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What happened on March 21, 1999
OPINION
Bob Thomas Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, is director of the JSM+ New Media Lab
Once Again, Oscars Snub African Americans BRUCE KLUGER, Bruce Kluger is a writer who lives in New York
A Chance for Democracy Amid a Rising Tide of Chaos Peter Reddaway and Dmitri Glinski, Peter Reddaway is a professor of political science at George Washington University and former director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies. Dmitri Glinski is a Russian scholar attached to George Washington University. Their book, "Market Bolshevism: The Tragedy of Russia's Reforms," is due out later this year
Amid Good News, L.A. Gets a Pie in the Face Marc B. Haefele, Marc B. Haefele is a staff writer and columnist at LA Weekly
Justice In Absentia David M. O'Brien, David M. O'Brien, a professor at the University of Virginia, is currently a Fulbright senior scholar at the University of Bologna. He is the author of numerous books about the Supreme Court, including "Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics."
Workers' Pasts
Boron
Tow Trucks
Africa Debt Relief
The Hidden Fear in Castro's Heart Tad Szulc, Tad Szulc is the author of "Fidel: A Critical Portrait" and "John Paul II: The Biography."
Old Anti-Trust Laws Hobble New Technology EDWIN MEESE III, Edwin Meese III was attorney general during the Reagan administration
Why the Drama Never Ends Neal Gabler, Neal Gabler is the author of "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood" and "Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality."
Crowded Buses
Valley's Petition for Secession
Freeway Extension
School District's High-Rent Offices
L.A. Marathon
4 for the School Board
Stanford's Hiring Quandary John H. Bunzel, John H. Bunzel is former president of San Jose State, a past member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and a senior research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution
The Misguided Idealism Behind France's Tainted-Blood Affair Douglas Starr, Douglas Starr, co-director of Boston University's program in science journalism, is author of "BLOOD: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce."
Revising a False History Alan Wolfe, Alan Wolfe, a professor of political science at Boston University, is a contributing editor to the New Republic and the author of "One Nation, After All."
How to Outsmart, Out-Negotiate the NFL FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is an associate editor of The Times and a regular columnist
Engagement Is Still the Best Policy MICHAEL D. SWAINE, Michael D. Swaine is the research director of the Rand Center for Asia Pacific Policy and a specialist in Chinese military affairs
SPORTS
Fitness-Conscious Falco Packs Quite a Wallop ERIC SONDHEIMER
Notes ROBYN NORWOOD
Hurricanes Set to Spring Back to Football's Elite From Associated Press
Rodman's Lounge Act Can't Continually Play for Laughs MAK HEISLER
Schoeneweis May Be Exceptional Angel MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For the Time Being, Baker Remains a Giant Underdog ROSS NEWHAN
One Round Later, Herron and Love Still Tied From Associated Press
From France to Texas, Pitcher Arrives From Associated Press
Two For The Show BILL PLASCHKE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Galaxy Fans Save Their Cheers for Cienfuegos MIKE PENNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sheffield Refocuses On Game JASON REID, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Temple Will Try to Duke It Out With Best of Them ROBYN NORWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Rio Mesa's Carroll Establishes Three Records at Meet JOHN ORTEGA
Rodman Might Resurface Today TIM KAWAKAMI
Busy Day for Edmonton Nets Salo From Staff and Wire Reports
Nba Top To Bottom MARK HEISLER
Drew Joins McGwire on Marquee From Associated Press
Ice Dogs Beat Solar Bears, 3-2 Associated Press
Garciaparra to Have MRI Associated Press
Where Have You Gone Olympic Champions? From Associated Press
Love-Hate Relationship for Drivers at Darlington From Associated Press
Lassiter Haunts Former Team in Opener From Associated Press
Two For The Show CHRIS DUFRESNE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Taylor's Cupboard Won't Be Too Bare Next Season ERIC SONDHEIMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Team Is Thin at the Point LONNIE WHITE
U.S. Women Come Up Short GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ottawa Gets Late Shot It Needs From Associated Press
Titans Win 10th Game in a Row
