What happened on April 07, 2002

BOOKS

Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
The Price of Power By Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn is an editorial writer for The Times.
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom By Isabel Hilton, Isabel Hilton is the author of "The Search for the Panchen Lama" and a staff writer for the New Yorker.
The Stranger By Jamie James, Jamie James is the author of a novel, "Andrew and Joey."
To the editor: The review of "Science Fictions...
Sentimental Education By Kai Maristed, Kai Maristed is the author of, among other works, "Belong to Me: Stories" and "Fall: A Novel."
Life Is Elsewhere By Yxta Maya Murray, Yxta Maya Murray is the author of "Locas," "What It Takes to Get to Vegas" and the forthcoming novel "The Conquest." She is a professor at Loyola Law School.
Just Say Noir By Jack Nessel, Jack Nessel is a former editor of New York magazine and Psychology Today.
Casting Lines in Search of Meaning By John Palattella, John Palattella writes for several publications, including the London Review of Books, the Nation and Dissent.
THE LETO BUNDLE By Marina Warner Farrar, Straus & Giroux... By Susan Salter Reynolds
Triumph Without Victory By David Rieff, David Rieff is the author of Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the West" and the forthcoming "A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis." He is a contributing writer to Book Review.
Life During Wartime By Laura Secor, Laura Secor is the deputy editor of the American Prospect.
The Quare Fellow By Clancy Sigal, Clancy Sigal is the author of "Going Away" and "The Secret Defector" and is a screenwriter.

ENTERTAINMENT

OPINION

Why You're So Tired Today
City With Something to Say
Knott's Watchdog Has Teeth
County's Piers Deserve Care
Sheriff Baca's Bold Vision
Governor's Race Should Highlight 'Choice'
Back to Basics
Slow Arm of the Law
Traffic Trap
Vocational Training or College Education?
Take Responsibility for Global Warming
That's Entertainment
Sharon and Arafat Should Both Resign
The Cussing Canoeist Can't Make a Wrong a Right By John Balzar
Pennies a Day Can Stop Spread of AIDS By Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates Sr.
Why I Deserve Another Term as LAPD Chief By Bernard C. Parks
The Masada Factor: Israelis Feel They Stand Alone By Steve A. Yetiv
Our Men in Kabul By William M. Arkin, William M. Arkin is a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington and an adjunct professor at the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Airpower Studies. He is also a consultant to a number of nongovernmental organizations and a regular contributor to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
TEST CASE: UC Versus the SAT By Matthew Belloni, Matthew Belloni is Notes editor of the Southern California Law Review at USC Law School and a former Opinion editor of the Daily Californian at UC Berkeley.
The Legacy of Proposition 187 Cuts Two Ways By A.G. Block, A.G. Block is executive editor of State Net, publishers of California Journal, a monthly nonpartisan public-affairs magazine.
Memory and Destiny By Lynn Cohen, Lynn Cohen is a Los Angeles writer.
El Sol's First-Year Flair By Jenny Doh and Cynthia Criollos
A Mideast Miracle Requires Our Will By Benjamin J. Hubbard
Dark Thoughts and Quiet Desperation By David D. Perlmutter, David D. Perlmutter is an associate professor of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University and a senior fellow at the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs. He is the author of "Visions of War."
It's Latino Immigrants Who Can Save the Catholic Church By Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
In Israel's History Are Seeds of Hope By Tom Segev, Tom Segev, a columnist for the Israeli daily Haaretz, is the author of "One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate" and, most recently, "Elvis in Jerusalem--Post-Zionism and the Americanization of Israel."
The Church Must Exorcise the Demon of Celibacy By Terrance Sweeney, Terrance Sweeney, a former Jesuit priest, is the author of "A Church Divided," and "What God Hath Joined."

NEWS

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

REAL ESTATE

A Heads-Up on Ways to Ensure Sprinklers Work Properly By Gary Abrams, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Product Innovations Make a Focal Point of the Floor By James Carey and Morris Carey, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Old World Charm Is Tucked Away By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Captain' Is Drawn to the Marina By Ruth Ryon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Low-Rate Libor Mortgages Carry a High Risk From Bloomberg News
Tenant Wants Car Repaired By Robert Griswold, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Solutions for Seniors By Diane Wedner, TIMES STAFF WRITER
How to Rub Out Lime Deposit Stains By Morris Carey and James Carey, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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MAGAZINE

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What happened on April 07, 2002

BOOKS

The Price of Power By Jacob Heilbrunn, Jacob Heilbrunn is an editorial writer for The Times.

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom By Isabel Hilton, Isabel Hilton is the author of "The Search for the Panchen Lama" and a staff writer for the New Yorker.

The Stranger By Jamie James, Jamie James is the author of a novel, "Andrew and Joey."

Sentimental Education By Kai Maristed, Kai Maristed is the author of, among other works, "Belong to Me: Stories" and "Fall: A Novel."

Life Is Elsewhere By Yxta Maya Murray, Yxta Maya Murray is the author of "Locas," "What It Takes to Get to Vegas" and the forthcoming novel "The Conquest." She is a professor at Loyola Law School.

Just Say Noir By Jack Nessel, Jack Nessel is a former editor of New York magazine and Psychology Today.

Casting Lines in Search of Meaning By John Palattella, John Palattella writes for several publications, including the London Review of Books, the Nation and Dissent.

THE LETO BUNDLE By Marina Warner Farrar, Straus & Giroux... By Susan Salter Reynolds

Triumph Without Victory By David Rieff, David Rieff is the author of Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the West" and the forthcoming "A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis." He is a contributing writer to Book Review.

Life During Wartime By Laura Secor, Laura Secor is the deputy editor of the American Prospect.

