What happened on October 08, 2000
BOOKS
Who Was Ho Chi Minh? By Carol Brightman, Carol Brightman is the author of "Writing Dangerously: Mary McCarthy and Her World." She was the founder and editor of Viet-Report and in recent years has returned to Vietnam several times to gather oral histories on the two Indochina wars
Hope Against Hope By Jonathan Levi, Jonathan Levi is a contributing writer to Book Review
Twist of Fate By Regina Marler, Regina Marler is the author of "Bloomsbury Pie: The Making of the Bloomsbury Boom" and editor of "Selected Letters of Vanessa Bell."
Wake Up Call By Cristina Nehring, Cristina Nehring teaches English literature at UCLA
His Way By Jon Wiener, Jon Wiener is the author of "Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files."
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
The Case for Measure G By John M.W. Moorlach, John M.W. Moorlach is Orange County treasurer-tax collector
The Case for Measure H By Marian Bergeson, Marian Bergeson, who lives in Newport Beach, is a former state senator and assemblywoman and county supervisor
43rd Assembly District By Bob Rector, Bob Rector is opinion page editor for the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County editions of The Times
An Audience 'Clap-Happy' in Appreciation of Creativity By Tony Gibbs, Tony Gibbs, who lives in Santa Barbara, has been an editor of and contributor to several magazines, including Yachting, The New Yorker, and Islands; he is also the author of a dozen books
Youth Profiles Paint a Picture of the Failures of Adults By Aaron Kipnis, Aaron Kipnis of Santa Barbara is president of the Fatherhood Coalition, a community group working to support young fathers. He is also a professor of psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute and author of "'Angry Young Men: How Parents, Teachers and Counselors Can Help 'Bad Boys' Become Good Men." Learn more by visiting his Web site www.malepsych.com
For Too Many Women, Home Is a Place of Assault and Pain By Gina Gutierrez, Gina Gutierrez is public relations and volunteer director of the Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
43rd Assembly District By Bob Rector, Bob Rector is opinion page editor for the San Fernando Valley and Ventura County editions of The Times
OPINION
The Debris of a Madman By Walter Russell Mead, Walter Russell Mead, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of "Mortal Splendor: The American Empire in Transition."
A Case of Too Much Love, Too Soon By Bruce J. Schulman, Bruce J. Schulman teaches history and American studies at Boston University. His new book, "The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Politics and Society," will be published next spring
A Bridgehead to Peace May Be Lost Forever By Yossi Melman, Yossi Melman is an Israeli author and journalist with the Daily Ha'aretz who specializes in intelligence and national security
The Real Choice By Kevin Phillips, Kevin Phillips is the author of "The Politics of Rich and Poor." His most recent book is "The Cousin's War: Religion, Politics and the Triumph of Anglo-America."
Living on the Kindness of Strangers By Robert A. Manning, Robert A. Manning is a senior fellow and director of Asian studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is author of "The Asian Energy Factor: Myths and Dilemmas of Energy, Security and the Pacific Future."
The National Debate Over School Funding Needs a Federal Focus By Ted Halstead and Michael Lind, Ted Halstead is president of the New America Foundation, where Michael Lind is a senior fellow. They are co-authors of the forthcoming book "The Radical Center."
Roosevelts--Betrayed and Betrayers--but Loyal in Some Ways By Susan Dunn and James Macgregor Burns, James MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn are co-authors of the forthcoming "The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America" (Atlantic Monthly Press). Burns is senior scholar at the Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland; Dunn teaches the history of ideas at Williams College
Secessionists Need to Worry About Water By Leon Furgatch, Leon Furgatch is a retired manager of community relations and educational services for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
What Happens When Genocide Poses as Science By Alexander Cockburn, Alexander Cockburn is co-author, with Jeffrey St. Clair, of "Al Gore: A User's Manual," just published by Verso
MAGAZINE
Still Trying to Get It Right By Paul Lieberman, Times staff writer Paul Lieberman last wrote for the magazine on mediumJames Van Praagh
The Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robot King By Kate Coleman, Kate Coleman is a freelance writer based in Berkeley. This is her first story for the magazine
Surf Turf By Penelope Rowlands
Me And My T By Mark Ehrman, Mark Ehrman is a frequent contributor to the magazine
Yellow Fever By Michelle Huneven, Michelle Huneven last wrote about swimsuits for the magazine