What happened on January 16, 2000

NEWS

MAGAZINE

OPINION

Bring Courage Back Into Fashion By Franklin E. Zimring, Franklin E. Zimring teaches law at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall and is the author of "American Youth Violence" (Oxford University Press, 1998)
A Merger That Puts New York on Top By Mike Clough
From Clay to Ali: Extreme to Mainstream By David Dante Troutt, David Dante Troutt, a law professor at Rutgers Law School, is the author of "The Monkey Suit: Short Fiction on African Americans and Justice."
Headed for a Fall? By Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, a political historian, is the author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor" and "The Cousins' War: Religion, Politics and the Triumph of Anglo-America."
What Syria Really Wants By Howard Teicher, Howard Teicher, an international business consultant, served on the staff of the National Security Council from 1982-1987
Politics With a Populist Flavor By Michael Shifter, Michael Shifter is senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue and teaches Latin American politics at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
Immigration Lessons of a 6-Year-Old By Ruben Navarrette Jr., Ruben Navarrette Jr., a student in public administration at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the author of "A Darker Shade of Crimson: Odyssey of a Harvard Chicano" and political editor of OYE, an L.A.-based Latino men's magazine
Jack Germond By Scott Kraft, Scott Kraft is national editor of The Times
Unfinished Gun Laws
Bad Review for This Soap Opera
. . . And Sometimes, a Bit of Light
A Kick-Start for Diplomacy
Cigarettes and a Beer for African AIDS Victims By Arianna Huffington, Arianna Huffington writes a syndicated column. E-mail: arianna@ariannaonline.com
No Rest for the Wicked: Pinochet's Gift to Us All By Ariel Dorfman, Ariel Dorfman's latest novel is "The Nanny and the Iceberg" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999)
Accounting: How Firm a Foundation? By Kirk O. Hanson, Kirk O. Hanson is a senior lecturer in business ethics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he has taught since 1978
Davis Keeps Pushing Education, but Public Support Fading By Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior associate at the School of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University and a political analyst for KCAL-TV
Improvements
Tax Cut
Gil Garcetti
Leases Extended in Marina del Rey
Holocaust Denial
Ambassador Site
Gun Regulations
Stowaway Deaths
War Victims
Schoenberg
The Tragic Abuse of King's Famous 34 Words By Michael Eric Dyson, Michael Eric Dyson, the Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor at DePaul University, is author of "I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr."

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BOOKS

Blowback By Karl E. Meyer, Karl E. Meyer, a former editorialist for The New York Times, is coauthor with Shareen Blair Brysac of "Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia."
Shooting Star By Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana is the author of several books, including "Let It Bleed," "Gone Tomorrow," "Resentment" and, most recently, "Three Month Fever," the story of Andrew Cunanan
Don't Make Friends With the Dead By Richard Stansberger
Available Light By Jonathan Levi
Love Hurts By Paula L. Woods, Paula L. Woods is the author of "Inner City Blues: A Charlotte Justice Novel."
Star Trek By Robert Lee Hotz, Robert Lee Hotz is a Times science writer
No Why Here By Michael Frank
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah By Zachary Karabell, Zachary Karabell is the author of the forthcoming "The Last Campaign: How Harry Truman Won the 1948 Election."
L.A. Confidential Banner By Eugen Weber, Eugen Weber is the author of, most recently, "Apocalypses: Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs Through the Ages."
In the Room of a Thousand Miles By Billy Collins
First Fiction By Mark Rozzo
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
Southern California Rating: FICTION 1 FALSE MEMORY by...

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What happened on January 16, 2000

NEWS

Amtrak Upgrading Trains on Coastal Run By Sally Ann Connell, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Going Back to Find Lavinia By Lisa Richardson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Web Site to List Artworks Lost to the Nazis By Carol J. Williams, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In Japan, Sex-Crime Victims Endure in Silence By Eric Prideaux, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Unionizing Is Catch-22 for Illegal Immigrants By Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITER

NFL Wife's Death a Shadow on Playoffs By Rex W. Huppke, ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Bullying Starts Here By Jose Cardenas, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Mission Statement By Renee Tawa, TIMES STAFF WRITER

As Kids Grow Up, a Mom Must Carefully Evaluate Her Path By Vicki Iovine

What Color Do We Paint the Bad Guys? By Sandy Banks

A Gripping World of Mafia, Money, Many Secrets By Margo Kaufman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Why Aardvark Lives Underground By Joyce L. Glazier

Capital Begins Observance of Martin Luther King Day By Janelle Carter, ASSOCIATED PRESS

All-American Swiss Army Knives By Clare Nullis, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Disabled Koreans Face Official Neglect, Abuse By Kyong-hwa Seok, ASSOCIATED PRESS

High-Stakes Battle Erupts Over Famous Paintings By George Jahn, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lumberyard Owner Scores Logging Industry By John Flesher, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mom Jailed for Overdue Library Books From Associated Press