Castro Works Hard to Hold Off Hamill DAN ARRITT, TIMES STAFF WRITER
One-car Show From Associated Press
Braswell Checks Out Vacant Job STEVE HENSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Maybe O'Brien Is Due for a Victory Over Calhoun CHRIS DUFRESNE
Surging Kings Turn on Juice in 4-3 Victory Over Florida JIM HODGES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hitting His Stride From Associated Press
Notes BILL PLASCHKE
Azusa, Westmont Are Defeated From Staff and Wire Reports
Chase for No. 1 Was Moya Fun LISA DILLMAN
UCLA Showed Wizardly Skills for the First Time
Two More Sidelined as Injuries Pile Up for Unluckiest Team MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Comeback Isn't Enough for Palisades GARY KLEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
High School Baseball
Lady Techsters Win Battle of Louisiana DIANE PUCIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Taylor Discussing Duchesne Buyout JIM HODGES
Connecticut Upended by Iowa State From Associated Press
Young Has No-Hitter in Monarch Victory
After a Loss, Agassi Says He Is Done Playing Davis Cup From Staff and Wire Reports
They Truly Expect These Golfers to Tear Up Course MAL FLORENCE
Mizusawa Leads Acalanes Over Harvard-Westlake ERIC SONDHEIMER and MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
CS Bakersfield's Neal, Iowa Team Win NCAA Wrestling Titles Associated Press
State Championships Roundup MARTIN HENDERSON
Mourning Gets Hot and Heat Goes Down Associated Press
Hoping Its Star Can Rise Again SCOTT HOWARD-COOPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Barkley's Late Surge Leads Rockets by Suns From Associated Press
Wolverines Falter at End of 47-42 Loss ERIC SONDHEIMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Frankel Wins Santa Ana Again BOB MIESZERSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bruins Reach Regional Final EARL GUSTKEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TV Is Blamed for Late Start EARL GUSTKEY
Top Defensemen Are Hurting ELLIOTT TEAFORD
Kicked Around PAUL McLEOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Parmer Repeats His Act For Verbum Dei GARY KLEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Unsound on the Mound MIKE DiGIOVANNA, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Questions Abound Concerning Mitchell JOHN EISENBERG, BALTIMORE SUN
Calvary Chapel Falls When Shots Don't MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fremont Gets Away From Mater Dei MARTIN HENDERSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mater Dei Is a 50-45 Loser to Fremont GARY KLEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Waters Are Unfamiliar, but Synchro Swans Dive In DIANE PUCIN
BUSINESS
Choosing Between Career and Lifestyle: Not Always an Either-Or Proposition AMY JOYCE
Employer Is Required to Withhold Taxes Accurately
USA Networks' Other Blunt Barry SALLIE HOFMEISTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Boss May Not Compel Gifts From Workers
Readers Sound Off on Taxes and the Legal and Moral Obligations LIZ PULLIAM
Some Modest Proposals for Assuring Dow 10,000 TOM PETRUNO
Rifle Association's Newest Weapon
Biotech Stocks Ride Roller Coaster of Publicity PAUL JACOBS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
High-Speed Rail:What About Now?
Tax Q&A: Debt Forgiveness
Better-Known Doesn't Always Mean a Better Deal Within 401(k) Options PAUL J. LIM
Hong Kong's Film Business Struggles to Make Comeback RONE TEMPEST, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Is All This Drama the Dow 1,000 Saga Times 10? TOM PETRUNO
CKE Names Dunion Chief Administrator
Big Brother at the Supermarket
REAL ESTATE
Making a Case for Renovations RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The Trouble With Building Condos
Turf Battle Waiting in Wings JULIE TAMAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Seminars for First-Time Buyers
Touch of Serenity in Whittier's Bucolic Hills MARIAN BOND, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Young, Single and Pondering Ownership ELLEN JAMES MARTIN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Board Can Raise Fees Any Time JAN HICKENBOTTOM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES. Jan Hickenbottom is a community association management consultant and a founding director of the California Assn. of Community Managers
MAGAZINE
Dressing Through the Decades
An Oscar Fashion Flashback JUDY PROUTY
Tiaras for Tinseltown Debra J. Hotaling
How 'Bout a Little More Blush? Reva Wildorf
The Soul of the Night Sky
Sam's Starry Night Leslee Komaiko
Oscar's Stage Hands Lindsey Liberatore
