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INNOVATION ECONOMY
Page one
Key figure resigns
in probation scandal
John J. O’Brien’s top lieutenant, Elizabeth Tavares, accused of being with him at the center of the allegedly rigged hiring and promotion practices, resigned.
(By Thomas Farragher and Marcella Bombardieri, Globe Staff)
(By Thomas Farragher and Marcella Bombardieri, Globe Staff)
Boston, city of savers
Despite the city’s ban, the South Boston custom of claiming parking spaces is spreading. Even in neighborhoods where many residents frown upon the practice and grumble over its growing acceptance, convenience is increasingly getting the better of conscience. (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- Video Saving spaces | Photos Boston spot savers
Patrick proposal would
reshape public pensions
Nearly all future state and municipal employees would work five years longer, contribute more to their pensions, and have their benefits slashed if they retire early under a bill Governor Patrick and legislative leaders unveiled. (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
Sargent Shriver, a guiding force
for two presidents, dead at 95
R. Sargent Shriver, who as founding director of the Peace Corps stood at the forefront of the New Frontier and later led President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, died in Bethesda, Md., yesterday, his family said. He was 95. (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
- Family statement | Photos Shriver's life | Guest book
Ultimate GOP aim is a slimmer health plan
Republicans ’s effort to undermine the rollout of the contentious measure and put its own imprint on health care will probably hinge on smaller attempts to change the law. (By Matt Viser and Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Key figure resigns in probation scandal (By Thomas Farragher and Marcella Bombardieri, Globe Staff)
- Southie custom of claiming parking spaces spreading (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- Patrick proposal would reshape public pensions (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- ’02 ruling an emblem for SJC pick (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
- Mix of snow, sleet, and slop fouls commute (By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff)
- Photos Snow and rain fall down on Boston
- Video Winter storm causes traffic nightmare
- Lawyer to list accused sex abusers in Boston archdiocese (By Lisa Wangsness, Globe Staff)
- Auditor questions T payments to rail contractor (By Eric Moskowitz, Globe Staff)
- Brian McGrory No words for severance (By Brian McGrory, Globe Columnist)
- Number of house fires on rise in Jan. (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- BROOKLINE Higher meter rates OK’d for Sox games (Boston Globe)
- MANSFIELD Wounded man accused of killing other (Boston Globe)
- LENOX Edith Wharton home gets $300,000 gift (Associated Press)
- NOTTINGHAM, N.H. State warns winter hikers to be prepared (Associated Press)
- CONCORD, N.H. Chief justice to propose combining courts (Associated Press)
- PROVIDENCE Bill would lighten marijuana punishment (Associated Press)
- Wilkerson’s legal woes may continue after her jail term (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Another arraigned in Mattapan slayings (Globe Staff)
- Menino ex-aide gets probation, not prison, in drug case (By Akilah Johnson, Globe Staff)
- Family plans legal action in teen’s falling death (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- Arlington man surrenders weapons after online posting (By Brock Parker, Globe Correspondent)
- Wind energy siting bill to be revived in Legislature (By Matt Murphy, State House News Service)
- Prosecutors allege family lied to police in Worcester killing (By Scott J. Croteau, Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
- Officers seek more leeway with teens at Conn. training school (By Susan Haigh, Associated Press)
- Charges dropped against other 2 in Uzi death of 8-year-old (By Dave Collins, Associated Press)
Regional editions
Globe North
- REVERE Debate escalates over a what-if (By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent)
Globe West
- Piano music soothes anxious hospital visitors in Lahey Clinic lobby (By Kathleen Burge, Globe Staff) | Video Healing notes
Globe South
- Lagging real estate market offers little relief (By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff)
Obituaries
- Sargent Shriver, a guiding force for two presidents, dead at 95 (By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff)
