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HMOs Get Authority to Strike a Fair Balance By Russell Korobkin, Russell Korobkin is a professor of law at UCLA, where he specializes in health care law, contracts and negotiation
What Goes Up, Goes Up--Rarely Down By Tom Mcclintock, Tom McClintock (R-Northridge) is vice chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee
A 'Lone Ranger' or a Leader? By Jim Monaghan, Jim Monaghan is a public policy consultant who was a colleague and advisor to Gov. Roy Romer for many years in Colorado
Mercy, Rather Than Guilt, Is the Real Question Here By Richard John Neuhaus, Father Richard John Neuhaus is editor in chief of First Things, a monthly journal of religion and public life published in New York City
Readers Earn an A; Columnist Still Learning By Christine Baron, Christine Baron is a high school English teacher in Orange County. You can reach her at educ@latimes.com or (714) 966-4550
Isolation Plays a Big Hurdle for the Lakers By Pete Newell, Hall of Fame Coach Pete Newell won NCAA (California, 1959) and National Invitation Tournament (San Francisco, 1949) championships and an Olympic gold medal (Rome, 1960)