Perfect Casting ROBIN ABCARIAN, Robin Abcarian is a former Times columnist. Her last feature for the magazine was on Steve Soboroff
Legends of Style: Cher
Affairs to Remember MARY MELTON
Where 'Alice' Once Served
The Usher's Big Event Ed Leibowitz
Goddess Gowns
There Should Be No Need for 'Passing'
The Grace of Annette Bening
An Oscar Hot Spot Heats Up Again S. IRENE VIRBILA
Legends of Style: Barbra Streisand
The Iceman Loaneth Mark Ehrman
Legends of Style: Audrey Hepburn
Legends of Style: Elizabeth Taylor
The Tux Shoes Phuong-Cac Nguyen
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Lone, Overwhelmed Border Agent Patrols 9 Counties in N. California DAVID KLIGMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bob Cato; Grammy Winner for Album Cover Designs
Fest Sounds Drumbeat of Chumash With Music, Stories JENNIFER HAMM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
10 Students Prepare for Exchange Trip to Ukraine DIANE WEDNER
Kathy Jenks DOUG ADRIANSON and SARAH HOLEMAN, EDITORS OF THE VENTURA COUNTY PERSPECTIVE PAGES OF THE TIMES VENTURA COUNTY EDITION
Seattle Tour Is Right Down Mystery Fans' Dark Alley SHANA McNALLY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Spelling Bee Champ Had to Be Letter-Perfect AGNES DIGGS
Secession Putting Low-Profile Panel on the High Wire MIGUEL BUSTILLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Nevada Kids Choosing to Gamble on Jobs, Not School ANGIE WAGNER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Heavy Brush and Dry Spell Spark Fire Fear HILARY E. MacGREGOR and ALLISON COHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
The Times to Take Readers' Questions PAMELA J. JOHNSON
Commercial, Residential or Both? DIANE WEDNER
Nothing LAX About Airport Trip BRENDA LORE, Brenda Loree is a free-lance writer
Signatures Show Depth of Discontent JEFF BRAIN, Jeff Brain is president of Valley VOTE
Blaze Causes Damage to Mini-Mall
A Questionable Link
A Telling Picture Gives Lie to a Thousand Education 'Innovations' MARY D. DODD, Oxnard resident Mary D. Dodd is former co-chairman of the English department at La Habra High School in Orange County
Taking the Silverware ROBERT A. JONES
Making Connections
Airport Initiative Clouds Policy
In 7th District, It's Jab Foes, Hook Votes PATRICK McGREEVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fog, Cloudy Skies Expected to Linger HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Book Events
Environment
Tea at School
Check It Out
Group Protests Ahmanson Ranch Development AGNES DIGGS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
There's Strength in Conviction
SPECIAL REPORT * Whether L.A. and the Valley undergo perhaps the nation's biggest municipal divorce depends for now on a . . . : Little-Known Commission With a Very Big Responsibility MIGUEL BUSTILLO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Southland Poor Are Subsidizing San Francisco's New Opera House STEVEN B. FRATES, Steven B. Frates of Newport Beach is a senior fellow at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College
Championship Style
Surfers and Dredging
Anti-Airport Initiative Is Voters' Right
Town Hall
Freeway Project Creates a Hazard
Valley Secession
Frazzled Nurses Skirting Disaster
Children's Mental Health System
Accidental Pet Poisonings
Licensed Clinics Are Dangers Too
Agricultural Commissioner
Two Opinions on Three Strikes
Airport Noise
Groups Protest Ahmanson Development AGNES DIGGS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Blase Reaction to 'the Body' JEAN MERL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
World Is Laughing at You, Gated Coto
Article on Music Was Misleading
An Approach to Cheer
Law Center Gives School Library $500
Couple Recognized for Work With Children AGNES DIGGS
Adopt Santa Monicas Plan
Business Districts Deserve Support
Obituaries
Seniors Scramble to Find Homes RICHARD MAROSI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Foster Youths Find Hard Times Don't End at 18 ANNA GORMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
When Freeways Take Their Toll ROBERT KROL, Robert Krol is a professor of Economics at Cal State Northridge
'Gods' a Monster of a Hit at Indie Awards LORENZA MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Woman Wearing Black Dies When Struck by Motorist
Monasteries Grow in Popularity as Young People Seek Meaning CLAIRE VITUCCI, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Still Under a Cloud ALLISON COHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kids' Cheating Is Cultural
