary on the Bosnian war crimes trials, which she attended and which inspired her play, "Erdemovic."
The Best Children's Books Of 1998 ANNE CONNOR and LISA FALK, Anne Connor is the coordinator of children's services and Lisa Falk is the children's librarian at Los Angeles Public Library
Diamonds but Clearly Not Gems TOM McCLINTOCK, Assemblyman Tom McClintock (R-Northridge) represents portions of the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County
Diamonds but Clearly Not Gems TOM McCLINTOCK, Assemblyman Tom McClintock (R-Northridge) represents portions of Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley
Selfless Giving, Wrapped Up in Anonymity BEVERLY KELLEY, Beverly Kelley hosts "Local Talk" on KCLU-FM (88.3) on Monday evenings. She teaches in the communication arts department at Cal Lutheran University
Reading Tips And Notes : Expert Advice BARBARA L. McMULLIN, Barbara L. McMullin works at the Casita Center for Technology, Science and Math in the Vista Unified School District. She is a writer, lecturer and education consultant
GOP Dilemma: to Pronounce or to Persuade JAMES P. PINKERTON, James P. Pinkerton is a lecturer at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University. E-mail: pinkerto@ix.netcom.com
Vietnam Syndrome Continues Kai Bird, Kai Bird is the author of "The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy, Brothers in Arms: A Biography"
More Trouble Ahead Roger C. Altman, Roger C. Altman, an investment banker, served in the U.S. Treasury under President Jimmy Carter and as deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury in the first Clinton administration
Buck Should Stop in the House PATRICK LEAHY, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and was a state prosecutor for eight years
Making Over an Ethnic Center Jim Heimann, Jim Heimann, a regional historian and teacher at Art Center School of Design, is the author of six books on popular culture, including "California Crazy: Roadside Vernacular Architecture."
The Evolution of U.S. Cities Into Child-Free Playgrounds 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
Impeachment: Strictly Personal Bruce J. Schulman, Bruce J. Schulman, who teaches American history at Boston University, is the author of "Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism."