What happened on October 21, 2001

BUSINESS

REAL ESTATE

OPINION

One Guy, One Rifle and an Oil Pipeline BILL McKIBBEN, Bill McKibben, the author of "The End of Nature" (Anchor, 1999), is a visiting scholar at Middlebury College
If the CIA Had Butted Out ... AHMED BOUZID, Ahmed Bouzid is president of Palestine Media Watch. Web site: www.pmwatch.org
The Pulse of Patriotism RICHARD RODRIGUEZ, Richard Rodriguez, an editor at Pacific News Service, is the author of the forthcoming "Brown."
Thanks From First Lady
Consider the Source
Is Afghan Suffering Beside the Point?
Remote Pilot Concept May Not Fly
Anthrax Scare
Nonmetallic Knives
Stop Assassinations With International Laws
LaBonge for City Council
Meager Demands on Willing Patriots DANIEL SCHORR, Daniel Schorr is senior news analyst for National Public Radio
Domestic Terror and the 2nd Amendment
The Limits of Waving a Flag in a Time of War CAROLYN SEE, Carolyn See is the author of "The Handyman" and other novels
Cuba: Close, but No Cigar FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is an associate editor of The Times
After the Taliban, What?
The Seeds of a Strong Democratic America ROGER WILKINS, Roger Wilkins is a professor of history and American culture at George Mason University and the author of "Jefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism."
Monsters of the Imagination
You Meet One Barefoot Terrorist, You've Met 'Em All JOHN BALZAR
Americans, Yes, but World Citizens, Too DANIEL TERRIS, Daniel Terris is director of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis University
This Week's Section
The Enduring Glory of Red, White and Blue PEGGY NOONAN, Peggy Noonan is an author and former speechwriter for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush
Trade In SUVs for Fuel-Efficient Cars
The Reluctant Patriot CHITRA DIVAKARUNI, Chitra Divakaruni is the author of "The Unknown Errors of Our Lives" and "The Mistress of Spices."
Child Welfare System Lost to the Streets
Beyond Rhetoric: The Demands of Citizenship

NEWS

BOOKS

The Art of Seduction LYNNE LAWNER, Lynne Lawner is the author of "Lives of the Courtesans: Portraits of the Renaissance."
That Austrian Woman CARA MIA DiMASSA, Cara Mia diMassa is a staff writer for The Times
L.a. Confidential EUGEN WEBER, Eugen Weber is a contributing writer to Book Review
Discoveries SUSAN SALTER REYNOLDS
When Poetry Mattered LIZA DALBY, Liza Dalby is the author of several books, including "The Tale of Murasaki: A Novel," "Kimono, Fashioning Culture" and "Geisha."
First Fiction MARK ROZZO
Will California's Knowledge Factories Survive? I. MICHAEL HEYMAN, I. Michael Heyman is chancellor emeritus of UC Berkeley (1980-1990) and secretary emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution (1994-2000). He teaches at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law
The Riddle of Identity LEE SIEGEL, Lee Siegel is a contributing writer to Book Review and a contributing editor to Harper's and The New Republic
Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

TRAVEL

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

ENTERTAINMENT

Drawing on a Brother's Insight DON SHIRLEY, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
A Commercial Medium
A Luxury Seldom Sampled
Time for a Reality Check?
For the Record
All May Be Quiet, but the Campaign Started Long Ago RICHARD NATALE, Richard Natale is a regular contributor to Calendar
In Brief Randy Lewis
Inside the Actors' Gang
Drinking Songs Debated
Driven to Express Himself MARK SWED, Mark Swed is The Times' music critic
Artie Shaw: Perfectionist at Work DON HECKMAN, Don Heckman writes frequently about jazz for The Times
* * * DILATED PEOPLES "Expansion Team" Capitol Marc Weingarten
In Brief Marc Weingarten
In Brief Susan Carpenter
Best Bets: October 21 - 28, 2001
A Laboratory for Russian Opera VICTORIA LOOSELEAF, Victoria Looseleaf is a frequent contributor to Calendar
* * * * R.L. BURNSIDE "Burnside on Burnside" Fat Possum/Epitaph Robert Hilburn
'O Brother' Soundtrack Spurs Creation of a Label STEVE HOCHMAN
'Schoenberg Prism' and Related Events
These Artists Don't Even Try to Paint Within the Borders SCARLET CHENG, Scarlet Cheng is a regular contributor to Calendar
The Journey So Far LYNELL GEORGE, Lynell George is a Times staff writer
* * 1/2 INCUBUS "Morning View" Epic/Immortal Richard Cromelin
Keeping It Real, One Way or Another Soren Baker
Old Tale, New Blood JAN BRESLAUER, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
New for Fall: Architects NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF, Nicolai Ouroussoff is The Times' architecture critic
Raising a Hero JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN, Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer
Sorry, It's an Obsession JOHN CLARK, John Clark is a regular contributor to Calendar
'Now You See It' on the Bill, Now You Don't DON SHIRLEY, Don Shirley is The Times' theater writer
The Big Not-So-Easy BARBARA ISENBERG, Barbara Isenberg is a regular contributor to Calendar and the author of "Making It Big: The Diary of a Broadway Musical."

