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What happened on March 22, 1998
REAL ESTATE
Some Timely Advice on Planting Citrus Trees ROBERT SMAUS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
What Material Works Best, Aluminum or Vinyl Siding? POPULAR MECHANICS, FOR AP SPECIAL FEATURES
For Instant Hot Water, Just Add Easy Kit JAMES DULLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Landlord Lays Down Condition for New Carpet KEVIN POSTEMA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The House-Hunting Tour: Planning Is Everything ELLEN JAMES MARTIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
How to Succeed With Citrus ROBERT SMAUS, TIMES GARDEN EDITOR
State Has Better Answer
New Reason for Fees
Garden Events
Citrus Sites
Real Estate Trends
Bigger Home for 'Little Woman' RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Update on Consumer Credit Reports
A Pint-Sized Kitchen for the Kiddies
HUD to Privatize Foreclosed Home Sales KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Take a Few Minutes to Replace Furnace Filter GARY ABRAMS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BOOKS
A THREAD OF YEARS. By John Lukacs . Yale University Press: 482 pp., $30 THEODORE ZELDIN, Theodore Zeldin is the author of "An Intimate History of Humanity" (HarperCollins)
From "Breaking Open," by Muriel Rukeyser
America, by Claude McKay
THIS SIDE OF BRIGHTNESS. By Colum McCann . Metropolitan Books: 289 pp., $23 RICHARD EDER
GODDESS: Martha Graham's Dancers Remember. By Robert Tracy . Limelight: 340 pp., $32.50 : THE RED SHOES. By Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger . A Wyatt Book / St. Martin's Press: 280 pp., $9.95 (paper) : ART WITHOUT BOUNDARIES: The World of Modern Dance. By Jack Anderson . University of Iowa: 346 pp., $34.95 IRENE OPPENHEIM, Irene Oppenheim is an adjunct professor of humanities at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and a frequent contributor to the literary quarterly Threepenny Review
Reading L.a.
INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DANCE: Founding Editor: Selma Jeanne Cohen. Oxford University Press . Six Volumes, 4,049 pp., $1,250 JANICE ROSS, Janice Ross, a dance critic and historian, is on the dance faculty at Stanford University
LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERS / March 22, 1998
AMERICAN WORK: Four Centuries of Black and White Labor. By Jacqueline Jones . W. W. Norton: 562 pp., $25.95 ANTHONY M. PLATT, Anthony M. Platt is author of "E. Franklin Frazier Reconsidered." He is a professor of social work at Cal State Sacramento
THE CHILDREN. By David Halberstam . Random House: 784 pp., $29.95 TOM HAYDEN, Tom Hayden is a California state senator and the author of numerous books, including "Reunion," "Lost Gospel of the Earth" and "Irish Hunger."
October Snowpea Poem, by June Jordan
SLAVE COUNTERPOINT: Black Culture in the Eighteenth Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry. By Philip D. Morgan . University of North Carolina Press: 674 pp., $49.95 : SLAVES IN THE FAMILY. By Edward Ball . Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 504 pp., $30 BENJAMIN SCHWARZ, Benjamin Schwarz is a contributing writer to Book Review and a contributing editor to the Atlantic Monthly
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Health Fair Promotes Van Nuys School's Philosophical Aim MEGAN GARVEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Jews, Church's Apology Leaves Much Unsaid SCOTT MARTELLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Apostle' Takes Top Honors at Independent Spirit Awards ROBERT W. WELKOS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ski Slopes for the Southland CECILIA RASMUSSEN
Daily Lives of Residents Near Missile Range Tested in Unusual Ways SUE ANNE PRESSLEY, WASHINGTON POST
Necessary Campus Innovations
A Vision Worth Protecting
Another Time and Place Echoes at School DANA PARSONS
Toward a New Los Angeles
It's Quiet--Too Quiet ROBERT A. JONES
Hogs, Hondas and The Man STEVE CHAWKINS, Steve Chawkins is a Times staff writer
Children May Be to Blame for Blaze JANET WILSON
Blaze Displaces 9 Stanton Residents
Bay Warrants Better Protection
Awash in Anger MIGUEL BUSTILLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Deadline Extended for Flood Relief NICK GREEN
On Target on Reading
College Trustees' Hesitation to Cut District Jobs Draws Criticism NANCY HILL-HOLTZMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Council to Consider Going Out on Limb KATE FOLMAR
Oscar Show in Rehearsal Not as Good as It Gets DAVID KRONKE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Patron of Goodness
A Loss for the Community
Soka University Expansion Plans
Return of Restaurant
Entertainment Definitions
Find a Better Way to 'Attack'
