What happened on February 01, 1998
REAL ESTATE
Plop, Plop, Fix, Fix KATHLEEN DOHENY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. Kathleen Doheny is a Los Angeles freelance writer
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
The Watergate Legacy Lands on Clintons 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
Doing It Wright JOHN CANALIS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Elton Gallegly BOB RECTOR, Bob Rector is op-ed page editor for the Ventura County and San Fernando Valley editions of The Times
MTA Railroaded Valley Taxpayers TOM HAYDEN, State Sen. Tom Hayden is a Democrat who represents the San Fernando Valley and Westside
With PTA, Involvement Is the Key TERRI BELKIN, Terri Belkin is past president of the 12th District Parent Teacher Assn., which covers all of Ventura County
Clear Views--and a Total Lack of Insight GIDEON KANNER, Gideon Kanner is professor of law emeritus at Loyola Law School, where for the past 20 years he has taught property and land-use law
The Day Moses Came Down From the Mount of City Hall BRUCE L. BIALOSKY, Bruce L. Bialosky of Studio City is a certified public accountant and is treasurer of Valley VOTE
SPORTS
NEWS
MAGAZINE
It's 100% Wheel Cheese MARY MCNAMARA, Mary McNamara is a senior editor of the magazine
Into the Maze Doug Adrianson, Doug Adrianson is editorial page editor of The Times' Ventura County edition
Flipping Over Fashion HILARY STERNE, Hilary Sterne's last article for the magazine was about her 1997 fashion faux pas
Emperor of the Unknown Michael J. Ybarra, Michael J. Ybarra's last article for the magazine was on the California condor
What's Eating the Magic Kingdom MAX JACOBSON, Max Jacobson writes on restaurants for The Times
Beautiful Dreamer GREGG ZOROYA, Gregg Zoroya's last piece for the magazine was on Rep. Loretta Sanchez of Garden Grove
OPINION
The Limits of Black, Brown Solidarity Peter Skerry, Peter Skerry, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, teaches politics and public policy at Claremont McKenna College
Performance Trumps Character William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
Price for Super-NATO Is Too High SUSAN EISENHOWER, Susan Eisenhower is chairman of the Center for Political and Strategic Studies, based in the Washington area. E-mail: mail@cpss.org
The High (and Violent) Price of Losing Choice Paul Ruffins, Paul Ruffins is executive editor of the Crisis magazine, published by the NAACP. The opinions presented here are his own
Thank You for Not Sneezing FRANKLIN E. ZIMRING, Franklin E. Zimring is a professor of law at UC Berkeley
A Deal That Could Break Hussein Shibley Telhami, Shibley Telhami holds the Anwar Sadat Chair for Population, Development, and Peace at the University of Maryland
Through a Funhouse Mirror Sean Wilentz, Sean Wilentz is a professor of American history at Princeton University
Ramona Ripston Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is director of the JSM+ New Media Lab. He interviewed Ramona Ripston at his offices in Marina Del Rey
Why Does My Race Matter? YASMINE BAHRANI, Yasmine Bahrani is a writer in Washington
Following the Template of a Very British Scandal John Micklethwait, John Micklethwait is the New York bureau chief for the Economist and the co-author of "The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus."
ENTERTAINMENT
Heart and Solo Eleanor Randolph, Eleanor Randolph is a Times staff writer
No Canvas Required Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is the Times' art writer
Child's Play at a High Level Kristin Hohenadel, Kristin Hohenadel is an occasional contributor to Sunday Calendar
This Time, the Joke Is on Us Hunter Drohojowska Philp, Hunter Drohojowska Philp is a frequent contributor to Calendar
All Made Up, Ready to Go Marc Weingarten, Marc Weingarten writes about pop music for Calendar
The Other Ireland Unreels David Gritten, David Gritten, based in England, is a regular contributor to Calendar
Seven Down, Seven to Show Paul Brownfield, Paul Brownfield is an occasional contributor to Calendar
BOOKS
La Mala Vida SCOTT SHERMAN, Scott Sherman has written on Mexico for the Nation, the Dallas Morning News and Newsday
Cuba, Que Linda TOM MILLER, Tom Miller is the author of "Trading With the Enemy: A Yankee Travels Through Castro's Cuba" (BasicBooks)
Amazing Grace MARTIN GARDNER, Martin Gardner is the author of many books about science, mathematics, philosophy and literature. "The Night Is Large," a collection of his essays, was published last year by St. Martin's Press
Vortex TODD GITLIN, Todd Gitlin, professor of culture, journalism and sociology at New York University, is the author of "The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage" and, most recently, "The Twilight of Common Dreams: Why America is Wracked by Culture Wars."
Forbidden Fruit ANN LOUISE BARDACH, Ann Louise Bardach, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, writes frequently about Cuba
Between Fire and Sleep JAROSLAW ANDERS, Jaroslaw Anders is a writer and translator born in Poland. He lives and works in Washington, D.C
Post-Mortem JIM NEWTON, Jim Newton is a Times staff writer. He covered the Los Angeles Police Department and federal law enforcement from 1993 to 1997 and now reports on Mayor Richard Riordan and City Hall
BUSINESS
European Unions JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Diamonds You May Want to Befriend Charles A. Jaffe, Charles A. Jaffe is mutual funds columnist at the Boston Globe. He can be reached by e-mail at jaffe@globe.com or at the Boston Globe, P.O. Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107-2378
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