Blunders follow high praise for school chief
Since the Boston School Committee extended Superintendent Carol Johnson’s contract six months ago, her accomplishments have been overshadowed by missteps on several fronts.
Fidelity move pays big dividend in Texas
Fidelity Investments has become the largest employer in Westlake, Texas, and a major force in the economic and civic life of the community.
SJC will study rate of OUI acquittals
The state’s highest court has opened a formal inquiry into whether the acquittal rate in drunken driving trials before judges, a rate that now eclipses 80 percent, is unusual and excessive.
The almost match: Facebook and Boston
If Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg had to do it over, he might have kept his online social network, which today has more than 800 million users, in Boston.
Some towns put Halloween on hold
Even as milder weather rolled in and electricity returned to many neighborhoods, several communities kept the Halloween ban in effect.
Utility crews struggle to return power
Hundreds of thousands of utility customers headed into a third day without power as crews scrambled to repair damage from the bizarre winter storm over the weekend.
IBM’s Watson edges out students in Jeopardy - barely
The supercomputer triumphed in a hard-fought contest against six students; three from Harvard Business School and a trio from the MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
“I was fine with it. I could just eat chocolate at home anyway.”
Kira Tang, 7, coping with Halloween being canceled
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Columnists
Metro
Nor’easter had right mix
The October nor’easter that dumped more than 2 feet of snow on parts of Mass. was not only unusually early, it was also striking for the large variation in the snowfall amounts.
Business
Retailers prepare holiday strategy
Retailers who worked hard to lure holiday shoppers last year are putting in even more effort to entice customers this season.
Politics
Cain says he was ‘falsely accused’ of harassment
Denying he ever sexually harassed anyone, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain declared yesterday he was falsely accused in the 1990s.
Nation & World
Agencies detail campaign against Mexican cartel
Law enforcement officials on Monday announced the breakup of a massive ring that moved huge quantities of marijuana and other drugs across the Mexican border.
Sports
Mackanin makes his case to Red Sox
As the Sox search for a manager, they will probably not interview a candidate with more experience than Pete Mackanin, who met with team officials yesterday.
Arts
ART REVIEW
Bell provokes, protests with humor
Richard Bell presents an engaging overview of his two-decade career as an activist and provocateur.
Lifestyle
G Cover Story
From warrior to peacemaker
Attorney Eric MacLeish, best known for his combative litigation on behalf of those sexually abused by priests, finds healing with someone who shares his passion for mediation.
Special reports
Globe Spotlight Report
Under the influence
Full coverage of the Globe’s investigation into OUI acquittal rates.
Opinion
“The longer the Madoffs stay in the spotlight, the longer everyone remembers the shame.”
Joanna Weiss
Ideas
“The only thing we may know about education is that inquisitive kids respond to it.”
Paul Nix, on exam schools