- RIVER OF TIME.<i> By Jon Swain</i> .<i> St. Martin's: 282 pp., $22.95</i>
- Carving a Niche in a Festival of Snow
- Caught Up in the Holiday Web
- Telling White Lies to Ski the White Stuff
- 79 Dead in Flare-Up of Pre-Vote Violence
- Prayer on the Go
- Chechen Court Wants Yeltsin Beheaded, Rebel Leader Says
- Cash Cows ... and More
- Cal State Fullerton 72, Portland 61--Fullerton finally...
- Trojans Try Another Starting Lineup
- Going Is Slow, so UCLA Roughs It
- Freshman Reserve Helps Spark Brea Olinda to Victory
- Our Top Teen List
- MEN
- The Best and the Worst, at Times
- OTHER TIMES REVIEWERS' TOP PICKS OF THE YEAR
- 2 Irvine Dealers, Brokerage Fined for IPO Violations
- A Message in Lipstick About Global Economics
- Being Privy to Strategies for Finding a Restroom--Fast
- Diana's Family Said to Plan to Sue Fayed
- Girl Paralyzed in Shooting Still Upbeat
- Cozy Up to a Classic
- 'Honesty' vs. 'Duty to God'
- Stabbing Victim's Car Found in Nevada; 2 Teens in Custody
- Canoga Park, early developers boasted, had the...
- Sobriety Screening Results in 2 Arrests
- Hot Rod Icon Tries to Reconcile Mormon Beliefs With Outlaw Past
- Rolling Into the Future
- After 32 Years on Force, Sierra Madre's Acting Chief Seeks a Normal Life
- Rams Make Vermeil Proud; Mills Retires
- Stanford Upsets Penn State to Win Title
- It's Still Football, but Without the Testosterone
- From Tiger to Tyson, Marv to Marlins, This Year Definitely Packed Some Bite
- Our Favorite Film Ratings of '97
- Rising Above the Anonymous
- The Horns and the Halos: A Look at Who Kept Us Company This Year
- Life in a Laboratory of Ideas
- Extradition Case Shows Violence of Drug War
- Oops, There Goes Another Octopus . . .
- 'Little Women'
- Warfare Center Engineer Scores Direct Hit in Film
- County's Off to a Good Start on Road to Reform
- 2 Men Arrested in Home, Car Burglaries
- Latinos Accuse Colorado Schools of Slighting Culture in Big, Small Ways
- The Consensus Top 10
- Bear Market Wild Card: Testing the 'Wealth Effect'
- Have Yourself a Very Retro Christmas
- FictionCOLD MOUNTAIN by Charles Frazier (Atlantic Monthly:...
- Mysteries
- Reviving a Christmas Memory
- Government Launches Study to Better Predict El Nino Rain
- Power, Shelter, Holiday Cheer in Short Supply on Typhoon-Ravaged Guam
- Achilles' Heel of the DWP Deregulation Plan: Union Clout
- Learning From Youths' Activism
- Even Clinton Can't Counter Boxer's Left
- RYAN LEAF
- Woodson Won't Rest on His Laurels
- Whittier California Is Just Too Much for Tustin
- Matadors Could Be Right at Home in Tournament
- Lipinski Impressive in Olympic Tuneup
- Driver Killed When Car Slams Into Utility Pole
- Steven W. Lew
- Top to Bottom
- Times' Investment Conference
- Drawing the Clothes Line
- Tomato Bores
- Old Growth, New Garden
- Tailing the Tiger
- Student Gives Up a Dream, Saves a Life
- IMF Sees Asia Undermining World Economy--to a Degree
- Archeologists Battle Thieves for Peru's Treasure
- Christmastime and the Big To-Do
- THE VALLEY 10: People who will make news in 1998.
- King Victory Over Calgary Is a Real Kick in the Pants
- TODAY'S GAMES
- Patterson Takes the Charge
- Reasons Abound for Team's Skid
- Rest Pays Off for Capitals
- Three Veteran Players Cut From U.S. Olympic Roster
- L.A. Should Draw Attention to Animation
- Regulating Day Laborers
- Stop and Pay Heed to New School Bus Law
- Oregon Strikes Quickly, Downs Air Force, 41-13
- Burroughs Gets the Best of Douglas and Guards
- La Canada Chops Down Bishop Montgomery, 66-58
- Chaminade Victory Steals Spotlight
- And the 1997 Awards Go to . . .
- Company Obligated to Uphold Holiday Policy
- Give Notice Before or After Company's Holiday Hiatus?
- Coram Considers Buying Apria
- Market Investors: Are You Ready to Face Bear Facts?
