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What happened on January 04, 2004
MAGAZINE
A Life In the Balance Michael Krikorian, Times staff writer.
One Man's Simple Gifts Carol Lynn Mithers, Carol Lynn Mithers is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. Her last piece for the magazine was an essay about her father's former office in downtown L.A.
The Concorde Is Dead, Long Live the Concorde HEATHER JOHN
Edifice Complex MICHAEL T. JARVIS
Did Timothy Treadwell Exploit or Pave the Way for Bear Research?
He Takes the Professional Route
Fit for the King ADAM TSCHORN, Adam Tschorn last wrote for the magazine about kilts.
Inside Black Hollywood Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Traveling Exhibit Emily Young
The Most Moving Piece on the War
Tower of Power LESLEE KOMAIKO
Life Without Pepperoni Jim Sollisch, Jim Sollisch is creative director at a Cleveland advertising agency. His essays frequently appear in daily newspapers, and he provides commentaries for National Public Radio.
Golf Course, Not Teachers, Needs Upgrade
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
The Point Is Self-Expression, Say Tattoo Enthusiasts James Ricci, Times Staff Writer
Witness Protection Is Unevenly Spread Daniel Freed, Special to The Times
6 in Family Killed in Plane Crash David Haldane, Times Staff Writer
Paul Hopkins, 99; the Oldest Major League Baseball Player Elliott Teaford, Times Staff Writer
Girl, 17, Stabbed to Death in Anaheim Alley Fight
No Injuries, Damage in Magnitude 3.5 Quake From Times Wire Reports
Weather Thwarts Release of Condors From Times Wire Reports
Carbon Monoxide Killed Couple, Coroner Says From Times Wire Reports
Teenager Shot, Killed in Apparent Gang Rivalry From Times Staff Reports
Rescuers Search for Skier After Avalanche From Times Wire Reports
D.A. Can't Afford to Lose More Credibility Dana Parsons
Search Continues for Boy Swept Out to Sea From Times Wire Reports
Other Deaths
Kids With No Blankets? They've Got 'Em Covered Stanley Allison, Times Staff Writer
Man, Teen Shot After Argument at Nightclub From Times Staff Reports
O.C. Studies Deadly Fires' Hard Lessons Joel Rubin, Times Staff Writer
Hiker, 53, Is Missing on Mt. Baldy Daren Briscoe and Steve Hymon, Times Staff Writers
Giving Is Up, O.C. Charities Say Mike Anton, Times Staff Writer
Dog-Mauling Defendant Sent to Ventura County From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Woman Kills Former Boyfriend, Then Herself From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Man Dies in Collision With Caltrans Truck From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Group Promotes Reading by Child-Care Providers Deborah Schoch, Times Staff Writer
Army National Guard Spc. Michael Mihalakis, 18; Killed in Accident Rone Tempest, Times Staff Writer
Teens Die in Crash on New Year's Day From Times Wire Reports
He Puts Clean Water First David Reyes, Times Staff Writer
Harassment of Black Family Is Probed From Times Wire Reports
President's Interpreter in Fight on Cuba Ban Eric Bailey, Times Staff Writer
Thousands Take Last Looks--and Sniffs David Pierson, Times Staff Writer
Douglas Anne Munson, 54; Her Novels Took a Raw Look at L.A. Jon Thurber, Times Staff Writer
Critics Group Names 'American Splendor' Top Film Susan King, Times Staff Writer
Affordable Homes Earn High Marks at Cal State Fred Alvarez, Times Staff Writer
Victims of Flash Flood Are Mourned Erin Ailworth, Jean-Paul Renaud and Monte Morin, Times Staff Writers
REAL ESTATE
Garage has the same inspection limits as an apartment From Project Sentinel
The paperwork fix Wendy Jaffe, Special to The Times
Briefly From Times wire reports
Average Mortgage Rates and Indexes
Adjustable-rate loans post gains From Times wire reports
Building pace won't meet need From Times wire reports
Another victim of 'tween-home blues
The very picture of achievement Diane Wedner
California home sellers saw record gains in 2003 From Times wire reports
Real estate trends
A onetime 'Iceman' renteth Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
A onetime aerospace town that's made a soft landing Diane Wedner, Times Staff Writer
OPINION
The Deadly Consequences of a Progressive Disease David Horowitz
A Task as Big as a Continent James M. Banner Jr.
