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What happened on May 15, 2002
OPINION
Seize Castro's Offer
Picture This!
Unhealthy Bias on Secession
'Animal Shelters Cannot Be Expanded Overnight'
Well, You Know, We Don't Like It
Debacle in Bosnia
A 3-Year-Old Falls to Gang Gunfire
Beverly Robinson
Helmet Laws
Illegal Immigrants Beating the System
No to Light Rail, Yes to Freeways
Future Plans
Calling All Cars
The Internet or a .45, It's Robbery of the Artist By John Balzar
Gee, Is There a Choice Between Profits and Patriotism? By Arianna Huffington
El Jefe Basks in Carter's Light By Laura Ingraham, Laura Ingraham hosts a nationally syndicated radio show from Washington. E-mail: suggestions@ lauraingraham.com.
City Project: a Rip-Off Waiting to Happen By Zev Yaroslavsky, L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky represents the Third District, which includes portions of Los Angeles west of downtown, Hollywood, the San Fernando Valley and the coast from Venice to the Ventura County line.
ENTERTAINMENT
Show Tries to Erase Stereotypes Via Artifacts of Americas' Past By Kim Baca, ASSOCIATED PRESS
She Sends Songs Into the Skies By Geoff Boucher, TIMES STAFF WRITER
'Politically Incorrect' Canceled; ABC Goes With Jimmy Kimmel By Paul Brownfield, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Her Potential Is Here; Next, Experience By Daniel Cariaga, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Coming Thursday
Laguna Playhouse Sets 2002-'03 Season
Woody's Wish By Paul Lieberman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
CBS Drops 'Max Bickford'; ABC Sets a 'Happy Hour' By Brian Lowry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When Worlds Collide By Nicolai Ouroussoff, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cellist Gives Mint Crowd Blast From the Past By Mark Swed, TIMES STAFF WRITER
In 'Lost World,' a Frantic Rush to Preserve Inca Mummies By Carolyn Patricia Scott, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Real World Looms Over Opening of the 55th Festival By Kenneth Turan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dinosaurs Trample Lawyers By Brian Lowry
NEWS
EPA to Watch Farm Smog By Gary Polakovic and Mark Arax, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
In Pursuit of the Model Mustang By Scott Doggett, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
'Godfather' Delivers a Joke or Two By Gina Piccalo and Louise Roug
A Weekend by the Lake Especially for Moms By Chris Erskine
If It Smells Good, It Must Be Bad for You By Mary Mcnamara, TIMES STAFF WRITER
California Classroom
Book Reviews By Kids
A Lesson Learned From Enron: What You Can't Shred, Sell By Lianne Hart, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's a Special Type of Beauty By Jeannine Stein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Meanness Has to Do With Age, Not Sex
Jokes & Riddles
Finding Products and Classes
The Students Grade L.A. By Bettijane Levine
B-A-B-Y Spells Baby By Maria Lynn Toth
A Child's Legacy of Love By Reg Green, Special To The Times
WORLD
5 Asylum Seekers May Be Released From Reuters
Poachers Kill 2 Rare Gorillas to Steal Baby From Times Wire Reports
Veterinarian Kills Self Over Missed Diagnosis From Times Wire Reports
RWANDA Poachers Kill 2 Rare Gorillas to Steal Baby... From Times Wire Reports
Ex-Dictator's Daughter Visits North's Leader From Times Wire Reports
Mother Jailed Because Children Were Truant From Times Wire Reports
Massive Reforestation Project Gets Underway From Times Wire Reports
Annan Tells Leaders to Speed Up Peace Talks From Times Wire Reports
Woman Becomes First to Be Granted Divorce From Times Wire Reports
Carter Calls for a Freer Cuba By Mark Fineman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Demands by Hard-Liners and Outsiders Vex Sharon and Arafat By Mark Magnier, TIMES STAFF WRITER
33 Die in Kashmir Attack From Associated Press
New Chief to Take Command of U.S. Troops in Afghanistan By Greg Miller, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Pact Gives Russia a New Role in NATO By Paul Richter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Sierra Leoneans Go to the Polls