Fest Sounds the Drumbeat of the Chumash JENNIFER HAMM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Man in Demolition Accident Improving JENNIFER HAMM
Concrete Strikes Cars on Freeway; Three Teens Jailed GREG HERNANDEZ
Club Awarded Grant for Mentor Program HOLLY J. WOLCOTT
Mosque Helps Farmers, Feeds City Residents HUGO MARTIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In 7th District, It's Jab Foes, Hook Votes PATRICK McGREEVY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When The Reading Light Went On Bari Ficquette, assistant principal, Country Springs Elementary School in Chino Hills
Proposals for Pierce College
What Your Child Should Know and When
Reading Tips And Notes : Expert Advice ELEANOR BROWN, Eleanor Brown is chairwoman of the state Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission, and assistant superintendent for secondary grades in the San Juan Unified School District
We Won Nothing in Vietnam War
On Their Own ANNA GORMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Safety Is the Loser in Airport Maneuvering TOM GREER, Tom Greer is executive director of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority
Street Trees
2 Die in Crash of Small Plane in Cajon Pass From Associated Press
'Herstory' Lessons ANN SHIELDS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Sniper Shoots at 2 CHP Officers; Neither Is Hit From A Times Staff Writer
Literacy in Schools Reflects Literacy at Home
Diverse Views on Stadium Plan Are Expressed at Carson Forum CAITLIN LIU, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Santa Paula Has a Right to Know
Two Killed, Two Hospitalized After Separate Car Crashes GREG HERNANDEZ
Newborn's Illness Puts Strep B in Spotlight DARYL KELLEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Crespi Is Celebrating 40th Year as All-Boys School KRISTINA SAUERWEIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Canyons Are Made to Be Cherished
Communist Flag, Protest Tell Us a Lot
Parents Key to Jaywalking Fight
Attacks on McPhail Are a Disservice WILLIAM PAUL, William Paul lives in Oxnard
Ombudsman Program for Elderly
Hung Up on Local Artists : Ojai collector's show lets public see the broad canvas of regional talent. JOSEF WOODARD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Donor's Selfless Act Carries a Painful Price PETER M. WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
History Teacher Still Subject of Diverse Reaction LISA RICHARDSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Blenda Wilson
In Search of Young Entrepreneurs DONALD HERMAN, Donald Herman owns a retail candy business in Costa Mesa and is founder of the Southern California Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative Inc., a nonprofit organization. The address is P.O. Box 2864, Newport Beach, CA 92659
A Man Who Changed the Faces of Hollywood CECILIA RASMUSSEN
Benefit for Domestic Violence Program
NEWS
Newcomers Find Making Law Is No Easy Task JENIFER WARREN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Taxing Modern Existence for an Erstwhile Punk Rocker SUSAN CARPENTER
Big Moments on the Big Night SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Inmate Alleges Rape by Prison Officer, Indifference From Justice System MARTHA MENDOZA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Key to Female Viagra Seems a Brain Teaser MARLENE CIMONS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A 'Good Light' Saves Lives in Sri Lanka DILIP GANGULY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gay Prom Photos in Need of More Balance
Yeltsin's New Chief of Staff Makes Rounds From Associated Press
Deployment of U.S. Missile Shield Looks Ever Likelier PAUL RICHTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Female Athletes May Be Too Upstanding IRA DREYFUSS, ASSOCIATED PRESS
18,000 Iraqi Pilgrims Return Home at Hussein's Command From Times Wire Services
Bilingual Touch to Campaign 2000 EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Law Criminalized Police Abuse From Associated Press
Russians Tend Blast Victims, Hunt for Suspects From Associated Press
2 U.S.-Russian Nuclear Pacts Said to Be Near From the Washington Post
Wrecked Train Was Designed for Safety From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Croat Army Accused of Crimes Against Serbs From Associated Press
Arafat in Dilemma Over Statehood Vow REBECCA TROUNSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
N. Ireland Peace Deal's Terms Argued From Times Wire Services
Tomorrow In So Cal Living
Spave Slug LAEL LITTKE
Little Black Book Goes Digital BOOTH MOORE
Today's Living Best Bets
Laugh Lines
