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What happened on April 02, 2006
TRAVEL
Price is right for a trip to China Arthur Frommer, Special to The Times
Inquiry into ship fire could bring change to cruise industry Mary Lu Abbott, Special to The Times
The entertainer
Deal of the week R.J. McClure
As essential as coffee Robin Rauzi
Do the math
More bucks for nature's beauty
Given a warm welcome in Mali
Truth in travel
3 mommies minus their `me's Kelly Scott, Times Staff Writer
Getting the goods Charles Lockwood, Special to The Times
Avoid clipping your own wings Charles Lockwood, Special to The Times
Rio rooms that are Copacabana close
Act fast, but act smart, when searching EBay for bargains James Gilden, Special to The Times
Cautions issued for Italy, France Jane Engle
Upstarts, standouts Blake Hennon
Before Mom, Pop and tots wear out their welcome ... Mary McNamara, Times Staff Writer
Baggage roulette
Racial disparity in tipping
Don't need miles? Then be a hero Charles Lockwood
Marfa takes Minimalist art to the maximum Maggie Barnett, Times Staff Writer
As flier programs turn 25, some would like an upgrade Charles Lockwood, Special to The Times
In Italy, a riddle wrapped in stone Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
MAGAZINE
A Mother's Crime Debra J. Miller, Debra J. Miller teaches English at a private high school in Los Angeles.
Into the Frying Pan Ann Herold, Ann Herold is West's managing editor.
A Cozy Cabin for Relaxin' on the River Barbara Thornburg, Barbara Thornburg is a senior editor for West.
Back Off, Bakersfield Gerald Haslam, Gerald Haslam is a contributing writer for West and the author of 25 books, including "Workin' Man's Blues: Country Music in California."
Some of Our Best Friends Are Germs
Ma'am, Put the Pen Down and Step Away From the Car
Things I Want Back From You Elizabeth Bernstein, Elizabeth Bernstein is the founder and editor of the Big Ugly Review, an online literary journal.
If Fido Has Everything, Why Not a Day at the Beach?
Is a Phoenix Rising in Los Angeles? Rick Wartzman
They Can't Get Enough of Leiber and Stoller
The Lure of the Sea
Before You Ask Her Out, Do a Background Check Charles E. Johnson, Charles E. Johnson is a screenwriter whose projects include "The George McKenna Story" and "Beyond Atlantis."
1860
Pants on Fire
Boxers, Mission Hills Colin Westerbeck
Scissor Hands Dan Neil
Fast-Food Analysis 101
A Letter From the Epicenter: Celebrating the End That Never Came Rebecca Solnit, Rebecca Solnit is a contributing writer for West and the author, most recently, of "A Field Guide to Getting Lost."
Cooking With All Her Soul
Fatal Attraction Gary Polakovic, Gary Polakovic is a Times staff writer.
NATIONAL
Bringing Back the Wounded With Heart, Soul and Surgery David Zucchino, Times Staff Writer
Web of Scandal Ensnares Florida Prison System John-Thor Dahlburg, Times Staff Writer
N. Dakota, Minnesota Struggle With Flooding From Times Wire Reports
Indian Leader Proposes Opening Abortion Clinic From Times Wire Reports
Ex-Hostage Is Free to Speak Her Mind Now Jonathan Peterson, Times Staff Writer
Judge Calls Speech Rights Central to Espionage Case Richard B. Schmitt, Times Staff Writer
Getting Out the Displaced Vote Lianne Hart, Times Staff Writer
Key Harris Staffers Jump Campaign's Ship From Times Wire Reports
On Immigration, Bush Mines His Texas Tactics RONALD BROWNSTEIN, Ronald Brownstein's column appears every Sunday. See current and past Brownstein columns on The Times' website at latimes.com/brownstein.