- Arthur F.F. Snyder, 92; banker succeeded at risk-taking (By J.M. Lawrence, Globe Correspondent)
- Don Kirshner, 76; promoter boosted musicians, comics (By Oskar Garcia, Associated Press)
- Manie Barron, 55, advocate for African-American books (By Hillel Italie, Associated Press)
- Cristian Paturca, democracy activist (By Alison Mutler, Associated Press)
Nation
- Ultimate GOP aim is a slimmer health plan (By Matt Viser and Mark Arsenault, Globe Staff)
- Obama orders broad review of federal regulations (By Jackie Calmes, New York Times)
- Case backlog delayed arrest in Pa. slayings (Associated Press)
- Two Los Angeles students wounded when gun in a backpack discharges (Associated Press)
- New Jersey city lays off one-sixth of its workers (Associated Press)
- South Carolina teen said to shoot, kill father, aunt (Associated Press)
- Virginia teen held in Kuwait to return, lawyer says (Associated Press)
- White House warm for China’s Hu (By Darlene Superville, Associated Press)
- Political Notebook Clinton stumps for Emanuel in Chicago race (Boston Globe)
- Lieberman won’t seek his 5th term (By Dan Balz and Paul Kane, Washington Post)
- For the record (Boston Globe)
World
- Haiti moves to try Duvalier as a plunderer (By Ginger Thompson, New York Times)
- Mexico captures reputed drug cartel chief (Associated Press)
- UK official blocks access to Blair’s Iraq notes (Associated Press)
- Pirates’ violence set a record in 2010 (Associated Press)
- Israel arrests Bosnian accused of war crimes (Associated Press)
- UK princesses may get equal throne access (Associated Press)
- Tunisian ministers quit, join protesters (By David D. Kirkpatrick and Kareem Fahim, New York Times)
- Ivory Coast: Shooting erupts, military chiefs meet (By Rukmini Callimachi, Associated Press)
- Iraq suicide bomb kills 52, highlights security doubts (By Lara Jakes, Associated Press)
- Major earthquake strikes Pakistan (Associated Press)
- Vatican reportedly told bishops in Ireland not to report abuse (By Shawn Pogatchnik, Associated Press)
- Russia’s Medvedev gives Palestinians political lift (By Mohammed Daraghmeh, Boston Globe)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Claims by House GOP don’t justify repeal of health reform
- Globe Editorial Bad taste: In the lap of lacrosse
- Globe Editorial Going to the mountaintop
- Todd Domke Deserved popularity
- Dan Payne An average senator
- Carlo Rotella When the jobs leave
- Michael J. Widmer Civil service isn’t for Probation
Sports
- Bruins 3, Hurricanes 2 Bruins lean on Thomas to save day against Hurricanes (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Bob Ryan Patriots’ elimination is painful, but all is not lost (By Bob Ryan, Globe Columnist)
- Kraft laboring forward (By Greg A. Bedard, Globe Staff)
- Papelbon, Ellsbury get one-year deals (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Clark was their safety valve (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Patriots notebook Ex-Patriot Maroney is among five arrested in St. Louis (By Monique Walker, Globe Staff)
- Sports Log Crosby could be out of All-Star Game (Boston Globe)
- Bruins notebook Teeming with defensive help (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- NFL notebook Ex-Broncos coach McDaniels new Rams offensive coordinator (Associated Press)
- Celtics notebook Plan for O’Neal hits snow delay (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- NBA roundup Hawks hand Heat fourth consecutive loss (Associated Press)
- NHL roundup Staal, Penguins skate by injury-plagued Red Wings (Associated Press)
- Pistons thumbnails (Boston Globe)
- Merrimack 3, BU 2 Merrimack holds off BU (By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Globe Staff)
- Baseball notebook Fielder gets $15.5m (Associated Press)
- College basketball roundup Alabama holds off No. 12 Kentucky (Staff, Wire Reports)
- School roundup Brockton boxes out No. 3 Whalers (By Anthony Gulizia, Globe Correspondent)
- Australian Open Wozniacki builds case (By John Pye, Associated Press)
- Bedoya makes name abroad, on US team (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
Business
- New England Country Soup grows while sales decline at bigger rivals (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)
- Photos The rise of New England Country Soup
