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What happened on August 03, 2008
BUSINESS
Should you buy now? By Peter Y. Hong, Times Staff Writer
An Italian villa in the South Bay By Diane Wedner, Times Staff Writer
Downtown life has downside
Time to demand food safety
Media tactics cross the line
Times cutbacks turn off readers
Deposit insurance rules complicated
Firms reach kids via Web games, video From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Dunkin' Donuts expands menu From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Weekly Mortgage Rates
Bargain hunting boosts June sales By Annette Haddad
Median listing prices still falling
Scam Watch By David Colker
Tips for parents of job seekers From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The top is taking longer to slide By Peter Y. Hong
Weighing a one-warranty-for-all offer By David Colker, Times Staff Writer
Life without plastic bags
Euros welcome in 90210 By Diane Wedner
Absentee owner as director By Stephen Glassman and Donie Vanitzian, Special to The Times
Doing well a long way from home By Utku Cakirozer, Times Staff Writer
RV refrigerators are a fire hazard From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Taking a 401(k) loan? Do the math first By Kathy M. Kristof, Times Staff Writer
Congress stops playing games with toy safety By David Lazarus
SPORTS
Swim controversy swirls By Lisa Dillman, Times Staff Writer
In swimming, he was Mark of greatness By Lisa Dillman, Times Staff Writer
U.S. relay team is stripped of gold medals From the Associated Press
Beyond Face Value By Kevin Van Valkenburg, Baltimore Sun
Fellows wins rain-shortened Nationwide race From Times Wire Reports
Results From the Associated Press
This time, Royals rough up Buehrle From the Associated Press
Izturis' nice play is a bit costly By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
The bottom half
Down The Line By Bill Shaikin
STATS Corner
Chivas offense stalls in defeat From the Associated Press
Ramirez, agent dismiss report By Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
'Monster' becomes 'beast' for PGA From the Associated Press
Major's a major, even the PGA By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press
Galaxy Today By Grahame L. Jones
Results From the Associated Press
Blanton teaches Cardinals a lesson From the Associated Press
Ramirez laps it up like a real Page 2 veteran By T.j. Simers
Devotion to their Manny comes out of left field By Kurt Streeter
Chris Dufresne By keeping this formula, trouble could still follow
Inkster hopes to make last round an old story By Chuck Culpepper, Special to The Times
Angels run into oldie but goodie By Mike Digiovanna, Times Staff Writer
To some, nothing super about superpark By Pete Thomas and Dan Arritt, Times Staff Writers
Through the looking glass with the Cubs By Thomas Bonk, Times Staff Writer
Romero takes Senior Open lead From the Associated Press
Djokovic slows Nadal's ascent From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Pesky reporters, smog raise ire of Chinese By Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press
Former Redskins hog the spotlight at Hall ceremony From the Associated Press
Team USA's new attitude -- none By Mark Heisler
He needs a minor adjustment By Bill Shaikin
Tony Hawk: Still relevant at 40 By John Marshall, Associated Press
Ramirez has deep impact By Ben Bolch, Times Staff Writer
Why we cheer By Philip Hersh, Special to The Times
IMAGE
45 minutes and scissors By Amy Scattergood, Times Staff Writer
If pants were a single-malt By Adam Tschorn, Times Staff Writer
Ok, Here We Roll Again By Emili Vesilind, Times Staff Writer
Ann Taylor steps up By Erin Weinger, Times Staff Writer
For The Record
For The Record
Something new for the gym By Valli Herman, Times Staff Writer
Magic in your pants By Monica Corcoran, Times Staff Writer
Just squeeze it By Erin Weinger
The sultans of steam By Valli Herman, Times Staff Writer
Denim, unriveted By Booth Moore, Times Fashion Critic
ENTERTAINMENT
She just has to laugh By Robert W. Welkos, Special to The Times
They just clicked By Michael Ordona, Special to The Times
But what's their motivation? By Jon Caramanica, Special to The Times
Where be your gibes? Not online! By David Ng, Times Staff Writer
Monuments without context By Christopher Hawthorne, Times Architecture Critic
So who needs Prince? By Choire Sicha, Special to The Times
Canvas of glass By Liesl Bradner
The digital revolution takes the center ring By Robert Strauss, Special to The Times
Eight days of the ghostwriter By Jim Ruland, Jim Ruland is the author of the short story collection "Big Lonesome."
