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What happened on August 08, 1999
BOOKS
Whole Earth Catalog By Jonathan Levi
Statues By Karen Press
Reading L.a.
Miracle Worker By Kurt Jensen, Kurt Jensen writes for several publications, including the Boston Globe, the American Scholar and the Philadelphia Inquirer
Stairway to Heaven By Phyllis Richardson, Phyllis Richardson is the author of "Portmanteau."
Bang a Gong By Jacob Edgar, Jacob Edgar, a columnist with Beat magazine, is an ethnomusicologist and director of artists and repertoire at Putumayo World Music
Musical America By Sergio Munoz, Sergio Munoz is an editorial writer for The Times
Time Must Have a Stop By Jaroslaw Anders, Jaroslaw Anders is a Polish writer and the translator with Michael March of Zbigniew Herbert's book of essays, "Barbarian in the Garden." He lives and works in Washington, D.C
Citizen Hurst By Carla Kaplan, Carla Kaplan is a professor of English at USC. Her books include "The Erotics of Talk: Women's Writing and Feminist Paradigms" and the forthcoming " 'Feather-Bed Resistance': The Letters of Zora Neale Hurston."
L.a. Confidential By Eugen Weber, Eugen Weber is the author, most recently, of "Apocalypses: Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages."
Southern California Rating: FICTION 1. HANNIBAL \o7 by...
How To Introduce Your Kids To Quality Children's Literature By Janie Jarvis and Richard Jarvis, Janie and Richard Jarvis are the authors of "The Magic Bookshelf: A Parent's Guide to Showing Growing Minds the Path to the Best Children's Literature," from which this series is adapted. "The Magic Bookshelf" can be ordered by calling Books America at (800) 929-7889
Short Stories For Children
Internet Resources for Young Writers
Children's Bestsellers
ENTERTAINMENT
Best Bets / AUG. 8-14, 1999
Power of the Pen By Paul Lieberman, Paul Lieberman is a Times staff writer
Learning Experienced By Lynne Heffley, Lynne Heffley is a Times staff writer
Who Needs Fame and Fortune? By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
He's Made Up to Produce By Steve Hochman, Steve Hochman is a regular contributor to Calendar
It's All Give and Take By Jennifer Fisher, Jennifer Fisher is a regular contributor to Calendar
A Few New Tricks to the Hollywood Trade By Robert W. Welkos, Robert W. Welkos is a Times staff writer
What the World's Watching By Times Staff Writer Sonni Efron, With Contributions From Hisako Ueno and Chiaki Kitada In The Times' Tokyo Bureau.
The Last (Low-Budget) Action Hero? By Robert W. Welkos
What the World's Watching By Alex Renderos, A Researcher In The Times' San Salvador Bureau.
What the World's Watching By Ela Kasprzycka, A Researcher In The Times' Warsaw Bureau.
What the World's Watching By Achrene Sicakyuz, A Researcher In The Times' Paris Bureau.
What the World's Watching By Patricia Daganskaia, A Researcher In The Times' Moscow Bureau.
What the World's Watching By Greg Brosnan, The Times' Mexico City Bureau News Assistant.
What the World's Watching By Vanessa Petit, A Researcher In The Times' Buenos Aires Bureau.
What the World's Watching By Janet Stobart, A Researcher In The Times' London Bureau.
What the World's Watching By Christian Retzlaff, A Researcher In The Times' Berlin Bureau.
What the World's Watching By Maria De Cristofaro, A Researcher In The Times' Rome Bureau.