Plan to Reroute Immigration Appeals Hits Some Red Lights Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer
Immigrant Issues Are Personal for Bush Peter Wallsten, Times Staff Writer
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
`Fairy Lady's' Medieval Castle Still Turns Heads Cecilia Rasmussen, Times Staff Writer
A Setback for Anti-Porn Pastors William Lobdell, Times Staff Writer
Jimmy Dolan, 91; Librarian for Music Giants Elaine Woo, Times Staff Writer
Black Churches Lean On Obese Members K. Connie Kang, Times Staff Writer
Dispute in D.A.'s Office Blocks Inmate's Release Peter Y. Hong, Times Staff Writer
Bakersfield Sadly Says `So Long' Randy Lewis, Times Staff Writer
Channing Pollock, 79; Magician Performed on TV, in Las Vegas From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Trevor Armbrister, 72; Writer, Founder of Home Repair Charity From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Home Is Evacuated After Slope Gives Way From Times Staff Reports
Husband Held in Slaying of Spouse From Times Staff Reports
Deputies Rescue Family From Burning House From Times Staff Reports
UCLA Sends Twin Home Kurt Streeter, Times Staff Writer
`Suge' Knight a No-Show at Debt Hearing From Associated Press
Other Deaths
Fissures Erupt Over S.F. Earthquake Observances Lee Romney and John M. Glionna, Times Staff Writers
Huntington Park Man Killed in Freeway Crash From Times Staff Reports
Seat Belt Law Doesn't Click With Officers Lynn Doan, Times Staff Writer
Judge Jean Matusinka, 66; Professor, Former Sex Crimes Prosecutor From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Jackie McLean, 73; Saxophone Great Played With Jazz Legends Jon Thurber, Times Staff Writer
Sure We're Grinning; Baseball's Beginning Dana Parsons
LAX Terminal Shut Down From a Times Staff Writer
2 Shot at Illegal Street Party Die of Wounds From Times Staff Reports
Peaceful Protests in L.A. and O.C. Christopher Goffard, Jennifer Delson and Amanda Covarrubias, Times Staff Writers
Marine Cpl. Adam Zanutto, 26, Caliente; Dies of Wounds After a Roadside Bombing Peter Y. Hong, Times Staff Writer
Were Their Hands Painted Red? Steve Harvey
Army Staff Sgt. Ricardo Barraza, 24, Shafter; Killed by Small-Arms Fire in Iraq K. Connie Kang, Times Staff Writer
Rebuffed, Then Polished Bob Pool, Times Staff Writer
NEWS
Chicago Car Dealer's Gimmick: No Dough, No Go Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune
In Swiss Alps, Tales Stand as Tall as the Mountains Sam Cage, Associated Press Writer
Survey Finds a Rising Tide of Profanity -- No - - - -! Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Writer
Capital Living Isn't Easy for Alaska Reps Anne Sutton, Associated Press Writer
Faith Placed in Twain Martin Griffith, Associated Press Writer
Alaskans Bracing for Avian Flu Arrival Anne Sutton, Associated Press Writer
Victorians fall to make L.A. skyline
Symphony, Slum Have a Date in Brazil Stan Lehman, Associated Press Writer
Japan Takes In Few Refugees Kana Inagaki, Associated Press Writer
Unpaid Federal Fines Soar to $35 Billion Martha Mendoza and Christopher Sullivan, Associated Press Writers
Many Midwest Owners Cash Out Farmland William Sluis, Chicago Tribune
ENTERTAINMENT
Dealing with demons Sorina Diaconescu, Special to The Times
Culture cash Christopher Reynolds, Times Staff Writer
Well, it's Broadway's loss Susan Carpenter, Times Staff Writer
Their ruinous rivalry Mark Swed, Times Staff Writer
Culture on rock's coattails Christopher Reynolds
In a new world of earthy sound Josh Kun
Spurred on by realism Susan King
Effects? Who cares!