U.N. OKs New Iraq Restrictions By William Orme, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Deadly Messages to Mexico By Mark Fineman and Chris Kraul, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
BUSINESS
Former Auditor Says Legal Fears Spurred Shredding By Jeff Leeds, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Movies Imitate Disney's Parks By Richard Verrier, TIMES STAFF WRITER
S&P Sets New 'Core Profit' Measure From Associated Press
Lawyer Says He Issued Warning to Enron By Richard Simon and Nancy Rivera Brooks, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Viacom Pays $21 Million in Asbestos Claims Bloomberg News
Vivendi Universal Sells Stake in BSkyB Reuters
Liberty Media's Loss Rises to $1.47 Billion Bloomberg News
Vivendi May Pull Out of Italian TV Deal Bloomberg News
Euro Disney Reports Tripling of Loss Reuters
U.S. Business Likes Cuba, but Obstacles Remain By James Flanigan
Homestore.com Reports Loss of $34.8 Million for Quarter From a Times Staff Writer
HP Sales, Cost-Cutting Lead to Profit From Reuters
ILM Feeling the Effects of Digital Filmmaking By P.J. Huffstutter, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Markets Soar on Sales Report By Tom Petruno, TIMES STAFF WRITER
States Ask for Memo as Evidence By Peter Kaplan, REUTERS
Napster's Collapse Nears as Funds Fade By Jon Healey and Joseph Menn, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
News Corp. Results Hurt by Write-Down on Gemstar Stake By James Bates, TIMES STAFF WRITER
4 Accused of Bilking Banks of $1 Billion By E. Scott Reckard, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Business Groups Protest Proposed Options Tax From Times Wire Services
Pilot's Arrest Adds to Screening Debate By James F. Peltz, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Financial Restatements Continue to Rise From Bloomberg News
U.S. Retailers See Sales Soar in April By Abigail Goldman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
16 Firms Accused of Inflating Prices Bloomberg News
H&R Block SeeksBank Charter Bloomberg News
Also
PPG Reaches $2.7-Billion Settlement Reuters
Boeing Expects More Production in 2004 Reuters
Loss for Sierra Pacific Widens Dramatically Bloomberg News
Deere Profit Rises 11%, Led by Overseas Sales Bloomberg News
Edison Schools to Change Reporting Bloomberg News
First-Quarter Loss Narrows for Six Flags Bloomberg News
Saipan Workers Can Sue as Class By Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Entrepreneurship Takes Hit in 2001, Study Says By Karen Robinson-jacobs, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Autobytel Plans to Cut 40 Positions Dow Jones/Associated Press
SBC to Cut 5,000 Jobs in 13 States Bloomberg News
Also
Inktomi Loans Its CEO $4.9 Million Bloomberg News
Apple Introduces Server Computer Associated Press
Applied Materials Reports Profit, Stronger Demand From Times Wire Services
SEC Proposes New Rules for Fund Ads From Bloomberg News
Microsoft to Slash Xbox Price to $199 By Alex Pham, TIMES STAFF WRITER
FOOD
Mother Love and the Bento Box By Sonoko Sakai, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
How to Make a Bento Box By Sonoko Sakai
Teach Your Steak to Make Its Own Sauce By Faye Levy, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Dear, Swear You'll Take Me to the Rabbit Party By Charles Perry, TIMES STAFF WRITER
L.A. Times Cookbook Hotlist
Famous for Used Cookbooks By Russ Parsons
Feeding Your Inner Child By Leslee Komaiko, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Cookbook Central By Mary Rourke, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spinach Salad a la Strawberry By Donna Deane, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Montrose Returns By David Karp, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Tonight, It's Bacon and Eggs on Salad By Valentina Kenney, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
What Are You Drinking?
Chorizo Chickadillo By Cindy Dorn, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dude, Where's My Cookie?