- Evergreen will repay $3m of its state aid (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- Patriots’ defeat throws local businesses for a loss (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- EMC aims to beat rivals with storage server under $10k (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Apple entrusts COO with reins again (By Rachel Metz, Associated Press)
- IPad sales drive record results (Bloomberg News)
- Wealthy bolstering US consumer spending (By Shobhana Chandra and Anthony Feld, Bloomberg News)
- 2 accused of stealing e-mail addresses (Associated Press)
- Taser to sell animal-control weapon (Associated Press)
- Credit card defaults fall in December (Associated Press)
- Yum to sell Long John Silver’s, A&W (Bloomberg News)
- Lenovo to create mobile devices unit (Associated Press)
- Around the Region Courier profit falls, forecast raised (Associated Press)
- Around the Region Textron business will be split in three (Associated Press)
- Homebuilders pessimistic, poll shows (Associated Press)
- Citigroup posts a disappointing profit of $1.31b (By Donal Griffin and Bradley Keoun, Bloomberg News)
- Earnings roundup Profit at IBM exceeds estimates (Boston Globe)
- Comcast’s merger with NBC approved (By Todd Shields and Jeff Bliss, Bloomberg)
- Visit stirs hope for US-China deals (By Paul Wiseman and Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press)
- It isn’t too late to make an IRA contribution for ’10 tax year (By Carole Feldman, Associated Press)
- Stocks gain as investors look past Citi’s profit (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Airline profits, but fares face pressure (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Biotech Ariad soars on cancer drug (Boston Globe)
- Boeing Co. (Boston Globe)
- Total System Services (Boston Globe)
- McMoRan Exploration (Boston Globe)
- FDIC will spread losses in future bailouts (Associated Press)
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Food/Arts |
- What trends are chefs seeing in the area? (By Devra First, Globe Staff)
- Restaurant critic Devra First expects more of all this in 2011 (By Devra First, Globe Staff)
- Cheap Eats Souvlaki, pasticho: It’s all Greek to the family that runs Kouzina Estiatorio (By Sheryl Julian, Globe Staff)
- Sunday Supper & More Turkey meatballs are at-home comfort food (By Sheryl Julian, Globe Staff)
- Sunday Supper & More Sunday Supper shopping list (Boston Globe)
- Sunday Supper & More Mini-meatball subs (Boston Globe)
- Sunday Supper & More Swiss chard soup with meatballs (Boston Globe)
- Dining Out
Q takes the hot pot uptown (By Devra First, Globe Staff)
- Television Review ‘Retired at 35’ gets old quickly (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Galleries Denise Marika’s video installation ‘Effaced 1’ bears witness to violence, loss (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
- G Force Restaurant owner Ken Kojima is using his noodle, and going home (By Devra First, Globe Staff)
- A Tank Away It’s all downhill from here (By Stephen Jermanok, Globe Correspondent)
- Short orders From Italy, a lesson in cutting class (By Marie Doezema, Globe Correspondent)
- Short orders Snappy ginger (By Genevieve Rajewski, Globe Correspondent)
- Short orders Peanut flour power (By Ingrid Lysgaard, Globe Correspondent)
- Editor's Pick Seared sea scallops with parsnip and celery-root puree (Boston Globe)
- Book Review Jessica Anya Blau explores family dysfunction in ‘Drinking Closer to Home’ (By Joseph Peschel, Boston Globe)
- TV critic’s picks tonight (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
- Annie's Mailbox He has reasons to be suspicious (Boston Globe)
- Bird sightings (Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
- To do list (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Annie's Mailbox Is this dog a danger to new baby? (Boston Globe)
- Peanut butter cookies (Boston Globe)
- Names Puppy love (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Different parade for Tom (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names A pledge from Blazers (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Hasty Pudding for Moore (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Tyler talks the talk (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Casting for ‘Ted’ (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Sands benefit nears (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Editor is the story (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- Names Call goes out for budding broadcasters (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- More Celebrity news Philbin to retire (Associated Press)
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