What happened on September 26, 1999
BOOKS
Great Expectations By Susie Linfield, Susie Linfield teaches in the Cultural Reporting and Criticism Program at New York University and is a contributing writer to Book Review
Great Expectations By Thomas Lynch, Thomas Lynch is the author of "The Undertaking" and "Still Life in Milford."
Quick Fix By Jonathan Levi, Jonathan Levi is a contributing writer to Book Review
Memory Palace By Vivian Gornick, Vivian Gornick is the author of several books, including "The End of the Novel of Love" and "Approaching Eye Level."
Unzipped By Susan Griffin, Susan Griffin is the author of "What Her Body Thought," "A Chorus of Stones" and "Bending Home."
Character Counts By Harold Evans, Harold Evans is the author of "The American Century" and former editor of The Sunday Times of London and The Times of London
Home Alone By Paula L. Woods, Paula L. Woods is the author of "Inner City Blues."
First Fiction By Mark Rozzo, Mark Rozzo is a contributing writer to Book Review
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Millennial Mahatma By Kristina Sauerwein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Double the Pleasure By Catherine Blake, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Underexposed By Josef Woodard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Bill Would Ease Way for Transit Zone By Robert M. Hertzberg, Assembly member Robert Hertzberg (D-Sherman Oaks) represents the 40th Assembly District
When Hate Thwarts Potential, We All Lose By Wally Knox, Assemblyman Wally Knox (D-Los Angeles) represents portions of the San Fernando Valley and Westside
Local Trustee, Local Accountability By Tony Cardenas, Democratic Assemblyman Tony Cardenas represents the northeast San Fernando Valley
Small Stories of Hope, Inspiration By Lorrie Nelson, Editor's note: Lorrie Nelson of Poinsettia Middle School in Ventura last week was named Ventura County Teacher of the Year. The letter of introduction and essays that helped judges to select her for that honor offer inspiring thoughts for children and former children, parents and future parents. Here is an excerpt
Reading Tips And Notes / Insights From The Classroom By Carol Jago, Carol Jago teaches English at Santa Monica High School and directs the California Reading and Literature Project at UCLA
Taking Extra Care By Jennifer Mena, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Must Wake Up to Meth Menace By Annette Padilla, Annette Padilla is a member of the Orange County Methamphetamine Task Force and director of YMCA Communities in Prevention-North, an alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention project in north Orange County
Buchanan's Wrong: Two Parties Differ By Kenneth L. Khachigian, Kenneth L. Khachigian is a veteran political strategist and former White House speech writer who practices law in Orange County. His column appears here every other week
OPINION
Crossing the (Blue) Line By David D. Dotson, David D. Dotson is a former assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
L.A. School District Can't Do It All by Itself By Les Birdsall, Les Birdsall has been a teacher and principal. He co-chaired the Early Childhood Education Committee in 1971 and directed the California School Improvement Network
Crossing the (Blue) Line By Eric Monkkonen, Eric Monkkonen, professor of history and policy studies at UCLA is the author of "Police in Urban America, 1860 to 1920."
The Politics of Foreign Policy By William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
Make TV Milosevic's Worst Nightmare By Eugene Secunda, Eugene Secunda, a professor of media studies at New York University, is writing a book about television's impact on the social and political environment in Eastern Europe
Conventional Terrorism Still Works By Bruce Hoffman, Bruce Hoffman is director of the Rand Washington office and the author of "Inside Terrorism."
'Fabulously Wealthy' Is Now a Relative Term By Charles R. Morris, Charles R. Morris, a Wall Street consultant, is the author of "Money, Greed and Risk: Why Financial Crises and Crashes Happen."
Telling the Fiction From the Fact By Jay Jennings, Jay Jennings has written for Vogue and the New York Times
Jeffrey Davidow By Sergio Munoz, Sergio Munoz is an editorial writer for The Times
Pinochet's Bad Name Will Be His Legacy By Ariel Dorfman, Ariel Dorfman is author of the play, "Death and the Maiden," and the memoir, "Heading South, Looking North" (Farrar Strauss and Giroux, 1998)
MAGAZINE
Absolutely Fabulous By Amy Wallace, Amy Wallace is a Times staff writer
Reading the Reader By Mary Mcnamara, Mary McNamara is a staff writer in The Times' Southern California Living section. Her last piece for the magazine was on Decades store owner Cameron Silver