MAGAZINE

Life After Death Geraldine Baum and Edward J. Boyer and Maggie Farley and Ralph Frammolino and Megan Garvey and Josh Getlin and John M. Glionna and John J. Goldman and P.J. Huffstutter and Patrick J. Kiger and Maria L. La Ganga and Paul Lieberman and Joseph Menn and Charles Ornstein and Vince Rause and Janet Reitman and Janine Robinson and Nancy Shepherdson and Martin J. Smith
Searching for the Safety Zone MICHAEL PHILLIPS, Michael Phillips is The Times' theater critic
What Are the Odds of Reviving the Passion? ROBERT HILBURN and Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic.
Los Angeles Times Photographers Share the Stories Behind Their Work
The Blinders Have Fallen CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT, Christopher Knight is The Times' art critic
The Song of silence MARK SWED, Mark Swed is The Times' music critic
A New War, but the Same Old Tube HOWARD ROSENBERG, Howard Rosenberg is The Times' television critic
Facing Hard Truths Unflinchingly LEWIS SEGAL, Lewis Segal is The Times' dance critic
Not in Hollywood's Vocabulary: Risk-Taking KENNETH TURAN, Kenneth Turan is The Times' film critic
The Fortress Versus the Free Society NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF

SPORTS

What happened on October 21, 2001

BUSINESS

'Convenience Checks' Are Favorite Target of Thieves LIZ PULLIAM WESTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Profit Data Thicken Fog Over Wall Street TOM PETRUNO, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Slowdown's Silent Victims NANCY CLEELAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Boeing Might Close Troubled 717 Program Times Staff Writers

Bank's Tech Bet Pays Few Dividends LEE ROMNEY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Higher Premiums Are Likely to Slow Economy James Flanigan

A Bumpy Ride Ahead for Parts Industry TERRIL YUE JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Traditional IRA Might Be a Better Choice Than Annuity LIZ PULLIAM WESTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Military Can Now Join Savings Plan STEPHEN BARR, WASHINGTON POST

REAL ESTATE

Finding Wall Studs With or Without an Electronic Sensor GARY ABRAMS, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Part Craftsman, Part Chalet in the Heart of Historic Long Beach RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Does Jilted Tenant Have the Right to Break Lease? ROBERT GRISWOLD, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Trading Up in Hancock Park RUTH RYON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Use Pressure-Washing Equipment Carefully Associated Press and

Decline in Rates Boosts Activity DIANE WEDNER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Transforming Your Fireplace Into a Money Saver JAMES DULLEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Full Disclosure of Mortgage Costs Proposed KENNETH R. HARNEY, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Cavernous Master Bedroom Becomes Their Suite Dream MARNELL JAMESON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Making the Place Sing KATHY PRICE-ROBINSON, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

OPINION

One Guy, One Rifle and an Oil Pipeline BILL McKIBBEN, Bill McKibben, the author of "The End of Nature" (Anchor, 1999), is a visiting scholar at Middlebury College

If the CIA Had Butted Out ... AHMED BOUZID, Ahmed Bouzid is president of Palestine Media Watch. Web site: www.pmwatch.org

The Pulse of Patriotism RICHARD RODRIGUEZ, Richard Rodriguez, an editor at Pacific News Service, is the author of the forthcoming "Brown."

Meager Demands on Willing Patriots DANIEL SCHORR, Daniel Schorr is senior news analyst for National Public Radio

The Limits of Waving a Flag in a Time of War CAROLYN SEE, Carolyn See is the author of "The Handyman" and other novels

Cuba: Close, but No Cigar FRANK del OLMO, Frank del Olmo is an associate editor of The Times

The Seeds of a Strong Democratic America ROGER WILKINS, Roger Wilkins is a professor of history and American culture at George Mason University and the author of "Jefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism."