A witness to transformation By Suzanne Muchnic, Times Staff Writer
Sex kitten in a cemetery; a call girl you can love By Denise Martin
A believer in equal access to Strip party pools for all By Steve Friess, Special to The Times
He's back in the saddle By Randy Lewis, Times Staff Writer
Guilty or shameless?
Because no one is an island By Noel Murray
When TV chefs kept cool By Robert Lloyd
A hellish Friend By Nick Owchar, Nick Owchar is deputy book editor of The Times.
Not a factory product By Lijia Zhang, Lijia Zhang's most recent book is "Socialism Is Great! A Worker's Memoir of the New China" (Atlas).
Underrated / Overrated
Call me 'hoity-toity'; I fully embrace it
She's welcome back, but not with him By Todd Martens
To preserve and protect
Creativity Corner
Nancy Drew on the case
Jokes & Riddles
'Fiona, the Flying Librarian' By Sue Alexander, Special to The Times
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
Bestsellers
Hey, party people By David Cotner, David Cotner is a contributing writer to LA Weekly.
Life as it's seen without filters By Dennis Lim, Special to The Times
Beijing never looks back By Karl Taro Greenfeld, Karl Taro Greenfeld was the editor of Time Asia from 2001 to 2004 and is a correspondent for Conde Nast Portfolio. His fourth book, about his autistic brother Noah, will be published next year.
Games people play By Mark Bowden, Mark Bowden is a national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly and the author of several books, including "Black Hawk Down," "Killing Pablo" and, most recently, "The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL."
Just a big tease? Her lips are sealed By Ann Powers, Times Pop Music Critic
That's catchy By Antoine Wilson, Antoine Wilson is the author of "The Interloper."
Wrong bread
They're spinning their own Web Video on the cheap By John Horn, Times Staff Writer
How Tharp's moves met Elfman's music By Susan Reiter, Special to The Times
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
Suit blends Internet, free speech, school By Victoria Kim, Times Staff Writer
Deputy shot dead outside his home By Jean-paul Renaud, Sam Quinones and Andrew Blankstein, Times Staff Writers
Memories by the volume at bookstore By Esmeralda Bermudez, Times Staff Writer
How new teachers fare at a troubled school By Beth Shuster, Times Staff Writer
A boost for Thai Town By Teresa Watanabe, Times Staff Writer
On Their Own By Julie Cart, Times Staff Writer
Key Culprits: Embers By Bettina Boxall, Times Staff Writer
Husband of slain woman held in FBI case By Scott Glover and Catherine Saillant, Times Staff Writers
Embracing Fire's Benefits By Bettina Boxall, Times Staff Writer
2 firsts in 1 for county fire job By Joanna Lin, Times Staff Writer
Goats really grabbed her By Steve Lopez
3 hurt in fight on Orange Line bus By Cara Mia Dimassa
Man killed at house identified By Ruben Vives
War casualties
Changes in The Times By Russ Stanton, Editor
U.S. ambassador to Chile, Cyprus From Times Wire Reports
Military deaths
U.S. ethics watchdog preserved historic sites By Adam Bernstein, Washington Post
Pitcher in pro baseball league From Times Wire Reports
WWII ace pilot, Air Force general From Times Wire Reports
Doctor championed use of laparoscopy By Mary Rourke, Times Staff Writer
Anaheim signs up local workers for etiquette classes By Paloma Esquivel, Times Staff Writer
3.0 quake hits Inland Empire By Cara Mia Dimassa
Congressman during Nixon era From Times Wire Reports
Los Angeles Southwest College is put on probation By Jeff Gottlieb, Times Staff Writer
On-again, off-again oil deal sends a small city to court By Jeff Gottlieb, Times Staff Writer
OPINION
Testing my patience By Ellie Herman, Ellie Herman has been a television writer since 1989. This fall, she will be an intern teacher at a charter school in South L.A.
What's the big deal? It's the little things By Jeffrey Kluger, Jeffrey Kluger is the science editor of Time magazine and the author of "Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become Complex (and How Complex Things Can Be Made Simple)."
