What happened on June 05, 2005
OPINION
Scary Preschool Utopia By Karin Klein, Karin Klein is a Times Editorial Writer
Everything I Really Need to Know I Learned in Helsinki By W. Norton Grubb, W. Norton Grubb is the David Gardner Chair in Higher Education at UC Berkeley and author of "The Education Gospel: The Economic Value of Schooling."
The Legal Sting of Pain and Suffering By Stephen D. Sugarman, Stephen D. Sugarman is a professor at UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law.
Just Another Disaster in Paradise By Shawn Hubler, Shawn Hubler is a Los Angeles Times staff writer.
Truth Can Be Anonymous By David Wise, David Wise has covered Washington during 10 presidential administrations. He has many unidentified sources.
Did the French Do Us a Favor? By Charles Grant, Charles Grant is director of the Centre for European Reform in London.
Did the French Do Us a Favor? By Gerard Baker, Gerard Baker is a columnist for the London Times.
Stuck on Empty By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Moms and Dads Want to Do This Homework By Wendy Kopp, Wendy Kopp is president and founder of Teach for America, a national program that recruits college graduates with leadership promise to spend two years in rural and urban public schools.
Downtown? L.A. Doesn't Need One By Joel Kotkin, Joel Kotkin, an Irvine senior fellow at the New America Foundation, is the author of "The City: A Global History," released this year by Modern Library.
Elitist Parents and Their Sappy Class Delusions By Catherine Seipp, Catherine Seipp is a columnist for National Review Online and the Independent Women's Forum.
Ed Boards Could Use Some Wal-Mart Smarts By Naomi Schaefer Riley, Naomi Schaefer Riley is the author of "God on the Quad: How Religious Colleges and the Missionary Generation Are Changing America" (St. Martin's Press, 2005).
MAGAZINE
Hot shot By David Lansing, David Lansing is a frequent contributor to the magazine's Style section.
Clowns Without Pity By Diana Wagman, Diana Wagman is a Los Angeles writer whose most recent novel is "Bump."
Life in the Bubble By Kim Christensen, Kim Christensen will be covering the entertainment industry for The Times' Business section.
Remaking it Wright By Susan Freudenheim, Susan Freudenheim last wrote for the magazine about outdoor rooms.
Your agave or your life By David Lida, David Lida lives in Mexico City.
The Southern California Survival Guide By Andy Meisler, Andy Meisler's last story for the magazine was about Chuck Harris, an agent who represents unconventional performers.
BOOKS
The human face of war By Chris Abani, Chris Abani is the author of "GraceLand," winner of the 2005 PEN/Hemingway Prize.
Heart in the homeland By Jane Ciabattari, Jane Ciabattari is the author of the short story collection "Stealing the Fire."
A mellower Bowles has his say By Millicent Dillon, Millicent Dillon is a novelist and biographer whose books include "You Are Not I: A Portrait of Paul Bowles" and "A Little Original Sin: The Life and Work of Jane Bowles."
Tripping down memory lane By Richard Eder, Richard Eder, former book critic for The Times, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1987.
Count Dracula, back for more By Jon Fasman, Jon Fasman is the author of "The Geographer's Library."
A critic in the artist's lair By Ross King, Ross King is the author of "Brunelleschi's Dome," "Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling" and several novels, including "Domino" and "Ex Libris."
A paradise that's more of a paradox By Jonathan Kirsch, Jonathan Kirsch, a contributing writer to the Book Review, is the author of, most recently, "God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism."
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
A woman of letters By Merrill Joan Gerber, Merrill Joan Gerber's most recent books are "This Is a Voice From Your Past: New and Selected Stories" and "Glimmering Girls: A Novel of the Fifties."
Byron's heir By Peter Straub, Peter Straub is the author of many works of horror fiction, including, most recently, "In the Night Room."