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Police training
programs lag badly
Massachusetts spends far less than other states on training for police officers, committing less money to its police academies than it did 20 years ago, according to a report that says the result is a fractured system that fails to keep officers abreast of the latest trends in law enforcement. (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
Backyard bauble loses its sparkle
In-ground pools have long been a suburban dream.
But recent toddler drownings, close calls, and concerns
about costs have begun to dim their appeal.
(By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
But recent toddler drownings, close calls, and concerns
about costs have begun to dim their appeal.
(By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
Casino foes warily
savor a seeming victory
Weeks ago, their defeat looked certain: Governor Patrick and legislative leaders were lined up behind casinos. Then, last weekend, the specter of victory materialized when the leaders fought to a draw over slot machines.
(By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
(By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
A little red berry takes on the world
The lowly cranberry, Massachusetts’ bitter little bog fruit, already has a global following. Now, a massive oversupply of cranberries from Massachusetts and other parts of the United States and Canada is forcing marketers to look for new ways to sell the fruit abroad. (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Police training programs lag badly (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Drownings put focus on pool safety (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- Mass. gambling foes ready for another casino fight (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
- CORI changes become the law (By Jack Nicas, Globe Correspondent)
- Woman thanks T for locating lost violin (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- For Kerry, ride challenge is personal (By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff)
- Man struck by lightning in critical condition (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- Adrian Walker Hope comes to Roxbury (By Adrian Walker, Globe Columnist)
- Mother weeps at trial in son’s death (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- 2d suspect arrested in killing of boy, 14 (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- Mass. National Guard soldier is wounded in Afghan bombing (By Alex Katz, Globe Correspondent)
- New England in brief Inmate pleads guilty in vandalism at jail (Boston Globe)
- Off-duty officer in SUV sideswipes civilian flagger in Dedham (By Maria Cramer, Globe Staff)
- Purse snatcher lifts man’s ashes (By L. Finch, Globe Correspondent)
- 4th-grade teacher faces child pornography charge (By Sean Teehan, Globe Correspondent)
- Man sentenced to 20 years maximum in prison for rapes and assault (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Nantucket police seize 107 marijuana plants (By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
- Star Watch Venus, Mars, and Saturn trio to play twilight skies (By Alan M. MacRobert, Globe Correspondent)
- Lowell man is charged in baby’s scalding (By Vivian Ho, Globe Correspondent)
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Globe West
- Globe West Sports Natick lawyer makes his case as a linebacker in Framingham (By Lenny Megliola, Globe Correspondent)
Globe North
- Cities on the Edge Lynn and Salem follow different paths toward resurgence (By Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff)
Globe South
- PLYMOUTH Bog owner gets OK for limited wind farm (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Bill Niland; used art skills in advertising, engraving (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- Marilyn Buck, at 62; activist jailed for ’81 Brink’s holdup (By Margalit Fox, New York Times)
Nation
- Gulf spill site becomes an underwater crime scene (By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press)
- Jury deliberates over Blagojevich for 8th day (Associated Press)
- Kerry bill would extend energy grants (Bloomberg News)
- US halts adoption of abandoned children in Nepal, citing falsified documents (Associated Press)
- Mich. police search for serial killer (Associated Press)
- Amtrak rails reopen after coal train accident (Associated Press)
- States urge court to hear health care challenge (By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook Veteran investigator is named CIA watchdog (Boston Globe)
- News Analysis Mosque issue stands as proxy for religious freedom in US (By Beth Fouhy, Associated Press)
- FDA sees no harm to seafood from dispersants used in gulf (By Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post)
- CIA mission was secret for years (By Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press)
- Both sides see opportunity in Prop. 8 ruling (By Sandhya Somashekhar, Washington Post)
- Wreck revealing little about Confederate sub (By Bruce Smith, Associated Press)
World
- Terror attack reported on supertanker near key strait (By Michael Casey, Associated Press)
- 3 more traffic police slain in Baghdad (Associated Press)
- Flash floods rip Kashmir, killing 112 (Associated Press)
- Fire in China gold mine traps 50 workers (Associated Press)
- Egyptian woman alleges police raped her (Associated Press)
- Mother faces charges in children’s deaths (Associated Press)
- Michelle, Sasha Obama bask in attention at Spain’s seaside after sightseeing (Associated Press)
- Smoke engulfs Russian capital as fires blaze on (By Jim Heintz, Associated Press)
- Storms ground relief copters in Pakistan (By Ashraf Khan, Associated Press)
- Pakistan leader tours Europe during disaster (By Griff Witte, Washington Post)