- Smart Aleck
- Clinton Avoids Repeating History in Lee Appointment
- America's Emerging Nemesis
- Man Killed While Walking on Freeway
- Lakers' St. Nick Delivers
- MEN
- Fullove Carries Simi Valley in Vegas
- Ice Dogs Lose to Utah in Shootout
- Favre Gets a Scare, Tasker Is Ejected
- Fitch Is Left Livid as Calls Go the Timberwolves' Way
- Bench Is Benched for Second Half
- Heavyweight With the Gift of Jab
- All the Elements of Drama
- It Doesn't Get Much Better Than This
- Mr. Kamen's Magnum Opus
- The Corruption of Africa's Darling
- Caspers Park Welcomes Kids After Rules Ease
- State-Run Programs Teach Skills Needed by 'Outdoorswomen'
- The Right Side of the Tracks
- Jose Millan
- Big of Build, Sleight of Hand
- For Raiders, No Pride and No Poise
- Woodbridge's Balance Topples Irvine for Title
- Full Effort in Second Half Lifts Titans Over Portland
- Baseball's Rolling the Dice Again
- Increase in Loan Limits Will Help Would-Be Buyers
- SILVER CITY.<i> By Li Rui</i> . <i> Translated from the Chinese by Howard Goldblatt</i> .<i> Metropolitan: 278 pp., $25</i>
- A Big Stretch
- Traveler's Notes . . .
- BACKGROUND
- Mothers and Sons and Guns
- I Cooked Her Goose
- Some Simple Ways to Get the Internet to Do Your Bidding
- Move Over, Barbie
- Overused, Underdeveloped 'Highways' Put India's Drivers on Road to Ruin
- Tea Cakes, With Black History Origins, Offer Connection to Future
- Hit-and-Run Debris May Help Police Solve Crime
- Golf Proposal Is Out of Bounds
- Rocky Mountain High Can Prove Deadly
- Sandal-Maker Alleges Wal-Mart Copied Design
- Sally Marr; Comedian, Lenny Bruce's Mother
- Long Named Coach at New Mexico
- O'Brien's NFL Challenge Has Chance to Be Quite a Circus
- L for Lack of Interest
- Readers Recommend
- Up With Kids
- Russian Helps Free Hostage, Dies
- 'Beavis and Butt-head Do America'
- Cruising With Santa : Tooling Around in His Rolls-Royce, St. Nick Brings Holiday Cheer in Ventura
- The System Is Stacked Against the Unions
- Death After Long Workday Spurs Suit
- CHARLES WOODSON
- No. 2 Mission Viejo Shuts Down Griffins in Girls' Soccer
- Finally, All-Suspension Five
- Confrontations With Death
- For the FAA, a Please-Do List
- Testing the Principals
- Taxpayer Advocate Plans Assembly Bid
- Police Arrest 4 Suspected in Commercial Burglaries
- Gift Wrappers Don't Bow Under Pressure
- Clue by Clue, Military Detectives Solve MIA Mysteries in Asia
- Real Win Comes in Ohio for Mandella
- STINGRAYS TODAY
- U.S. Spoils the Party for Canada
- Pay No Mind to That Band Behind the Curtain
- CKE Completes Franchise Purchases
- An Apple (or More) a Day
- Furon Executive Gets New Position
- California Offers Online Bookings
- Roll With It
- The Book of Wine
- Pacific Gulf Sells Apartment Property
- Pros and Cons of Buying 'Trophy Home'
- Festivals, Feasts & Fairs
- It Was 20 Years Ago Today
- THE ILLUSTRATED JESUS THROUGH THE CENTURIES.<i> By Jaroslav Pelikan</i> .<i> Yale University Press: 254 pp., $35</i>
- 'Fly Away Home'
- Farmers Till Technology to Boost Yields
- Woman Who Abducted San Diego Girl to Ask for Permanent Custody
- Snowboarding is a fast-segment of the estimated...
- Some Presents for a Small World
- Country Music Expert to Head NEA
- Where Have Parents Gone?
- Increasing Incivility
- Police Seize Drugs, Cash, Arrest 6
- WOMEN
- North Hollywood Claims Title
- Roberts Says He Holds No Grudge
- Ice Fishermen: Some Like It Cold
- Marsalis, Sure, but Monk Too
- Nation's Best Too Much for Greco & Co.