In a Sense, It's High Comedy By Kristin Hohenadel, Kristin Hohenadel is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Theatre West's Profile Goes on Upswing By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
Playing Across Cultures By Ken Smith, Ken Smith is a music writer based in New York
Barber Stands Apart By Daniel Cariaga
Recordings By Richard S. Ginell
Here's the Book on Contemporary France By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
A Bit Mercurial by Nature By Steve Appleford, Steve Appleford is an occasional contributor to Calendar
For Her, the Return Is Bittersweet By Robert Hilburn, Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic
Pop Charity Titans Team Up for NetAid By Steve Hochman
Small Faces
Beatboxer Rahzel: A Knockout By Soren Baker
In Brief By Soren Baker
Good Times With Two Masters By Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer
NEWS
Black and White
You Be the Judge
Ulmer's Legacy
Jerry's Kids
Planning Ahead
Leaving Behind Precious Memories By Sandy Banks
A Legacy Restored By Bettijane Levine, Times Staff Writer
Examining Why We Live Where We Live
Of Monstrous Trends and Trading Cards That Consume Our Kids By Vicki Lovine
To Think, It Was Once Just a Remote Possibility By Chris Rubin
He's Proceeding at a Healthy Pace By Chris Rubin
Putting a Bounce in Your Step By Martin Miller
Getting Bombed by the Russians at Long Last By Chris Rubin
Today's Living Best Bets
Adventure Tales Take Off in Summer By Kevin Baxter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A 'Fulfilled' Life, but at What Cost?
Laugh Lines
Book Reviews
Pint-Sized Punch Lines
The Wedding Bandit By Mel Gilden, Author Mel Gilden is working on projects for Disney and HarperCollins. He once attended a wedding where nobody could identify a lady wearing a big hat
Cause of a Rampage
An International Food Fight
Pay for Epidural Anesthesia
There They Go Again at IVC
Trains, Buses Need Better Connections
Time to Deal With Lifeguard Shortage
There's Still No Shortage of Opinions on El Toro
Merrill Plan Bears Watching
Teach, Don't Bully, Anaheim Children
Even Lobsters Deserve Protection
Killing the Life at Mile Square Park
Parishes Work Toward Unity
Blind to GOP's Own Divisions
It's Time to Arm More Good People
Cable's Monopoly Cancels Choice
Parking Privileges
Planning Initiative
Medicare Fraud Case
Veterans and Homelessness
Stance on Prop. 187
Land Use
Jimmy Farris Slaying
Bike Path
Jet Noise
Union Representation
Mission College
Area Codes
Burbank Airport
Valley Secession
Beleaguered Nixon Bowed to History 25 Years Ago By Calvin Woodward, ASSOCIATED PRESS
In Helping Gore, Clinton Seeks to Cement Legacy By James Gerstenzang, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Business Joins Fight Against Health Reform By Alissa J. Rubin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Evidence Details Systematic Plan of Killings in Kosovo By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Is Losing War on Drugs in Colombia By Juanita Darling, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Saudi Tells of Deal to Arrest Terror Suspect By William C. Rempel, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hiroshima Blast Defined an Era, and One Man's Career By Brad Cain, ASSOCIATED PRESS
How Marion Died Illustrates Problems of Nursing Homes By Robert Tanner, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Where Tree Fell Saving Children, Wall Now Serves By Elaine Gale, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Insurgents From Chechnya Seize 2 Towns in Dagestan By Maura Reynolds, TIMES STAFF WRITER
An Artist Emerges From the Bush By Mike Downey
New Adoptions Open Up the Family Circle By Martha Groves, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER
Virginia Families Feuding Over Girls Switched at Birth By Larry O'Dell, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Infamous Hacker's Sentencing Brings Little Comfort to Officials By Jube Shiver Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Presidential Pen Pal's Letters Offer a Glimpse of the Inner Reagan By Joann Loviglio, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sincerely, Ronald Reagan Associated Press
GOP Governors Like Tax Cut but Won't Fund It From Associated Press
French Troops Hold Off Albanians From Associated Press
Check Your E-Mail: Bob's Livening Up the Loop By Al Kamen, WASHINGTON POST
Kosovo Albanians Rummage for Dossiers, Discards at Serbian Police Site By Scott Glover, TIMES STAFF WRITER
