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In case you missed it: saving Monica, healthcare law working, hunting woodpeckers

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Monica%20150.bmp Monica Sprague (left, with daughter Sophia and fiance, Tony Jorge) had just given birth and was full of joy. Then a deadly bacteria began ravaging her body, triggering a frantic race to keep her alive. But at what cost?

Don't be fooled by the national press coverage suggesting the Massachusetts health plan is in trouble, a Globe editorial says. The plan is suffering from a bit too much success, but the state has the resources to pay for it this year and next.

woodpecker%20100.bmp Away down in the swampy bottomlands of Dixie, the most intensive search ever for a bird is gearing up for a make-or-break season. Big reputations are riding on the controversial quest for the ivory-billed woodpecker, the most magnificent and most elusive of America's tree-knockers.

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