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What happened on June 19, 2005
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Got a License for the Pinata? By Jennifer Delson, Times Staff Writer
Valium Leads to Altered State By Steve Lopez
Vegas' Growth Is Gamble for Lake By Bettina Boxall, Times Staff Writer
Victor Wouk, 86; Developed Hybrid Car in '70s By Dennis Mclellan, Times Staff Writer
Rethinking Treatment of Female Prisoners By Jenifer Warren, Times Staff Writer
In a Rare Nod to Tradition, Jerry Brown Ties the Knot By Tim Reiterman, Times Staff Writer
Rogan Stays Out of Race for Cox's Post By Jean O. Pasco, Times Staff Writer
Man Held in String of Crashes; 1 Killed From a Times Staff Writer
It's a Family Affair for 3 Graduates By Jessica Garrison, Times Staff Writer
Special Election Rattles '06 Races By Michael Finnegan, Times Staff Writer
Wildfire Threatens Nearly 300 Homes From Associated Press
Thoughts of Onetime Future Father By Dana Parsons, Dana Parsons can be reached at (714) 966-7821 or at dana.parsons@latimes.com. An archive of his recent columns is at www.latimes.com/parsons.
Karl Mueller, 41; Guitarist Co-Founded Rock Band Soul Asylum From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Rui Xingwen, 78; Chinese Propaganda Chief and Party Official From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Man Says He Got Shot on Freeway From a Times staff writer
Retiring Principal Always a Class Act, Admirers Say By David Pierson, Times Staff Writer
California Speller Is Letter Perfect in Win From Associated Press
Hip-Hop Unlocks the Meaning of Literary Classics By Mitchell Landsberg, Times Staff Writer
Drivers Spot Plane in Rearview Mirror By Wendy Thermos, Times Staff Writer
Army Sgt. 1st Class Victor Cervantes, 27, Stockton; Killed by Small-Arms Fire in Afghanistan By Wendy Thermos, Times Staff Writer
Marine Cpl. Antonio Mendoza, 21, Santa Ana; Dies of Injuries in Blast By Erica Williams, Times Staff Writer
Other Deaths
ENTERTAINMENT
Running afoul of success By Baz Dreisinger, Special to The Times
Building his own creature feature By Greg Goldin, Special to The Times
A rapper learns how to cry By Geoff Boucher, Times Staff Writer
Nothing to do with dogma By Don Shirley
A lively deathwatch By Leah Ollman, Special to The Times
Broadening her role By Kristin Hohenadel
Meet a blitz of Brits
Plastic, fantastic and heavy-duty By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
Her own lights, camera, action By Mark Olsen, Special to The Times
Grounded, in a good way By Rachel Abramowitz, Times Staff Writer
Sammy's no model
But what a thrill
That 'lead' story
LACMA's picture
Review critiqued
Catching the Mancow fever By Lynn Smith, Times Staff Writer
Film exec did well; now he does good By Martin Miller, Times Staff Writer
Pops: from light to lite By Scott Timberg, Times Staff Writer
A critique of stinginess By David Pagel, Special to The Times
Not too close for company By Rob Kendt, Special to The Times
Still killing, not softly
Corgan rides a sonic tide By Richard Cromelin
Can laughs meet riot? By Baz Dreisinger, Special to The Times
Under the moral's spell By Dinah Eng, Special to The Times
Winners all the same
'Fine Dining at Mariner's Inn' By Beth Friedenberg-plumley, Special to The Times
Early on, showing a different 'Face' By Susan King, Times Staff Writer
Firefighter, why not save thyself By Kate Aurthur, Special to The Times
No tomb raiders for this Tut By Diane Haithman
A festival of family values By Steve Hochman, Special to The Times
World news from a new point of view By Reed Johnson, Times Staff Writer
NATIONAL
In a Military Stronghold, a War Hawk Circles Back By Paul Richter, Times Staff Writer
Rescue Crews Search for 11-Year-Old Boy Scout From Times Wire Reports
City to Pay $1.25 Million in 1991 Fatal Stabbing From Times Wire Reports
Facility to Resume VX Nerve Agent Destruction From Times Wire Reports
Man's Dream of Park to Soon Come True From Times Wire Reports
Bush Resists Calls to Pull Out of Iraq From Reuters
Global Warming Gains Higher Profile in Senate By Miguel Bustillo, Times Staff Writer
Ex-Democrat Seeks to Govern Texas From Associated Press
After 4 Hurricanes, Mother Nature Has New Deliveries By John-thor Dahlburg, Times Staff Writer
Relatives Testify in Civil Rights Murder Case By Lianne Hart, Times Staff Writer