On the lighter side of terror Mark Olsen, Special to The Times
Crooked with a twist Susan King
Welcome to the jungle Robert Hilburn, Special to The Times
To channel the Phil, tune in Chris Pasles
The war was over, but conflict had just begun Susan King, Times Staff Writer
A designer of Asian vehicles Dinah Eng, Special to The Times
Paying more, just because you can Diane Haithman
Hitchcock meets the Beach Boys Kevin Bronson
Moved by dancer
New songs of protest and rage Chris Lee, Special to The Times
Another side of French film Kevin Crust, Times Staff Writer
Theater trope turns all too true Mike Boehm
A shooting star over Hollywood Kenneth Turan, Times Staff Writer
Caravaggio quest
A signal his time is now Sean Mitchell, Special to The Times
Dance as an equal partner Karen Wada, Special to The Times
Rumor has it, the guy's a player Samantha Bonar, Times Staff Writer
The last mystery of Vidal Steven Barrie-Anthony, Times Staff Writer
Navigating waters filled with joy, hate Erika Milvy, Special to The Times
A mega-money story, and poems to giggle by
No happy ending for this young whale's tale Stephan Michaels Stephan Michaels, Special to The Times
New Orleans must look back to move ahead Christopher Hawthorne, Times Staff Writer
3 straight from the heart of director Louis Malle Susan King
Think of Pink as a spectrum
REAL ESTATE
That's what friends aren't for: Co-signer left holding the bag H. May Spitz, Special to The Times
House `flippers' work with no net Todd Stein, Special to The Times
$25 mil divided by two Ruth Ryon, Times Staff Writer
A pair of repolished Greene & Greene gems Gayle Pollard-Terry, Times Staff Writer
Average mortgage rates and indexes
Resales in February
Bidding adieu to frenzy Gayle Pollard-Terry, Times Staff Writer
A place of Latino pride and heritage Helene Lesel, Special to The Times
A pair of repolished Greene & Greene gems Gayle Pollard-Terry, Times Staff Writer
More homeowners are doing the splits Mary Umberger, Chicago Tribune
WORLD
Cult Leader Should Not Be Executed, Daughters Say Bruce Wallace, Times Staff Writer
This `Monster' of a Humvee in Iraq Has Life-Saving Feature From the Associated Press
Greek Officials Raid House of Ex-Getty Curator Nikolas Zirganos and Jason Felch, Special to The Times
Shiites Call On Premier to Quit Solomon Moore, Times Staff Writer
Voters Head to Polls to Choose New Parliament From Times Wire Reports
Toll Rises to Eight as Kurds Continue Protests From Times Wire Reports
5 U.S. Troops Injured in Afghanistan From the Associated Press
Opposites Attracting Voters in Peru's Race Patrick J. McDonnell, Times Staff Writer
Staffing, Security Issues Stall Provincial Program Paul Richter, Times Staff Writer
Protests Continue for Rice in Britain From the Associated Press
Plane Crash in Brazil Kills All 19 Aboard From Times Wire Services
Quake-Hit Balakot Too Unstable to Rebuild From Times Wire Reports
Where Will Africa Trials Lead? Robyn Dixon, Times Staff Writer
Caribbean Islands Scramble to Prepare for Cricket World Cup Carol J. Williams, Times Staff Writer
OPINION
What George Lopez can teach Univision Kyle Pope, Kyle Pope, a former editor and reporter at the Wall Street Journal, writes about media and business.
The love left behind Sonia Nazario, Times staff writer Sonia Nazario's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, "Enrique's Journey," was published as a book by Random House in February.
Border lines Joel Pett, is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
Rolling over
Not ready for their close-ups Pat Jordan, PAT JORDAN pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor that ultimately was wiped from his record. He is working on a book about his father called "The Gambler's Son."
Vegetarianism is healthier
Two sides of the coin on China trade
Call the fashion police
Amnesty for whom?
Genesis in Georgia
Environmental laws only work if enforced
Redefining 'war' to fight terror
Masters controversy is par for the course
The consciousness puzzle David P. Barash, David P. Barash is professor of psychology at the University of Washington and tries to be conscious, at least part of the time.
`Homing pigeons' have landed GREGORY RODRIGUEZ, GREGORY RODRIGUEZ is an Irvine Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation.
When foreign aid is an ATM Helen Epstein, Helen Epstein is a visiting scholar at the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. She is the author of "Why Don't They Listen: Africa, the West and the Fight Against AIDS," forthcoming from Farrar, Straus & Giroux in early 2007.
The invisible illegal immigrants Xiao-huang Yin, XIAO-HUANG YIN, professor and chair of the American Studies Program at Occidental College, is author of "Chinese American Literature Since the 1850s" and co-editor of "The Expanding Roles of Chinese Americans in U.S.-China Relations."
The madness of March: Heroes don't get paid Dave Zirin, DAVE ZIRIN is the author of "What's My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States" and a columnist for Slam magazine.
The new enemies of `soft money' JONATHAN CHAIT
BUSINESS
Are You Getting Paid for the Risk? Tom Petruno, Times Staff Writer
Wrong Strategy for Filling Theater Seats
Doctors Can't Cure Health System's Ills
Moment of Decision for Germany in Struggle for Economic Growth Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer
Defending the Use of Temporary Judges
Taxes Get Complicated for Sellers on Internet Kathy M. Kristof, Times Staff Writer
Betting Big on Adjustables E. Scott Reckard, Times Staff Writer
Taking the Leadership Role Morgan Witzel, Special to The Times
Buick Sales Epitomize GM's Woes John O'Dell, Times Staff Writer
BOOKS
Cosmic data Margaret Wertheim, Margaret Wertheim, author of "The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space From Dante to the Internet," is at work on a book about the role of imagination in theoretical physics.
