Menino vows change in school assignment system
In his annual State of the City address, Mayor Menino took aim at Boston’s school assignment lottery, pledging to create a plan that will put children in schools closer to home.
Mayor Menino seeks basic cable rate control
Mayor Thomas Menino wants to regulate Boston’s basic cable rates, which have risen by more than 80 percent in the three years since a price-control agreement expired.
Brian McGrory
Senator Scott Brown’s crass warfare
So, Elizabeth Warren is now an ‘‘elitist hypocrite’’ for earning a six-figure income? You’re better than this campaign, senator, and better than the name-calling.
Riders blast T fare, service plans
Nearly 300 MBTA riders wedged into Newton’s War Memorial Hall to express fear and frustration over the steep fare increases and dramatic service cuts proposed by the T.
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Cruise liner fatalities likely to spur new rules
Nautical specialists say more stringent safety rules are almost certain to emerge from the Concordia disaster off the coast of Italy, which was blamed on human error.
QE2 passengers reminded of 1992 accident
For the passengers on the Queen Elizabeth 2, the accident involving the Costa Concordia sounded familiar, with one exception: In the accident off the coast of Nantucket, tragedy was averted.
Websites plan to go dark in protest of piracy bills
Some technology companies and free-speech activists say two bills aimed at fighting Internet piracy will allow government censorship of the Internet.
Food
Confessions of ex-vegetarians
It can be hard to follow a vegetarian diet, but those who give it up found themselves craving meat protein or eating only humanely-raised animals.
“I know I have talked about changing the student assignment plan before... 2012 will be the year to finish the job.”
Mayor Thomas M. Menino
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Columnists
Metro
Sean Bielat to make 2d bid for Congress
The Republican announced he will seek the House seat vacated by Barney Frank, two years after his unsuccessful campaign against the longtime incumbent.
Nation & World
Tight budgets hit prekindergarten programs
The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets.
Politics
GOP candidates stumble on facts in S.C. debate
This is one of a series of fact checks the Globe runs on statements by the candidates. The statements were made at Monday's GOP presidential debate in South Carolina.
Business
L.L.Bean marks 100 years with ‘Bootmobile’ tour
The Maine retailer is launching its celebration with a special outdoor collection, a partnership with the National Park Foundation, and the debut of the “L.L.Bean Bootmobile.”
Sports
Lightning 5, Bruins 3
Bruins lose edge vs. Lightning
Against a Tampa Bay club that hadn’t won in 2012, the Bruins looked like a team that is misfiring on too many fronts to give even the basement opponents a stiff fight.
Food and dining
At MIT, dine like a 14th-century nobleman
MIT doesn’t seem like a place where you can dine on food from the Middle Ages. But this month, you could prepare, cook, and eat medieval.
Arts
BOOK REVIEW
‘Plots Against the President’ by Sally Denton
The book details in a brisk, cogent narrative what Roosevelt faced after he won election against Herbert Hoover in 1932.
Opinion
“Santorum’s experience in New Hampshire suggests that for Gen Yers, gay equality is not just one of many issues, but rather a primary concern in evaluating a politician.”
Scot Lehigh
Ideas
“The problem, as Shoup and his allies see it, is that parking on the street is simply too desirable. Because spaces are so cheap, drivers have a powerful incentive to spend time hunting for them.”
Leon Neyfakh on the case for the $6 parking meter