April 18, 2009

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Girl, 9, fetus killed in Quincy

Two months after a pregnant 38-year-old woman tried to end the life of her unborn child by drinking a toxic substance, police said, she killed her 9-year-old daughter and her fetus and tried to strangle her 14-year-old daughter. (By John R. Ellement and Patricia Wen, Globe Staff)

Gratitude, respect, pride
rain on reluctant Vt. hero

From captivity in a sweltering lifeboat in the Indian Ocean to freedom in the shadow of majestic Mount Mansfield, Captain Richard Phillips completed an improbable, emotional homecoming yesterday to tears, cheers, and a dinner of chicken pot pie. (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)

Staffs full, nurses struggle for work

Nursing jobs are scarce in Massachusetts for the first time in years. Many nursing students on the cusp of graduation are now scrambling to find employment. (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)

No time to wait

Landing on a college waiting list used to mean that all an applicant could do is, well, wait - and hope. But in the elbows-out world of college admissions, savvy hopefuls are launching full-scale campaigns to spring themselves from the list. (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)

Fossil fuled future

Thousands of prehistoric footprints that pepper the fine-grained rock of the Pioneer Valley are at the center of a major re-branding of the region that would include a name change. Goodbye to the Pioneer Valley. Welcome to the Valley of the Dinosaurs. (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)

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