New Computers Translate as Users Speak By Paula Story, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Scientists Seek Ways to Bring Marine Life Back to World's 'Dead Zones' By Janet Mcconnaughey, ASSOCIATED PRESS
This Elvis-Biker Stars in a Tale of 2 Cities By Diana Marcum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Petition Firms Desperately Seeking to Sign Circulators Up By Amy Pyle, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A New Spin for Riders of Palm Springs Tram By Diana Marcum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Museum Shop Stops Selling Bomb Earrings From Associated Press
Kenyans Mark Blast Anniversary From Times Wire Services
That Was Then Associated Press
U.S. Unveils Tanzania Embassy Site From Associated Press
Who Was 'Deep Throat'? It's Still a Deep Mystery By Ronald Powers, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Labor Union Leader Killed in Attack From Times Wire Reports
More Bodies Found in Building Rubble From Times Wire Reports
Nuclear Reactor Floats Past Portland on Way to Dump From Associated Press
Lawyers' Assn. Head Favors Gun Limits From Times Wire Reports
Workplace Shooting Victim Is Buried From Times Wire Reports
Gore Talks to Rights Group, Avoids Challenge by Bradley From Associated Press
Kids' Health Care to Be Studied By James Gerstenzang, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Guide to Politics
DuBose Shooting
Taiwan
Logging Subsidies
Community Service
Villaraigosa on 187
NFL Team
Dissatisfaction With HMO Care
Probation Officers
Is Fawcett a Victim of Our Culture?
Dr. Busuttil Reminds Us That One Man Can Make a Difference
L.A. Generates Its Own Kind of Magic
Duquette: Living Large and Living Free
Now Let's Get Our Heads Straight
Gas Pump Paradox
Insulting the Passengers
Marooned at Venetian
Thriving Sharks By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER
On Their Own, on the Road By Bill Locey, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
BUSINESS
Y2K Jitters Are Finally Starting to Register on Wall St. By Tom Petruno
Industry in Faster Lane Than Wall St. By James Flanigan
Shifting Into First? By Donald W. Nauss, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Battle for Web Customers Pits Retailer Against Manufacturer By Abigail Goldman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Sale: Japan Property, Cheap By Mark Magnier, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Is Your 401(k) Keeping Up With Jones'? Well, if You Must Know . . . By Paul J. Lim
Tell Us Your 401(k) Concerns
Hang On to Grandma's Wedding Ring, or Sell It and Put Down on a House? By Liz Pulliam
Sliding Dollar Revives Ugly Memories of 1987 By Tom Petruno
The View From the Other Side of the Teller Window
Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Boss? Employees--to a Firm's Detriment By Sherwood Ross, Sherwood Ross is a freelance writer who covers workplace topics for Reuters
When Time Records Don't Present a True Accounting
RiechesBaird Adds Junior Media Buyer
Death of a Sales Floor
O.C. Building Permits
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Blunder Handcuffs Juvenile Hall Plan By Margaret Talev, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blunder Handcuffs Juvenile Hall Plan By Catherine Saillant, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blunder Handcuffs Juvenile Hall Plan By Catherine Saillant, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Lawyers' Civil Action May Set Precedent By Steve Chawkins, Times Staff Writer
SPECIAL REPORT * With L.A. Unified growing and new sites often 'nasty' or nonexistent . . . : Where Will Students Go? By Kristina Sauerwein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Event Offers Living Model for City's New Area Councils By Jocelyn Stewart, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Family's Joy Turns to Grief When Drive-By Strikes Boy By Caitlin Liu and Clarence Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Pulling in the Welcome Mat at Charlie Sheen's By Ann W. O'Neill
Water, Water Everywhere By Al Martinez
Beaked Whale Fighting for Her Life in Laguna By Matthew Ebnet, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bills and Doubts on Light Rail Plan Both Adding Up By Seema Mehta and Megan Garvey, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Census Workers Count On Publicity to Boost Response By Maria Elena Fernandez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Surf City's Up By Thao Hua, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Teacher Bets She Can Beat Odds, Casino By Dana Parsons