Ethnic Mixture Makes Village a Cypriot Model By Hamza Hendawi, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gore Tackles Race Issue With Entry Into Flag Fray By Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Illegal Migrants Take Interstates to Mid-America By Hector Tobar, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Balkan Warlord 'Arkan' Is Killed By Paul Watson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

If We Silence Bigots, How Do We Measure Our Progress? By Patt Morrison

Patt Morrison substitutes today for columinst Mike Downey... By Mike Downey

A Web of Information on Candidates, Issues By Janet Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clinton Urges More Funds to Enforce Civil Rights Laws From Reuters

Bush, McCain Tax Fight Intensifies By Ronald Brownstein and T. Christian Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Federal Officials Sought to Preview Scripts, ABC Says By Elizabeth Jensen and Paul Brownfield, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Bradley Was Paid From Farm Subsidy Associated Press

Latin Gains Displayed During Albright Tour By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

2 Earthquakes Strike, Killing 4, Hurting 400 From Times Wire Reports

Assad Reportedly Won't Meet Barak From Times Wire Reports

Israel Puts West Bank Withdrawal on Hold From Times Wire Reports

Japan's Law on Sects Spurs Debate By Valerie Reitman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Landslide Kills Woman as She Watches Husband Surf By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

HMO Bill Would Ensure Right to Trial Over Disputes By Kristi Garrett, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rap Show Ends in Melee After Crowd Breaks In From Associated Press

Elliot Richardson's Service, Act of Defiance Remembered From the Washington Post

In Singapore, Doors Open but Don't Swing By Jasmina Kuzmanovic, ASSOCIATED PRESS

27 Years Under Suspicion End for Anguished Spouse By Sharon Cohen, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Letterman Puts a Light Spin on Bypass Surgery From Associated Press

Can Monty Hall Put Cathedral City on the Map? By Diana Marcum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

St. Vincent Worries Its Future's Going to Pot By Mark Fineman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

MAGAZINE

Rough Cut By Leslee Komaiko

Hilo Hattie Comes to Haole Land By Mary Melton

Unlucky In Love By Ed Leibowitz

L.A. Bedtime Story By Debra J. Hotaling

Is the world ready for a friendly Wally George? By Stephen Lemons

If You Got It . . . By Mark Ehrman

Nourishing a Family Tree After One of Its Leaves Has Fallen By James Ricci

Blood Sweat And Tears By David Davis, David Davis is a freelance writer living in Los Angeles

Up against the wall, Palm Springs trendies! By Ann Japenga

Life and Death on Mt. Baldy By Shane Dubow

Formally French By S. Irene Virbila

Scent of a LACMA By Mary Melton

Reaching for the Sky By Michael Webb

Whom Are You Collecting? By Leslee Komaiko

OPINION

Bring Courage Back Into Fashion By Franklin E. Zimring, Franklin E. Zimring teaches law at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall and is the author of "American Youth Violence" (Oxford University Press, 1998)

A Merger That Puts New York on Top By Mike Clough

From Clay to Ali: Extreme to Mainstream By David Dante Troutt, David Dante Troutt, a law professor at Rutgers Law School, is the author of "The Monkey Suit: Short Fiction on African Americans and Justice."

Headed for a Fall? By Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips, a political historian, is the author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor" and "The Cousins' War: Religion, Politics and the Triumph of Anglo-America."

What Syria Really Wants By Howard Teicher, Howard Teicher, an international business consultant, served on the staff of the National Security Council from 1982-1987

Politics With a Populist Flavor By Michael Shifter, Michael Shifter is senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue and teaches Latin American politics at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service

Jack Germond By Scott Kraft, Scott Kraft is national editor of The Times

Cigarettes and a Beer for African AIDS Victims By Arianna Huffington, Arianna Huffington writes a syndicated column. E-mail: arianna@ariannaonline.com

No Rest for the Wicked: Pinochet's Gift to Us All By Ariel Dorfman, Ariel Dorfman's latest novel is "The Nanny and the Iceberg" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999)

Accounting: How Firm a Foundation? By Kirk O. Hanson, Kirk O. Hanson is a senior lecturer in business ethics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he has taught since 1978

Davis Keeps Pushing Education, but Public Support Fading By Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior associate at the School of Politics and Economics at Claremont Graduate University and a political analyst for KCAL-TV

The Tragic Abuse of King's Famous 34 Words By Michael Eric Dyson, Michael Eric Dyson, the Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor at DePaul University, is author of "I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr."

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

New Writing Classes in Spring By Dennis Mclellan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Michelle Holden at a New Chapter in Her Life--Chapter 7 By Ann W. O'neill

TV Goes Off as Kids Tune In to Reading By Roberto J. Manzano

No Compromise for Children's Vaccine By Dr. Paul Qaqundah, Dr. Paul Qaqundah is board-certified in pediatrics, allergy and immunology, and practices in Huntington Beach

The Light Rail Solution: Orange, Santa Ana Need to Get Aboard By Sarah L. Catz, Sarah L. Catz is a member of the Orange County Transportation Authority board

Clinton Proposes Avalanche of Rules to Seal His Environmental Legacy By John Hughes, ASSOCIATED PRESS