The Friends and Foes of El Toro Airport
CSUN Property
College District Negotiations
Bilingual Learning
'One-Size' Policies Don't Fit All Cases
Retirement Benefits
Newhall Ranch Project
Boy Scout Center at Park Improper
School Bond Issue
Program Banishes Adoption Blues for Some Families JEAN MERL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Balanced Coverage
Seasons
Rep. James Rogan
Pack of Dogs
Sports-Injury Suits Mostly Frivolous
Parks Reaffirms Support for Community Policing MATT LAIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obituaries
Man Arrested in Hammer Attack Case
Orange's Problem Is Gang of Four
Flooding in Ojai Valley
Hume Excluded From Ballot in State Controller's Race From Associated Press
Shear Determination Pays Off in Penny Drive LESLEY WRIGHT, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Garfield High Makes Strong Super Quiz Showing DARRELL SATZMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Community Center Opens in Midtown CHRIS CHI
Gunman Sought in Restaurant Robbery CHRIS CHI
A Shift From 'Against' to 'For' RICHARD PIDDUCK, Richard Pidduck is president of the Ventura County Farm Bureau
El Camino Real 2nd in Key Event DARRELL SATZMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
High-Tech Gear = High-Level Trouble for Wilderness Naifs KARYN HUNT, ASSOCIATED PRESS
As Orange County Ages
A Poverty of Goods but Not of Pride MARY HELEN PONCE, Mary Helen Ponce is a Sunland writer who teaches literature and creative writing at Cal State Los Angeles
Boy Scouts' Decision Dishonors Award
There Are Still Good Samaritans Around MYRNA MALIS, Myrna Malis works for an intellectual property firm in Irvine and lives in Lake Forest
Officials Shop for a Solution to High Food Prices in La Colonia CHRIS CHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
College District's Recall Effort
1 Man Dead, Another Injured in Gunfight TOM BECKER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Math and Science Conference
More Jails or More Early Releases
Boogieing Into Role of Film Critic SCOTT HARRIS
Getting the Lead Out
Pupils to Help Name Moorpark Teaching Zoo's Baby Camel JACK ROBINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parents Demand Answers From School in Latest Molestation Case CHRIS CHI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sand Wedge DAVID HALDANE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Snowbirds Flock to Remote Nesting Site MICHELLE RUSHLO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Revisionism and the Holocaust
A Little Bit of Mexico NANCY CLEELAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Moorpark Salutes Employees of the Year
Arbitration Not the American Way
Parks Reaffirms Support for Community Policing MATT LAIT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Getting Stuck in Carpool Lane
Oxnard Council and SOAR
On L.A. Marathon's New Fast Track, In-Line Is Out ALAN ABRAHAMSON and JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Law Enforcement and Hells Angeles
Whiteman Airport
Too Many--and Just Right
She Just Wants 'a System That's Incorruptible' ESTHER SCHRADER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
10 Going to Model U.N. in China SUSAN DEEMER
Galina Ulanova; 'Conscience of Russian Ballet' From Times Wire Services
Sports, Chess, Animal Care? So Many Camps, So Little Vacation JULIA SCHEERES, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
* Donald Lee Warner; Navy Retiree, Businessman
SPECIAL REPORT * Three years ago, schools across L.A. embraced the idea of requiring youngsters to dress alike. But with few officials enforcing those policies, students . . . : Make a Fashion Statement MEGAN GARVEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Residents on Hill, and Below It, Left to Wait, Wonder ROBERT OURLIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cityhood Votes a Year Away for 2 Communities FRANK MESSINA, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Man Killed in Elevator Shaft at Store From Times Wire Reports
Interest in Steam-Powered Cars Percolates Among Enthusiasts JAMES O. CLIFFORD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
2 County Schools in Top 10 in Decathlon DARRELL SATZMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Empowerment Zone's Glory Is Mostly Political CAROL ZABIN and DAVID RUNSTEN, Carol Zabin and David Runsten are economists in the School of Public Policy and Social Research at UCLA
Jurors to Read Love Letters of Dally, Haun TRACY WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
City Putting Massage Therapists to the Test JOHN CANALIS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Funeral Service Held for Harbor Officer HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
How Would Secession Affect Us?
