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What happened on May 06, 2001
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Mustang Herds May Be Heading Toward Corral By Scott Sonner, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Giant El Toro Park, the Will of the People By Larry Agran, Larry Agran is mayor of Irvine
Farm Area Clings to Its Roots By Daryl Kelley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Behind the Perks Was Neglect, Suit Alleges By Monte Morin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Leading Tree Hugger Branches Out By Matt Surman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Body of Woman Found at Home By Seema Mehta and Stuart Pfeifer, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
As Charity-Concert Organizer, He Rocks By Anne-marie O'connor, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fullerton Group Will Oppose Development of Coyote Hills By Jerry Hicks, TIMES STAFF WRITER
What to Do About Edward Allaway?
Lee E. Owens; Former Owner, President of Whittier Daily News
O.C. Deputy's Arrest Fouls Other Cases By Stuart Pfeifer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Dies, Family Hurt in Lake Forest Crash From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Beautiful Park for Kids and Bunnies . . . or the Evil Airport? By Dana Parsons
To Our Readers
Man and Woman Killed in Freeway Accident From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Schools Chief Lynch Gets San Diego Post From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Council to Ponder Limits on Plaza's Cultural Sites From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Larger Coroner's Office Awaits OK By Thuy-doan Le, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officer Kills Man Said to Be Armed By Christine Hanley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Make Votes Count in Orange
A Vanishing County Symbol
Animal Control and Cost Issues
Solar Energy Is Obvious Alternative During Crisis
Closed Archives Should Be History By Mary Ellen Goddard, Mary Ellen Goddard is archivist of the Costa Mesa Historical Society
Mustangs' Wildness Is Subject of Lively Debate By Scott Sonner, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Painted Lady Butterflies Adorn Vegas From Associated Press
Opponents Try to Run Colorado Transport Plan Out on a Rail By P. Solomon Banda, ASSOCIATED PRESS
It's Back to Nature for Remote Idaho Ice Cavern By Jennifer Langston, IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Perk Gives Retirement Pay a Boost By Tina Dirmann, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Court Rejects Annexation by Moorpark By Margaret Talev, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ojai Crusader Is Still Willing to Go Out on a Limb By Matt Surman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Quarantine on Mussels Imposed From Times Staff Reports
Endowment Created for Proposed Museum From Times Staff Reports
Former Senate Leader to Speak at Graduation From Times Staff Reports
It's the End of Days By Timothy Hughes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
3 CROP Walks to Benefit Agencies From Times Staff Reports
To Our Readers By Bill Overend
The Search for Safe Landings By Joe Mozingo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Staying Centered Amid the Storm By Peter H. King
Freebies Give Firms Access to Legislators By Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Our Readers
'Lawn Police' May Be Coming to Palmdale By Martha L. Willman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Found Shot to Death Inside Car From Times Staff Reports
Troupe Keeps Tradition Going Year-Round By Nedra Rhone, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Firms Lobby Over Future of Billboards By Patrick Mcgreevy, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Recycling Center Fire's Damage Totals $400,000 From Times Staff Reports
Residents Evacuated During Industrial Fire From Times Staff Reports
'Cloud Coaxer' Had a Stormy Career in Parched Deserts By Cecilia Rasmussen
Deputy's Arrest Casts Doubt on Trial Testimony By Stuart Pfeifer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Officers Kill Man Who Pointed Rifle, Police Say From Times Staff Reports
A Victory for Visually Impaired Athletes By Ofelia Casillas, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Farming on the Fringes By Daryl Kelley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Plan for New Coroner's Facility to Be Considered From Times Staff Reports
Quarantine on Mussels Imposed From Times Staff Reports
Frontierland Reopens After Tree Accident From Times Staff Reports
Commuters Gain Leg Up by Leaving 2nd Car at Train Station Overnight By Mike Anton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
TV Performer Arrested for Bridge Bungee Jump From Times Wire Reports
Plan to Annex Land Is Rejected By Margaret Talev, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tensions Rise Over Bill to Alter Water Delivery Policy By Tony Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Our Readers
'Lawn Police' May Be Coming to Palmdale By Martha L. Willman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Recycling Center Fire Damage Totals $400,000 From Times Staff Reports
Leading Tree Hugger Branches Out By Matt Surman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Readers Blow Off Steam
Races Divided in South County
Little Understanding of Traffic Problems
The El Toro Airport Debate Takes a Diplomatic Twist
Marine Studies Center Already Has 1st Request
Anaheim Should Widen Its INS Program
A Comeuppance for the Coastal Commission
Why Regulate the Housing Industry?