New Life for a Catholic Parish By Elizabeth Mehren, Times Staff Writer
TRAVEL
Where American history was born By Vani Rangachar, Times Staff Writer
As travel heats up, more animals are getting their wings By Kelly Carter, Special to The Times
Cool car stuff for the cool-car-stuff addict By Robin Rauzi, Times Staff Writer
Go ahead. Gallivant. By Linda Ellerbee, Special to The Times
Kids will get into scrapes on trips too: Pack a first-aid kit By Kathleen Doheny, Special to The Times
On Paris' reinterpreted Mexican fare
Keeping an eye on cars at LAX
No fan of the mega-cruisers
Space gallery takes off By Jane Engle
Tom and Huck's place By Chris Erskine, Times Staff Writer
Cruisin' Oregon with the top down, then up By Robin Rauzi, Times Staff Writer
On the trail of Watergate sites By Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
Readers recommend
Some books to rev your get-up-and-go By Jerry V. Haines, Special to The Times
Carrying on the old ways in China
Digging deep for bargains to Europe By Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
A little hum, a lot of drums beat boredom By Joe Benson, Special to The Times
Credit purchases abroad are getting more expensive By James Gilden, Special to The Times
Edgy elation on a Rocky route By Rosemary Mcclure, Times Staff Writer
NEWS
Avalanche Danger Is Ongoing By Tom Gardner, Associated Press Writer
Daughter Finds Solace in Murdered Father's Music By David Koenig, Associated Press Writer
A Man's Home Is His Castle -- Sometimes Literally By John Christoffersen, Associated Press Writer
Business Is Hopping at Pakistan's Only Legal Brewery By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Writer
Looming Gaza Pullout Divides Young Family By Ravi Nessman, Associated Press Writer
Viet Refugees Prepare for Culture Shock By Miranda Leitsinger, Associated Press Writer
Indonesian Children Grapple With Resurgence of Polio By Margie Mason, Associated Press Writer
The Rain in Spain Is Mainly on the Wane By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press Writer
Hood Canal's Purity in Peril From Suburbia By Erin Van Bronkhorst, Associated Press Writer
Brooklyn Blogger Goes on Extended Bar Crawl By Larry Mcshane, Associated Press Writer
Agents and Smugglers Joust in Remote Border Region By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Writer
MAGAZINE
The Dining Guide
India's best dough By Ginny Chien
Little Saigon's other noodle dish By Linda Burum
The unlikely revolutionary By Russ Parsons, Russ Parsons is a columnist for The Times' Food section.
Berry healthful By Valli Herman
The jaded chopstick By Avital Binshtock
Eat here now By S. Irene Virbila
Open Up the Outside World
Where Would We Park?
Cooks on Fire By Dan Neil
Soul sake on ice By Ginny Chien
Unrestrained art By Avital Binshtock
More on the Merits (or Not) of the Hedge
There's no place like om By Andrew John Ignatius Vontz, Andrew John Ignatius Vontz last wrote for the magazine about hipster hairstyles.
The matcha mystique By Avital Binshtock
Asian Bold By S. Irene Virbila
China's little complexion helper By Ginny Chien
REAL ESTATE
Valley's bustle bypasses Victory Park By Jennifer Delson, Times Staff Writer
Sun, stars align in Malibu By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
Ways to profit when others fall behind on their taxes By Robert J. Bruss, Inman News
Northward bound By Marcie Geffner, Special to The Times
Average mortgage rates and indexes
Home prices continue a 13-year rise From Times wire reports
California cities among cleanest From Times wire reports
Talk about your tough moving jobs From Times wire reports
Suspect fees imperil their nest egg By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian, Special to The Times
Desert compound proves two roofs better than one By Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
OPINION
The True Genius of Fatherhood By Michelle Feynman, Michelle Feynman is the editor of "Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track: The Letters of Richard P. Feynman." She lives in Altadena with her husband and two children.
Religion and Art in the Toilet By Christopher Cole, Christopher Cole is a Los Angeles writer.
Political Malpractice
A Comeback for Cinema?
Bush, Out in the Cold
Does Uncle Sam Want Foreign Recruits?
