Archive for Sunday, December 16, 2001

A Vision Lives in Death Valley

• Santa Clarita Says It’s Time for a Change in Diaper Disposal By Richard Fausset

• Historic Mansion to Be a Cultural Center By Stanley Allison

• Toy Giveaway ‘Truly a Miracle’ This Year By Kurt Streeter

• Casa Romantica Culture’s New Home By Stanley Allison

• Mariachi Music Strikes Chord With Students Seeking Roots By Fred Alvarez

• Mariachi Music Teacher Helps Oxnard Youth Discover Roots By Fred Alvarez

• The Man Behind the Arts Scene By Vivian Letran

• Students, Parents Examine Ideas for a Safer School By Tina Borgatta

• He Turned a Dream Into Reality: ‘If You Build It, They Will Come’ By Cecilia Rasmussen

• At Kid’s Cafe Program, It Is All Comfort Food By Lisa Leff

• Ardito Desio, 104; Led First Conquest of Second-Highest Peak

• For Some, It’s Better Not to Give By H G. Reza

• Salmon Preservation Runs Into Roadblock By Nicholas K. Geranios

• Curbside Traffic Resumes at LAX By Cara Mia Dimassa

• Emergency Corps Is Willing, but Funding Setup Is Weak By Andrea Perera

• Church Welcomes an Atheist as Teacher By Cara Mia Dimassa

• Shrinking Numbers of Alaskan Otters Puzzle Scientists By Mary Pemberton

• Conte Candoli, 74; Trumpeter Played in ‘Tonight Show’ Band By Jon Thurber

• Residents’ Hopes Ride on a Rail Underpass By Garrett Therolf

• Art Lover Saw Gem in 1924 Relic By Vivian Letran

• Youth Hopes Hospital Project Leaves Indelible Mark By Scott Martelle

• A Hollow Holiday for Matriarch of Idaho Family By Nicholas K. Geranios

• Sheriff’s Probe Reconstructs Fatal Shootout By Beth Shuster and Sue Fox

• ‘Bedroom’ Is Top Pick of L.A. Film Critics By Susan King

• Bus Hijack Suspect Faces Theft Charges

• 10 Years as a Road Warrior By Sarah L. Catz

• Project Is Tracking Kin of Lewis & Clark Group

• The Long View for Land Use

• Memorial Set for Bill Coffman

• Local Housing Shortage Is Near, Study Warns By Margaret Talev

• William Crawford, 86; Soviet Expert Served in 5 U.S. Envoy Posts

• Woman and Teenager Found Slain in Alley

• Stop the Violence; Kids Are Watching By Adrienne Hurley

• 15 Positions Sought for Child Support Services

• Most Feel State Is in Economic Slowdown

• 2 Officers Injured as Car Hits Light Pole

• Toddler Found Floating in Spa Is Hospitalized

• Increased Death Benefit Sought for Retirees

• 2 Young Brothers Die in House Fire

• Lot Line Rules May Block Housing Plan By Bettina Boxall

• Does Goodwin Know Where to ‘Find People to Kill People?’ By Dana Parsons

• Man, 4 Dogs Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver

• Congestion’s Root Clause

• Emergency Corps Irked by Lack of Public Funds By Andrea Perera

• Betty Blowtorch Singer Killed in Car Crash

• Soto an Ally in AIDS Fight

• 2 Young Brothers Killed in House Fire By Anna Gorman

• House OKs Korean War Medal, Navy Funding Bill

• Directors Guild Board Urges Contract Approval

• Rufus Thomas, 84; Singer Boosted Sun Records Before Elvis

• Two Held in Beating of Guard at Apartment By Tina Borgatta

• First Fault Within San Francisco Discovered

• Odorico Liu Ho-Teh, 90; Vatican Official in China for 51 Years

• Welcome Mat Out for Cycling N.Y. Firefighters

Reference Books That Can Help Around the House

• A Mediterranean Treasure, at a King’s Ransom By Ruth Ryon

• How to Prevent Mold Growth, or to Get Rid of It By Diane Wedner

• Mold By Diane Wedner

• Owners Get the Runaround on Insurance Claim By Donie Vanitzian and Stephan Glassman

• Proper Storage Cuts Clutter Problems

• Shedding Some Light on Home Energy Use

• A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Home Interest Rates By Jack Guttentag

• Junk Fees Are What’s Behind That Great ‘Low Rate’ By Kenneth R. Harney

Suites of San Francisco

• Native Americana By Michael T. Jarvis

• Whose Art Is It Anyway? By Anne-Marie O'Connor

• The Tigers’ Tale By Sam Quinones

• Heeling Power

• Turning a New Leaf By Lenny Kleinfeld

• Un-Haughty French By S. Irene Virbila

• Mulletheads, Reunite!