Taxpayers, pay attention
WORLD
In Yemen, race for profit is hastening a nightmare By Borzou Daragahi, Times Staff Writer
Goodbye feels different this time By Ching-ching Ni, Times Staff Writer
Venezuelan drug flights up 44%, U.S. says By Chris Kraul, Times Staff Writer
9 dead in Gaza as Hamas raids clan loyal to Fatah By Rushdi Abu Alouf and Richard Boudreaux, Special to The Times
Life on the edge trawling his beloved river By Jeffrey Fleishman, Times Staff Writer
Critics see Olympic flip-flop From Times Wire Reports
ETA killer freed from prison From Times Wire Reports
Kurdish guerrillas arrested in blasts From Times Wire Reports
Mine kills 10 in wedding party From Times Wire Reports
Baghdad bombing kills 8, injures 14 From Times Wire Reports
Iran is unmoved on nuclear program From the Associated Press
Pakistan, pressed by U.S., may move against rebels By Josh Meyer, Times Staff Writer
2 U.S. soldiers face murder charges From the Associated Press
Host of Olympic Games seems out of shape By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer
NATIONAL
Mixed emotions from anthrax survivors By Jim Puzzanghera, Times Staff Writer
McCain's self-comparison to T.R. makes for good PR By James Hohmann, Special to The Times
In U.S. politics, the race issue still is not easily discarded By Mark Z. Barabak, Times Staff Writer
McCain hears new anthem, chills with Daddy Yankee By Nicholas Riccardi, Times Staff Writer
Girl falls 14 stories, saved by a soot pile From Times Wire Reports
Bush calls for offshore drilling From Times Wire Reports
Missing girl found safe; dad arrested From Times Wire Reports
Obama agrees to 3 debates with McCain From a Times Staff Writer
Uh-oh, did we sleep through the election? By Don Frederick and Andrew Malcolm
Tugboat warned before collision From Times Wire Reports
A cracked road to recovery By Ashley Powers, Times Staff Writer
Therapist testified she feared Ivins From the Associated Press
New incentive dangled at Guantanamo By Carol J. Williams, Times Staff Writer
McCain camp isn't racist -- it's 'cynical,' Obama asserts By Stephen Braun, Times Staff Writer
NEWS
Tribes aren't quiet about language loss By Dennis Wagner, The Arizona Republic
A town that made a difference for blacks By Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune
Landowners take aim at target shooters By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press
Insider jokes By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
For the Record
Sightseeing buses are a hit in Havana By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press
Deal blocks building at eco-ranch By Susan Gallagher, The Associated Press
Facebook reinvents Scrabulous By Alex Pham
Cone of silence for a swimmer By Steve Padilla
Really natural exfoliation: fish By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press
Changing Times
Sour on cereal
Who killed me? By Camilo Jose Vergara, Camilo Jose Vergara is a photographer and 2002 MacArthur Foundation fellow. http://invinciblecities.camden.rutgers.edu/intro.html
Redistricting: between the lines
Animal sanctuary a labor of love By Valerie Finholm, Hartford Courant
Attacks erode Indonesia's religious freedom By Anthony Deutsch, Associated Press
A shimmering vision of peace -- or a mirage? By Matti Friedman, Associated Press
Groups argue Western areas are 'Too Wild to Drill' By Tim Korte, Associated Press
Rio Grande of Jamaica is victim of greed By David Mcfadden, Associated Press
SCIENCE
HIV cases undercounted for a decade By Thomas H. Maugh Ii, Times Staff Writer
TRAVEL
Winging it on Ballona Creek By Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
Leaving Las Vegas? Hurry back By Jen Leo
Healthcare tips on China By Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer
Grand views, island idylls
Not a drop to bottle to drink
Raring to ride that train
Christmas in July in the O.C. By Brady Macdonald
The gift of travel By Susan Spano
Lone Pine pad By Mary Forgione
When in Paris, pucker up
Tours & Cruises By Amy Hubbard
Hot and cool night life By Jen Leo
FRANCE / Be their guest
Detox in Korea's alpine air
Reawakening Napa's spirits By Kevin Garbee, Special to The Times
History's arena By Deborah Abrams Kaplan, Special to The Times
Slow and go in San Diego By Valli Herman, Times Staff Writer
Hawaii fest lives By Susan Derby
Delicate dragon By Susan Spano, Times Staff Writer
BOOKS
A quirky coming-of-age novel invokes 'Catcher in the Rye' By Antoine Wilson, Special to the Times
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