Today's Boston Globe page one stories
Inquiry faults T on safety measures
Federal safety officials denounced the MBTA’s “lack of a safety culture’’ yesterday, concluding that a fatal Green Line crash in Newton last year could have been avoided if the agency had invested in safety technology routinely used by other transit systems, and the T’s three other subway lines.
Healthcare bill offers workers incentive for healthy lifestyle
Workers who quit smoking, lose weight, and eat right could have their health insurance premiums cut by as much as half, possibly saving them thousands of dollars per year, under a measure inserted with little notice this week into the Senate healthcare overhaul bill.
Sotomayor backs off ‘wise Latina’ quote
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, deflecting tough questioning by Republicans on the second day of her confirmation hearings, said yesterday that in 17 years as a judge she has never let her own life experiences or opinions influence her decisions.
Invasive zebra mussels plague Laurel Lake
LEE - State aquatic ecologist Tom Flannery poked his face out of Laurel Lake yesterday morning, adjusted his scuba mask, and glumly shook his head at dam owner Roger Scheurer, standing on the concrete structure above.