What happened on July 30, 2000
BOOKS
First, Do No Harm By Herbert Gold, Herbert Gold is the author of "Daughter Mine" and "Haiti: Best Nightmare on Earth," newly reissued by Transaction Publishers
Black Magic By Charles Corn, Charles Corn is the author of "The Scents of Eden: A History of the Spice Trade" (Kodansha) and "Distant Islands: Travels Across Indonesia" (Viking Penguin)
'Great Poet, Poor Scientist' By Michael Lind, Michael Lind is a Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation and the author of "Hamilton's Republic" and "The Alamo: An Epic."
New York, 10036 By Rhoda Koenig, Rhoda Koenig was book critic of New York magazine from 1980 to 1993 and, for its last three years, theater critic of Punch
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
ENTERTAINMENT
Not Unlike a Rolling Stone By David Gritten, David Gritten is a regular contributor to Calendar
It Doesn't Hurt to Laugh By Susan Freudenheim, Susan Freudenheim is The Times' art writer
The Bleaker Side of Metal By Isaac Guzman, Isaac Guzman is a staff writer for the New York Daily News
Just Another TV News Job Now By Elizabeth Jensen, Elizabeth Jensen is a Times staff writer
Don't Close the Books Yet By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
Unscreened Thoughts on a First Fest By Steve Lawson, Steve Lawson has been a dramatist, journalist and TV writer. When not running the Williamstown Film Festival, Lawson directs the Writers in Performance series at the Manhattan Theatre Club and is currently finishing a screenplay, "Nobody Laughed Last."
Her Brilliant but Bumpy Career By John Henken, John Henken is a frequent contributor to Calendar
Channeling His Sensitive Side By Natalie Nichols, Natalie Nichols is a regular contributor to Calendar
BUSINESS
Top 10 Stories July 24-28 By Karen Kaplan and John O'Dell and Jesus Sanchez and Bloomberg News and Sharon Bernstein and Associated Press and Elizabeth Douglass
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
For Americans, Prosperity Rests on Productivity By Wally Knox, Assemblyman Wall Knox (D-Los Angeles) represents portions of the San Fernando Valley and the Westside
With CSUCI, Access Means Opportunity By Debra S. Farar, Cal State University trustee Debra S. Farar lives in Calabasas
Invocations Remind Us of Our Purpose By John M. Sherwood, Rabbi John M. Sherwood is chair of the Ventura Interfaith Ministerial Assn. and of the Oxnard Ministerial Assn. E-mail him at rabjms@earthlink.net
When Jack and Jill's Valuation Goes Up the Hill By Dan Goodwin, Dan Goodwin is Ventura County assessor. Office locations and other information may be found at www.ventura.org/assessor
DWP Must Be Accountable on Recycling By Richard Alarcon, State Sen. Richard Alarcon (D-Sylmar) represents portions of the San Fernando Valley
'Boring' Texts No Excuse for Doing Less in High School By Carol Jago, Carol Jago teaches English at Santa Monica High School and directs the California Reading and Literature Project at UCLA. She can be reached at jago@gseis.ucla.edu
Rhetoric Can Defuse Abortion Debate By Francis J. Beckwith, Francis J. Beckwith is an associate professor of philosophy, culture and law at Trinity International University, California campus, in Santa Ana. He is a fellow of the Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity in Bannockburn, Ill., and author of numerous works on abortion, including the recently published book, "Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life" (College Press, 2000). He was a delegate from Nevada to the 1992 Republican convention in Houston
Bridging the Digital Divide Crucial to O.C.'s High-Tech Hopes By Mark Baldassare and Cheryl Katz, Mark Baldassare, professor in civic governance and public management at UC Irvine and senior fellow of the Public Policy Institute of California, and research associate Cheryl Katz are co-directors of the Orange County Annual Survey
OPINION
When Can-Do Doesn't: The Pitfalls of U.S. Power By Charles A. Kupchan, Charles A. Kupchan, a professor of international relations at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, was on the staff of the National Security Council during the first term of the Clinton administration
A Team That's Ready to Govern By Linda A. Divall, Linda A. DiVall is president of a public-research firm and was a senior advisor to Bob Dole's 1996 presidential campaign
At Last! Evidence Bush Is Too Right By Robert G. Beckel, Robert Beckel, a political analyst, served as campaign manager for Walter F. Mondale in 1984
Conservatism With a Happy Face By William Schneider, William Schneider, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a political analyst for CNN
In Accepting, Forget the Oratory, Focus on the Politics By David Kusnet, David Kusnet, a visiting fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, was chief speech writer for President Bill Clinton from 1992 through 1994
A Tired Charade of Words and Wind By Frank Gibney, Frank Gibney, president of the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College and professor of politics, is the author of "The Pacific Century."
Let's Give a Toast to Prohibition, Circa 2000 By Wayne Overbeck, Wayne Overbeck is a professor of communications at Cal State Fullerton and the author of "Major Principles of Media Law" (Harcourt College Publishing), a textbook now in its 12th edition
White Nationalists Just Love Buchanan By Leonard Zeskind, Leonard Zeskind, a 1998 MacArthur Foundation fellow, is completing a book on white nationalism for Farrar Straus Giroux
The Mexican Revolution Is Over By Sergio Munoz, Sergio Munoz is an editorial writer at The Times and occasionally writes a column on the Americas
Mexican Americans Are Now Just Family By Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a Los Angeles-based fellow at the New America Foundation
Faux Poor: Awash in Sea of Affluence By Anne Taylor Fleming, Anne Taylor Fleming is an essayist on "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer."
LAPD Needs to Engage Larger Community in Convention Plans By John Mack and Xandra Kayden, Xandra Kayden is a political scientist at UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research. John Mack is president of Los Angeles Urban League
Is Dick Cheney What Bush Means by Inclusion? By Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Earl Ofari Hutchinson is the author of "The Disappearance of Black Leadership," forthcoming from Middle Passage Press. E-mail: ehutchi344@aol.com
Frank Fahrenkopf By Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt, a contributing editor to Opinion, recently joined Sapient Corporation as a senior creative executive
MAGAZINE
Rescue101 By Joe Mozingo, Joe Mozingo is a staff writer in The Times' Metro section
Dressing Daughters By Helen Bartlett, Helen Bartlett is a writer and film producer living in Venice
JAMMIN' Like Grandma By Carolynn Carreno, Carolynn Carreno last wrote about grapefruit for the magazine