Say Goodbye to La-La Land ELI BROAD, Eli Broad is chairman of SunAmerica Inc. and a trustee of the L.A. County Museum of Art and the California Institute of Technology. He is also chairman of the Walt Disney Concert Hall oversight committee
Abolish the 'Trust Fund' That Isn't PAUL S. HEWITT, Paul S. Hewitt, a research fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, is writing a book on Social Security reform
Uncle Sam Is Too Generous EDWARD B. FISKE, Edward B. Fiske, formerly the education editor of the New York Times, is the author of "The Fiske Guide to Colleges" and "The Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College," both published by Times Books
Postcard From the Land of Infinite Impossibility HERBERT GOLD, Herbert Gold is the author of "Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in Haiti" and, most recently, "She Took My Arm As If She Loved Me" (St. Martin's, 1997), a novel
Children's TV Rules Do Work KATHRYN C. MONTGOMERY, Kathryn C. Montgomery is president of the Center for Media Education, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., that led the effort to strengthen rules on children's broadcast programming
A Whole New Body of Music KAREN KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Karen Kaplan covers technology, telecommunications and aerospace. She can be reached at karen.kaplan@latimes.com
Straight to Your Wallet First--Then to Video KIM KOMANDO, Kim Komando is a TV host, syndicated radio host, author and entrepreneur. You can visit her on the Internet at http://www.komando.com or e-mail her at komando@komando.com
Putting Sound Ideas Into Practice KAREN KAPLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER; Karen Kaplan covers technology, telecommunications and aerospace. She can be reached at karen.kaplan@latimes.com