Disney's 500,000 Points of Light
School Benefits That Tests Can't Measure
Casino Proposal
Retirement Benefits
Phones and Jails
Undeserved Luxury
Rail Riders' Dirty Little Secret By Mike Anton, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Apricot Growers Appeal to USDA for Bailout From Times Wire Reports
Riordan and Freeman's Feud Erupts in Public By Terence Monmaney and Michael Finnegan, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Retirees Flocking to Southern New Mexico By Chaka Ferguson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Punishment Fails to Fit the Crime
Bumper Crop of Auto Thieves Thrives in the Central Valley By Geoffrey Mohan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Frontierland Reopens After Tree Mishap By Seema Mehta, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Water Well Next to Truckee Park Spurs Suit By Martin Griffith, ASSOCIATED PRESS
O.C.'s View of Race Relations Is Rosier, Poll Says By Christine Hanley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Meyer Friedman; Doctor Identified 'Type A' Behavior By Elaine Woo, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Carl Bagge; Leader of Coal Industry Group From the Washington Post
Writers, Actors Cast Therapists in Lead Role By Kristina Sauerwein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tujunga's Bikers Mellow as They and the Area Age By Richard Fausset, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Prairie Chickens Strut Their Stuff in a Vanishing Spring Ritual By Joseph B. Verrengia, ASSOCIATED PRESS
One Step and You've Left Mill Ends Park By Amalie Young, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Andy Phillip; First NBA Player to Reach 500 Assists in a Season
Dr. James S. West; Anesthesiologist and Hospital Chief of Staff
Lifeguard Tryouts to Be Held Saturday From Times Staff Reports
YMCA Indian Program Fosters Appreciation
MAGAZINE
Death Without a Ripple By Lisa Leff, Lisa Leff last wrote for the magazine about the work spaces at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank
The Enforcer Files By Michael Parrish, Michael Parrish is author of "For the People: Inside the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office 1850-2000" (Angel City Press)
The Incredible Lightness Of Being Plastic By Barbara Thornburg
An Uncivil Discourse By Fred Dickey, Fred Dickey last wrote for the magazine about a Beverly Hills shooting
Public Support for Public Schools: It's Out There By James Ricci
Carrying the Torch for L.A. By Janet Wiscombe
Forget It, Jake--It's Chinatown's Art Scene By Mark Ehrman
Doyen of the Placket Racket By Leslee Komaiko
The Undersea World of Alexandra Cousteau By Dianne Bates, Dianne Bates is a regular contributor to The Times
Eyeing The Competition By Hillary Johnson, Hillary Johnson last wrote for the magazine about lip gloss
Crossing Boundaries By Susan Heeger
Serious Disney Dining By S. Irene Virbila
Is the Public Enemy No. 1?
Paradise in the Making
The People Who ID the Does By Lisa Leff
Artistic Licensing By Leslee Komaiko
The Inheritance By Carolynn Carreno, Carolynn Carreno last wrote for the magazine about baking cookies
Hero or Predator?
