Rivals rip Romney in S.C. debate
With just five days before a primary that could effectively decide the GOP presidential nomination, a narrowed field tried desperately to alter the trajectory of Mitt Romney.
Menino seeks to overhaul vocational high school
Mayor Menino wants broad authority to create a job training institution at Boston’s vocational high school that aims to help teenagers and adults climb out of poverty.
Not Rockefeller, he told FBI, but a ‘pathetic nothing’
As the man known as Clark Rockefeller prepares to defend himself against murder charges in California, an August 2008 police interview reveals a sad father, unsure of himself.
Kevin Cullen
Survivor faces abuse to reclaim his life
It’s been 10 years since the story of the cover-up of sexual abuse by priests exploded in Boston. For most, it’s just a story. But for Joe Crowley, it’s his story.
Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe/File 2010
Science-and-cinema series growing at Coolidge Corner
With the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the theater will announce a two-year, $463,426 grant to continue expanding its science series, which pairs talks by scientific experts with films.
Mass. escapee turned Liberian dictator had US spy agency ties
Charles Taylor, the first African leader tried for war crimes who had escaped from prison in Plymouth in 1985, worked with US spy agencies during his rise to power.
Probation Dept. charges could be imminent
Lawyers expect a grand jury to bring indictments soon against a dozen employees and legislators on charges related to favoritism in the state Probation Department.
“What’s the difference? It’s not hurting anybody . . . . It is fun to shoot off your mouth, especially if everyone believes you.”
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, in an August 2008 police interview, on his Clark Rockefeller identity
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Columnists
Special section
With Gardner museum’s new wing, landscaping makes a statement
With fresh plantings, the museum grounds are treated like an art form.
Metro
Those inspired hail King legacy
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s spiritual journey passed through Boston when he studied at BU, and his legacy was honored yesterday across the region.
Nation & World
King’s legacy cited in protests of voter ID laws
In South Carolina’s capitol, thousands rallied to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by demanding for protection of voting rights.
Politics
Political Notebook
For Paul, travel to home state has been largely first class
GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has been spending large amounts on airfare as a congressman, flying first class on dozens of taxpayer-funded flights to his home state.
Business
Holiday sales up a 2d year in Mass.
Holiday sales increased 5.1 percent for Massachusetts merchants in 2011, another sign that the state’s economy is recovering at a faster pace than the nation’s.
Sports
Thunder 97, Celtics 88
Thunder hold off Celtics in Perkins’ return
Kendrick Perkins had seven points and five rebounds in his first game back in Boston since the trade that sent him to Oklahoma City, as the Celtics dropped their fifth straight game.
Arts
FRAME BY FRAME
Picabia’s mischievous postcard view of Nice
Francis Picabia’s “Midi (Promenade des Anglais)’’ leapt out at the Globe’s Sebastian Smee while on show at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven.
Lifestyle
Alex Beam
‘Dude, where’s my column?’
Don’t call me “dude.’’ I just spent a wonderful vacation with my young sons, who occasionally mistook me for a “dude.’’ I repeat: Don’t call me “dude.’’
Opinion
“What if we had fewer presidential elections? What if we freed the president from the pressures of politics? What if we had a single six-year presidential term?”
Farah Stockman
Ideas
“The problem, as Shoup and his allies see it, is that parking on the street is simply too desirable. Because spaces are so cheap, drivers have a powerful incentive to spend time hunting for them.”
Leon Neyfakh on the case for the $6 parking meter