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The test ahead
The trail of exploding special education costs reveals that more students than ever are going to need help. Here’s how the state’s public schools are getting ready.
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Roads of the future
Smarter materials. Wildlife crossings. Electric-pod concourses. Change is coming to 4 million miles of American roadway.
obituary
Derrick Bell, at 80; former Harvard legal scholar worked to expose racism
Derrick Bell, a legal scholar who worked to expose the persistence of racism in America through his books and articles, died Wednesday in a New York hospital.
alex beam
For the love of Mormons
Religious group that is often maligned, misunderstood, and made fun of is trying to change perceptions.
DiMasi friend Vitale pleads guilty to lobbying violations
Richard Vitale pleaded guilty to 10 counts of state lobbying and campaign finance violations, and will serve two years of probation and pay $32,000 in fines.
UMass to host climate change center
UMass Amherst will be home to one of eight centers around the country to study the local effects of climate change.
Romney: Obama is damaging US credibility
In his first major foreign policy speech, Mitt Romney pledged to reverse Pentagon cuts, saying President Obama has debilitated the military.
Numbers low for program to aid unemployed homeowners
Fewer than half the number of unemployed homeowners targeted for no-interest loans will be helped through the program, a total bound to leave millions of dollars on the table.
“If you do not want America to be the strongest nation on earth, I’m not your president. You have that president today.”
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney
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Metro
Quips by Brown, Warren turn into darts
Both sides are expecting an expensive and potentially nasty fight. But US Senator Scott Brown’s recent remarks may have trained the spotlight on gender early in the election cycle.
Business
Jobs set course forward for music, movies, books
Steve Jobs made it easy for people to entertain themselves on high-tech devices, and he unveiled gadget after gadget with an effortless touch.
Nation
Giffords visits D.C. for husband’s retirement
Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords was back among friends and colleagues yesterday at a ceremony for her husband.
World
Dimmer outlook as Afghan war marks 10th year
US officials, who are facing a future of fewer troops and less money for reconstruction, are narrowing their goals for the country.
Sports
Now with Jets, Plaxico Burress trying to write redemption story
Burress is a football player again. Released from prison in July, he is out to rebuild his career.
Movies
Movie Review
‘Margaret,’ a perfectionist’s portrait of imperfection
What emerges from the tinkering and legal skirmishes is an occasional marvel, a kind of everyday highbrow social X-ray, Paul Mazursky by way of Krzysztof Kieslowski.
Opinion
“There will be no Sir Galahad riding to the rescue.”
Scot Lehigh, on Republican presidential hopefuls
Ideas
“To become a citizen of a nation is a choice that involves more sacrifice and pain than tearing down the sculpture of a dictator.”
Gal Beckerman, on the challenges facing some Middle Eastern countries