ANALYSIS
Lower Castes Gain an Upper Hand: Indian Political Arena Gets New Power Brokers
Mike McPhate
EU Expansion Reshapes Future of Europe: New Magazine Will Explore Ramifications
Louis R. Golino
Ex-Soviet Republics Chafe at the West's Call for Rights: Seven Nations Seek to Relax Guidelines of OSCE
Christopher Pala
Tourists Continue Flocking to Egypt
John Zarocostas

EDUCATION WATCH
Homeschooling Is in a Class of Its Own: Nontraditional Learning Gets High Marks
Karen Goldberg Goff

EYE ON THE HIGH COURT
Executing Underage Killers
Mike Kirkland

FORUM
World War II Memorial: A Lasting Tribute to Heroes Who Saved the World and Changed It
Scott Galupo
Clinton's Lost Chance to Catch Bin Laden
Janet McElligott
Bill Cosby: Tough Love From 'America's Dad'
UPI News Staff

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Condoleezza Rice: From the Jim Crow South to the White House
Arthur Herstein

 

INTERIORS
Bold Ways With Wood Floors: Varied Trees Available, but People Also Recycle
Christian Toto

PASTIMES
Wise Up With Chess: Youngsters Take Benefits to Class and Real Life, Too
Jen Waters

TRAVEL
Stromboli Calling: Where Aeolus Blows and Vulcan Fumes
Peter Bridges

CRAFT & DESIGN
Keen Eye in Handcrafting Violins
Jen Waters

EXHIBITION
Luminously Figurative: Rare Look at Quirky West Coast Movement
Joanna Shaw-Eagle
Value of Set Limits: A Discerning Eye
Joanna Shaw-Eagle

SCULPTURE
The Art of Bonsai: Little Big Trees Marry Science and Aesthetics
Christian Toto

IMPACTS
Assessing Personality: Phlegmatic? Neurotic? Tests Can Help Find Out
Jen Waters

NATURE WALK
Mountain Monarchs
Dwight G. Smith

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
Beating Heart Disease: No. 1 Killer Suffers Lack of Proper Funding
Shelley Widhalm
Global Fund Optimistic About AIDS Battle: Growing Caseloads in India, China Cause Concern
John Zarocostas
Dimming of Vision: Age-Related Sight Loss in Adults 50 and Older
Ann Geracimos

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Diets: Breaking an Obesogenic Society
UPI Science News Staff

PATTERNS
On the Shores of Islands: The Ocean Feeds the Zanzibar Archipelago
Wendy Stone

PEOPLES
Amid the Rubble: Survivors of Bam's Earthquake
Tim Pitts