For One Magic Night, Street Kids Get Sprinkled With Fairy Dust By Hans Greimel, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Meeting a Need By Lynn O'Dell, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
GETTING IN TOUCH and MORE ON READING
Reading Tips And Notes / Insights From The Classroom By Judy Lyttle, Judy Lyttle teaches second grade at Welby Way Elementary School in West Hills
Check It Out
Book Events
Sheriff's Deputies Seek Public's Help in Locating 4 Fugitives By Catherine K. Enders
Restaurateur Booked in Suspected Arson By Holly J. Wolcott
$30 Million Sought to Study Light Rail Line By Megan Garvey and Seema Mehta, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Symbols Rise and Fall at Site of Tragedy By Elaine Gale, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Toddler Who Fell to Death Identified
'Teardrop Rapist' Suspect Held on $1.35-Million Bail From a Times Staff Writer
Airport Plan to Close Terminal Nightly Meets Some Resistance By Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Then & Now columnist Cecilia Rasmussen is on vacation. By Cecilia Rasmussen
Utah Christian Polygamists Say It's 'All About Love and Family' By Hannah Wolfson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pair Arrested After Pot Plants Found By Holly J. Wolcott
Woman, 18, Drowns in Boating Accident By Holly J. Wolcott
County's Faithful Flock to Fair Parade By Catherine K. Enders, TIMES STAFF WRITER
List of Fair Parade Winners
Family Escapes as Tanker Truck Crashes Into Apartment By Roberto J. Manzano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Relic of Wounded Knee Returns to United States By Joe Kafka, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sun City Community Has Retired Seniors Beaming By Randall Hackley, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Forest Fire Risk May Be Growing Too Hot for Feds to Handle By John Hughes, ASSOCIATED PRESS
2-Year-Old Drowns in Grandma's Pool By Jack Leonard
Little Saigon Cafe Shotgun Victims Are Identified By Thao Hua
Fired Teacher Settles Case With O.C. District By Karen Alexander, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Casa Pacifica Fund-Raisers Name New Board
Obituaries
Joe DiMaggio Jr.; Son of Yankees Baseball Legend Led Troubled Life From Times Staff and Wire Reports
* Valvina Aviles Blasdell; Ventura Native
Obituaries
Secrets of the Trade By Ann Shields, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Reining in Costly Settlements
Growing Pains Remain
Needed: A Roof Over Their Heads
Art Fare By Josef Woodard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Ending an Intolerable Silence Among Vietnamese Americans By Nguyen Qui Duc, Nguyen Qui Duc is the program manager for the Vietnamese Broadcasting Network in New York. A former commentator for National Public Radio, he has been writing about Vietnamese arts and culture for more than 10 years
Right to Vote Doesn't Mean Right to Cheat By Dick Ackerman, Dick Ackerman represents the 72nd Assembly District, covering Anaheim Hills, Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia and Yorba Linda
Time to Pull Together
No Way to Build a Community
L.A. Unified Scrambles to Find Sites for 100 New Schools By Kristina Sauerwein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Residents OK After Tanker Truck Strikes Apartment By Roberto J. Manzano
Toddler Killed in Fall Is Identified By Solomon Moore
Car of Man Believed to Be Serial Rapist Is Identified By Solomon Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Armed Robbers Hit Travel Agency
New President Named at Encino Counseling School
Actor Mitch Ryan to Read to Children in Pilot Program By Rob O'Neil, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CSUN Provides Temporary Space for Charter School By Kristina Sauerwein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Good Deal
No Way to Build a Community
A Remediation Model
. . . An Environmental Mistake Benefiting Only the Developers
Ahmanson Ranch By Guy Gniadek
NATIONAL
Mentor Plan Imperiled by Tax Cut, Clinton Says Associated Press
Southern Secession Party Born From Reuters
OPINION
Through an Accurate Prism By Adonis Hoffman, Adonis Hoffman is director of the Corporate Policy Institute, a nonprofit research and education center focusing on the impact of law and public-policy on business
Anywhere But Here: More Connected, But More Alone By Anne Taylor Fleming, Anne Taylor Fleming is an essayist on "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer."