Schwarzenegger's Big Week
Cuts to Student Outreach Threaten Universal Access Manuel Gomez
Politics Can, Probably Should, Be Messy
Meaty Profits
Taking a Leap of Faith Michael Skube, Michael Skube teaches journalism at Elon University. He is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for criticism.
Those at Niguel Beach Terrace Can't Profit by Playing Fair
Meeting Trout Halfway
Have the Courage to Reinstate License Fee
Middle Class and Poor Lose in Park Fee Hikes
Fatally Flawed Peace Proposal Shlomo Avineri, Shlomo Avineri is a professor of political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
What About 'The Anarchist's Cookbook'?
Concrete vs. Steel
Faculty Members Forced Costly Election
Putting Foreign Policy Into Historical Context
N. Ireland: Both Sides Must Disarm
Dimly Shone Their Bulbs Ann Louise Bardach, Ann Louise Bardach writes for Newsweek International and is a commentator on the Public Radio program "Marketplace." She is the author of "Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana."
In Bush's America, Rules of War Trump Civil Law Kenneth Roth, Kenneth Roth is executive director of Human Rights Watch.
The View Is to Die For
An Outgunned IRS
A First Step, but Not the 'Whole Enchilada' Marc Cooper, Marc Cooper is the senior fellow for border justice at the Institute for Justice and Journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication. He is also a contributing editor to the Nation magazine and a columnist for LA Weekly.
Without Witnesses, Murders Go Unsolved
The Need for Cooperation Is in the Genes Gary Marcus
Pulling Punches William M. Arkin, William M. Arkin is a military affairs analyst who writes regularly for Opinion. E-mail: warkin@igc.org.
Foundation of a New Kind of Governance? Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr is University Professor of History at USC and state librarian of California. His "Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003" is forthcoming from Alfred A. Knopf.
10 Resolutions to Build a Fiscally Fit California James L. Doti
Head Scarves in France: a Non Issue Diane Johnson
Dancing With the Dictator Stanley Meisler, Stanley Meisler, a former foreign and diplomatic correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, is the author of "United Nations: The First Fifty Years."
WORLD
Amid Hopes, Indian Premier Visits Pakistan Paul Watson, Times Staff Writer
Attackers Kill 4 Soldiers, Set Fire to 18 Schools From Times Wire Reports
German Probe Will Focus on Iraqi Militant Organization From Reuters
Roadside Bomb, Strike on Base Kill Three U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Laura King, Times Staff Writer
Wife Blamed in American's Death From Times Wire Reports
Quake Survivor, 97, Found Under Rubble in Iran From Associated Press
Armed Islamic Uprising Quelled, Officials Say From Times Wire Reports
Israeli Army Kills 4 in Raids Megan K. Stack, Times Staff Writer
15 Die as Historic Church Collapses During Service From Times Wire Reports
Colombian Rebel Commander Is Arrested T. Christian Miller, Times Staff Writer
Egyptian Charter Jet Crashes, Killing All 148 People Aboard Megan K. Stack, Sebastian Rotella and Jailan Zayan, Times Staff Writers
A Lone Issue Stalls Afghan Assembly Hamida Ghafour, Special to The Times
Fugitive Suspected in Mexico 'Dirty War' Dies From Reuters
TRAVEL
A walkabout with Aborigines Fergus Blakiston, Special to The Times
Readers recommend
Deal of the week
Taking a look at the traveler's crystal ball Arthur Frommer, Special to The Times
Travel Log Jane Engle;Times staff and wires
He's sticking with adult companions
Tours & Cruises Rosemary McClure, Times Staff Writer
A Santa Fe family legacy
Writer out of touch with world events
Gadgets for when every second counts Judi Dash, Special to The Times
A man, a mustache, a genius Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
In Ojai, tickled pink and green Mary MacVean, Times Staff Writer
The father of globalization gets his due Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
Fraud crackdown highlights fears over booking trips on Web James Gilden, Special to The Times
Is travel, like youth, wasted on the young? She thinks not Mary McNamara, Times Staff Writer
Enforce those baggage rules
A sip of U.S. history Beverly Beyette, Times Staff Writer
In contest between European railroads and airlines, all win Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
NEWS
Water: A New Cash Crop Seth Hettena, Associated Press Writer
For The Record
Hints of Water Intrigue Scientists Thomas H. Maugh II, Times Staff Writer
Avalanche Kills Dean of University and Husband Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Writer
U.S. Deportees Cart Crime to Native Lands Randall Richard, Associated Press Writer
Bear Therapy: Babies Brighten Peacekeepers' Days Garentina Kraja, Associated Press Writer
'Nova' Goes Along on Risky Mission to Mars Kate O'Hare, Special to The Times
Clash Between Pakistan and India Snares Fishermen Paul Haven, Associated Press Writer
Treatment Frustrates Palestinian Refugees Paul Garwood and Maggie Michael, Associated Press Writers
Social Workers Embattled but Not Embittered David Crary, Associated Press Writer
Japanese Dancing Through Adversity Aiko Hayashi, Associated Press Writer
Deadly Dangers Lurk Behind Utah's Great Natural Beauty Christie L. Hill, Associated Press Writer
BOOKS
A border lined with inequities Jonathan Kirsch, Jonathan Kirsch, a contributing writer to the Book Review, is the author of the forthcoming "God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism."
