State of the Union

Obama calls for aid to middle class
President Obama also discussed foreign policy issues.

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In his State of the Union address, the president urged Congress to approve policies to strengthen the economy, overhaul the immigration system, and tighten gun laws.

Adrian Walker

Mother’s fight against guns travels to Washington

The Rev. Kim Odom’s personal tragedy has become a political crusade, one that landed her at the State of the Union, and in a meeting with Michelle Obama.

Cardinal O’Malley reflects on trials for next pope

Cardinal Sean O’Malley said that the next pope needs to be a sharp intellect, a capable manager, and a strong communicator.

Brian Lesser (left) and Marcus Palmer are co-owners of Vine Brook Tavern in Lexington, new on the upscale dining scene.

Restaurateurs getting a taste for suburbia

A crowded urban dining landscape is prompting established stars and newcomers to seek fortune beyond the bright lights.

Time tight to gather signatures for Senate race

Massachusetts candidates have rarely faced more major hurdles to get on a ballot than they do in the special US Senate race.

Surfer Kenny Merrill of Dennis walked along dramatic dune erosion at Coast Guard Beach in Eastham. The weekend blizzard damaged many of Cape Cod National Seashore’s dunes.

JULIA CUMES FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Blizzard blasts away parts of beaches, dunes, cliffs

The weekend storm savaged the Mass. coastline, with many Cape Cod communities reporting that 15 to 20 feet of beach disappeared.

A school bus navigated through South Boston streets Tuesday. Students are set to return to classrooms Wednesday.

No-school days test the patience of parents

After five days at home with their children because of the snowstorm, many parents were more than ready for the return to school.

As snow blanketed the field at Fenway Park, Red Sox players began workouts Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla.

Dan Shaughnessy

For Red Sox, 2013 season is about redemption

The Red Sox know you’ve lost that lovin’ feeling. They aim to win back the hearts of disgruntled fans.

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Molly Hanson (left), pastry chef at Grill 23, and Kate Henry, in their Concord home.

Two cooks is not too many with these chef couples
Winfred Rembert’s “Caint to Caint (Can’t see when you go to work, can’t see when you get back),” at Adelson Galleries Boston, refers to the long hours of cotton picking.

Galleries

What’s up at Boston-area art galleries
Above: Rialto’s walnut-apple bread pudding with glazed crab apple and dried fruit. Below: Penang’s roti canai (flat bread) with curry sauce.

dining out

No plans Valentine’s Day plans? Try these
Tory Burch was one of the designers who took center stage at Fashion Week.

Runways were filled, liftoff achieved

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Blizzards of activity heated Twitter kitchens

Kevin Cullen

Whitey says Reagan got it
No power at the Liquor Barn in Buzzards Bay meant assistant manager Nancy Smith and manager Phil Malouin had to work by candlelight.

Snow, outages trap workers at home
Martha Coakley will add her voice to a growing chorus on Tuesday, in a speech before a meeting of housing industry workers in Boston.

Martha Coakley calls for regulator’s ouster

Summer Street in Charlestown

Menino apologizes for clogged streets
Sean Sears and his son, Garrett

Shoveling over, but pain persists
James “Whitey” Bulger in a Boston Police Department booking photo after an arrest in 1953. He was on the lam for 16 years until caught in 2011.

Book Review

‘Whitey Bulger’ by Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy

Sports

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Rangers 4, Bruins 3

Bruins Gregory Campbell and Shawn Thornton held a board meeting with Rangers’ Jeff Halpern at TD Garden.

Bruins rally in the third, falter in shootout

Down 3-0, the Bruins stormed back for three third-period strikes, but couldn’t finish the job against the Rangers.

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Bill Linehan was elected to the City Council in 2007.

Bill Linehan steps in as St. Patrick’s Day host

The city councilor from South Boston said Tuesday that he will host the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast this year.

Columnists

Bruins winger Brad Marchand goes airbone after a big second-period collision with the Rangers’ T.J. Miller.

Christopher L. Gasper

After early storm, Bruins dug deep
The Liberator, edited by William Lloyd Garrison, was published weekly in Boston from 1831 to 1865.

JEFF JACOBY

The battle of ideas that defeated slavery

Derrick Z. Jackson

Bipartisanship elusive on greenhouse gas
As snow blanketed the field at Fenway Park, Red Sox players began workouts Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla.

Dan Shaughnessy

Redemption is the theme for Red Sox

Adrian Walker

A mother’s mission for meaning

JOANNA WEISS

Time to expand the Family Medical Leave Act
John Henry faced a gaggle of reporters’ questions on Monday.

Dan Shaughnessy

John Henry finally has answers

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Did ‘broken windows’ work in NYC?
Mason Plumlee is called for an offensive foul against Eddie Odio on this drive in the first half of Duke’s 62-61 victory.

Christopher L. Gasper

Duke wins on pedigree

Tech Lab Plus

Make any computer your own

Innovation Economy

Divining the future of real estate
Former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was killed Feb. 2.

JAMES CARROLL

Death comes out of nowhere

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San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Jodi Miller said Tuesday night that a charred body was found inside the burned-out cabin.

Rogue ex-officer believed dead after standoff in Calif.

Officials believe Christopher Dorner barricaded himself in a cabin, engaged in a shootout, and never emerged as the home went up in flames.

Politics

Chuck Hagel has drawn criticism over past remarks that were seen as anti-Jewish, anti-gay, and insufficiently supportive of US foreign policy.

Chuck Hagel nomination advances after bitter vote

The Armed Services Committee approved the nomination of the former senator as defense secretary on a sharply partisan vote.

Business

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Dell was once the world’s largest PC maker but now ranks third, behind Hewlett-Packard Co. and Lenovo Group. Above, a company factory in India.

Another major Dell shareholder opposes sale price

A shareholder rebellion against Dell’s proposed $24.4 billion sale to its founder and other investors is gaining support.

Arts

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Book Review

“Harvest” is award-winning British author Jim Crace’s latest novel.

‘Harvest’ by Jim Crace

Crace’s latest novel is an outwardly unassuming yet surreptitiously thought-provoking moral fable.

Food & dining

sunday supper

Recipe for hash with fried eggs

Leftovers from a flatiron steak and roast potatoes supper are the perfect makings for hash.

Magazine

The cover for the February 10 2013 issue

Change on the Mystic
The cover for the February 3 2013 issue

South End remodel: Rear window
The cover for the January 27 2013 issue

New England traditional, with a twist
The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

The last days of Sylvia Plath

Opinion

“In the struggle against slavery, writers made use of every literary form — not only essays and novels, but poems, plays, songs, memoirs, letters, speeches, editorials.”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“Though speech is far more open in Egypt, it now carries a new and different kind of risk, one more unpredictable and sudden.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on Egypt’s free-speech backlash

“It can be done, but it is a ­really tough climb. For those who haven’t run a big campaign in the past, it’s a daunting challenge.”

Rob Gray,  a GOP political ­operative, on the Mass. Senate race