A gilded goodbye for many private college leaders

Presidents’ retirement pay and perks can run into the millions, one more driver of soaring college tuition costs.

In Walsh, students of Bostonese have found their avatah

Martin Walsh demonstrates what many believe to be the strongest Boston dialect in the city’s mayoral history.

Carlos Arredondo stood and cheered at the start of the Red Sox World Series parade at Fenway Park. He has become the face of Boston Strong.

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Full-time role for Boston’s ‘comforter-in-chief’

Carlos Arredondo leapt into the fray on Marathon Day, and hasn’t stopped since.

DAs continued to use controversial debt collectors

Six Mass. district attorneys continued to use debt-collection firms for months after saying that they had stopped using them.

The water connection

Israeli and Massachusetts companies team up to build clean water technology for the Mideast.

In Israel, water where there was none

Necessity and ingenuity made Israelis leaders in water technology. Now, seeing the vast global potential, they are teaming up with Mass. innovators.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Championing 2004 Red Sox’ claim as favorites

Despite the magic of the 2013 Red Sox, 2004 is still the biggest thing that ever happened to our local baseball team.

MIT professor Ofer Sharone hopes his research will result in an understanding of how long-term unemployment affects people.

Project aims to assist long-term unemployed

MIT professor Ofer Sharone is launching an effort to solve a dark problem that few even want to discuss: how to help the long-term unemployed.

Gioivanny Valencia checked out the Jamaica Plain public parklet at 351 Centre St. in Hyde Square.

Parklets a work in progress after underwhelming debut

Officials at the Boston Transportation Department plan to make the new minispaces more welcoming.

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

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Thanks to the changes already produced by the marketplace, a significant addition to the Civil Rights Act is superfluous.

Travel

The Old Constitution House in Windsor was originally a tavern.

Stories to tell: Vermont’s African American Heritage Trail

The Heritage Trail comprises 11 sites including nine museums with exhibits featuring video, audio, and guided, or self-guided, tours.