What happened on July 02, 2000
BOOKS
The Star-Spangled Novel By Russell Banks, Russell Banks is the author of the recent collection of stories, "The Angel on the Roof," and the novels "Cloudsplitter" and "Rule of the Bone." He is the Howard G. B. Clarke university professor in the Humanities, Emeritus, at Princeton University. His essay appeared in the June issue of Harper's magazine and is published in Book Review with the kind permission of the author and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Wood Nymph By Michael Mcclure, Michael McClure is a poet, novelist and playwright whose most recent book is "Touching the Edge: Dharma Devotions."
Witness for the Prosecution By Geoffrey O'Brien, Geoffrey O'Brien is the author of "The Browser's Ecstasy" and "Dream Time: Chapters from the Sixties."
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Honor and Duty By Anna Gorman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Curves Ahead By Josef Woodard, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Money Is No Solution in Fire Case By Allen Robert Carrozza, Allen Robert Carrozza lives in Matilija Canyon
The Spirit of Freedom, Embodied in Their Work By Beverly Kelley, Beverly Kelley teaches in the Communication Department at Cal Lutheran University. Address e-mail to kelley@clunet.edu
CSU's Rising Star By Solomon Moore, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Attack of the Public School Time Wasters By William Chitwood, William Chitwood, a former junior high school teacher, is a private-sector language arts instructor who lives in La Canada Flintridge
Lights, Camera, Picnic? By Kimit A. Muston, Kimit A. Muston is a North Hollywood writer
Good-Neighbor Policy Charts a Rational Course for CSU By Robert Oliphant, Robert Oliphant is the executive director of Californians for Community College Equity. He is a former professor of English at Cal State Northridge
Shortsighted Health Care Policy Has System in Critical Condition By Marian Bergeson, Marian Bergeson of Newport Beach is a former state senator and past member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Noise, Not Information, Is Target By Gerald A. Silver and Myrna L. Silver, Gerald A. Silver is president of Homeowners of Encino, and Myrna L. Silver is a writer. They are residents of Encino
OPINION
The True Test Will Come After the Results Are In By M. Delal Baer, M. Delal Baer is chairman and senior fellow, Mexico Project Center for Strategic and International Studies
Clinton's Woes Open Door to Four-Way Race By Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips is the author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor." His most recent book is "The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics and the Triumph of Anglo-America."
A Theater of the Absurd Before Electoral Reform By Stanley Meisler, Stanley Meisler served as a foreign correspondent for The Times for 25 years
The Liberal Republican By David M. O'Brien, David M. O'Brien is a professor at the University of Virginia and author of a number of books on the Supreme Court, including "Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics."
Milosevic Should Not Escape Unpunished By Susan Blaustein, Susan Blaustein, a journalist, is a senior consultant with International Crisis Group
A Former Hero Nearly Humiliated By Tendayi S. Kumbula, Tendayi S. Kumbula teaches journalism at Ball State University. He spent 17 years in exile before returning to his native Zimbabwe in 1981 after Robert Mugabe came to power
Aileen Adams By Cynthia H. Craft, Cynthia H. Craft is editor of the California Journal
Call Him Monsieur Lewis By Bruce Mccall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker and Vanity Fair
The American Dream Proved Harder Than Surviving a War By Jung-woo Oh, Jung-woo Oh is an English teacher in Seoul. He returned to South Korea in 1996 with his father's ashes and his family. E-mail: ohjustin@hotmail.com
State Doesn't Need to Builda New Prison By Rose Braz, Rose Braz is a criminal defense attorney in Oakland and program director for Critical Resistance: Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex, a national organization challenging prison expansion
Seeing Red Over High Gas Prices? Don't Blame the Greens By Jamie Court and Tim Hamilton, Jamie Court, a consumer advocate with the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, and Tim Hamilton, of the Automotive Trades Organization of California, are members of California Atty. Gen. Bill Lockyer's Gas Pricing Task Force
Quackenbush's Lesson for the GOP: Steer Clear of Scandal By Tony Quinn, Tony Quinn is co-editor of the "California Target Book," a nonpartisan analysis of state legislative and congressional campaigns
TRAVEL
True Grit and Grace By Robert G. Pushkar, Robert G. Pushkar is a freelance writer and photographer in Wakefield, Mass
Crown Odyssey Returns, With a Worldly Agenda By 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
Scaling North Dome for a Peak View of Half Dome By John Mckinney, John McKinney is the author of "Day Hiker's Guide to California's State Parks" (Olympus Press, $14.95)
Two Rounds of Country Swing By Lucretia Bingham, Lucretia Bingham is a freelance writer who recently moved from Los Angeles to Old Lyme, Conn
Memories Are Made of These By Carole Christie, Carole Christie lives in St. Louis
Touring From a Tuscan Castle By Don Whitehead, Don Whitehead is a freelance writer and photographer based in Los Angeles