What happened on October 29, 2000

NEWS

BOOKS

What Ever Happened to Robinson Jeffers? By David Rains Wallace, David Rains Wallace is the author, most recently, of "The Monkey's Bridge: Mysteries of Evolution in Central America." He is a recipient of the John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing
Ouija By Patricia Zontelli, From "Red Cross Dog: Poems" by Patricia Zontelli, (New Rivers Press: 84 pp., $12.95 paper)
Strange Brew By Eugen Weber, Eugen Weber is a contributing writer to Book Review and the author of "Apocalypses: Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages."
Dangerously Plain By James Longenbach, James Longenbach is the author of "Threshold," a collection of poems. He teaches at the University of Rochester
The Brodsky Paradox By John Bayley, John Bayley is the author of numerous works, including "Leo Tolstoy," "The Red Hat: A Novel" and "Elegy for Iris."
Prophet By Ann Stanford, From "In Mediterranean Air" by Ann Stanford (Viking: 88 pp., out of print)
First Fiction By Mark Rozzo
Book Calendar
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Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds

ENTERTAINMENT

Movies
Just Trying to Find His Footing By William Keck, William Keck is a Los Angeles-based writer
They're Rumors, Not Predictions By Aljean Harmetz, Aljean Harmetz is the author of "The Making of the Wizard of Oz" and "Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Making of Casablanca."
Blurring the Lines on TV's Graphic Violence By Brian Lowry, Brian Lowry is a Times staff writer
Far Down the Road, a Sudden U-Turn By Robert Hilburn
It's Not Just a Visual Style--It's a Vision By Charles Solomon
A Calling He Could Ignore No More By Mike Boehm, Mike Boehm is a Times staff writer
Ovations Plan: Spotlight the Vast L.A. Scene By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
An Evolving Form By Victoria Looseleaf, Victoria Looseleaf is a regular contributor to Calendar
From China, Strokes of Genius That Unified a Nation By Scarlet Cheng, Scarlet Cheng is a regular contributor to Calendar
Checking In With . . . PJ Harvey By Steve Appleford, Steve Appleford is a regular contributor to Calendar
Godsmack Delivers the Noise; Yoakam Brings Home the Pain By Lina Lecaro
In Brief By Steve Appleford
In Brief By Lina Lecaro
Harvey Fuses the Raw and the Lush By Natalie Nichols
In Brief By Soren Baker
Vocal Explorations Across the Spectrum By Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer
After Lean Years, Nashville's Strumming a New Tune By Deborah Barnes, Deborah Barnes is a freelance writer based in Nashville
New Modes for Modern Lives By Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer
Watch Out: This Could Get Gory By Robert W. Welkos, Robert W. Welkos is a Times staff writer

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

Outsiders May Be the Best Judges By Samuel H. Pillsbury, Samuel H. Pillsbury is a professor of law at Loyola Law School
Milosevic Mustn't Be Allowed a Quiet Retirement By Charles A. Kupchan and Diane F. Orentlicher, Charles Kupchan is the Shepardson fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and associate professor of international affairs at Georgetown University. Diane Orentlicher is professor of law at American University and a visiting scholar at Princeton University's program in law and public affairs
Once Wooed, Now Nearly Forgotten By David R. Ayon, David R. Ayon writes on U.S., Mexican, and Latino politics, and is a research associate at the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University
In Need of a Moral Compass By D. J. Waldie, D. J. Waldie, a Lakewood city official, is the author of "Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir."
Whichever Candidate Loses, It Won't Be a Soft Landing By Jonathan V. Last, Jonathan V. Last is a reporter at The Weekly Standard
Gore Turns Global Wins Into Loses 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."
Where's Perot When We Need Him? By Michael Kazin, Michael Kazin's latest book, with Maurice Isserman, is "America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s." He teaches history at Georgetown University
The CIA's Other Untold Scandal By Peter Kornbluh, Peter Kornbluh is a senior analyst at the National Security Archive, a public-interest documentation center, and the author of the forthcoming book, "The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability."
Lucius Battle By Norman Kempster, Norman Kempster is a foreign-policy correspondent for The Times
Voters' Still-Difficult Choice
Times Endorsements
Rogues Are in Vogue as Kim Jong Il Is Forgiven By Philip J. Cunningham, Philip J. Cunningham teaches at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok
Support for Nader Undercuts the Progressive Cause By Robert L. Borosage, Robert L. Borosage is a founder of the Campaign for America's Future and co-editor of the forthcoming book, "The Next Agenda" (Westview Press)
Lieberman Talks the Talk; Bush Lives It By Richard W. Garnett, Richard W. Garnett is an assistant professor at Notre Dame Law School. This is excerpted from a longer article that appeared in National Review online
An 'Exquisite Dilemma' Faces Nader Backers By Clancy Sigal, Clancy Sigal is a novelist and screenwriter