BUSINESS
Cisco's Slump Kills Off Some High-Tech Myths By Charles Piller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Privacy Cases Not Yielding Much Payoff By Edmund Sanders, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Top 10 Stories / APRIL 30-MAY 4 By Charles Piller and Karen Robinson-jacobs and Liz Pulliam Weston and Jerry Hirsch and Jon Healey and Chuck Philips
Blindsided by a Bankruptcy? You Missed Warning Signs By Liz Pulliam Weston, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Recent Rally at Critical Point By Haitham Haddadin, REUTERS
Investment-Seminar Firm Lost 89% Trading Its Own Money By David Evans, BLOOMBERG NEWS
New Rules, Industry Changes to Push Gas Prices Higher By James Flanigan
'Buy and Hold' May Face New Test By Tom Petruno, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Keep the Animators, Lose Some Execs
Inflation Is More Than Mere Mirage
Plan Ahead for Retirement Move By Lisa Singhania, ASSOCIATED PRESS
SPORTS
Monarchos Makes Point By Grahame L. Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Lakers, an Extended Look at Kings By Tim Brown, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Brigham Young Blocks UCLA's Bid for Title By Eric Stephens, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For the Saints, It's the Not-So-Superdome By Mary Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Orioles Should Stop Early Trend Before It's Too Late By Thomas Boswell, WASHINGTON POST
Leaf-less San Diego Chargers Have a Minicamp Buzz Going By Bernie Wilson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brown Visits Browns By Tom Withers, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hurley Feeling Good as First-Timer at Big Race By Sally Jenkins, WASHINGTON POST
Braves Not Used to Starting Slow By Paul Newberry, ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Soccer Gets Boost from Players Abroad From Associated Press
It's Another Now-or-Never Situation By Helene Elliott, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A Day to Forget All Your Troubles By Bill Plaschke
Nunez Takes One for Team By Jason Reid, TIMES STAFF WRITER
For Baffert, This Isn't Favorite Part of the Job By Bill Christine
Not That There's Anything Wrong With Plan, but . . . By T.j. Simers
Weaver Seems Right at Home By Bill Shaikin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Jose Molina Replaces Injured Brother Bengie By Bill Shaikin
Poor Pitching Leaves Oates to Take Hit By Ross Newhan
Brewers' Fox Makes It All the Way Back By Ross Newhan
A Sound Percival Turns It Around in a Hurry By Ross Newhan
Twins' Ortiz Out Six to Eight Weeks From Associated Press
Henderson's Hitting Gives Padres a Lift From Associated Press
It's Sense, Not Dollars By Jason Reid
Earthquakes Quell Revolution From Associated Press
Vargas Able to Overcome Another Cold Start By Steve Springer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Califf's Overtime Goal Helps Make Amends By Paul Gutierrez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Glynn Helps Texas End Skid, 2-0 From Associated Press
Trojans' Clancy Plans to Go Pro By Mike Terry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Late Maple Leaf Goal Has Devils on Edge From Associated Press
Barnes Helps Sabres Put Penguins on Thin Ice From Associated Press
Voigt Wins by Holding Off Fry By Tony Solorzano
Angelenos Demonstrating Support for the Club During Playoff Run By Helene Elliott and Elliott Teaford
Trojan Men End Skid to the Bruins By John Ortega, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sprewell: Knicks Lack Toughness From Associated Press
Webber Not Expected to Be Weak Link By Tim Brown
Sparks Reach Out and Break New Ground By Diane Pucin
The Matchups Starters By Tim Brown
Tracking the Race
He's Tweaking Noses Because He Can By Mark Heisler
Back in Saddle, Network Barely Misses a Step By Mike Penner
Three Churchill Records Broken Before Derby By Grahame L. Jones and Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
McCarron Enjoys a Big Day at Home By Bob Mieszerski, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stewart Wins at Richmond After Restart From Staff and Wire Reports
Conference Honors Clever, Cunerty
Looking for a Smashing Return By Dave Mckibben, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Monarchs Clinch Serra Title With 7-3 Victory
Burden Sets Swim Record, Helps Rustlers Win State
Titans Get 18 Hits in Rout of Cal Poly
Manage Bowa Has Worst-to-First Philadelphia Phillies Opening Eyes By Rob Maaddi, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Northridge Continues Slide Into Pacific, 9-4 From Staff Reports
Quite A Catch By John Klima, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Desert Diamond Tournament By Mitch Polin
Martin Provides Spark By Dave Desmond
Calendar
It's Good to Be King--Sometimes By Mal Florence
Canyon Finds Out That One Is Enough By Martin Henderson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Manny Who? Juan Gonzalez Has Made Cleveland Indians Forget Ramirez By Tom Withers, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anderson's Injury Doesn't Slow Spurs From Associated Press
Rio Mesa Takes Sizable Stride By Dave Desmond
Evans Keeps These Birdies From Flying Away By Eric Sondheimer
Stony Brook's Trezza Leading Nation With Big Blasts By Dennis Waszak Jr., ASSOCIATED PRESS
ENTERTAINMENT
Regarding Stanley By Rachel Abramowitz, Rachel Abramowitz is a Times staff writer
Strictly Luhrmann By Michael Phillips, Michael Phillips is The Times' theater critic
They're Armed and Ready By Lorenza Munoz, Lorenza Munoz is a Times staff writer
The Outre Limits By Gregg Kilday, Gregg Kilday is a regular contributor to Calendar
Making Faces on a Wild New 'Planet' By Richard Natale
An Epic Turn By Ellen Baskin, Ellen Baskin is a regular contributor to Calendar
Generation C By Christopher Noxon, Christopher Noxon is a regular contributor to Calendar
Best Bets / MAY 6-12, 2001
Like Talking to a Wall By Michael Mallory, Michael Mallory is a regular contributor to Calendar
'Woods' Thins Out by One By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is The Times theater writer
You Want Vocal Versatility? You Got It By Mark Swed*
No Couch Potatoes Need Apply By Suzanne Muchnic, Suzanne Muchnic is The Times' art writer
'Threepenny' Veteran Returns By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
Pop Music By Ernesto Lechner, Ernesto Lechner is a regular contributor to Calendar
Kracker, Tattooed for Success By Lina Lecaro, Lina Lecaro is a regular contributor to Calendar
In Brief By Steve Hochman
In Brief By Steve Hochman
In Brief By Randy Lewis
Bennett's Back, With Blues on His Mind By Steve Hochman
Calling Michael Stipe By Steve Baltin
Small Faces
A Time to Remember
Take a Break
Sub Drama
The Critic, Cont.