Between a Hoop and a Hard Brace SANDY BANKS
Gore Makes Light of Internet Claim From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Pint-Sized Punch Lines
State to Seek the Dismissal of Criminal Case on Baugh JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Book Reviews
Engine Fire Delays First Lady's Africa Trip by 2 Hours From Associated Press
International News JACK PETERS, INTERNATIONAL MASTERS
Finding Common Ground in Plan for Grand Canyon's Future JULIE CART, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Undaunted and Unbowed DENNIS MCLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Clinton Sets Strategies on Gun Violence From Associated Press
Oddball Phenomena Find a Home Online MEL GILDEN
Civil Rights Cases Often Shunned, Survey Shows MARTHA MENDOZA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wild Horses Who Escaped Death as Foals Will Be Put Up for Adoption KRISTEN MOULTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
As Shooting Protest Mounts, Giuliani's Popularity Plunges JOSH GETLIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Lockyer Seeks End to Prosecution of Baugh JEAN O. PASCO, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Snow Delays Search for Evidence in Forest ERIC BAILEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Three Women's Documentaries Examine the Pain and Legacy of War JEAN H. LEE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Angry Father Sues Penthouse for Taking Innocence of Son Associated Press
Lent Story Deserved a More Serious Approach
Endangered Sea Turtles Battle for Survival at New England Aquarium TONY MUNROE, REUTERS
63 Years Can't Erase Memories of Holocaust--or Friendship RAY TESSLER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
More Modern Gadgets We Can Live Without ELAINE ST. JAMES
Food Meets Art for Passover BOOTH MOORE
His Sense of Humor Is Divine
Mothers' Stress May Affect Black Infant Mortality Rate DEEPTI HAJELA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Nifty 50 for Oscar Night MIKE DOWNEY
Laboring to Make a Millennium Baby BETTIJANE LEVINE
Stories to Capture a Love of Baseball KEVIN BAXTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Balloonists Ride Winds Into History JOHN DANISZEWSKI, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Airline, Flight Attendants Fine-Tune Pact From Associated Press
Defiant Serbs Shell Villages in Kosovo PAUL WATSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Smithsonian Museum in Cross-Hairs of Debate JOHN BALZAR, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Brewing Controversy SONIA NAZARIO, TIMES URBAN AFFAIRS WRITER
Border Patrol Class Expands Boundaries of Perception KEN ELLINGWOOD, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sobering Facts SONIA NAZARIO, TIMES URBAN AFFAIRS WRITER
Love of Reading Transforms Hillbilly Into Professor MARTA W. ALDRICH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Proliferation of Fake Dentists Strikes a Nerve in Cash-Strapped Peru DAVID KOOP, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Transplanting 5-Story Trees a Tall Order DAVID REED, ASSOCIATED PRESS
India's Elderly Sue for Assisted Suicide NEELESH MISRA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Is Breed Aggressive or Misunderstood?
BOOKS
Loss by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Vanishing Act ANDREW COCKBURN, Andrew Cockburn is the co-author of "The Threat: Inside the Soviet Military Machine." His most recent book, coauthored with Patrick Cockburn, is "Out of the Ashes: The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein" (HarperCollins)
The Other Empire EDWARD LUTTWAK, Edward Luttwak is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington and the author of numerous books, including "The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire: From the First Century A.D. to the Third" and, most recently, "Turbo-Capitalism."
Free Fall ABRAHAM BRUMBERG, Abraham Brumberg is author and editor of "Chronicle of a Revolution: Western-Soviet Inquiry into Perestroika" and writes frequently about Russian and East European problems
Reading L.a.
From Russia With Love MARTIN MALIA, Martin Malia is professor emeritus of history at UC Berkeley and the author of "The Soviet Tragedy: A History of Socialism in Russia, 1917-1991" and the forthcoming "Russia Under Western Eyes; From the Bronze Horseman to the Lenin Mausoleum."
Chain-Saw Truth JONATHAN LEVI
The Vision Thing MARC RAEFF, Marc Raeff is Bakhmeteff professor emeritus of Russian studies at Columbia University. His most recent book is "Political Ideas & Institutions in Imperial Russia."