Not Everyone's Along for the Ride
Plans for Iraq Were Made Early, and Badly
A Way to Keep Water From Going to Waste
Tsunami Warning?
Good Intentions and Broken Dishwashers
Party Protest
Bad Manners
Is the Red Cross Red, White and Blue Enough? By Rosa Brooks, Rosa Brooks, an associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, is writing a regular column for The Times.
That Slippery Old 'Oil Tax' By Michael Kinsley
After Bird No. 5991, a Father and Son Finally Connect By Dan Koeppel, Dan Koeppel is author of "To See Every Bird on Earth" (Hudson Street Press/Penguin, 2005).
Hollywood Kids' Lament: 'All I Want is a Dog and an Agent' By Marjorie Miller, Marjorie Miller is foreign editor of The Times.
They Don't Know Jacko By Michael Soller
Should Nukes Bloom in Asia? By Walter Russell Mead, Walter Russell Mead is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author, most recently, of "Power, Terror, Peace and War: America's Grand Strategy in a World at Risk."
You're Not as Safe as You Think You Are By Elliott Currie, Elliott Currie is professor of criminology, law and society at UC Irvine and the author of "Crime and Punishment in America."
Houseboat Heaven: Flush It By Wade Graham, Wade Graham is a trustee of Glen Canyon Institute and editor of the journal Hidden Passage. He has written on environmental issues for the New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Harper's, Outside and Environmental History.
Home-Groaned Humor By Joel Pett
A Fast-Talking Ego-a-Thon By Joel Stein
Let's Leave a Trickle for Birds Without Borders By James Wechsler and Osvel Hinojosa Huerta, James Wechsler is chairman of the Sierra Club's Southwest Waters Committee and lives in Salt Lake City. Osvel Hinojosa Huerta is director of conservation for Pronatura Noroeste in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora Mexico.
Spamming Democracy By Drex Heikes
The Northwest Salmon Win an Upstream Fight By Paul Vandevelder, Paul VanDevelder is the author of "Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes and the Trial That Forged a Nation."
Evidence of a Totalitarian Iran
Our Father Is No 'It' or Gal God By Dennis Prager, Dennis Prager's nationally syndicated radio show is heard daily in Los Angeles on KRLA-AM (870). He may be contacted through his website: www.dennisprager.com.
Three Ways Bush Makes Castro Happy By Ann Louise Bardach, Ann Louise Bardach is the author of "Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana," editor of "Cuba: A Traveler's Literary Companion" and director of The Media Project at UC Santa Barbara's Center for Film, Television and New Media.
SCIENCE
Stem cells in the bank -- for what, it's not yet known By Alan Zarembo, Times Staff Writer
BOOKS
Bestsellers
Virgil's song of the earth By Anthony Day, Anthony Day, a former editor of The Times editorial pages, is a regular contributor to Book Review.
Bent out of shape By Richard Eder, Richard Eder, former book critic for The Times, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1987.
A change in degrees, but not for the better By Russell Jacoby, Russell Jacoby, a UCLA historian, is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, "Picture Imperfect: Utopian Thought for an Anti-Utopian Age."
The devil made them draw it By Gina Misiroglu, Gina Misiroglu is the editor of "The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes" and the forthcoming "The Supervillain Book."
Bestsellers
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
First fiction By Mark Rozzo
Hollywood reverential By Richard Schickel, Richard Schickel is a contributing writer to Book Review and the author of a forthcoming biography of Elia Kazan.
A writer gets antithetical about the alphabetical By Richard Zacks, Richard Zacks is the author of "The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd," "An Underground Education" and most recently, "The Pirate Coast."
An obsession that puzzles even the fan By Jon Winokur, Jon Winokur is the author of various books, including "Encyclopedia Neurotica," "The Portable Curmudgeon" and the forthcoming "Ennui to Go."
An explorer's final adventures on the high seas By Neil Hanson, Neil Hanson is the author of "The Confident Hope of a Miracle: The True History of the Spanish Armada."
The lowdown from an author perched on high By Samantha Dunn, Samantha Dunn is the author of the memoirs "Faith in Carlos Gomez" and "Not by Accident" and the novel "Failing Paris."
Big cases but little discovery By Edward Lazarus, Edward Lazarus, a lawyer in private practice, is the author of "Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court."