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

The Past Is Prologue By Lisa Leff
Wrigley Field In Los Angeles? By Patt Morrison
Jurassic Parking Lot By Darcy Rice
Where The Adventure Really Begins . . . By Leslee Komaiko
Welcome to Our 51st State--South California By James Ricci
The Human Face of War By Robert Lee Hotz, Robert Lee Hotz is a Times science writer. His last piece for the magazine was a profile of Caltech President David Baltimore
Trojan Hoarse By Rob Felton, Rob Felton is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer. This is his first storyfor the magazine
Eye Of The Beholder By Bill Sharpsteen, Bill Sharpsteen's last story for the magazine was on female dockworkers
Objects A La Mode By Kim Wong
Serene Scene By Susan Heeger
Squashing The Competition By Wanda Hennig, San Francisco-based writer Wanda Hennig is former bureau chief for the South African edition of Cosmopolitan
Grub It Is--and Ain't By Charles Perry, Charles Perry is a staff writer in The Times' Food section

TRAVEL

What happened on October 29, 2000

NEWS

Laugh Lines By Stuart Pfeifer and Jack Leonard, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Widening Their View of Los Angeles By Kim Kowsky, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Sandy Banks has the day off. By Sandy Banks

In Life . . . and in Death By Bonnie Harris, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Incredible (Kind of Creepy) Edibles By Leslee Komaiko, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Some Deathly Voices Beckon From the Other Side at Halloween By Rochelle O'Gorman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

A Surprise for Valerie By Nancy Robison, Nancy Robison's family has planted pumpkin seeds for many years. Sometimes there are as many as 24 pumpkins at a time!

Education's Failed Fads By Martha Groves, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

In Ozark Town, There's Something About the Vibe By Melissa Nelson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ancient-History Debate Thrives Into New Century By Michael Hill, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Puerto Rico's $330-Million Obsession: Cockfighting By Johanna Tuckman, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Unique Reunion Helps Onetime Residents of Orphanage Heal By Rebecca Mahoney, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Asthma Cases to Be Tracked From Associated Press

Slow-Growth Measures Crowd Ballots By Pauline Arrillaga, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hong Kong's Bamboo Scaffolding Supports a Risky High-Wire Act By Margaret Wong, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dead Sea Scrolls Puzzler: Is There More Than One Old Testament? By Richard N. Ostling, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Study Shows Older Exercisers' Strong Gains By Ira Dreyfuss, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Study: One Concussion May Lead to Another By Ira Dreyfuss, ASSOCIATED PRESS

High-Tech Snooping All in Day's Work By Greg Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER

For Some Palestinians, Home Means Living in a Cross-Fire By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Hollywood Off Congressional Radar--for Now By Faye Fiore, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Foot Soldiers Fight to Boost Turnout By Eric Bailey, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Pill Doesn't Alter Abortion Ethics, RU-486 Creator Says By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Speed Beats Need in State School Funding By Doug Smith, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

Creature Chronicles By Mike Downey

2 Cole Sailors Are Laid to Rest Times Wire Services

War to Crush Terrorist Group May Have Set Stage for Cole Attack By Mark Fineman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Top 3 Military Officials in Peru Resign From Associated Press

Ulster Unionist Head Wins Party Vote From Times Wire Reports

Pinochet in Hospital With Pneumonia From Times Wire Reports

11 Pro-Government Vigilantes Arrested From Times Wire Reports

Kosovo Albanians Jam Polls in 1st Free Election By Paul Watson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Students or No Students, One District Claims Its Piece of the Pie By Doug Smith, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