Adrift on the chessboard Bruce Pandolfini, Bruce Pandolfini is the author of "Kasparov and Deep Blue" and "Every Move Must Have a Purpose." He was the real-life inspiration for the chess instructor in "Searching for Bobby Fischer."
Bestsellers Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.
Bestsellers Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.
A trilogy of sisterhood Michael Harris, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.
Echo & Elixir 3 Khaled Mattawa
Women in an unkind universe Merle Rubin, Merle Rubin is a contributing writer to Book Review.
First fiction Mark Rozzo, Mark Rozzo is a frequent contributor to Book Review.
Discoveries Susan Salter Reynolds
In human achievement, the sun rises in the West Frederic Raphael, Frederic Raphael is the author of many novels and screenplays, co-editor of "The Great Philosophers From Socrates to Turing" and translator of a forthcoming edition of "Satyrica" by Petronius.
Another measure of Iraq Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea is the author of "Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village."
Foreign policy as moral imperative Stanley I. Kutler, Stanley I. Kutler is the author of many books, including "Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes" and "The American Inquisition: Justice and Injustice in the Cold War."
This Earth, this realm, this architecture Paul Kennedy, Paul Kennedy is the J. Richardson Dilworth professor of history at Yale University and the author of several books, including "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers" and "Preparing for the Twenty-first Century."
SPORTS
The Times' Rankings
It Has Been Only a Line of Discredit Steve Henson, Times Staff Writer
Louisiana Tech Manages to Hold Off Tulsa, 63-60 From Associated Press
Reed Wins Opening of Supercross Series Robert Mayson
New England's Belichick Named Coach of the Year From Associated Press
Ducks' Downtrend Continues in Detroit Chris Foster, Times Staff Writer
Clippers Foul Up in Loss to Kings Jerry Crowe, Times Staff Writer
There Is Quality, if Not Quantity BOB MIESZERSKI
O'Neal's Injury Triggers Queries Steve Springer, Times Staff Writer
Straka's on Target at Right Moment Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
Sooners Have a Loss on Their Minds Mike DiGiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Today Mike Terry
Guenther Brings Confidence From Football Paul Gutierrez, Times Staff Writer
Spurs Stopped Cold by 76ers From Associated Press
The Times' Rankings
Clippers' Hopes Continue to Build Mark Heisler
In No Mood to Split Hairs Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer
Tennessee Snaps Out of This Streak Mike Penner
USC Fan Knows Just What Hit Oklahoma Larry Stewart, Times Staff Writer
Nutt Turns Down Nebraska Overture From Times Wire Services
Hobbled Titans Are Ones Who Step It Up From Associated Press
Barthez Returns in Fine Form Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Darby Leads Long Beach State Upset Eric Stephens; Paul McLeod; Lonnie White, From Staff and Wire Reports
Playoff Hint: Think Offense Bob Oates, Special to The Times
Hot Corner Bill Christine
Raich Wins in Austria; Miller Misses Chance From Staff and Wire Reports
Top Performers
Star Cross' Blinkers Signal Win Bob Mieszerski, Times Staff Writer
Olson Gets His 700th Victory From Associated Press
In This Race, Jones Already Halfway Home BOB MIESZERSKI
Comments, Conduct Land Avery on Bench Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff Writer
Devil of an Ending for Connecticut Mike Terry, Times Staff Writer
A Grass-Roots Effort for Scouts Ross Newhan
Lightning's Modin Gets Hat Trick From Associated Press
Additional Practice Yields Different Results J.A. Adande, Times Staff Writer
Win Twice as Nice for Georgia's Hayes From Associated Press
Keys To The Game
Co-Champs Will Get Their Fair Share Bill Plaschke
