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INNOVATION ECONOMY
Page one
Merger could lift
airfares in Boston
Southwest Airlines said yesterday that it plans to buy rival AirTran for $1.42 billion, combining two of the nation’s biggest discount carriers in a move that could eventually mean higher ticket prices for some Boston travelers. (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
Near Fenway, no magic numbers
As the prospects of even a wild-card berth in the playoffs slipped away from the Red Sox in the last month, revenue for restaurants, shops, and vendors around Fenway also slumped. (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
‘Genius grant’ a boost to linguist
as she revives a native language
Jessie Little Doe Baird was overcome at the news that her 17 years of linguistic work — resurrecting the language the Wampanoag people spoke and wrote until at least the mid-1800s — had landed her a MacArthur Fellows “genius grant” of $500,000. (By Laura Collins-Hughes, Globe Staff)
After attacks, area colleges
try to balance security, access
As authorities searched for the assailants in recent stabbings at two area colleges, college officials and security specialists said the attacks underlined the uneasy reality that even secluded campuses are susceptible to violence from outsiders. (By Peter Schworm and Milton Valencia, Globe Staff)
A secondhand putter, an $11.35m jackpot
Two days ago, when Furyk stood over a 2-foot par putt at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, his $39 used putter from Joe & Leigh’s Discount Pro Golf Shop in South Easton did not fail him. With it he claimed an $11.35 million prize. (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Colleges boost security, consider limits following series of attacks (By Peter Schworm and Milton Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Study dismisses texting bans’ effect on road safety (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- Lawsuit blames offshore boats for herring’s decline (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)
- SJC bans prosecutors from reward programs (By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff)
- GOP impedes vote on stimulus spending (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- Kevin Cullen Mailing in their vote (By Kevin Cullen, Globe Columnist)
- Natick panel hits pause on high school iPod ban (By Bob Clark, Globe Correspondent)
- Hub ends fiscal year with $9.1m surplus (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- BOSTON 5 treated after carbon monoxide seepage (Boston Globe)
- Boston Man gets jail sentence for courtroom fight (Boston Globe)
- Brookline Man allegedly stole golf cart at City Hall (Boston Globe)
- Gloucester State board to meet on charter school (Boston Globe)
- Mansfield Legislators OK naming bridge for trooper (Boston Globe)
- New Haven Skakel again appeals murder conviction (Associated Press)
- State Police panel expected to suspend veteran trooper (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Friends grieve after soldier with Mass. links dies in Afghanistan (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- Braintree police charge resident with selling cocaine (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- Commerce chief vows to help fishermen (By Bob Salsberg, Associated Press)
- Aquarium’s sharks take up temporary quarters in Quincy (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)
- Obama says school year should grow to keep US students competitive (By Erica Werner, Associated Press)
- Emmanuel, Tufts get $500,000 from US (By Jeffrey Fish, Globe Correspondent)
- In N.H., Biden assails GOP’s ‘Pledge’ (By Holly Ramer, Associated Press)
Regional editions
Globe North
- At Medford High, new turf field of dreams (By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff)
Globe West
- In Watertown, St. James Armenian Apostolic Church’s Men’s Club binds generations (By Erica Noonan, Globe Staff)
Globe South
- Canton school crossing guard, age 88, retires after four decades on the job (By Michele Morgan Bolton, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- George Blanda; scored 2,002 points over 26 pro seasons (Associated Press)
- Gloria Stuart, 100; nominated for Oscar for role in 'Titanic' (By Laurence Arnold, Bloomberg News)
- John E. 'Doc' Enos, 79, long-time Gloucester sports, police reporter (By Vivian Ho, Globe Correspondent)
- Ahmed Maher, 75, former Egypt foreign minister (Associated Press)
- James Heselden, Segway firm owner, dies riding scooter (By Julia Werdigier, International Herald Tribune)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
Nation
- Panel criticizes low estimates of gulf oil spill (By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press)
- DA accused of sexual harassment to resign (Associated Press)
- 100 arrested in Washington while protesting mountaintop coal mining (Associated Press)
- Fla. man kills wife, four children, then self (Associated Press)
- FBI agents cheated on key test on surveillance policy, report says (By Mark Sherman, Associated Press)
- White supremacist apologizes, gets 31 years (Associated Press)
- Appeals court considers ban on stem cell funding (By Nedra Pickler, Associated Press)
- Schwarzenegger delays execution of convicted killer and rapist (By Paul Elias, Associated Press)
- White House, Congress agree on NASA (By Stewart M. Powell, Houston Chronicle)
- Political notebook Mass. may lose congressional seat in ’12 (Boston Globe)
- Obama says school year should grow to keep US students competitive (By Erica Werner, Associated Press)
- Floodwaters threaten Wis. homes (By Todd Richmond, Associated Press)
- Army sergeant planned killings of Afghan civilians, soldier says (By Craig Whitlock, Washington Post)
World
- Pakistan protests cross-border helicopter attacks on insurgents (By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press)
- Karzai’s brother to amend US tax returns (Associated Press)
- Court orders reopening of Pakistan graft case (Associated Press)
- Romania protests roil government (Associated Press)
- China investigating illegal detentions (Associated Press)
- US urged to help break Iraq deadlock (Associated Press)
- Promotion seen as sign in N. Korea (By Mark McDonald, New York Times)
- News Analysis Settlement renewal a blow to peace talks (By Dan Perry, Associated Press)
- Chavez loses some ground (By Christopher Toothaker, Associated Press)
- Miners making themselves at home (By Vivian Sequera, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- James M. Shannon The Caritas sale — with conditions
- Globe Editorial On merit pay for teachers, Mass. can chart the way
- Globe Editorial Colbert: A little earnestness goes a long way
- Globe Editorial Trawling for trouble in Asia
- Joanna Weiss Haunted by your own words
- Derrick Z. Jackson A cut we can’t afford
- VoxOp
Sports