While Cable Profits, the Viewers Suffer JACK SCOTT, Assemblyman Jack Scott, a Democrat, represents portions of the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys
Colleen House
Moorpark Has a Bigger Problem Than Its Trucks MELECIO ZAMORA, Melecio Zamora now lives in Simi Valley
22-Year-Old Man Shot Twice at Party CHRIS CHI
Whatever Happens, Private Airport Is Matter of Public Trust REP. CHRISTOPHER COX, Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Newport Beach) represents several cities directly involved in the debate over the future of El Toro
A Hero, Known by His Actions TOD DEARDORFF, Tod Deardorff is a Camarillo resident
MAGAZINE
The Hollywood Seven JAMES BATES, James Bates covers Hollywood for The Times' business section. He last wrote for the magazine about Edgar Bronfman Jr
I've Just Seen a Face Renee Vogel
A Lot to Like Nicolai Ouroussoff
Hollywoood Hot List Anna Scotti
Hollywood Hot List Anna Scotti
An Unexpected Friend in High Places
Hollywood Hot List Anna Scotti
Waiting to Exhale JUDITH I BRENNAN, Judith I. Brennan writes for Entertainment Weekly
Conspicuous Consumption ANNE BEATTS, Anne Beatts writes a regular humor column, "Beatts Me!" for The Times' Sunday Life & Style section. Her last piece for the magazine was about the mystique of eyes
The Peter Principle PETER GUBER, Peter Guber, former CEO of Sony Pictures, is the head of Mandalay Entertainment
The Players Club PATRICK GOLDSTEIN, Patrick Goldstein's last article for the magazine was about minor league baseball
The Kids are All Right Steve Pond Renee Vogel..AU: Gregg Kilday and Dave Gardetta and Renee Vogel
Where Hollywood Hangs Heidi Siegmund Cuda
All the Young Dudes RJ SMITH, RJ Smith last wrote for the magazine about Charlie Haden
Happy Trailers to You, Until We Meet Again Mary Melton
When Teenagers Abandon Their Babies
OK, "Titanic' Didn't Sink. These Did Susan King
NEWS
A New Spin on Record Bags D. JAMES ROMERO
Build a Hot Dog Stand and They Will Come KEITH SHORTALL, REUTERS
Asia Slump Has Shipping Firms Feeling Seasick EVELYN IRITANI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brain Circuits Fizzle with 'TechnoStress' JOHN MORAN, THE HARTFORD COURANT
A DiCaprio when he had real 'Growing Pains'; 'Hercules' and the pig; 'Dogs' teach us lessons LEE HARRIS, TIMES WRITER WRITER
Ousted Cambodia Leader Pardoned, Free to Return From Times Wire Services
Scandal Sauces 113th Gridiron: Anything Goes From Associated Press
First Aid Tips for Animals Associated Press
Panel Blasts Anti-Missile Defense Program From The Washington Post
Army to Probe Its Investigators From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Scandal Sauces 113th Gridiron: Anything Goes From Associated Press
The Urban Palette DENNIS McLELLAN
Kosovo Albanians to Proceed With Underground Vote TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton Teleconference Puts Focus on Social Security ROBERT A. ROSENBLATT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Australian City Forges Multiethnic Links ROHAN SULLIVAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
And the Award for the Best New Awards Goes to . . . ANNE BEATTS
Smart Aleck
Pussyfooting Around MICHAEL P. LUCAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Early moguls build an empire; 'Damon' goes undercover; 'City' scandal; a midwife's 'Experience' STEVEN LINAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Rebuild or Flee: No Easy Answers SCOTT MARTELLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Second Best' Kevin Thomas
Confessions of an Oscar Writer BRUCE VILANCH, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Talks on Korean Peace Collapse From Times Wire Services
Babbitt Fights for Yellowstone Wolves From Times Staff and Wire Reports
James Farmer Undergoes Brain Surgery Associated Press
Computer System to Track Police Abuse CLAUDIA COATES, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Foundation Throws Cold Water on Cold Fusion From Associated Press
Alaska Kids Calling Heroic Sled Dog Home From Associated Press
6 Americans Jailed in Kosovo; Another Group Denied Entry TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Movie Spotlight Kevin Thomas
Offshore Gambling on Web Targeted MARK FINEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Willey's Credibility Takes Hits ALAN C. MILLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Charity Scorecard
Indonesia Chicken Supplies Waning Reuters
Cartel Laundered Millions, Report Says From Times Wire Reports
Police Finding That Criminal Security Is a Croc ALEXIS CHIU, ASSOCIATED PRESS
June Ballot Bustin' Out All Over CARL INGRAM, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Starr Finds His Footing on Path of Investigation DAVID WILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sinn Fein to Reenter Peace Negotiations From Times Wire Reports
Looking Out for Dog's Life--or Cat's ROBIN ESTRIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indian Army Stages Media Blitz to Lure Junior Officers ASHOK SHARMA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Feel Good, Look Better TANYA LOH