Buddy System Works for Rivals on the Court Eric Sondheimer
Pacers Beat Hornets, 91-84, on Fight Night From Associated Press
Panthers Take a Bow, Lap It Up After 29-10 Victory Over Dallas Sam Farmer, Times Staff Writer
Kentucky's Fitch Has the Last Word Against North Carolina From Associated Press
The Times' Rankings
Study Looks at Hits to Head From Associated Press
Telfair Puts on a Show for NBA Audience Dan Arritt, Times Staff Writer
Report: Rose Admits to Baseball Bets in Book Elliott Teaford, Times Staff Writer
Paulsen, Teammates Dominate at Ayala Rafer Weigel; Martin Henderson; Dan Loumena
Daniels Runs Over Tulsa for 307 Yards From Associated Press
The Simple Life David Wharton, Times Staff Writer
Mauck Is the Secret Behind LSU From Associated Press
ENTERTAINMENT
A flagship for the arts Mike Boehm, Times Staff Writer
Boeing hitches its star to Hedy Michael T. Jarvis
A good life, by design Susan King, Times Staff Writer
An uneasy success Scarlet Cheng, Special to The Times
Music on the edge Scott Timberg, Times Staff Writer
Thrilled
Clearing the smoke
His 'Life's' work
A spirit of renewal Annie Wells
Dancing in like Flynn Elaine Dutka
Quality of life
Cigar factories inspire playwrights Don Shirley
Richard Crenna
Can rock come back? Robert Hilburn, Times Staff Writer
Plain speaking
Apollo Theater to host ABT Lewis Segal
Same creative team, but she's not Norah Steve Hochman, Special to The Times
A life gone South Seas Kristin Hohenadel, Special to The Times
Antiwar footing
Updating a pair of 'Butterflies' Diane Haithman
Sleep? Too much to do Lynn Smith, Times Staff Writer
It's a site for sore ears Michael T. Jarvis
'Drawing From Nature' By Carol Felixson, Special to The Times
Nature's movie mogul Andre Chautard, Special to The Times
A war film with striking relevance Emory Holmes II, Special to The Times
Wendy is the hook, really Susan LaTempa, Special to The Times
A laugh-meter reader Don Shirley, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Time to Bone Up on Financial Aid Kathy M. Kristof, Times Staff Writer
In a New Year, Some Perennial Questions Tom Petruno, Times Staff Writer
To Ease Fears About Jobs, Put Imagination to Work James Flanigan
TOP STORIES -- Dec. 28 - Jan. 2
Outsourcing Seen as Bad Business
Others Are Allowed to Ring NYSE's Bell
Swindling Case Illustrates Ease of Fraud in Southland Myron Levin, Times Staff Writer
'Offshoring' Trend Casting a Wider Net Marla Dickerson, Times Staff Writer
NATIONAL
Party Creates Folksy Unity With Peter, Dean and Kerry
February Contests Shape Up as Pivotal Ronald Brownstein, Times Staff Writer
Dean Was Warned on Vermont Security From Associated Press
Capitol Evacuated After False Alarm Over Fumes From Times Wire Reports
Avalanche Blocks Interstate Highway From Times Wire Reports
State Department Expels Cuban Diplomat From Times Wire Reports
Edwards' 'Closing Statement' Aims to Boost Image Scott Martelle, Times Staff Writer
Bank Robber Finds Poison Pen Pays Off From Times Wire Reports
Day-to-Day Life as Seen Through a Lincoln Log From Associated Press
Convict Admits Death Threats to Sen. Clinton From Times Wire Reports
Twice-Canceled Flight Leaves Britain Greg Miller and William Wallace, Special to The Times
For Some, Mad Cow Disease All in a Day's Work David Kelly, Times Staff Writer
Dean Traveled Tangled Road to Self-Discovery Richard Serrano, Times Staff Writer
Britney Spears Is Reportedly Wed From Associated Press
Bush Makes Time for 'Hook and Bullet' Set Elizabeth Shogren, Times Staff Writer
Mad Cow Case Casts Light on Beef Uses Stephanie Simon, Times Staff Writer
Accidents Outside Combat Take Toll on U.S. Military Alan C. Miller and Kevin Sack, Times Staff Writers
SCIENCE
NASA's Rover Touches Down Safely on Mars Thomas H. Maugh II and Charles Piller, Times Staff Writers
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