The Quare Fellow By Clancy Sigal, Clancy Sigal is the author of "Going Away" and "The Secret Defector" and is a screenwriter.

ENTERTAINMENT

Up Against His Own Deadline By Kevin Brass

The Writing Was on the Wall in the '60s By Stephen Farber

Movement at Several Frames Per Second By Jennifer Fisher

Good CD, Shame About the Cover By Agustin Gurza

Life After Death Row By Hugh Hart

Redemption at Last? By Robert Hilburn

The Evil That Museums Do By Christopher Knight

Class, Open Your DVDs to 'Extras' By Jon Matsumoto

Press Play to Access the Future By Richard Natale

Leaving His Handprint on the Machine Age By Leah Ollman

Tears for Fears Sow the Seeds of a Reunion By Steve Hochman

Neil Young Tries on a New Hat By Steve Hochman; Natalie Nichols; Agustin Gurza; Soren Baker; Marc Weingarten

Betting on Their Heritage By Christopher Reynolds

Back to a Family--and a City--in Turmoil By Don Shirley

Fitting Tributes to an Enigmatic Talent By Don Heckman

OPINION

The Cussing Canoeist Can't Make a Wrong a Right By John Balzar

Pennies a Day Can Stop Spread of AIDS By Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates Sr.

Why I Deserve Another Term as LAPD Chief By Bernard C. Parks

The Masada Factor: Israelis Feel They Stand Alone By Steve A. Yetiv

TEST CASE: UC Versus the SAT By Matthew Belloni, Matthew Belloni is Notes editor of the Southern California Law Review at USC Law School and a former Opinion editor of the Daily Californian at UC Berkeley.

The Legacy of Proposition 187 Cuts Two Ways By A.G. Block, A.G. Block is executive editor of State Net, publishers of California Journal, a monthly nonpartisan public-affairs magazine.

Memory and Destiny By Lynn Cohen, Lynn Cohen is a Los Angeles writer.

El Sol's First-Year Flair By Jenny Doh and Cynthia Criollos

A Mideast Miracle Requires Our Will By Benjamin J. Hubbard

Dark Thoughts and Quiet Desperation By David D. Perlmutter, David D. Perlmutter is an associate professor of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University and a senior fellow at the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs. He is the author of "Visions of War."

It's Latino Immigrants Who Can Save the Catholic Church By Gregory Rodriguez, Gregory Rodriguez, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.

In Israel's History Are Seeds of Hope By Tom Segev, Tom Segev, a columnist for the Israeli daily Haaretz, is the author of "One Palestine, Complete: Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate" and, most recently, "Elvis in Jerusalem--Post-Zionism and the Americanization of Israel."

The Church Must Exorcise the Demon of Celibacy By Terrance Sweeney, Terrance Sweeney, a former Jesuit priest, is the author of "A Church Divided," and "What God Hath Joined."

NEWS

These Waters Run Deep By Mary Rourke, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Couple Who Are Campaign Foes Manage to Keep Politics in Its Place By Ellen Warren, CHICAGO TRIBUNE

From Crib to College, It's Over in a Flash By Sandy Banks

Spotlight Awards By Patt Diroll; Ann Conway

Adults Find Their Inner Sponge By Bettijane Levine, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rainbow Girls By Nancy Robison

Korea Vets Bear Stigma of American Talib Lindh By Martha Mendoza and Sharon L. Crenson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slain Bride's Parents Tormented by 'If Onlys' By David Foster, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Singing Praises of Cantonese Opera By Helen Luk, ASSOCIATED PRESS

European Satellite Plans Draw Static By Paul Geitner, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Plans for a Building Shed Light on Its Dark Past By Barry Hatton, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Protests Rage Across Arab Lands From Reuters

China's Antibiotics Breeding Trouble By Martin Fackler, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Czechs Take Aim at Light Pollution From Washington Post

Protection a Double-Edged Sword By Deb Riechmann, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gauging Levels of Troop Risk Associated Press

Mind-Control Defense Won't Wash, Some Say By Martha Mendoza and Sharon L. Crenson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Children's Sexuality Book Turns Up Heat on Publisher By David Crary, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Deaths Put Spotlight on Bouncers By Liz Sidoti, ASSOCIATED PRESS

FDA OKs Secretin in Pancreas Care From Associated Press

Priest Sex Scandal Is Big Business for N.J. Attorney By John Curran, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Information Flows on Volcano Risk By Carolyn Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bush Demands Israel Pull Out; Sharon to 'Expedite' Offensive By Paul Richter and Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Middle East Conflict Blurs Bush's Anti-Terrorism Focus By Doyle Mcmanus and Robin Wright, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Arabs Threaten to Snub Powell if He Doesn't Meet Arafat By Michael Slackman, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Crackdown on Terror Funding Is Questioned By Eric Lichtblau and Josh Meyer, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Spain's Bulldog on the Bench Is Loved, Hated By Sebastian Rotella, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rapid Growth of Advanced Placement Classes Raises Concerns By Rebecca Trounson and Richard Lee Colvin, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Mahony's Accuser Describes History of Mental Problems By Mark Arax and Larry Stammer, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Bribery Scandal Kicks Up a Controversy in Chinese Soccer By Ching-ching Ni, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Afghan Group Denies Plotting Assassinations By Robyn Dixon, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Parliament Dissolved in Favor of New Election From Times Wire Reports

For Mexican Mayor, Road to Presidency Has Two Tiers By Jennifer Mena, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Eight Children Killed in School Wall Collapse From Times Wire Reports

Land Mine Blast Kills 5 Soldiers in Chechnya From Times Wire Reports

Poisoned Fish Seen as a Feast by the Poor From Times Wire Reports