Schools Defy State, Allow Exemptions on New Test TINA NGUYEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Women Hope to Vault Into Museums With Title IX BETH GARDINER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sex-Offender Notification Laws Raise Complex Issues DALE RUSSAKOFF, WASHINGTON POST
Pope Calls for Tolerance in Nigeria RICHARD BOUDREAUX and ANN M. SIMMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Remembering Wounded Knee: A Family and a Tribe Look Back SHARON COHEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ft. Lauderdale Waves the Rainbow Flag for Gay Tourists DONALD P. BAKER, WASHINGTON POST
Britain's Film Agency to Open Office in L.A. Associated Press
Chessmen Play in Parks and Parkas DAVE CARPENTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Small Town's Residents Buy Grocery Store TRACI CARL, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rosarito Tries to Ride Wave of 'Titanic' KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Golfers Told to Stymie Skin Cancer With Sun Protection IRA DREYFUSS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Calcium Helps Block Effects of Lead, Researchers Say LINDA A. JOHNSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crystalline Lake Baikal Has Cloudy Future RICHARD C. PADDOCK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Union Foes Use State as Key Battleground ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Kingpin' Kevin Thomas
Uniform Acceptance Is Anything But MEGAN GARVEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Punch Lines
Virtual Exercise CHRIS RUBIN
The Rebel Within IRENE LACHER
'Michael Collins' Kenneth Turan
A Mama's Boy's Biggest, Baddest, Toughest Battle MIKE DOWNEY
Late Night's King Of Satire LYNN ELBER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
More Women at Mann's? JANET KINOSIAN
Pint-Sized Punch Lines
Gore Rallies Troops at Party Convention MARK Z. BARABAK and CATHLEEN DECKER, TIMES POLITICAL WRITERS
Staying Put SCOTT MARTELLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Smart Aleck
On the Wilde Side BEVERLY BEYETTE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Debating a Prez-ing Issue
SPORTS
Pacific Hills Wins Division V Title GARY KLEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Long Beach Rocks Titan Pitchers LON EUBANKS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fool's Gold FERNANDO DOMINGUEZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ute Movement Buries Arizona MIKE PENNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Starry-Eyed Salmon Sees Changeup for Image MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Selanne Now Keeping Track of His Goals ELLIOTT TEAFORD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Page Keeps Up Defense of Ferreira ELLIOTT TEAFORD
It's a Major Threesome at Bay Hill From Associated Press
18-2 Spurt Does In Alemany as Valley Drought Continues DAVE DESMOND, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
More Shoulder Problems Sideline Royals' Appier Associated Press
Ward Looks Like Wheel Deal SHAV GLICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nothing to Fear but Themselves SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER
Tar Heels Get Their Job Done ROBYN NORWOOD, From Staff and Wire Reports
Rematch Should Be Great II TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nothing Can Help Alabama in Defeat From Associated Press
Old Feats Not Made of Clay JIM MURRAY
SuperSonics Losing Their Grip From Associated Press
Murray Making Trade Look Good LONNIE WHITE
The Goal for Fiset Was to Come Back Strong--He Does LONNIE WHITE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Miller Assures Change of Guard CHRIS FOSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Gift Horse That Certainly Won't Be Looked in the Mouth BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
As Always, Fans Must Take a Hike LISA DILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Murdoch, They Vote THOMAS BOSWELL, WASHINGTON POST
Change Hits Fan in the Wallet LISA DILLMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Penguins, Francis Do It in Grand Style From Associated Press
Chicago Wins Expansion Team Battle Associated Press
Byce, Augusta Lead Ice Dogs to Victory Associated Press
Konerko's Ready to Fill Void JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New NFL Standings: Carson, Hollypark, Coliseum? T.J. SIMERS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Galaxy Misses the Points With Opening Victory GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Charger Boys, Diablo Girls Win Titles at Track Relays
Pierce Gets Unexpected Bonus from Harris' Bat in 6-4 Victory VINCE KOWALICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Waves Building Some Momentum
Breakdown CHRIS DUFRESNE
Notes From Staff and Wire Reports