Man-Made Marmalade By Donna Deane
Zinfandel, the Grape That's Happy to Be Red All Over By Charles E. Olken, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Roast Chicken, Shirazi Salad By Barbara Hansen
Wine of the Week By S. Irene Virbila
AUTOS
Muckenthaler Concours d'Elegance to Cap Weeklong Motor Car Festival
Nissan to Replace Altima Air Bag Sensors By John O'Dell, TIMES STAFF WRITER
GM Unveils Cadillac Crossover, Chevy Pickup Truck By Terril Yue Jones
Cracking Down on Repeat Tollway Violators By Jeanne Wright, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
LAPD Retiree New Chief in San Fernando
Man Accused of Stealing From Area Charities By Timothy Hughes, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Judge Halts Mother's Efforts to End Baby's Life By Stuart Pfeifer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Motorist Fatally Shot on Harbor Freeway From Times Staff Reports
Council Bans Ads on Stationary Vehicles From Times Staff Reports
Man Arrested in 3 Sexual Assaults From Times Staff Reports
Drunk Driver Who Killed 3 Gets 39 Years From Times Staff Reports
O.C. Fire May Be Arson By H.G. Reza, Mai Tran and David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Davis Seeks Tax Hikes to Bridge Gap By Julie Tamaki and Miguel Bustillo, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Woman Is Charged in Strangling From a Times Staff Writer
Orange County's Oldest Resident
Southland's Average Family Income Dropped in the '90s By Peter Y. Hong, Marla Dickerson and Nancy Cleeland, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Not Fancy, But a Prep School All the Same By Massie Ritsch, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Compton Trustee Accused of Lying By Joe Mathews, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Big Rigs Crush Car
Governor Throws Down the Gauntlet By Mark Z. Barabak and Dan Morain, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
LAPD Not Making Reforms, Monitor Says By Tina Daunt, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Data Belie L.A.'s Auto Image By Hugo Martin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Should Base Manager Get Praise as Well as Severance? Board Asks By Jean O. Pasco, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Chargers Hire New Stadium Negotiator From a Times Staff Writer
Make-A-Wish Has Wish of Its Own: More Donated Frequent Flier Miles By Zanto Peabody, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Fowl Are Out of Bounds By Patricia Ward Biederman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Walk on By
Budget Plan Called Unfair to Poor By Charles Ornstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Martha Brown Hicks, 68; Civic Leader Helped Those on Skid Row By Myrna Oliver, TIMES STAFF WRITER
L.A. to Honor Identity Cards From Mexico By Seema Mehta, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Los Angeles 2000 by the Numbers
Going to Bat for Literacy
Shameless Governor Is a Compulsive Money-Grubber By Steve Lopez
Fire Library's Director, Attorney for Nixon Daughter Urges By Phil Willon, TIMES STAFF WRITER
When It Comes to Creativity, These Kids Wrote the Book By Stephanie Stassel, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Cottage Restoration Gets Prop. 40 Funds From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Concordia Names 1st Business Dean
There's No Ducking the Freeway Fallout of Hatching Season for Mallards By Steve Harvey
Orange County Less Suburban, More L.A. By Scott Martelle and Ray F. Herndon, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Logicon May Have Kept State in Dark By Nancy Vogel, TIMES STAFF WRITER
High O.C. Costs Mean Crowding By Milton Carrero Galarza and Scott Martelle, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Notes Are Key to This Exam By Lisa Leff, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES
Park Map to Guide Planning By Manuel Gamiz Jr., TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tustin Marine Base Fight Proves to Be a Learn-Learn Situation By Dana Parsons
Joseph L. Steiner, 95; Co-Founder of Kenner, Maker of Play-Doh From Times Staff Reports
Alan P. Horowitz, 72; Producer of Movies and Television Series From Times Staff Reports
Netter Worthington, 84; Painter Started the Floating Campus From Times Staff Reports
George R. Johnson, 85; Attorney, Civic Leader in Long Beach Area From Times Staff Reports
Howard Merrill, 85; Child Actor in Silent Movies, Scriptwriter From Times Staff Reports
Ballot Forger Picked On the Wrong Person in March Election Mess By Patt Morrison
Long Beach Pike Finally Underway By Louis Sahagun, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Agency Trips on Request By Nancy Vogel, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Disparities Found in Per-Pupil Spending By Tina Borgatta, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Gilroy Quake Is Vivid Reminder of '89 Shaker By Kenneth Reich and John L. Mitchell, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Judge Finds Man Guilty of Attacks on Teachers By Anna Gorman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Family of Man Killed in Crash Sues Rail Lines From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Supporters of Suspect Gather for Rally From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Pilot, Passenger Die in Small-Plane Crash From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Superior