Words boost, bedevil Romney

Mitt Romney’s top adviser implied on CNN that Romney could wipe away his arch conservative views espoused in the primaries once he pivots to take on President Obama.

Santorum seeking to coax delegates

Rick Santorum’s campaign believes it has found a way to prevent Mitt Romney from collecting the 1,144 delegates needed to secure the Republican presidential nomination.

Grieving father hopes to turn loss into lesson

Malcolm Astley, whose 18-year-old daughter was allegedly killed by her former boyfriend eight months ago, wants to raise awareness about dating violence.

Fabricator to leave artist enclave

The helmet-maker company Ops-Core has agreed to move from Midway Studios to another location in Boston, a decision that sparked applause Wednesday night.

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Mild winter raises forest fire threat

Extraordinarily dry conditions from the lack of snowfall will make the next few months the most dangerous forest fire season in memory, state officials warn.

Atkins, for hire, helps keep Parker’s ‘Spenser’ on the case

The 40th novel in the “Spenser’’ detective series is due out May 1. It is the first not written by the prolific writer, Robert B. Parker, but by crime novelist Ace Atkins.

Tech Lab

New services let users expand on their Facebook network

Tools and apps let users expand on their online networks by identifying shared interests, which helps them make new friends.

Movie Review

http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/22hungergames1_photo.jpg ‘The Hunger Games’ aims for solid entertainment and hits the mark

After a year of incessant pounding from the tribal drums of hype, the film adaptation of has arrived in theaters.

“At this point, all we can do is hope for April showers.’’

Paul Zbikowski,  president of the Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts

Globe Insiders

To Grammar’s House

http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/SPRINGCLEANING2.jpg Spring cleaning for grammar rules

Grammar’s House can get a bit cluttered sometimes, often with rules that are capricious, spurious, or flat-out erroneous.

Inside The Boston Globe

Art Review

‘Art on the Marquee’ inspires and challenges

Panel urges pharmacy tobacco sales ban

Boston crafts show spotlights steampunk designers

After delay, Jets land Tebow for draft picks

Editorial | 'Casablanca' at 70

As time goes by

Dining Out

Kika Tapas brings Spanish flair to Kendall Square

Restaurant wage suit gaining steam

Mel Parnell, 89; won more games than any Sox lefty

Gambling commission light on casino experience

Food

Munch Madness 2012
Anne Clancy (top), who just moved into the new section of South Boston’s Old Colony development (at rear) watched opening ceremonies.

Old Colony gets a bright new facelift
Logan Mankins has undergone surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Logan Mankins may not be ready for training camp

Metro

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Mattapan jurors push for verdicts in slay case

The jury in the Mattapan murder trial twice reported it was deadlocked on nine pending charges, but voted to continue deliberations Thursday.

Business

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Hotel, sports complex in New Balance plan

The athletic shoe giant released detailed plans Wednesday for a new world headquarters in Brighton that would include at least four buildings.

Columnists

Bob Ryan

With these big hits, Goodell sent message

Yvonne Abraham

Mass. lawmakers should pass sick-leave bill

Juliette Kayyem

Under melting ice, a jackpot
US Senator Scott Brown appeared at the annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Sunday.

Joan Vennochi

Old-school Dems have their guy: Scott Brown

Joanna Weiss

Still waiting for a heroine of confidence
Shirley Simmons is pictured with Father Ernest Serino (left) and Reverend Charles Stith in this Sept. 30, 1979 photo.

Brian McGrory

A crime then, and now
UConn fans make Huskies games at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn., a festive affair.

Bob Ryan’s college basketball tour of New England

Jeff Jacoby

A safer society with guns

opinion | scot lehigh

Santorum’s contraception deception

Kevin Cullen

Let’s give sexual abuse justice time
Will Bill Belichick spend his draft picks this year on defenders to help support Tom Brady?

Tony Massarotti

Still no answers if Patriots have improved

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Start-up charts speed of 3G wireless carriers

Nation & World

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Questions surround man at center of teen slaying

George Zimmerman is a vigilante to some people, but to others he was an attentive neighborhood watchman.

Politics

Ann Romney’s crucial role: show her husband’s human side

Ann Romney has been described by campaign officials and friends as her husband’s most valuable surrogate on the campaign trail.

Sports

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Payton, Williams suspended

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued part of his discipline in the Saints bounty scandal Wednesday, and it hit like a bomb across the league.

Style

Trying the colored denim trend? Follow Kate and go red.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge - or as we formerly knew her, Kate Middleton was spotted wearing a pair of faded red skinny jeans to play a game of pickup field hockey.

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Book Review

‘Indomitable Will’ by Mark K. Updegrove

The book offers a kind of oral history of President Lyndon Johnson.

Magazine

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Grover Norquist: Emperor of no
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Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out
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Putting college degrees to work
The cover for the February 26 2012 issue

24 hours in Kendall Square

Opinion

“Assuming Shell finds oil this summer, it will be the polar version of the California gold rush.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“If the Solutrean hypothesis becomes widely accepted, it would mean that the sea played a central part in human expansion. And in the matter of ‘who came first,’ it would mean that all the Americas have a new origin story to contend with.”

Gareth Cook