In Mass., celebration and regret
Word of Moammar Khadafy’s death sent waves of jubilation through several households in New England, but many also expressed regret that the dictator would never face trial.
With details in dispute, violent end for Khadafy
libyan tv via Associated Press
Moammar Khadafy, the former Libyan strongman, met a violent and vengeful death at the hands of rebel fighters who stormed his final stronghold in Surt.
No deal yet with Sox, Cubs
The bottom line is that neither side can believe the issue of compensation for Theo Epstein has taken this long.
Casino bill may aid rich schools
Schools in some of the state’s wealthiest communities would get millions of dollars in casino money while some of the poorest districts would get nothing under a measure that passed the state Senate.
Kidney failures spur an overhaul at Lahey Clinic
Lahey Clinic has revamped its adult kidney transplant program after organs failed in an unexpectedly large number of patients from mid-2006 through 2009.
Schools crack down on dirty dancing
The sexually charged dance style known as grinding has drawn gasps of dismay from school administrators, and caused high school dances to be cancelled.
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Movie Review
‘Take Shelter’ hits home
The genius of this film isn’t that the coming threat is never specified but that it doesn’t need to be. It’s a horror movie for grown men, and it’ll hit many where they live.
“This is not just Libya that’s freed from this person. This is the whole world. The whole world is better.”
Bassam Bayou, 43, of Westborough
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Jack Kevorkian’s art is focus of legal tussle
The controversy over the work of Dr. Jack Kevorkian didn’t stop with his death in June. But the latest fight isn’t over the right to die — it’s about his art.
Business
Defense contracts dwindle
As the US attacks its deficit by trimming $400 billion from the Defense Department budget, New England is apt to feel the economic pain.
Politics
Out-of-state donations filling Warren’s campaign coffers
Nearly 70 percent of the $3.14 million the Harvard Law professor raised in the last quarter came from out of state, according to figures provided by her campaign.
Nation & World
Even those opposed to US role hail Khadafy’s death
Across Washington, news of Moammar Khadafy’s demise was hailed as a positive development.
Sports
Putnam's Pinkney has eye-opening numbers
Melquawn Pinkney is a small player at a small school, but the more yards he eats up and the more games his team wins, the bigger their names get.
Movies
Movie Review
Finding drama in terms of the deal in ‘Margin Call’
First-time writer-director J.C. Chandor spins drama from invisible money and an assortment of actors attempting to mine theater from banker jargon.
Arts
Stages
At 50, ‘Phantom Tollbooth’ lives on
The children’s musical, based on author Norton Juster’s classic book, can be seen at the Wheelock Family Theater.
Opinion
“Washington isn’t shaping history. It is chasing history.”
Andrew J. Bacevich, on changes in the Middle East
Ideas
“A string of new studies suggests that the modern chase after happiness—and even happiness itself—can hurt us. Happy, it turns out, is not always the way you want to be.”
Gareth Cook, on the dark side of happiness