White Supremacists Defy Rain, Jeers in Idaho By Kim Murphy, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Immigrants' Dollars Help Shape American Politics By Elizabeth Shogren, TIMES STAFF WRITER

As Nominees Stump, Camps Talk Up Role of Grass-Roots Support By Maria L. La Ganga and James Gerstenzang, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Federal Workers Stuffing Campaign Coffers By Alan C. Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Wary San Diego Hopes This Raid Is Peaceful By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A Place for the Gay and Gray By Diana Marcum, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Senate Race Turns Party Drug Debate Upside Down By Greg Krikorian, TIMES STAFF WRITER

24-Hour Stopgap Funding Approved, but the Budget Impasse Remains By Nick Anderson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Clinton Signs Stronger Violence Against Women Law From Associated Press

O.C. Arrests 3 in '89 Slaying of Ex-Officer By Stuart Pfeifer and Jack Leonard, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

New Era About to Dawn for Space Station By Peter Pae, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Autumn Artillery By Susan King, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Building the Dream on Overtime By Lisa Girion, LOS ANGELES TIMES

Workday Voting Window By Lisa Girion

TV Costumer Wants to Wear New Hat as Specialty Therapist By Susan Vaughn, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

In a Manner of Speaking, She Offers Polite Advice By Susan Vaughn, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

BOOKS

What Ever Happened to Robinson Jeffers? By David Rains Wallace, David Rains Wallace is the author, most recently, of "The Monkey's Bridge: Mysteries of Evolution in Central America." He is a recipient of the John Burroughs Medal for Nature Writing

Ouija By Patricia Zontelli, From "Red Cross Dog: Poems" by Patricia Zontelli, (New Rivers Press: 84 pp., $12.95 paper)

Strange Brew By Eugen Weber, Eugen Weber is a contributing writer to Book Review and the author of "Apocalypses: Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages."

Dangerously Plain By James Longenbach, James Longenbach is the author of "Threshold," a collection of poems. He teaches at the University of Rochester

The Brodsky Paradox By John Bayley, John Bayley is the author of numerous works, including "Leo Tolstoy," "The Red Hat: A Novel" and "Elegy for Iris."

Prophet By Ann Stanford, From "In Mediterranean Air" by Ann Stanford (Viking: 88 pp., out of print)

First Fiction By Mark Rozzo

Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds

ENTERTAINMENT

Just Trying to Find His Footing By William Keck, William Keck is a Los Angeles-based writer

They're Rumors, Not Predictions By Aljean Harmetz, Aljean Harmetz is the author of "The Making of the Wizard of Oz" and "Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Making of Casablanca."

Blurring the Lines on TV's Graphic Violence By Brian Lowry, Brian Lowry is a Times staff writer

Far Down the Road, a Sudden U-Turn By Robert Hilburn

It's Not Just a Visual Style--It's a Vision By Charles Solomon

A Calling He Could Ignore No More By Mike Boehm, Mike Boehm is a Times staff writer

Ovations Plan: Spotlight the Vast L.A. Scene By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer

An Evolving Form By Victoria Looseleaf, Victoria Looseleaf is a regular contributor to Calendar

From China, Strokes of Genius That Unified a Nation By Scarlet Cheng, Scarlet Cheng is a regular contributor to Calendar

Checking In With . . . PJ Harvey By Steve Appleford, Steve Appleford is a regular contributor to Calendar

Godsmack Delivers the Noise; Yoakam Brings Home the Pain By Lina Lecaro

In Brief By Steve Appleford

In Brief By Lina Lecaro

Harvey Fuses the Raw and the Lush By Natalie Nichols

In Brief By Soren Baker

Vocal Explorations Across the Spectrum By Don Heckman, Don Heckman is The Times' jazz writer

After Lean Years, Nashville's Strumming a New Tune By Deborah Barnes, Deborah Barnes is a freelance writer based in Nashville

New Modes for Modern Lives By Diane Haithman, Diane Haithman is a Times staff writer

Watch Out: This Could Get Gory By Robert W. Welkos, Robert W. Welkos is a Times staff writer