Deportation reprieves unevenly applied
The local US Immigration and Customs Enforcement office has rejected several requests for prosecutorial discretion in recent weeks, lawyers said, even though they appear to meet criteria.
Thefts rise at community gardens
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With everything from cucumbers to watermelons ripening in the open, the gardens are something like a supermarket without doors, effectively free for the picking.
Casino bill puts $25m focus on addicts
Even while trumpeting the jobs that casinos would create in Massachusetts, proponents of expanding gambling acknowledge that casinos come with a human cost.
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Romney and Perry keep up fight in Fla. debate
Mitt Romney and Rick Perry turned on one another last night with heated attacks over their authenticity, commitment to conservative principles, and ability to defeat President Obama.
Worldwide anxieties send stocks sinking
Including a plunge of 284 points on Wednesday, the Dow average suffered its worst two-day decline since December 2008, when markets went through an extended free-fall.
Stage Review
The humor, horror of ‘Candide’
If ever there was a right time for “Candide,’’ it might be now.
“It was just depressing to see. I was hurt. I had nursed them, watched them grow, and someone took advantage.’’
William Anderson, victim of community garden theft
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Columnists
Metro
Queen Elizabeth sails into town
The Queen Elizabeth, the world’s biggest luxury cruise ship, made her maiden call to Boston yesterday.
Business
Stewart, Staples team up
Martha Stewart has made her way into craft stores, pet shops, and cookware outlets. Now the home fashion guru is showing up at the office.
Nation
Obama takes jobs fight to Boehner’s turf
President Obama pitched his jobs plan yesterday from the turf of the top Republicans on Capitol Hill, combatively calling them out by name to demand action.
World
Turkey takes Israel to task at UN
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his appearance before the annual General Assembly yesterday to enumerate a long list of grievances with Israel, a former ally.
Sports
Telling a major league glove story
Almost every major league baseball player wears batting gloves nowadays.
Movies
Movie Review
'Moneyball' is a winner
Brad Pitt is a hit in the movie that finds the humor and frustration of life in the front office of a baseball team.
Arts
Stage Review
The humor, horror of ‘Candide’
If ever there was a right time for “Candide,’’ it might be now.
Opinion
“Why should it be considered brutal to provide a terminally ill patient the means of ending his life a few months or weeks earlier than his illness otherwise would?”
Scot Lehigh
Ideas
“It doesn’t make any difference whether you assign more homework in English, science, or history. Students will still do the same.”
Ozkan Eren, assistant professor of economics at the University of Nevada, on whether homework works