How Many Hits in This Lineup?
Remaking, Not Aping, an Original By Richard Natale, Richard Natale is a frequent contributor to Calendar
OPINION
At Harvard, Living Wage Meets the Ivy League By Benjamin L. Mckean, Benjamin L. McKean is a Harvard junior majoring in social studies
Seeking Cures, but Finding Anguish By Carol Lynn Mithers, Carol Lynn Mithers is the author of "Therapy Gone Mad: The True Story of Hundreds of Patients and a Generation Betrayed."
Death, Taxes and Bob Kerrey By A.j. Langguth, A.J. Langguth is a journalism professor at USC and author of "Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975."
The Digital Divider By Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, a contributing editor of Opinion, is a senior fellow with the Davenport Institute for Public Policy at Pepperdine University and the Milken Institute. He is the author of the "The New Geography: How the Digital Revolution Is Reshaping the American Landscape."
Middle East to Bush: It's No Time to Retreat By Hillel Schenker
A Civil Rights Ruling Dear to South's GOP By David M. O'brien
Ralph Nader: Unrepentant Pariah By Harold Meyerson, Harold Meyerson is executive editor of the L.A. Weekly and a senior correspondent for the American Prospect
The Haunting Side of Vietnam By John Balzar
Army Headgear About-Face
Fetus Bill Dismisses the Rights of Women By Madison Shockley, The Rev. Madison Shockley is a minister of the United Church of Christ and a member of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice in Washington
Into the Home Stretch
Snub at the U.N.
Ambiguity Swaddles Bush's Missile Plan By James Lindsay and Michael O'hanlon James Lindsay and Michael O'hanlon, Senior Fellows At The Brookings Institution, Are Coauthors Of The New Book "Defending America: The Case For Limited National Missile Defense" (brookings).
Fresh Air for GOP in Green Card Plan By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is an associate editor of The Times
Smooth the Ride
City of Readers Honors Its Mayor
Pay for Treatment of Mentally Ill
Generating Funds to Pay the Energy Bill
Passing the Hat
Fresh Air for GOP in Green Card Plan By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is an associate editor of The Times.
Kindness of Strangers: 'Give Me Your Hand'
Consider the Big Picture in Creating L.A.'s Open Spaces By Greg Hise and William Deverell, Greg Hise, a professor at USC, and William Deverell, a professor at Caltech, are the authors of "Eden by Design: The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan for the Los Angeles Region."