- Pro’s putter purchase at Mass. shop leads to $11.35m jackpot (By Michael Whitmer, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox 6, White Sox 1 Buchholz, Red Sox keep plugging along with win vs. White Sox (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Rule of the game: Celtics driven by Finals finale loss (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- On basketball Celtics hope West may be going in a new direction (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- Bruins notebook Bruins have a more balanced sheet with Chara on defense (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Olympic notebook Logan situation not easily dismissed (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
- Roundup Blue Jays pound Burnett, Yankees (Associated Press)
- Sports Log Murder conviction in Adenhart trial (Boston Globe)
- Red Sox notebook Francona pitches work ethic of Red Sox catcher Saltalamacchia (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Phillies 8, Nationals 0 Halladay, Phillies wrap up NL East (By Howard Frendrich, Associated Press)
- Patriots defense sticking with its bid for complete game (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- Patriots notebook Patriots’ Brady was option QB during this numbers game (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- NFL: Week 3 Revelations from Polian (Associated Press)
- Bears 20, Packers 17 Bears tip Packers in flag football (By Andrew Seligman, Associated Press)
- Celtics notebook Celtics’ Pierce says return of Rivers just what doctor ordered (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- NBA notebook LeBron ready to move on (Wire Services)
- He’s on the comeback trail (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- School roundup Sharon breaks through (By Jason Mastrodonato, Globe Correspondent)
Business
- Southwest-AirTran merger means less price competition (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
- Businesses share pain of Sox’ losses (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
- State website for jobless is back online after crash (By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff)
- Debt forces Harvard back to drawing board (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- Harvard Pilgrim cancels Medicare Advantage plan (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Trio plead not guilty in mortgage fraud case (By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff)
- Boston Capital Not so bad in Bay State (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
- Wal-Mart bids for S. African retailer (By Anne D’Innocenzio, Associated Press)
- BlackBerry maker’s tablet targets iPad (By Andrew Vanacore, Associated Press)
- 6-month T-bill rates at three-week low (Associated Press)
- New Nestle foods will target disease (Bloomberg News)
- Unilever, Alberto Culver in $3.7b deal (New York Times)
- Studios may offer new films on cable (Bloomberg News)
- FDIC toughens bank rules on risk (Associated Press)
- FTC challenges POM’s health claims (Bloomberg News)
- Around the Region Ben & Jerry’s drops ‘all natural’ label (Washington Post)
- Around the region MIT endowment gains 10% to $8.3b (Globe Wire Services)
- US seeks tight tracking of money shifts (By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press)
- Macy’s looks locally for holidays (By Cotten Timberlake, Bloomberg News)
- Saab, BMW discuss components alliance (By Jack Ewing, New York Times)
- CEO says Ford will cut number of models (By Steve Rothwell, Bloomberg News)
- The Savings Game Annuities can be a key part of your plan to have steady retirement income (By Humberto Cruz, Globe Correspondent)
- Amid profit-taking, stock-buying slows a bit (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS MGM Resorts plans China stock offering (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Despite good news, Hologic slips a bit (Boston Globe)
- Intuitive Surgical Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Hospira Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Gulf Resources Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Barnes & Noble proxy fight could end today (By Mae Anderson, Associated Press)
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Living/Arts |
- Reviving Wampanoag earns linguist a ‘genius grant’ (By Laura Collins-Hughes, Globe Staff)
- Four local channels now carry a 4:30 a.m. newscast, but is anybody watching? (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)
- Television Review Burn’s ‘Baseball’ goes into extras (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
- Frame by Frame ‘Checkout Time at the Marlborough-Blenheim, 1978’ holds a moment in balance (By Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff)
- Boston Ballet dancers are chic to the corps (By Hayley Kaufman, Globe Staff)
- VOICES Pan Am hopes a TV show will give its brand new wings (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)
- TELEVISION REVIEW Chiklis and Benz a dynamic duo in ‘No Ordinary Family’ (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Chiklis: from darkness to light (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- MUSIC REVIEW Come reunion mixes darkness and light (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
- Stage Reviews Shepard tragedy, 10 years removed (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- BOOK REVIEW A ‘Wicked Good Year’ to be a Boston sports fan (By Brion O’Connor, Boston Globe)
- G FORCE | MACY GRAY Macy Gray gets to the heart of her new album (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Spoken Word: Novelist names his protagonist after himself (By Alex Spanko, Boston Globe)
- Critic’s corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
Daily guide to television and radio (Boston Globe)
- On Demand picks (Boston Globe)
- Dear Margo: Feeling insecure about airport scanners (Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)
- Poker: Mark Seif recalls a hand from 2009 (By Steve Rosenbloom, Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
- TODAY Follen Angels to perform works by Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, and others at Scullers (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- MUSIC REVIEW Pairing up with Mates of State (By Marc Hirsh, Globe Correspondent)
- TODAY Soprano Lauren Flanigan at BU (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- TOMORROW Actors’ Shakespeare Project performs ‘Henry IV’ (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- MUSIC REVIEW Borromeo String Quartet resumes Beethoven cycle it began in April (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
- Names Having themselves a hoot (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- TODAY Writer Peter Carey at Wellesley College (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- TODAY Dress for Success fashion show at Fairmont Copley Plaza (By Milva Didomizio, Boston Globe)
- Names Fashionable events (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Grand celebration (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Soft-spoken Celtics (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Kicking cancer (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Wyclef Jean ailing (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names ICA curator moves on (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- (Very) early risers (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)
- sunday's child Sunday’s Child is Dakota, 8 (Boston Globe)
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