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Isaac gains strength as it nears Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Isaac may become a hurricane and possibly hit late Tuesday along a 300-mile stretch from the bayous southwest of New Orleans to the Florida Panhandle.

Opinion | Peter S. Canellos

Putting Ann Romney in the spotlight is a smart move by the GOP

Ann Romney’s speech Tuesday night at the Republican convention will be a chance for women to hear a woman speak who is at ease and empathetic before crowds.

TSA set to fire 6 Logan Airport staffers

The Transportation Security Administration moved to fire six bag-screening officers at Logan and suspend 14 others for failing to meet work standards.

China Altman and Carl Foster in one of the four rose beds at the Public Garden last week. Altman and her fellow volunteers are called the Rose Brigade.

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The rose maven of the Public Garden

For 25 years, the volunteers of the Rose Brigade have tended the Public Garden’s roses. Founder China Altman has been their field general since the very beginning.

One DivcoWest executive said the firm intends to market its properties like 330 Congress St. to a range of companies.

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Boston, Cambridge lure California firm

DivcoWest, an overseer of a stable of Silicon Valley power addresses, is hoping to replicate its success there with developments in the Seaport District and East Cambridge.

Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka made his return to the mound on Monday against the Royals.

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Red Sox overtake Royals for series win

Daisuke Matsuzaka was strong after missing the last 48 games on the disabled list as the retooled Red Sox won three out of four against the Royals.

Hull woman battles to preserve right to feed birds

Officials and neighbors of Gail Kansky in Hull are seeking an injunction in response to her alleged overfeeding of swarms of birds.

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IN PRACTICE

For physicians and patients, time is best medicine

Daily Dose

Why we lie and how we can become more honest
Men’s gymnast Kohei Uchimura vaults at the 2011 NHK Cup in Tokyo.

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Will men always be the swifter sex?
When umpire Dan Bellino ruled Dustin Pedroia had been thrown out at first base in the fifth, manager Bobby Valentine argued and got thrown out, too.

Christopher L. Gasper

Will the Red Sox stick with Bobby Valentine?
The cloth sling James Dichter was fitted with cost his insurer $83; it can be bought online for $7.

For $83, a sling and no simple answers
Environmental scientists Lucas Chapman and Emily Coumbassa got stormwater samples at a manhole in the Fenway last week. Finding pollution sources is a painstaking process.

New effort to curtail sewage in Boston
Olympic gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman waved to her hometown fans Sunday.

Needham rallies behind gold medalist Aly Raisman
Tim McGraw (left) and Kenny Chesney (shown in Las Vegas in April) shared the stage at the end of the Gillette concert.

Music Review

Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney shine at Gillette
This Tang dynasty earthen­­-ware figure is from “Unearth-ed,” one of three China-centric exhibits at the Clark Art Institute.

Art Review

A century on, a return to China in ‘Through Shen-kan’
A footpath winds along the shoreline of Curtis Island.

travel

4 Maine island adventures close to shore
Actor David Greenspan and director Rebecca Taichman work on a scene from “Marie Antoinette,” in rehearsal in Cambridge.

Rumblings of the 99% in ‘Marie Antoinette’
“For what we got paid, that job was crazy,” said Jesse Carter, who worked on the renovation of the Copley Place Marriott.

A story of hope, and a lopsided deal

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David Ortiz hit against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park on Aug. 24, 2012.

David Ortiz on 15-day disabled list, hopes for return

The Red Sox designated hitter believes a platelet-rich plasma injection will assist in healing his sore right Achilles’ tendon so he can return in September.

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Brian Cumming of Shelburne Farm picked Gala apples Saturday. Warm weather in March resulted in early ripening this summer, he said.

Bountiful apple crop arrives early in New England

Apples at New England orchards are ready for harvest well ahead of Labor Day, the traditional start of picking season.

Columnists

Russian beach volleyball players Anastasiia Vasina and Anna Vozakova practice at the Olympic Village in London.

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London could show how to build a better Olympics

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‘Guardian Angels’ won’t fix a flawed Afghan war policy
When umpire Dan Bellino ruled Dustin Pedroia had been thrown out at first base in the fifth, manager Bobby Valentine argued and got thrown out, too.

Christopher L. Gasper

Will the Red Sox stick with Bobby Valentine?
Vercheesa Thompson (above left) of Dorchester, facilitator Candace Keshwar, Michelle Eunis, and Suheil Riveramet in Jamaica Plain last week while Sherina Hendrix (below) played with their children. The mothers’ group is creating its own child-care cooperative.

Yvonne Abraham

Program helps families create own solutions
Laila Ali is one of eight celebrities competing on the war-based reality show “Stars Earn Stripes.”

JOANNA WEISS

Does ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ glorify war?

JEFF JACOBY

Both parties are too extreme on abortion

INNOVATION ECONOMY

What happens when a trend never touches down
Jackie, Sue, and Lynn as seen in “49 Up,” a 2005 British film that is part of a decades-long series of documentaries.

Joan Wickersham

A study of class captures shape, sweep of real lives

Lawrence Harmon

Mass. needs to update wiretap laws

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The GOP’s big tent collapses

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Big-box stores are in big trouble
Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and Adrian Gonzalez have underachieved and are on the verge of being traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Blockbuster Red Sox trade signifies end of failed era

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Matthew Tomsicek earns money through YouTube.

Many reap profit in posting YouTube videos

Thanks to YouTube’s Partner Program, a new class of digital auteurs are turning the popularity of their videos into profits.

Politics

Warren raised $3.7m, Brown $2.3m over last six weeks

Elizabeth Warren continues to raise more money than Senator Scott Brown, although Brown still has more money in the bank.

Nation & World

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‘‘Right now, it seems like we’re taxed so much, but if that would be the only way to go, I guess I’d have to be for it to preserve it,’’ said Marge Youngs, 77, of Toledo, Ohio.

Most OK raising social security taxes, poll finds

Most Americans would favor raising taxes and the retirement age rather than cutting Social Security benefits for future generations, a survey indicated.

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In “Fire in the Ashes,” activist Jonathan Kozol returns to the South Bronx.

‘Fire in the Ashes’ by Jonathan Kozol

In his new book, the education activist returns to the South Bronx to bring readers up to date on the children he has followed for decades.

Health and wellness

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“I had one participant who said, ‘It feels like my stories are carried on my back and one by one I’m unloading the burden,’ ” said Pamela Post-Ferrante.

Using writing to aid the healing process

Pamela Post-Ferrante, who had four major cancer surgeries in the 1990s, recently wrote a book to help individuals and groups use writing as therapy.

“There was always an assumption in other delegations that everything in Massachusetts is like Cambridge writ large; like everyone is walking around with a beret on.”

Peter Blute,  deputy chairman of the state Republican party

Magazine

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Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?
The cover for the August 19 2012 issue

Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?
The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene
The cover for the August 5 2012 issue

Can GPS find you a mate?

Opinion

“States need to maintain their commitment to assuring health coverage to those who need it most. It’s not just the right thing to do; it makes economic sense.”

Globe editorial 

Ideas

“In decades of researching American political lobbies, we have found that there are huge gaps in who is represented in Washington.”

—Kay Schlozman, Sidney Verba, and Henry E. Brady