Deadly Pursuit of Hijacked Bus
REAL ESTATE
Rules to Ruffle One's Feathers By Allison B. Cohen, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
When the Ants Go Marching, It's Because of the Weather By Diane Wedner, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Events Calendar
Researching City Rules, Regulations By Alison Cohen
Practical Advice for Relief From Pet Peeves in Community Living Inman News Features
Playground Rule Must Apply to All Kids By From Project Sentinel
From a Very Good Year By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Moving Out and Moving On By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
NEWS
Shortages of Drugs Threaten Patients By Alissa J. Rubin and Peter G. Gosselin, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
'Carmen' Gets Hip By Greg Braxton, Times Staff Writer
Motorcycle Maven Turns Junkers Into Cash By Amy Sancetta, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palm Beach Selling Votomatic Machines From Times Wire Reports
Too Often, Women's Shoes Don't Toe the Line for Fit By Ira Dreyfuss, ASSOCIATED PRESS
On a Budget By David Evans, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Columns Lineup
How to Bring Up a TV Achiever By Martin Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Obeying the Woman Inside Her Closet By Michelle Huneven, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Treatment Is What Will Set Free the Mentally Ill By Sandy Banks
The Sound of Music and Accolades By Patt Diroll
Douglas du Jour By Patt Diroll
Novels From Ireland Blend Romance, Past and Present By Rochelle O'gorman, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Movable Feast By Ann Conway
Celebrating Change By Ann Conway
Coming up
Jokes and Riddles
Poetry Corner
Why Possum Has a Naked Tail By Joyce Glazier
Learning the True Importance of Friends
Property Owners Sandbag New Jersey Beach Project By John Curran, ASSOCIATED PRESS
For Some, Crime Does Pay if You Need Health Care By Doug Simpson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Germ Gumshoes Crack Tough Medical Cases By Erin Mcclam, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Logging Threatens Survival of Orangutans By Daniel Cooney, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Year After Fire, Los Alamos Is On the Mend By Jeff Simons and Heather Clark, ASSOCIATED PRESS
South Parched by Historic Drought By Allen G. Breed, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Spring Growth Cheers Returning Fire Victims By Deborah Baker, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hospitals Muscle In on Fitness Centers By Linda A. Johnson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Spring Rains Crucial to Washing Away Drought Conditions on Great Plains By Josh Funk, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tiny Carolina Town Lassos In Would-Be Cowpokes By Paul Nowell, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wife of Actor Robert Blake Shot to Death By Kurt Streeter and Richard Fausset Michael Krikorian, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Water War Pits Farms Against Fish By Eric Bailey, TIMES STAFF WRITER
To Our Readers
U.S. Blocks a Key Iran Arms Route By Robin Wright, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Syrian Leader Urges Pope to Back Arabs in Conflict By Richard Boudreaux, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Critics in Taiwan Question Scope, Cost of U.S. Aid By Tyler Marshall, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Woman Killed in Apparent Robbery From Times Wire Reports
Divers Suspected of Stealing From Victims From Times Wire Reports
Civilians Reported Killed in Shelling From Times Wire Reports
Police Disperse Rally Against President From Times Wire Reports
28 Dingoes Shot After Boy Is Killed From Times Wire Reports
Investigators Test New Tires on Concorde From Times Wire Reports
Castro Leaves on Tour of Mideast and Asia From Times Wire Reports
A New Front in Colombia's War Against Drugs By T. Christian Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Palestinians Blame Israel for Fatal Ambush of Militant From Times Wire Services
Many Poles Watch, but Others Look Askance at 'Big Brother' By David Holley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
China Farmer Has a Novel Approach to Fighting Graft By Ching-ching Ni, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Latino Wins Mayoral Race in San Antonio From Times Wire Reports
Law on Driving Under Influence of Drugs Tested From Times Wire Reports
Smithsonian Museum to Get $35-Million Gift From Times Wire Reports
Unusual Spring Storm Leaves 3 Feet of Snow From Times Wire Reports
'A Marijuana World' Is Quest of Marchers From Times Wire Reports
Bush Tries His Hand at Spanish in Radio Talk By Maria Elena Fernandez, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bush Seeks Control of Agenda By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER
Fans Get Ugly Over Plot Twists of 'Betty' as Soap Run Nears End By John-thor Dahlburg, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hollywood Finds an Unlikely, Silent Ally in Bush White House By Ronald Brownstein and Megan Garvey, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
U.S. Briefed on Crippled Plane in China From Associated Press
40 Years Later, HUD Secretary Returns 'Home' From Associated Press