WORLD
Thousands Protest Against Azerbaijan Government From Associated Press
Catholics Lash Out at Parade in Belfast From Associated Press
Court Upholds Chen's Victory in 2004 Election From Times Wire Reports
At Least 113 Killed in Heat Wave From Times Wire Reports
Convict in '93 Bombing Returned to Prison From Times Wire Reports
Prime Minister Departs for U.S. on Historic Visit From Times Wire Reports
Soldier Kills 8 in Shooting Rampage From Times Wire Reports
Taliban to Put Abducted Policemen on 'Trial' From Times Wire Reports
Aid Rushed to Afghanistan Flood Victims From Associated Press
Reformers Dispute Iran's Vote Results By John Daniszewski, Times Staff Writer
Insurgents Under Pressure in Western Iraq By Borzou Daragahi, Times Staff Writer
Rice Pressures Palestinians, Israelis to Talk By Tyler Marshall and Ken Ellingwood, Times Staff Writers
Church Leads Protest in Spain By Tracy Wilkinson and Michael Moffett, Special to The Times
Iraqi Security Tactics Evoke the Hussein Era By Jeffrey Fleishman and Asmaa Waguih, Special to The Times
Daring Abu Ghraib Attack Impressed U.S. By Patrick J. Mcdonnell, Times Staff Writer
BUSINESS
Not Hard to Recognize Animal Suffering
Lawsuit's Cost to Smokers Ignored
UAL Pilot Earned Every Dime of His Pension
An Insensitive Statement by Federal Reserve Chief
Congress Weighs Proposed Fix for Pension System By Kathy M. Kristof, Times Staff Writer
TOP STORIES -- June 12-17 From Times Staff
Downtown Plan Would Imperil Women's Center
Rancor Is No Fix for Labor Problems By James Flanigan
Zones of Contention in Gasoline Pricing By Elizabeth Douglass and Gary Cohn, Times Staff Writers
The Little Guy Gets a Piece of the Animated Action By Richard Verrier, Times Staff Writer
SPORTS
Angels Glad Vlad's Back By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Lackey Steps Up Against the Elite By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
Forget the Standings -- Watch Transactions By Tim Brown
Yankees Put Brown on Disabled List From Associated Press
AVP and FIVB at Odds Over Player Contracts By Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
Cinderella's Story Has Nothing on Jason Gore's By Thomas Bonk
New Style on Slopes: Vintage Tendons By Pete Thomas, Times Staff Writer
Cunningham Chews Up Chivas USA for Rapids By Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Clippers Align With Global View in Seeking Talent By Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
Madden Lifts Tulane to Victory From Associated Press
It's All a Big Numbers Game for These Players By Jim Litke, Associated Press
Relationship Makes the Cut in Scotland By Scott Kraft, Times Staff Writer
Dodgers Socked in Ninth By Bill Shaikin, Times Staff Writer
Broxton May Be Coming Fast By Bill Shaikin, Times Staff Writer
Galaxy Keeps Hitting Bumps on the Road By Jim Barrero, Times Staff Writer
Sorenstam Looks Unstoppable From Associated Press
These Aren't Those Lakers By Mark Heisler
Lava Man Gets Passing Grade in Californian By Bob Mieszerski, Times Staff Writer
Haggin Stakes Canceled By Bob Mieszerski
Jeter, Yankees Slam the Cubs From Associated Press
Creamer Charges to Lead From Associated Press
Revolution Suffers Its First Loss From Associated Press
Edwards' Late Charge Worthy of Busch Victory From Associated Press
Right Now, It's Labor of Love for Billups, Bowen By J.a. Adande, Times Staff Writer
Adu Gives Quick Lift to U.S. in a 1-0 Win From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Steady as He Goes By Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer
Jacobsen Has Day for the Ages By Chris Dufresne and Thomas Bonk, Times Staff Writers
What a Swell Finish to the High School Sports Season By Bill Plaschke
Shaky Turf for U.S. By Lisa Dillman, Times Staff Writer
Red Sox Fans Hit the Road From Associated Press
Leslie Blocks Out the Lynx By Mike Terry, Times Staff Writer
Adjusting to Life Without NASCAR From Associated Press
Feeling at Home in Finals By Michael Wilbon, Washington Post
Mystics Cool Fever in Two Overtimes From Associated Press
Sosa's Homer in Victory Ties Him With McGwire From Associated Press
Pettit Upsets Past Champions at Irwindale By Steven Herbert
He's Willing to Stick His Neck Out to Be Like Phil By T.j. Simers
Ukraine's Klochkova Is Back From Break By Jonathan Abrams, Times Staff Writer
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