- New Al Qaeda leader is former US resident (By Curt Anderson, Associated Press)
- Police find 10 bodies in north Afghanistan (By Amir Shah, Associated Press)
- Web hosting firm confirms WikiLeaks link (By Karl Ritter, Associated Press)
- Hiroshima event stirs hope for Obama visit (By Chico Harlan, Washington Post)
- Cash-poor Italy to sell ad space at Colosseum (By Flavia Rotondi, Bloomberg News)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Even facing an emergency, the GOP fizzles on energy
- Globe Editorial Buffett and Gates: An example for the super-rich
- Globe Editorial Enforcing parental obligations
- Derrick Z. Jackson Girls not allowed
- Renée Loth Headway on the Greenway
- Quotes of note
Sports
- Red Sox 6, Yankees 3 Rebirth for Red Sox (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Dan Shaughnessy Still keeping us guessing (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
- Veteran TE on mission (By Nate Taylor, Globe Correspondent)
- Camping with Albert R. Breer Rave reviews already (By Albert R. Breer, Globe Staff)
- Auto Racing notes On fast track to keeping dates (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Joseph must lead pack (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- Golf roundup Woods way off again (Associated Press)
- Sporrts Log Gay pulls upset of Bolt in 100 meters (Boston Globe)
- On baseball Are the Yankees digging themselves a hole? (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook Doubront’s conversion happens quickly (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Roundup Costly errors for Rays (Associated Press)
- Lowell retains healthy outlook (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Kalish turns on the power (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Cannons going for last shot (By Nate Taylor, Globe Correspondent)
- Rice, Smith lead way — this time into the Hall (By Barry Wilner, Associated Press)
- Patriots notebook Kaczur has back woes (By Shalise Manza Young and Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- NFL notebook Okung signs with Seahawks, suits up with teammates (Associated Press)
Business
- A little red berry takes on the world (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
- Video How Ocean Spray makes Craisins
- Job market appears to lose steam (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
- A new read on masculinity (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
- Survey Does media focus too much on sex?
- US grand jury sought Boston Scientific data (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Fallon wins appeal over state’s rate caps (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Group seeks new decision on Cape Wind file review (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- PerkinElmer gets boost from buy in 2d quarter (Associated Press)
- HP’s chief steps down after harassment probe (Associated Press)
- Enrollment suspended at 2 Kaplan campuses (New York Times)
- Greenspan calls for repeal of Bush tax cuts (By Sewell Chan, New York Times)
- Charges push AIG to 2d-quarter loss (By Eileen AJ Connelly, Associated Press)
- SEC reportedly divided over when to claw back bonuses (By Jesse Westbrook, Bloomberg News)
- Employment report confirms recovery fears (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Crocs profits as across-the-board sales rise (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Alkermes loss grows as revenue falls (Boston Globe)
- Harman Int’l Industries (Boston Globe)
- Autodesk Inc. (Boston Globe)
- American Public Edu. (Boston Globe)
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Living/Arts |
- How a Berklee grad helped build a haven for local kids — and found one himself (By Linda Matchan, Globe Staff)
- Bring the Family Bring the Family: Shopping a bargain (By Geoff Edgers, Globe Staff)
- Names Drawing on emerging leaders (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- ART REVIEW Winslow Homer: An eye for the telling moment (By Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff)
- DANCE REVIEW Infectious charm weaves together dance vignettes (By Janine Parker, Globe Correspondent)
- G FORCE | GAY APPLEBY ROGERS Gay Appleby Rogers’s new store is part of her life’s fabric (By Sam Allis, Globe Staff)
- BOOK REVIEW Kittle’s vet lit ‘Blessings of the Animals’ is creature comfort (By Diane White, Boston Globe)
- Movie Stars (Boston Globe)
- Critic’s corner (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- On Demand picks (Boston Globe)
- Daily guide to television and radio (Boston Globe)
- Annie's Mailbox Annie's Mailbox: At wit's end with freeloading son (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Chess Notes (By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff, Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
- TODAY KISS at the Comcast Center (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TODAY Boston Urban Music Festival at City Hall Plaza (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TOMORROW Singles Canoe/Kayak Paddle on James Pond (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TOMORROW Sunday Parkland Games on the Charles River (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- TODAY Barenaked Ladies at the Bank of America Pavilion (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- VOICES No longer uncomfortable around her husband’s ex, who is not ready to move on? (By Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- DANCE REVIEW ‘City of Paper’ slowly unscrolls an evocative tale (By Janine Parker, Globe Correspondent)
- Perry: ‘No one is suing’ over ‘California Gurls’ (By Andre Paine, Billboard.Com)
- Celebrity news Poehler has baby (Boston Globe)
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