Notes TIM KAWAKAMI, From Staff and Wire Reports
Trading Davis Another Foolish Angel Decision ROSS NEWHAN
Austin's Power Is in His Passing STEVE SPRINGER
NBA Top to Bottom Mark Heisler
The Narbonne Juggernaut Cruises to Title GARY KLEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Alemany Runs Out of Steam DAVE DESMOND, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Northridge Pulls Rank on Florida, Washington PAIGE A. LEECH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Matadors Again Defeat UCLA
Notes CHRIS DUFRESNE, From Staff and Wire Reports
Somehow the Bruin Seniors Weathered the Four Seasons TIM KAWAKAMI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sun Will Set on Jewel of a Course JOHN WEYLER and MARTIN BECK
Nowadays, a Girl's Place Is in the Gym ERIC SONDHEIMER
Santa Ana Rallies to Edge Golden West, Stop Skid
How Long Before 'Mules' Get Tired of Riley's Whip? MARK HEISLER
Hamm Celebrates Birthday Usual Way: With Hat Trick GRAHAME L. JONES
Titans' Coughran Finishes Eighth at NCAA Wrestling
Davidson Double-Checks El Dorado and Hart Sweeps
Comets Return in a State GARY KLEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cuban Baseball Players Found in the Bahamas From Staff and Wire Reports
With No One to Help Him Wing It, Fledgling Lavin Has to Show He Can Soar BILL PLASCHKE
Humbling Day Was a Pleasure to Watch J.A. ADANDE
Win Leaves Tar Heels Shaking All Over ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Majerus Is Accountable for Utah's Performance RANDY HARVEY
Tolson, Hicks Enjoy Outdoor Party at Home JOHN ORTEGA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Isgar Returns to Haunt Titans, Lead Rebel Win MELANIE NEFF, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Misfortune Gazes Upon the Clippers Once Again STEVE SPRINGER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Huntington Beach Pitchers Combine for No-Hitter, Loss
Alemany Assistant Comes Up With Ring Even After Defeat DAVE DESMOND, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Breakdown TIM KAWAKAMI
Majerus Really Living Large BILL DWYRE
Game Report: Utah 76, Arizona 51 CHRIS FOSTER
Here I Am, Stuck in the Middle With You LISA DILLMAN
He Can Lord It Over UCLA but Won't CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mt. Waterman Crowded Out PETE THOMAS
OPINION
Dr. James Person
Give the U.N. the Credit It Has Earned ROBERT SCHEER, Robert Scheer is a Times contributing editor. E-mail: rscheer@aol.com
Where's the Strategy in the Iraq Policy? Henry A. Kissinger, Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger writes frequently for The Times
Better Access to City Hall
For Want of an Oscar . . . Bruce McCall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker
Simple Shape-Up Plan for IRS
Food Bank Study
Washington
Jobs and Housing
Keep It Simple, Mr. Murdoch Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr, a contributing editor to Opinion, is the State Librarian of California. The latest volume in his history of California is "The Dream Endures: California Enters the 1940s."
Crime Statistics
A Man in a Hurry to Beat Time Tad Szulc, Tad Szulc is the author of "John Paul II: The Biography."
Crowded Buses
Should Law Be Politics Savvy? By Daniel H. Lowenstein Baniel H. Lowenstein, Daniel H. Lowenstein is a professor at UCLA Law School and the author of "Election Law."
Tax Rebels Take Note: Prop. 13 Is Here to Stay JOEL FOX, Joel Fox is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn
Language Is a Bridge to Culture ADELA de la TORRE, Adela de la Torre is director of the Mexican American Studies & Research Center at the University of Arizona. E-mail: adela@u.arizona.edu
Stocks Soar in Moral Vacuum Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, publisher of American Political Report, is author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor."
The Decline of Public Service: From Adams to Kennedy to ? Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn is a senior editor at the New Republic
Getty Facilities
Tweety, Son of Dinosaur
The Dream Suburb Eating L.A. Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy
On Not Knowing: Putting E.M. Forster in the Oval Office George Packer, George Packer is a regular contributor to Dissent and his new novel, "Central Square" will be out in October
Dr. Benjamin Spock
Richard Zanuck Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is Director of the JSM+ New Media Lab. He interviewed Richard Zanuck from the producer's offices in Los Angeles
Voucher Offer for L.A. Pupils
ENTERTAINMENT
Want to Be on the Show? Just Call Danette Herman Susan King, Susan King is a Times staff writer
Bob Rehme / Oscar Boss Steve Hochman
Recordings Timothy Mangan
Week In Preview
Recordings Mark Swed
Recordings Timothy Mangan
Wanted: Short-Timers for Music Fests Steve Hochman
Davis Quintet Vibes an Era Don Heckman
Revisiting the Traditions of Folk, Blues in Style Robert Hilburn
Pop Eye
'Airports' Comes Back With a Bang Josef Woodard
The Substance Of Ire
Oy!
