Logan expects to set a record
A record number of passengers flew in and out of Logan International Airport this year, a growth Logan officials attributed to the recent arrival Southwest Airlines and expansion of JetBlue.
Jeff Haynes; Jim young; Jessica Rinaldi/reuters
Different flavors of the GOP
The difference in styles between the Republican presidential candidates has intensified in the closing days before the Iowa caucus.
Paul’s libertarian message finds fans
Ron Paul has catapulted to popularity in Iowa and New Hampshire among a wide range of voters who have embraced his denunciations of bloated government and foreign interventions.
ESSDRAS M SUAREZ/GLOBE STAFF
A vending machine that serves up safety
A group of MIT undergraduates designed HelmetHub vending machines that would dispense headgear to riders of Hubway, Boston’s bike-sharing system.
Mass. confirms first human case of rabies in 75 years
A Barnstable County man has become the first person since 1935 to contract rabies in Massachusetts and remained hospitalized in critical condition yesterday.
A city says goodbye to hero
Firefighter James M. Rice yesterday was eulogized by his father, who said that he and his family have a “giant hole in their hearts.”
“Customers are using Logan more than they ever did, which is great news for everyone. The more passengers you have, that generates more revenue.”
Edward Freni, director of aviation for the Massachusetts Port Authority
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Columnists
Metro
She won’t drop the ball
For Geri Guardino, executive director of First Night, the final push on the way to the huge event is grueling but fun.
Business
Sign of hope for theater
A new sign at Everett Square Theatre sign is designed to spark interest in renovating a building that has been closed for decades and is in disrepair.
Politics
political notebook
Gingrich gets teary recalling mother
Newt Gingrich choked up and wiped away tears yesterday while recalling his late mother’s struggle with depression and mental illness.
Nation & World
Syrian forces strike at protesters
Tens of thousands of protesters poured into the streets across Syria, braving a government onslaught of tear gas, nail bombs, and gunfire that activists said killed at least 16 people.
Sports
Thomas has become next in line for Patriots
Donald Thomas hadn’t played a regular-season game in two years. Suddenly, last week against the Dolphins, he was starting at left guard against the team that drafted him.
Arts
Television Review
‘Angry Boys’ could stand to be funnier
The lives of men have been front and center in several new comedies this season.
Opinion
“What’s needed is a system in which everyone’s interest — the patient’s, the doctor’s, and the insurer’s — lies in getting the most effective treatment in the most cost-efficient manner.”
Globe editorial
Ideas
The practice of sending commercially printed cards soon became wildly popular. It reached the United States in 1875…By 1958, the average US family mailed 100 Christmas cards.
Mark Feeney on the history of Christmas cards