• A Designer with a Cushy Position By Ginny Cheien

• A Hit Man’s Guilt By Fred Dickey

• For Your Nails Only By Heather John

• Reflecting on Civic Duty and Cynicism By James Ricci

• Temple of Bafflement By Leslee Komaiko

Jazzing It Down

• Ram-Steeler Finale Is in the Chips By Mike Penner

• It’s Part of Sport

• Raiders Win When Flutie Flakes Out By Sam Farmer

• For UCLA, It’s Nearly UCI-yi-yi By Steve Henson

• Michigan State Streak Hits 50

• On Road to Losin’ for Morris Brown

• Last-Minute Victory Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive

• Making Progress in Baby Steps By J A. Adande

• Cavaliers Can’t Stop Iverson

• Kings Do Just Enough By Lonnie White

• Witty: a Sydney Summerand a Winter in Salt Lake

• As Usual, Nuggets Rocky By Mark Heisler

• Quarterbacks Finally Get Some Protection By Bob Oates

• Brisman Helps Huskies to Upset By Ben Bolch

• Cowens Is Fired by Warriors

• Jackson Finds Motivating Force By Steve Springer

• Barnes’ World-Renowned Work Is Stroke of Genius By Steve Springer

• Don’t Call This an Off-Season By Thomas Bonk

• If You Listen to King, You Haven’t Learned By Jeff Jacobs

• Team That Will Live in Infamy?

• Ruiz-Holyfield III a Draw

• Two-Sport Athlete Keeps Elevating Goals By Eric Sondheimer

• No Storybook Ending for the 49ers By Eric Stephens

• Second Place Makes Kwan Comfortable By Helene Elliott

• Canada Is at Full Strength By Helene Elliott

• WOMEN By Mike Terry

• Elmore’s 20 Points Lead USC’s Rout of Nevada By Mike Terry

• Pittsburgh at Baltimore 5:30 p.m., ESPN By Mike Penner

• The Life of Riley Not So Easy These Days

• SOUTHLAND By Dan Arritt

• Bibby Explores Lineup Options By Paul Gutierrez

• Gruden Back in Picture for Irish? By Sam Farmer

• Soccer Roundup

• Just What NFL Needs: a W.C. on Its Fields By Mal Florence

• Trojans Refine Focus By David Wharton

• Freshman Thompson Looks Like a Veteran By Steve Henson

• SOUTHLAND

• THE TIMES’ RANKINGS By Mark Heisler

• GIRLS’ BASKETBALL WEEK IN REVIEW

• You Could Be a Starlet By Bob Mieszerski

• Bailey Has Winning Hand By Bob Mieszerski

• World Title Has Southland Flavor By Dan Arritt

• Carl Robbins

• Loyola Loses Lead and Game to Las Vegas By Gary Klein

• St. Louis, Johnson Snuff Out Calgary

• Top Line Can’t Take Flight With One Wing By Chris Foster

• TOP 25

• Terry Bowden in the Mix

• Moore Carries Mount Union

• 49ers Help Stanford Take the Rust Off

• It Won’t Be Long Until These Guys Bolt for L.A. By T J. Simers

• Seattle Gets Cirillo in Trade

• MEN By Mike Bresnahan

• Ohno Sets World Record at Speedskating Trials

• BOYS’ BASKETBALL WEEK IN REVIEW

• Playoff Possibilities

• KEEP IT BETWEEN THE TACKLES AND BLAME THE MESSENGER By Mike Penner

• Touchdown Record Broken

• Orange County Gets a Kick Out of Sprague for Victory By John Klima

• Narbonne Loses First in New York

• Defensemen Getting to the Point By Lonnie White

• Messing Up Outside Chance By Elliott Teaford

A New Slant on Pisa

• An Inside View of London’s Elite By Don Whitehead

• For Desert, Tucson By Craig Nakano

• High-Tech Messaging Smooths the Flight Path By Jane Engle

• On the Road, Being a Woman ‘of a Certain Age’ Has Certain Advantages By Susan Spano

• Peel Away From the Strip at Sprawling New Vegas Resort

• Viewing Boulders and Bay From a Perch on Top of Saddle Peak By John Mckinney

• Free for the Asking: Alberta Guide

• Readers Recommend

• Traveler’s Note

• New Year’s Eve in Vegas? It’s Not Too Late

• Getting a Jump on Parking at the Airport

• In a Season of Bargains, a Handful of Standouts By Arthur Frommer

• Californians to Benefit as More Ships Ply West Coast’s Waters By Harry Basch and Shirley Slater