- Master's Doubles Up on Point Loma, 88-69
- Ridiculous and Sublime
- Drivers Must Heed Cleanup Crew Barricades
- Grande Dame Returns
- Toys for Tots Effort Brightens Holidays
- Lax Police Work Will Ensure a Suit
- Intel Chairman Grove Named Time's Man of Year
- Damage on Island Was Preventable
- Leisure Village Needs New Security Force
- ZIP Code Mix-Ups Prove Costly
- Lufthansa's Claims Brought Down to Earth
- Power to the People: California's era of electricity deregulation begins Jan. 1, bringing consumers many choices, but also more than a little uncertainty
- Speed and Accidents
- LEO, LIONIZED
- More Reasons Not to Drink and Drive
- Henry Cisneros
- 1DERFUL OR UN42N8? 2 R8TINGS 4 PL8SPK
- Welfare Reform
- Open Space Versus Development
- A House of Hope
- Tujunga Wash
- Palmdale vs. LAX
- ON BOB ON BOB
- A Fine Line Between Art and Smart
- Rainfall Figures
- Trustees Distrust Sweetheart Deal
- Teleportation
- Carry-On Critic
- Council Votes
- Animals and Man
- THE AGE OF WOODY
- Does Airport Have to Be in El Toro?
- Removal of Wolves From Yellowstone
- New Museums
- Supervisors Must Keep Tabs on CEO
- Everyday Fare
- Ariel Sharon
- Sexism
- Is it 'Dumping' or a Double Standard?
- Power Plants on the Coast
- In Protest
- Ahmanson Ranch and Traffic
- Transportation Summit II
- Anti-Smoking Ads in Theaters Light Up Readers' Interest
- Ground, Round and Tasty, and Now Everyone Knows
- Endangered Habitat Needs Protection
- Factory Worker's Death
- Ballot Fraud Investigation
- Teacher Salaries
- Uzbekistan View
- Choice Already Checked Off Food Shopping Lists
- Pierce College Committee
- EVIDENTIARY
- Rocketdyne More Candid With Public
- Ritzy Weekend Is Grotesque
- Affirmative Action an Immigration Issue
- Time to Get Tough on Drunk Driving
- RADIO EN ESPANOL
- Cemetery
- Senior Lead Officers
- Obituaries - Dec. 21, 1997
- No Tax Cuts Planned for Clinton Budget
- What Clinton Knew
- Falling Into Place
- Fortunes Turn for Pasadena's City Manager
- Family Values
- Power to the People: California's era of electricity deregulation begins Jan. 1, bringing consumers many choices, but also more than a little uncertainty
- Mercury Is Rising to Meet the Demands of Upscale Travelers
- Immigrants Hit With Pressure to Repay Benefits
- El Toro Cargo Plan Divides Area Businesses
- To Gift of Hope, Add a Bonus: Love
- Arts Post May Go to Country Music Expert
- SigAlerts of the Season
- Exhibit That Touched Off Catholic Protest Closes
- Police, Firefighters Give Santa a Hand
- New Lanes Open on 126 Between Fillmore, Piru
- Police Hope to Prevent Celebratory Gunfire
- Ludwicki's 28 Points Key OCC's Victory
- Centennial Lets Tiger Out of San Fernando's Tank
- Organist Kibble to Open L.A. Bach Festival
- 2 O.C. Men Sent to Prison for Bilking Seniors
- 104 Feared Dead as Jet Explodes Over Indonesia
- Sound Advice Makes Shopping Estate Sales Easier
- Israel Will Not Limit Settlements, Netanyahu Says
- Clinton Adds Voices of Critics to Race Dialogue
- Jet Carrying 104 Explodes Over Indonesia
- Surveillance That Led to Firing Not Unusual
- Finding Treasures Among the Tedium
- Choices Are Plenty for Senior Volunteers
- School Levels the Playing Field--Literally
- Brazil Shuts Out Czechs to Advance to Cup Final
- No Excuse for Ducks' Foul Play
- Barry, Barry Good
- Caryl Warner; Versatile Lawyer Practiced in California for 64 Years
- Local Educator Joins Cal State Board
- Caltrans Workers Don Santa Caps
- City to Join Program on Regulating Taxis
- Christmas Lights Recalled Because of Exposed Wires
- Police Find Woman, 62, Fatally Stabbed in Her Home
- Krill Works Overtime to Give Thousand Oaks a Victory
- Garrett Draws Mixed Support for His Moves
- Sailors Roll to Title in Water Polo
- Stanford Holds Off Pacific, 67-61
- Helios Troupe Celebrates the Vital Power of Woman
- Stocks Fall in Heavy Trading, U.S. Bonds Up
- Sneak Preview
- Family Links 'Stun Gun' to JonBenet Death
- A Band of Renegades Reinvent the Bicycle
- Aftermath of Killer's Fury : Supervisor Had Feared Torres
- Santa Pushing the Envelope to Answer County Kids' Letters
- Library Chief Checks Out Retirement
- Re-Creation of Bethlehem Marketplace Brings Christmas to Life
- No. 1 Santa Ana Falls to Fountain Valley
- U.S. Women to Play Canada in Hockey
- Faith Healing, Hepatitis, Protected Lands
- A Cynical Take on 'Hansel and Gretel'
- An Evening of Irony, Symbolism
- Warming Trends