What happened on March 07, 1999
NEWS
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
One-Size Education Doesn't Fit All TOM McCLINTOCK, Assemblyman Tom McClintock, a Republican, represents portions of the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County
One-Size Education Doesn't Fit All TOM McCLINTOCK, Assemblyman Tom McClintock, a Republican, represents portions of the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County
Reading Tips And Notes / Expert Advice CAROL JAGO, Carol Jago teaches English at Santa Monica High School and directs the California Reading and Literature Project at UCLA
Right Plan Offers North Hollywood Best Hope for Growth RICHARD GENTILUCCI, Richard Gentilucci is senior vice president of real estate, Shamrock Holdings Inc., and a board member, executive committee member and co-chair of the Valley Industry and Commerce Assn.'s land-use committee
A Door to Strengthening Social Security ELTON GALLEGLY, Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Simi Valley) represents most of Ventura County in Congress
Help Is Available if We Give Ourselves Permission to Seek It GINA GIGLIO, Gina Giglio is clinical director of the Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. Hotline: (805) 656-1111
Davis' Budget Costly to Orange County KEN MADDOX, Ken Maddox is Republican state assemblyman for the 68th District
When The Reading Light Went On Ted Mitchell, Vice president for education of the J. Paul Getty Trust
Leap of Faith GARY POLAKOVIC, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Beyond Comics ANN SHIELDS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Carpool Lanes Don't Cut Traffic or Pollution, So Let's Ditch 'em WAYNE KING, Wayne King is director of the Drivers for Highway Safety Transportation Forum, a volunteer organization based in Orange that seeks to promote safe and effective highway systems
New Focus JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
REAL ESTATE
MAGAZINE
BOOKS
Dreams Die Hard SCOTT BRADFIELD, Scott Bradfield is the author of the novel "Animal Planet" and the collected stories "Greetings From Earth."
The Residue of Design SUSIE LINFIELD, Susie Linfield teaches in the cultural reporting and criticism program at New York University and is a contributing writer to Book Review
First Fiction MARK ROZZO, Mark Rozzo's "First Fiction" column appears monthly in Book Review
Workingman's Dead ROBERT CHRISTGAU, Robert Christgau is the author, most recently, of "Growing Up All Wrong: 75 Great Rock and Pop Artists from Vaudeville to Techno."
Mr. Fix-it HERBERT GOLD, Herbert Gold's most recent novel, "She Took My Arm As If She Loved Me," has been reissued in paperback (St. Martin's Press). He is also the author of "Bohemia" and "Fathers."
How the Anglo-American Imperium Came To Be FRED ANDERSON, Fred Anderson is the author of the forthcoming "The Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766."
That Obscure Object of Desire CHARLOTTE INNES, Charlotte Innes writes regularly for Book Review, the Nation and other publications. She teaches journalism at USC
Music of the Spheres K.C. COLE, K.C. Cole is a Times science writer and the author of "The Universe and the Teacup" and the forthcoming "First You Build A Cloud."
The Lower Depths NAOMI GLAUBERMAN, Naomi Glauberman is an essayist and short story writer
OPINION
Why Italians Are So Angry EDWARD N. LUTTWAK, Edward N. Luttwak is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington
Monica and the Death of Public Life Neal Gabler, Neal Gabler is the author of "Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity" and "Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality."
Organizing Nelson Lichtenstein, Nelson Lichtenstein, a historian at the University of Virginia, is the author of "The Most Dangerous Man in Detroit: Walter Reuther and the Fate of American Labor."
Blackmun: Union--and Equal Justice Edward P. Lazarus, Edward P. Lazarus is the author of "Closed Chambers: The First Eyewitness Account of the Epic Struggles Inside the Supreme Court." He clerked for Justice Harry A. Blackmun from 1988-89
Public Employee Unions Steve Scott, Steve Scott is managing editor of California Journal, an independent monthly magazine that covers state government and politics
Lebanon Offers No Unilateral Solution Shibley Telhami, Shibley Telhami holds the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, and is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
Prosecutors: Unleashing the Unstoppable Herman Schwartz, Herman Schwartz is a professor of constitutional law at American University and author of "Packing the Courts: The Conservatives' Campaign to Rewrite the Constitution."
Enrique Iglesias Sergio Munoz, Sergio Munoz is an editorial writer for The Times
The Elderly Health-Care Crisis Sneaking Up on Davis Sigrid Bathen, Sigrid Bathen is senior editor of the California Journal, a monthly magazine about politics and government
Can Genocide End in Forgiveness? Michael Shifter, Michael Shifter is a senior fellow and program director at the Inter-American Dialogue and teaches Latin American politics at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
Building From Within Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr, a contributing editor to Opinion, is State Librarian of California and University Professor at USC. The latest volume of his history of California is "The Dream Endures: California Enters the 1940s."
'Twas Ever Thus: Rats Are Rats KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, Karen Grigsby Bates is a regular contributor to this page
SPORTS
ENTERTAINMENT
A Painter's Great Escape LORENZA MUNOZ, Lorenza Mun~oz is a Times staff writer
In the Eye of the Camera DAVID KRONKE, David Kronke, senior writer for TV Guide Canada's L.A. bureau, contributes occasionally to Calendar
Her Women's Movement KRISTIN HOHENADEL, Kristin Hohenadel writes about the arts and culture
Facets of the Tiffany DARYL H. MILLER, Daryl H. Miller is a Los Angeles-based theater writer
Redgraves to the Rescue PATRICK PACHECO, Patrick Pacheco is a regular contributor to Calendar
Critical Voices Rising ERNESTO LECHNER, Ernesto Lechner is a regular contributor to Calendar
One Step Removed VICTORIA LOOSELEAF, Victoria Looseleaf is an occasional contributor to Calendar
A Country Mile From the Past LORRAINE ALI, Lorraine Ali is a freelance writer who specializes in pop culture
TRAVEL
The Ins and Outs of Working Abroad LUCY IZON, Lucy Izon is a Toronto-based freelance writer. She can be reached at http://www.izon.com
The Casita Life in Todos Santos HILLARY HAUSER, Hillary Hauser is a freelance writer based in Summerland
Grass-Roots Renaissance JAMES D. HOUSTON, James D. Houston lives in Santa Cruz. His most recent novel, set in Hawaii, is "The Last Paradise" (University of Oklahoma Press)
Maui, Just Right SUSAN SPANO, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Fresher Image, and Discounts, for Holland America SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Shirley Slater and Harry Basch travel as guests of the cruise lines. Cruise Views appears the first and third week of every month
Where the Locals Play WANDA A. ADAMS, Wanda A. Adams was born in Hawaii; she is a writer and editor in Honolulu
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