The Bubble Economy By With The Internet, There Is A Seismic Shift Taking Place In The Way The Nation Does Business. Meanwhile, Stock Prices Seem To Be Floating Free From Reality. and Charles R. Morris, Charles R. Morris is the author of "Money, Greed and Risk: Why Financial Crises Happen."
The Need for an Inclusive Mainstream By Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a research fellow at the Pepperdine Institute for Public Policy and a fellow at the New America Foundation
'Who's in Charge?' Not the Best Response Tactic By Greg Seigle, Greg Seigle is a reporter for Jane's Defense Weekly
Lobbying as a Barometer of Democracy By Sam Quinones, Sam Quinones, a freelance journalist who has written for the Baltimore Sun and the Houston Chronicle, was an Alicia Patterson fellow in 1998
Wall-to-Wall Chic By Bruce Mccall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker
Delis Alejandro By Kitty Felde, Kitty Felde, a public radio journalist, hosts the Friday "Talk of the City" program on KPCC
Reading Plans That Work
Yes, Do Test Elderly Drivers
A Closer Look at Stogies
Europe Must Bear Its Share By Robert E. Hunter, Robert E. Hunter, a senior advisor at Rand Corp. in Washington, was U.S. ambassador to NATO from 1993-98
Get the HMOs Off the Gravy Train By Kip Sullivan, Kip Sullivan is the research director for Minnesota COACT (Citizens Organized Acting Together), which works on health care reform and other issues
The Remedy Is Mexican Jobs By Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Antonio R. Villaraigosa (D-Los Angeles) is state Assembly Speaker
Just How Much Is a Football Stadium Worth, Really? By William Fulton, William Fulton, editor of California Planning and Development Report, is the author of "The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles."
REAL ESTATE
Board Members Should Not Be Paid for Services By Jan Hickenbottom, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Renters' Rights
Vegas 'Unstripped' By Julie Tamaki, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'ER' Surgeon's Dana Point Redo By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Front Door Takes a Back Seat to Real Issues By Kirsten M. Lagatree, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Find Out the Rates, Points Upfront By Jack M. Guttentag, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
The Reluctant Client: Coaxing Buyers to Seek Inspections By Barry Stone, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Chef Serves Up Food for Thought to Buyers of Appliances By Katherine Salant, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Awnings Work to Cool and Avert Fading By James Dulley, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Home Buyers Take the Hunt Online From INMAN NEWS FEATURES
Remodeling Bug Bites Hard From INMAN NEWS FEATURES
Rental Conversion Keeps Options Open By Ellen James Martin, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
SPORTS
Williams Ends Davenport Jinx By Lisa Dillman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jarrett Is Up Front About It By Shav Glick, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Irvin Ready to Produce By Jaime Aron, ASSOCIATED PRESS
PGA Championships Final Leg in Great Year of Major Events By Doug Ferguson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tearing Down More Than Just Concrete By Hal Bock, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boggs Is a Real Homer By Steve Springer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Pitcher's Dream By Tim Whitmire, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Here's Another Hockey Miracle to Believe In By Diane Pucin
These Two Guys Shouldn't Be on the Bridal Path By Scott Howard-cooper
Despite Being Short-Handed, Galaxy Romps Over San Jose By Grahame L. Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clippers to Trade Wright to Atlanta By Lonnie White, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Reason To Believe In Washington? By Michael Wilbon, WASHINGTON POST
Garber as MLS Commissioner a Bad Choice in Any Language By Grahame L. Jones
Yankees Glad to Have Irabu, Warts and All By Ross Newhan
Goliath Getting the Most Out of Davey's Weapon By Ross Newhan
Negotiators, Not Pitchers, Might Deny McGwire By Ross Newhan
Prices Up, Odds Down For Horse Breeders By Andrew Beyer, WASHINGTON POST