Bestsellers
Batting titles David L. Ulin
More new books Nick Owchar;Kristina Lindgren
Taking their hits Patrick Goldstein, Patrick Goldstein is a Times staff writer.
Reckless abandon Lisa Teasley, Lisa Teasley is the author of the story collection "Glow in the Dark" and two novels, "Dive" and the forthcoming "Heat Signature."
A twist of lemon Donna Rifkind, Donna Rifkind's reviews have appeared in a number of publications, including the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
Oh me, oh my Michael Joseph Gross, Michael Joseph Gross is the author of "Starstruck: When a Fan Gets Close to Fame," which has just been released in paperback.
The tarnished Golden State Kevin Roderick, Kevin Roderick, editor of the website LA Observed, is the author of "The San Fernando Valley: America's Suburb" and "Wilshire Boulevard: The Grand Concourse of Los Angeles."
Paperbacks
Head games Susan Salter Reynolds, Susan Salter Reynolds is a Times staff writer.
Discoveries Susan Salter Reynolds
The view from the stands Arnold Hano, Arnold Hano has written biographies of Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, Muhammad Ali and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He lives in Southern California.
SPORTS
UCLA Never Looks Back on Its Way to Title Game Steve Springer, Times Staff Writer
Contreras, White Sox Seal Deal From the Associated Press
Kuznetsova Puts Away Sharapova From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Flames Stop Oilers Behind Huselius From the Associated Press
Chivas USA to Rely Heavily on Razov Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
A Bruin D Party Bill Plaschke
Flyers Coach Already in Bad Mood From the Associated Press
Home Record Getting Better Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
Despite a Watery Finish, Mickelson's Lead Is Eight From the Associated Press
His First Running Joke of Year, and Only One Gets It T.J. Simers
See, It's Really Not All That Difficult Larry Stewart, Times Staff Writer
With Playoffs Coming, Ross Is Given Some Rest Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
It's a Professional Atmosphere Gary Klein, Times Staff Writer
Roenick and Garon Deliver Helene Elliott, Times Staff Writer
Blight Alights in the Big City Mark Heisler
Avengers Today Lonnie White
Someone's Going to Get a Major Lift Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
ACC Tournament, Version 2.0 Mike Terry, Times Staff Writer
Johnson Helps Wizards to Win From the Associated Press
Age Gaps Abound in Baseball From the Associated Press
Healthy Hunter Returns From the Associated Press
Bruins Still Get No Respect Diane Pucin
Sorenstam Will Try a Change in Thinking Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
Patriots Suffer Glass Slippage Robyn Norwood, Times Staff Writer
Salmon Gets Warm Reception Bill Shaikin, Times Staff Writer
Saying Goodbye to Greenies From the Associated Press
Winds of Change Thomas Bonk, Times Staff Writer
Lofton Starts Season on Disabled List Bill Shaikin and Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writers
Dumars Elected to Hall of Fame From the Associated Press
James Has the Upper Hand on Wade and Heat From the Associated Press
Dempsey Makes Difference Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Barbaro Wins and Now Waits Bob Mieszerski, Times Staff Writer
Marks Are Up, in Every Case Eric Sondheimer
Oakland Thrilled to Start Season With Its Stars From the Associated Press
Demitra Participates in Practice Helene Elliott
Freshman Does Heavy Lifting Robyn Norwood, Times Staff Writer
Belatedly, They're Off on a Wild Juice Chase Tim Brown
An Easy Ride for Surf Cat? BOB MIESZERSKI
Women's Game Is in Dire Need of Parity Michael Wilbon, Washington Post
N.C. State's Sendek Moves to Arizona State From the Associated Press
Bruins Impress Abdul-Jabbar Mike Hiserman and Robyn Norwood
A Bruin D Party Chris Dufresne, Times Staff Writer
Tweaking Continues at Augusta National From the Associated Press
McDonald Draws Attention Eric Stephens, Times Staff Writer
Baseball's Withdrawal Symptoms Tim Brown, Times Staff Writer
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