Last-minute lobbying precedes Milford casino vote

There aren’t many major intersections in this quiet town, but Saturday it seemed pro- and anti-casino activists stood at every corner.

Jehuda Reinharz, former president of Brandeis University, has remained among the highest paid people on campus.

College presidents rack up payments as they exit the job

A number of college presidents are negotiating very favorable packages when they step down, which critics say is emblematic of schools’ unrestrained spending and the soaring cost of college.

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British novelist Doris Lessing was photographed sitting on the doorstep of her house after she had won the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature, in London in this Oct. 11, 2007, file photograph.

Nobel author Doris Lessing dies at 94

Lessing explored topics ranging from colonial Africa to dystopian Britain, from the mystery of being female to the unknown worlds of science fiction.

Only one home was standing in a particularly badly damaged area of Tacloban, Philippines.

Philippine president to remain in typhoon-ravaged city

President Benigno Aquino III said he will stay in Leyte province until he sees more progress in providing aid to survivors of the strong typhoon that battered the region.

Marty Walsh, the mayor-elect, often doesn’t just skip the Y or the R in his new job title. He skips them both and says, “maeh.”

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.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/water150-10028.jpg 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.

Masahiro Tanaka was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA in 2013.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Posting standoff puts Yankees’ plans in jeopardy

A dispute between MLB and Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League could mean righthander Masahiro Tanaka won’t be pitching in the US in 2014.

Lucas St. Clair at Orin Falls on his family’s land in Penobscot County, Maine.

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A feud as big as the great outdoors

Roxanne Quimby, the multimillionaire cofounder of Burt’s Bees, has alienated people in Maine with her plan to create a new national park. Can her son repair the damage?

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JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-1240.jpg Workplaces don’t need ENDA

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

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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.