Woman to Head Princeton From the Washington Post
Poll Shows U.S. Evenly Divided on Bush Policies From Reuters
200 Protest N.J. Officer's Shooting of Unarmed Man From Associated Press
How to Move On When the Job Isn't Right
The Virtues of Being Contrarian By Susan Vaughn, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
A Teacher-Explorer Savors Life as a Never-Ending Series of Challenges By Susan Vaughn, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Leasing Equipment Can Make Sense Despite Costs
Timing of Benefits Change Is Basis for Claim's Strength
IT Certification a Plus, but Not Essential By Ronald D. White, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Message in a Battle at Sting Concert By Michael Slackman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Is It a Light Show or a Light Snack? For Las Vegas Bats, the Luxor Is Both By Tom Gorman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
PBS Pride of 'Lions' at Risk By Richard T. Cooper and Elizabeth Jensen, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Ability First's Stars By Patt Diroll
'Virtual' Visitation Worries Fathers' Advocates By David Crary, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Utility's Workers Watch Helplessly as Company Falls By Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITER
McVeigh's Coming Execution Recalls Morbid 1937 Spectacle By Stephanie Simon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Israeli Beauty Queen Will Be Dressed to the Mines By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
School Helps People With Down Syndrome Blaze Own Trails By William Kates, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Anatomy of Obsession By Bettijane Levine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Russia's Population Drain Could Open a Floodgate of Consequences By Sarah Karush, ASSOCIATED PRESS
TRAVEL
Arizona's Nature Nurtured By Ellen Clark, Ellen Clark is a freelance writer and photographer based in Los Angeles
Looking Into the Midnight Sun on a Finland Trip By Lucy Izon
Dropping In on American Aristocrats By Susan Spano, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
New Passport Rules Are Largely a Family Matter By Christopher Reynolds, TIMES TRAVEL WRITER
California Corner By Laurie K. Schenden
Deal of the Week: Fall Foliage Cruise
Free for the Asking: River Outfitters
Stitching Together Fragments of Clues in a California Mystery Woman's Life By Susan Spano, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This Week's Holidays
New Radiance Is Glassy and Classy By Shirley Slater and Harry Basch
The Pipes Are Calling to Scotland and Ireland By Karin Esterhammer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Ring in a New Year's Deal in London By Arthur Frommer
Giving Kids a Backstage Look at the Animal World By Eileen Ogintz
Over the Top Under the Sea By Karin Esterhammer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In British Columbia, a Roam Alone By Linda Warren
Readers Recommend
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News, Tips & Bargains
Ineffective by Design?
Fed Up With Air Travel
Memories of Mill Girls
Former Onassis Yacht Available for Cruises By Christopher Reynolds, Times Staff Writer
An Elysian Experience Near the Heart of the City By John Mckinney
BOOKS
Snapshots From the Other Mexico By Jill Leovy, Jill Leovy, a Times staff writer in the Metro section, has recently reported from Mexico
The Man With the Immoral Face By David Thomson, David Thomson is the author of "Beneath Mulholland: Thoughts on Hollywood and Its Ghosts."
L.a. Confidential By Eugen Weber, Eugen Weber is a contributing writer to Book Review
Giving Voice to Unspoken Passions By Laurie Stone, Laurie Stone is the author, most recently, of "Close to the Bone" and "Laughing in the Dark."
The Shame of Islam By Basil Davidson, Basil Davidson is the author of more than 20 books on Africa and the slave trade, including, most recently, "The Black Man's Burden: Africa and the Curse of the Nation-State."
The Anthropology of Atrocity By David Rieff, David Rieff, a contributing writer to Book Review, is the author of several books, including "Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West," and is co-editor of "Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know."
FICTION 1 DEATH IN HOLY ORDERS by P.D. James (Alfred A...
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
William J. Cooper Jr.
Pankaj Mishra
Alice Kaplan
David Means By David Means Is The Author Of "A Quick Kiss Of Redemption."
Jacqueline Woodson
VAL McDERMID By Val Mcdermid Is The Author Of "Blue Genes."
Frances Fitzgerald By Frances Fitzgerald Is The Author Of Several Books, Including "Cities On A Hill,\" \"america Revised\" and \"fire In The Lake," and The Recipient Of A Pulitzer Prize, The National Book Award and The Bancroft Prize For History.
James Le Fanu By James Le Fanu Is An Md and A Columnist For Both The Daily and Sunday Telegraph.
Gjertrud Schnackenberg
Tough Guys and Sentimental Gumshoes By Dick Lochte, Dick Lochte writes the regular "Mysteries" column for Southern California Living
Love in the Ruins By Lee Siegel, Lee Siegel is a contributing writer to Book Review and a contributing editor to The New Republic and Harper's
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