Court Judge to Be Named U.S. Attorney From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Ex-County Worker Faces Embezzlement Charge From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Plan Considered for Safe Disposal of Used Needles From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Claims of Improper Voter Sign-Ups Probed From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Teens Plead in Attack on Migrant Workers From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Man Gets Prison for Taking Bribes From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Trial Is Ordered in Scalding of Boy By Amanda Covarrubias, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Planner Wins Seal Beach Seat By Stanley Allison and David Haldane, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Valley Secession Proposal Too Flawed for Ballot, L.A. Says By Patrick Mcgreevy and Sue Fox, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Public Access Laws Deemed Adequate By Evelyn Larrubia, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Man Arrested in Shootings of Mother, Brother in Glendale By Andrew Blankstein, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Bans New Ad Signs By Garrett Therolf, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Spouse Pleads Not Guilty to Murder By Tracy Wilson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Council Motions Back Stadium Proposal By Seema Mehta, TIMES STAFF WRITER
2 Shot to Death in Compton From a Times Staff Writer
High-Tech Boom Offset by Rise in Poverty By Daryl Kelley, TIMES STAFF WRITER
County Braces for the Worst By Catherine Saillant, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Council Calls for New Spending Rules for DWP From a Times Staff Writer
Water Sprites
NATIONAL
State Charges Dropped in GOP Eavesdrop Case From Times Wire Reports
Records Cite Concerns Over Accused Priest From Times Wire Reports
Moussaoui Protests Mental Exam Order From Times Wire Reports
Storm Flooding Hits Farms, Roads in 3 States From Times Wire Reports
Amtrak Train Hits Log Truck, Derails; 14 Hurt From Associated Press
Ethnicity Influences Diabetes Damage, Study Finds By Liz F. Kay, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Photo Fund-Raiser Causes a Flap By Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bush Signs Bill to Track Immigrants, Visitors From Associated Press
'63 Bombing Suspect Said to Brag By Jeffrey Gettleman, TIMES STAFF WRITER
U.S. Deals Setback to Lindh's Lawyers From Associated Press
Mormons Seek Parcel of Public Land By Geoffrey Mohan, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mayor Is Reelected in Bitter N.J. Race From Associated Press
No Mideast Link Seen in Mail Bomb From Associated Press
Race Upheld in Admissions Case By Rebecca Trounson and Henry Weinstein, TIMES STAFF WRITERS
Priest Accused of Abuse Is Shot By Vicki Kemper, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Tutor's 'Confession' at Issue in Skakel Trial From Associated Press
Senate Defies Bush Team With Trade-Authority Vote By Nick Anderson, TIMES STAFF WRITER
House OKs Increase in Aid for Widows From Associated Press
SPORTS
Prance of Wales
It's All About Attitude This Time By J.A. Adande
Clemens Earns Milestone Victory From Associated Press
Salmon Sparks Angels but Thinks Nothing of It By Bill Shaikin, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Watkins Enlists Richard Brown By Bill Shaikin
Report: Mets Ask for Shea Repairs From Associated Press
It's Very Difficult to Avoid the Subject By Robyn Norwood
Celtics Oust Pistons From Associated Press
Hot Corner By Larry Stewart
Dodgers Are Turning Into Masters of None By Mike Digiovanna, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Dreifort Takes a Small Step By Mike Digiovanna
Game 5 Report By Elliott Teaford, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Best of the Spurs Still to Come By Mark Heisler
'Sunshine Is Back at 10 By Bob Mieszerski
Buddy System OK With Bryant By Tim Brown
Kings Get the Kings By Tim Brown, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kobe Hands Out a Nice Assist By Tim Brown, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mogilny Puts Leafs in Seventh Heaven From Associated Press
Stoudamire Enters Plea From Associated Press
Venus Pulls Out at Italian Open From Staff and Wire Reports
NFL Puts L.A. Team in Its Sights By Steve Springer, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Hitchcock Is Hired by Flyers From Associated Press
Hermansen Provides Pirate Clout From Associated Press
Now Comes Real Playoff Pressure By Bill Plaschke
Paying the Price By Bill Christine, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Bernaldo Returns to Coach Nordhoff From staff reports
Golf Regional to Resume Thursday From staff reports
Whitney's Surapol Wins Title From staff reports
Funeral Service Set for Richards From staff reports
Chatsworth Plays Large in Victory By Eric Sondheimer
Quotebook
Late Bloomer By Chris Foster, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stopping Webber Is Easy: Just Make a Banks Shot By T.J. Simers
Security Aided by FBI By Grahame L. Jones, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It Was More Like a Horror Film By Elliott Teaford
Softball Pairings Favor East By Eric Stephens, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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