You Meet One Barefoot Terrorist, You've Met 'Em All JOHN BALZAR

Americans, Yes, but World Citizens, Too DANIEL TERRIS, Daniel Terris is director of the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life at Brandeis University

The Enduring Glory of Red, White and Blue PEGGY NOONAN, Peggy Noonan is an author and former speechwriter for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush

The Reluctant Patriot CHITRA DIVAKARUNI, Chitra Divakaruni is the author of "The Unknown Errors of Our Lives" and "The Mistress of Spices."

NEWS

After Brush With Death, Hutton's 'Life Wish' Pulls Her Through SUSAN CARPENTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Nameless, Stateless and Almost Hopeless HELEN O'NEILL, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Genial Grandmother Is 'Top Gun' in Environmental Activism SHARON COHEN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Troops, Vehicles Deploy to Georgian Border From Times Wire Reports

One Mother's Anticipation, One Mother's Dread in Wartime Sandy Banks

Tip of the Week SUSAN KING, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Trial Set for American in Spying, Bribery Case From Times Wire Reports

TV Reporters Face Fines for Border Trips From Times Wire Reports

Talks With Guerrillas Fail to Finalize Pact From Times Wire Reports

Taliban Placing Hopes on Age-Old Hit-and-Hide Strategy RONE TEMPEST and TYLER MARSHALL, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

A Nation in Need of Inclusive Rule NORMAN KEMPSTER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Big Bang Heard in World of Physics WILLIAM HARWOOD, WASHINGTON POST

Vietnam Calls O.C. Group Terrorists, Demands Halt SCOTT MARTELLE and MAI TRAN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Feds Seek Source of Bus Depot Explosives From Times Wire Reports

To the Manners Born, Post Family Guards a Civil Society LISA RATHKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Airport Bombing Narrowly Foiled From Times Wire Reports

Mayor Loses Bid to Run for Third Term From Times Wire Reports

Scientists Hunt Genetic Print of Anthrax Spores ROSIE MESTEL and ROBERT LEE HOTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Military Rollout Leaves Gays in Old Quandary MICHELLE LOCKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Israel Intensifies Assault on Palestinians TRACY WILKINSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Nigerian Town Has Flare for the Traumatic GLENN McKENZIE, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Green's Win Confirmed in Mayoral Primary From Times Wire Reports

Detecting Hazards No Technological Slam-Dunk STEPHANIE SIMON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Facing Fears With a 'Safe Room' at Home ANNIE GROER, WASHINGTON POST

At Least 5,000 Afghan Refugees Cross Border From Times Wire Reports

A Nobel Taste Ann Conway

Campaign Finds War and Politics Out of Sync DOYLE McMANUS and RICHARD BOUDREAUX and PAUL RICHTER, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

In Arab World, Palestinian Plight Eclipses Afghanistan JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Soldiers Reach Out and Touch Their Enemies PAUL WATSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Once-Insular Americans Studying Up on the World REBECCA TROUNSON and ERIKA HAYASAKI, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Brazilian Women Gaining Equality--in Rate of AIDS ANTHONY FAIOLA, WASHINGTON POST

New Polish Cabinet Freezes Spending From Reuters

Thousands Gather for Anti-Nuclear Protests From Times Wire Reports

Slain Gun Control Advocate Is Mourned KIM MURPHY, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In Paris, a Frightening Look at Terror's Inconspicuous Face SEBASTIAN ROTELLA and DAVID ZUCCHINO, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

In Search of a Source P.J. HUFFSTUTTER and MEGAN GARVEY, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

China, Russia Urge Quick End to Strikes ROBIN WRIGHT and EDWIN CHEN, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Raid Targeted a Residence of Taliban Leader ESTHER SCHRADER, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Bounty of Blood Nears Expiration CHARLES ORNSTEIN, TIMES HEALTH WRITER

Jobs, Housework May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk IRA DREYFUSS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swaying Between East, West MEGAN K. STACK, TIMES STAFF WRITER

2 More Bodies Found on Ship From Times Wire Services

Airports Deactivate Thousands of Defunct Security Badges From Associated Press

McCartney Show Raises Spirits and Cash in New York PAUL LIEBERMAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Modern Manners Associated Press