• Stocking Stuffers for the Footloose By Lucy Izon

• Tourism Reaches New Depths in New Zealand

• FILMS & PROGRAMS

• Flying Through Britain With Harry Potter

• For Women, a Place to Be Home on the Horse By Karin Esterhammer

• Scenic Maui Route Closed for Repairs on Weekdays

• Seeking Holiday Tradition and Togetherness By Eileen Ogintz

• This Week’s Holidays

• Torches, Fireworks Light Aspen’s Winterskol By Ellen Melinkoff

• Travel on the Internet

• Deal of the Week: European Cruises

• California Corner: Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

Social Circuits

• Vivendi OKs $10-Billion Deal to Buy Diller’s USA By Corie Brown and Richard Verrier

• Filling in the Holes on a Porous Border By Elizabeth Mehren

• Disregard for Health Is Killing Russians By John Daniszewski

• U.S. to Help Philippines Battle Terrorist Threat By Richard C. Paddock

• Erstwhile Actress Finds Role of a Lifetime Near Ground Zero By Helen O'Neill

• The Nouveau Austerity By Shawn Hubler and Mimi Avins

• Afghans Staking Hopes on Concrete Results By Carol J. Williams

• Al Qaeda Fighters Take Hits, Foes Say By Megan K. Stack and David Lamb

• Taiwan’s Tempest in a Rice Wine Bottle By Henry Chu

• Divide-and-Conquer Land Laws Hurt Blacks By Todd Lewan and Dolores Barclay

• Meditation Camp: 11 Days to an Enlightened You By Roberto Loiederman

• India, Pakistan Trade Harsh Rhetoric

• What’s for Dinner, Rachel? By Sue Alexander

• A Narrow Escape From Darkness Into the Light By Jerry Schwartz

• Nev. Loses Round Against Nuclear Site

• Social Circuits: A Musical Gala

• Racial Wounds Don’t Heal With Time in Cincinnati By Stephanie Simon

• Book Reviews by Kids

• EU to Send Peacekeepers to Join Afghanistan Force By Sebastian Rotella

• Out of the Frying Pan, Into His Diplomatic Element By William Orme

• Bush Chides Senate, Urges Tax Vote By David G. Savage

• Air Pollution Harmful to Babies, Fetuses, Studies Say By Gary Polakovic

• Fraudulent Passports Key Weapon for Terrorists By Sebastian Rotella, David Zucchino, and Craig Pyes

• Bahrain Taking High Road Toward Future By Michael Slackman

• Less-Leaning Pisa Tower Reopens to the Public

• Identity Crisis Plaguing Global Security By David Zucchino and Craig Pyes Sebastian Rotella

• U.S. Recalls Mideast Envoy Amid Violence By Tracy Wilkinson

• ‘The D’oh! of Homer’? An Animated Discussion

• Number of Tigers Holds Steady in Reserve Census

• Judge to Rule in Wal-Mart Case Against City of Reno

• Commission Criticizes Proposal to Redirect Smithsonian Projects

• Reformer Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison

• Scientists See Health Boost From Sweat

• Prison Fire Kills at Least 25 Inmates

• Damaged Lung Cancels Transplant

• Marines’ Mission Winding Down By Tony Perry

• Rumsfeld Visits Caucasus Nations By John Hendren

• Job Loss in State Worst in a Decade By Marla Dickerson and Stuart Silverstein

• JOKES & RIDDLES

• Separatist Violence Across Kashmir Leaves 16 Dead

• State Backs Off Crackdown at DMV

• Anthrax Still in Senate Building By Megan Garvey

• P.R. Firm Upbraided by Morgan State Students

• Jail Window Screws Modified After Escape

• Wrong Set of Remains From Jet Crash Buried

• The Dead

• New Perspectives From Old Vienna By Vanessa Gera

• U.S. to Launch Operation Dessert Storm

• Czech Court Bars Extradition of Uzbek Opposition Leader By David Holley and Iva Drapalova

• French Taliban Fighter Detained at Hospital

• Aussie Al Qaeda Soldier to Be Handed to U.S.