Anatomy of a Murder MONIKA GREENLEAF, Monika Greenleaf is the author of "Pushkin and Romantic Fashion," and co-editor of "Russian Subjects: Nation, Empire, and the Culture of Russia's Golden Age." She is the Marta Sutton Weeks Faculty Scholar in the Humanities at Stanford University, where she teaches in the departments of Slavic languages and comparative literature
Remembrance, By Alexander Pushkin
TRAVEL
Portugal's Azores Islands for Exotic Beaches, Biking KARIN ESTERHAMMER, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Traveler's Notes . . . TIMES STAFF AND WIRES
Universal Opening 2nd Orlando Theme Park
The View From Heavenly JOSH MEYER, TIMES STAFF WRITER. Josh Meyer is a writer in The Times' Metro section
Summertime Favorites for the Frugal ARTHUR FROMMER
DOT Orders Airlines to Tell More to Passengers
Cramped Traveler
The Straight Scoop
Arcane Rule Has Cruise Ships Skirting U.S. Ports CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
Weimar Moments
Readers Recommend
A New Way to Exercise Your Urge to Gamble CHRISTOPHER HALL
Cozying Up to Europe's Spa Queen LISA MARLOWE, Lisa Marlowe is a freelance writer who lives in Malibu
In Transition, Cunard Offers Discounts 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
Seeking the Waters of Paradise--Just Off 101 Freeway JOHN McKINNEY
Running Rings Around Kerry and Other Irish Sites LUCY IZON, Lucy Izon is a Toronto-based freelance writer. Internet http://www .izon.com
Paying at the Pump
Kingdom In The Clouds STUART RIDSDALE, Stuart Ridsdale is a Hong Kong-based freelance writer
Blue Lagoon, Black Pearls BARRY VAN WAGNER, Barry Van Wagner is a photographer and writer in Pinole, Calif
NRA Fires Off a Museum of Guns ASSOCIATED PRESS
From Pebble Beach to St. Andrews, Women Golfers Are Coming to the Fore SUSAN SPANO, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
ENTERTAINMENT
The Art Director LORENZA MUNOZ
Record Rack ROBERT HILBURN
What If Teens Rocked the Vote? SHAWN HUBLER, Shawn Hubler is a columnist for The Times' Metro section. Her e-mail address is shawn.hubler@latimes.com
10 More Podium Appearances
With Deepest Attitude DEANNE STILLMAN, Deanne Stillman is a freelancer who has also written for films and television
Three Keys to Powerful Playing DON HECKMAN
The Producers ERIC HARRISON
From Here to 1954
Inclusiveness on Trial SCARLET CHENG, Scarlet Cheng is an occasional contributor to Calendar
At Least Music in 'Rushmore' Is Easy to Like ROBERT HILBURN
The Editor LORENZA MUNOZ
The Wilshire's Make-Over Gets Rave Reviews DON SHIRLEY, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
The Sound Mixers SUSAN KING
The Catch-All Catches Flak : With a history of serving as stand-ins if no other category fits, honorary Oscars can stir debate. DAVID EHRENSTEIN, David Ehrenstein writes about film from Los Angeles and is the author of "Open Secret: Gay Hollywood 1928-1998."
Small Faces
Best Bets / MARCH 21-27, 1999
Academic Questioning DAMIEN BONA, Damien Bona is the co-author, with Mason Wiley, of "Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards" (Ballantine)
In No One's Shadow MARY McNAMARA, Mary McNamara is a Times staff writer
The Agony and Ecstasy ROBERT W. WELKOS, Robert W. Welkos is a Times staff writer
How They Stack Up
Our Critics' Predictions
Oscar's Monday Moves
The Long and the Elfman of It
'Life' Lessons
Roy Christopher / Production Designer STEVE HOCHMAN
One of These Costly Nights STEVE HOCHMAN
Laid Bare to the Corps ELAINE DUTKA, Elaine Dutka is a Times staff writer
The Visual Effects Specialists ERIC HARRISON
Strangers in Good Company AMY WALLACE, Amy Wallace is a Times staff writer
Bidding Hello to Spring SUZANNE MUCHNIC
The Makeup Artists KATHLEEN CRAUGHWELL
Unforgettable in Every Way BETTY FREEMAN, Betty Freeman is a retired Los Angeles public school principal and teacher. She is currently a member of the California Writers Club
Back From the Brink : With 'Spider,' Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse returns from a life-threatening episode. STEVE HOCHMAN, Steve Hochman writes regularly for Calendar
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