Feiffer Redux
Broadway Melody
No Jive
Making the Final Cut Steven Smith, Steven Smith is a frequent contributor to Calendar
'Man' Overboard
It Blew Their Way Susan King
Oscar Bits Susan King
'L'enveloppe, s'il vous plai^t' Richard Covington, Richard Covington is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Let's Meet Oscar's Parents Susan King
Remade in America Robin Rauzi, Robin Rauzi is a Times staff writer
It's That Time Again Michael X. Ferraro, Michael X. Ferraro is an occasional contributor to Calendar
She's an Original, Not a Re-Pete Richard Cromelin, Richard Cromelin writes about pop music for Calendar
By the Boatload Kenneth Turan, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
The Fame. The Fun. The Fear. Sean Mitchell, Sean Mitchell is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Album Review Natalie Nichols
The Newman Conquests Amy Wallace, Amy Wallace is a Times staff writer
And the Award Goes to . . . the Iceberg Lettuce Mary Susan Herczog, Mary Susan Herczog is an occasional contributor to Calendar
History Embedded in the Paint Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Vivacious With a Capital 'V' Daryl H. Miller, Daryl H. Miller is a Los Angeles-based theater writer
Our Critics' Predictions. . .
Back to Their Future Jan Stuart, Jan Stuart is a staff writer for Newsday
How Good Are They? Elaine Dutka, Elaine Dutka is a Times staff writer
BUSINESS
CEO's Spirit of Fun Helps Long Beach Aquarium Employees Get in the Swim MARTHA GROVES
Bristol Retail Posts Loss
Company Must Pay 401(k) Promptly
Namesake About Ready to Retire the Roth
U.S. Should Pay Back Its Debts With 'Surplus'
NASA Looks to Farm Out Its Data Network RALPH VARTABEDIAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's Not Good Business to Bank on Social Justice
Quiksilver Plans Stock Split Next Month Russ Stanton
A Growing Voice for School Choice KATHY M. KRISTOF
New SunRise Manager
Determining the Tax Basis of Shares After a Stock Split Is Simply a Matter of Division CARLA LAZZARESCHI
Ford Not to Blame for Forced Labor in WWII
Phone Companies Are Lying to Keep Control
Help Others? Japan's Got Big Trouble Itself JIM FLANIGAN
Milken Ran a Junk Bond Conspiracy
Beetle's New Shape Mirrors Yuppie Growth
No Claim for Extra Pay if Commute Is Lengthened
Chief Named at Edison Capital Unit
Jefferies' New Age DEBORA VRANA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PacBell Does Not Tolerate Sales Abuses
Some Small Players Chalk Up Big Gains JAMES K. GLASSMAN
TRAVEL
Safety Tips for Young Travelers LUCY IZON, Izon is a Toronto-based freelance writer. She can be reached at http://www.izon.com
Traveler's Notes . . .
Golf At Sea
Airlines Raise Fees for Ticket Changes
A Haunting Journey Through African History BOB SIPCHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Plenty of Water for Yosemite Falls
Halifax Hoping for 'Titanic' Tourist Rise TIMES STAFF AND WIRES
World's Largest Liner--at Least for a While SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH
Exiting the Information Superhighway KATHLEEN DOHENY
Readers Recommend
Seat Pouch Surprises
Festivals, Feasts & Fairs BOOTH MOORE
Germany Shuts L.A. Tourist Office
A Ship-Shaped Vacation EILEEN OGINTZ
Trail Blazing CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Something Fishy Is Goin' On in Colorado KARIN ESTERHAMMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
No Flower Power
Blooms' Day JOHN McKINNEY, McKinney writes the Travel section's weekly Hiking column and is the author of the just-published "Day Hiker's Guide to California's State Parks" (Olympus Press)
No More Free Lunch With Your Travel Agent CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Islamic Militants Calling for Attacks on Americans EDWARD WRIGHT
Trail Blazing MICHAEL PARRISH, Parrish, a freelance writer, is a former business reporter for The Times
Notting Like It EMILY LAURENCE BAKER, Baker, a freelance writer, lives in London's Kensington district
Jerry Hulse's Hawaii
Urban Escapes in Chico's Bidwell Park JOHN McKINNEY
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