• 2 Held in Killing of U.S. Embassy Guard

• A Tale of Two Santas, and Lots of Helpers By Sandy Banks

• City Liquor Chief Gets DUI Ticket

• Old Space Station Crew Heads Home

• Unusual Butterfly Show Is Sending Visitors’ Hearts Aflutter By Deepti Hajela

• Italy No. 1 in Aging Population By Robert A. Rosenblatt

• New Anti-Terror Law Brings Consternation By Martha Mendoza

• Home for Disabled Catches Fire; 18 Die

• Explosion at McDonald’s Kills 1, Injures 30

• Teen Sex Offenders Find Past Catching Up With Them By Dee-Ann Durbin

• Wal-Mart Is Sued in Child Fondling Case

• QUESTION CORNER

• Chicago Opens Police Corruption Case

• Ebola Death Toll Grows to 11, Health Agency Says

• Federal Investigators Among Those Arrested in Mexican Drug Raids

• Nevada PUC Challenged on Rate Hikes

• Living the ‘Best’ Life? It’s Somewhere Between Dessert and a Decaf By Jeanne Marie Laskas

• Winter Storms Hit West Hard

• Out of the Blue: Spokane Gets an Unwelcome California Jolt By Tom Gorman

• Killer of Boy Has Prison Term Eased

• U.S. Freezes Alleged Terrorist Fund Source By Chuck Neubauer and Lisa Getter Josh Meyer

• ‘Blueprint’ for London Attack Found, Paper Says

• In a Region Stuck on Autocracy, Bahrain Has a Different Idea By Michael Slackman

• Texas Man Free With DNA Help

• Anthrax Vaccine May Be Offered to Wider Group By Megan Garvey

• Patriotic Theme Colors Christmas ‘01 By Rex W. Huppke

• 3-Minute Film Salutes American Character, Clip by Clip By Dana Calvo

• Final Trade Center Wall Removed

Biotech Companies Trying to Milk Cloning for Profit

• Stocks End the Week Down Sharply

• L.A. Swimsuit Industry Feels Economic Chill By Marla Dickerson

• New Software Lets Viewers Choose DVD Film’s Rating By Dave Wilson

• Temporary Tax Credit Is a Gift for Savers By Kathy M. Kristof

• Sept. 11 Triggered a Rush to Insurers

• Deducting Big Losses a Lengthier Process Than Racking Them Up By Liz Pulliam Weston

Living Life By Embracing Death

• A Dark and Wayward Book By D J. Carlile

• America’s ‘Worst First Lady’ By Carl Sferrazza Anthony

• FILM ON PAPER By Richard Schickel

• Sorrow Beyond Dreams By Thomas Curwen

• Hopper’s Secret By Lee Siegel

• From Bad to Worse By John Balzar

• Proud Flesh By Greil Marcus

• ‘The True Revolutionary Is Guided by Strong Feelings of Love’ By John Gerassi

• DISCOVERIES By Susan Salter Reynolds

• Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

• Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

• Destiny’s Child By Gina B. Nahai

Still the Tough Guy

• A Human Dimension to New Media By Scarlet Cheng

• So Smart It Hurts By John Clark

• His Colleagues Concur: ‘A Director’s Dream’

• Best Bets: December 16-22, 2001

• Sanz Gives the Synth a Rest and Reconnects

• His Very Own Scoop By Blake Green

• This Is Loosened Up By Irene Lacher

• Her Public Look at a Private Man By John Henken

• Bix and the Boys Showcased Properly By Don Heckman

• Joy Makes a Return By Robert Hilburn

• Not Just Acting Like an Adult By Don Shirley

• Now He’s Moonlighting as a Record Label Founder By Steve Hochman

• Out of the Unreal World By David Pagel

• Metamorphosis of an Outsider By Ernesto Lechner

• This Magical Battle Could Get Hairy By Marshall Fine

The Breakfast Club

• New Zealand’s Flower By Emily Green

• Tea: It’s Not Just for Drinking Anymore By Barbara Hansen

• Family Tradition: 100 Years of Seghesio Zinfandel By Rod Smith

• Finger-Licking Food By Abby Mandel

• The Yule Almendrado By Barbara Hansen

• L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist

• The Restaurateurs of the Sixth Grade By Charles Perry

• Gifts for the Cook Who Has Everything By Donna Deane

• Enjoy Peace of Mind in Baking Season By Carla Williams

Hate Hits the Mainstream

• Culture Shock By Charles Lindholm

• Coming Change Bodes Ill By Said K. Aburish

• Got Flu? Keep It to Yourself By Wendy Orent

• A Get-Fit Plan for Physical Education By Greg Critser

• Right and Left: Gloom Enough to Go Around By Gale Holland

• The Way to Make Amends By David Corn

• Sept. 11 Payout Conundrum

• Pervez Musharraf’s Extremist Dilemma By Zaffar Abbas

• Silence Is Still Golden By John Balzar

• Grab the Bargain, Gov. Davis

• Great Presidents Inspire Us By Robert E. Hunter

• Bush Can’t Operate as a One-Man Act By Bruce Ackerman

• Reality Test for Energy Plan

• Don’t Make the Police an Arm of the INS By Randy Jurado Ertll and Marvin Andrade