When Saints Go Marching Out, Williams Stays In By Mary Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS
When ERAs Lie
Arnold Starts, but Stops Appeal of Suspension By Jason Reid
In a Season of Sour Notes, Dodgers Get 9th Symphony By Jason Reid, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mariners Can't Do It in Pinch From Associated Press
It's Not a Lack of Effort That's Holding Back Erstad By Mike Digiovanna
Losses Continue to Pile Up as Angels Reach New Depths By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Diamondbacks Ruin Schilling's Return, 8-2 From Associated Press
Expos' 3-1 Victory Is a Crowd Pleaser From Associated Press
Perez Drops Suspension Appeal Associated Press
Football Talk of the Town in Cleveland By Tom Withers, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boggs Ends Long Journey, Seals Moment With a Kiss From Associated Press
Tennis Top 10 By Lisa Dillman
McCray, Holdsclaw Lead Mystics From Associated Press
Hingis' History Suggests Crisis Will Be Solved By Lisa Dillman
Kaeding Wins Sprint Car Race By Mark Peinado
Report Says Notre Dame Bracing for Sanctions From Staff and Wire Reports
Denver Comes From Behind Down Under From Associated Press
Bullfrogs Clinch Conference Title
Linton Follows Own Course Back From Serious Surgery By Mike Terry
A Golden Moment for De La Hoya By Earl Gustkey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Garland Grows by Light Years in Birmingham By Dave Desmond
Dialing It Up in the Area Code Games By Steve Henson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Krayzelburg Sets American Record, Wins National Title From Staff Reports
Hall Starts by Breaking Ground, Then Sets Records as a Trainer By Frank Schwab
Mazel Trick Remains Unbeaten on Dirt With Win at Del Mar By Bob Mieszerski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rain Is No Pain for Lehman (64) From Associated Press
Twin-Engined By Steve Henson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lancaster Claims a 6-1 Victory
MAGAZINE
Art, Character and the Coyote By Paul Kaufman
There Goes the Neighborhood
Downtown"s Cherry Blossoms By Leilah Bernstein
Ticket Master By Mary Melton
CCA Net Gain
We Are (Lounge) Family By Phuong-cac Nguyen
Holiday Bowl: Strike or Spare? By Ed Leibowitz
Our Newest Nightmare: Attack of the 350-Foot Angel By Patt Morrison
The Boom YearS By David Wharton, David Wharton is a Times sports writer
Foreign Accents By Marnell Jameson
Bow Wow Wow
Fighting Fate By Michael D'Antonio, Michael D'Antonio last wrote for the magazine on fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger
Road Rage: a Cautionary Tale By Neysa Erbland, Neysa Erbland is a freelance writer
Hitting the Hot Spot By Angela Hynes
A Tropical Hideaway By S. Irene Virbilia
TRAVEL
Camping for Wimps By Christopher Reynolds, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Airlines' Y2K Readiness: Blue Skies or Turbulence? By Christopher Reynolds, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Traveler's Notes . . . TIMES STAFF AND WIRES
Hawaii for Free
Tracking Down North American Dinosaurs
Sneaking a Virtual Peek at B&B Decor
California Corner By Laurie K. Schenden
British Deploy Weapon Against 'Air Rage'
Millennium Countdown
Island Crossings By Diana Marcum
Flying in the Face of History in Britain By Karin Esterhammer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Yosemite-Area Killings Remind Women That Crime Isn't Confined to Big Cities By Susan Spano, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Having a Ball in Vienna By Jill Knight Weinberger, Jill Knight Weinberger teaches at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn
Falling for Kings Creek in Lassen National Park By John Mckinney, John McKinney is the author of "Day Hiker's Guide to California's State Parks" (Olympus Press, $14.95)
Land of Mystical Faith By Patricia Lee Lewis, Patricia Lee Lewis leads creative-writing retreats from her home in Massachusetts
When Autumn Nears, Prices for Travel to Europe Fall By Arthur Frommer
For Car Rentals, It's Too Tangled a Web to Navigate By Laura Bly
A Trove of Insiders' Tips for First-Time Visitors to Asia By Lucy Izon and Lucy Izon Is A Toronto-based Freelance Writer. Internet Http://Www .Izon.Com.
CDC's 'Yellow Book' a Gold Mine of Helpful Advice By Kathleen Doheny
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