Kerry’s first year marked by big risks

The secretary of state has been engaged in a headlong rush of diplomacy in a host of hot spots that often makes him appear more energetic and ambitious than his predecessor.

Owner George Preston Marshall (below, middle) in 1932 brought his NFL team to Boston, where it played at Braves Field for a season. He then moved it to Fenway Park, its home from 1933-36, and changed its name to Redskins.

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Redskins name controversy traces back to Boston

The franchise that George Preston Marshall founded here and packed up lock, stock, and logo in December 1936 is embroiled in an increasingly contentious public debate.

Hikers hospitalized after N.H. avalanche rescue

New Hampshire officials say two people were hospitalized after being rescued from an avalanche slide in Mount Washington’s Tuckerman Ravine.

Celeste Corcoran (left) and her daughter Sydney have been side by side in navigating their recovery from the bombings.

After Marathon attack, Lowell family healing

Celeste and Sydney Corcoran, the mother and daughter nearly killed in the Marathon bombings, end 2013 with a profound gratitude to simply be alive. By Kay Lazar

Dan Shaughnessy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/25/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Shaughnessy_150px.jpg Casting his votes for the Hall of Fame

Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy explains who he wants to send to Cooperstown, and why.

Robert Cantu helps lead a BU  brain injury research center.

The concussion doctor’s tangled interests

Robert C. Cantu’s many connections have become emblematic of conflicting interests in the football, helmet, medical, and scientific communities.

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TOM KEANE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/keane1229-930--90x90.jpg Assessing Edward Snowden, six months later

It is worth asking precisely what the NSA leaker has accomplished and whether his critics should reconsider their view.

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Tom Brady and the Patriots have one more chance to tune up before the playoffs begin.

Patriots and other NFL Week 17 playoff scenarios

After wrapping up their fifth consecutive AFC East crown last week, all that stands between the Patriots and a first-round bye in the playoffs is the Buffalo Bills.

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On the Job

A local rum revival, with a twist

Essex County was a major rum manufacturing center for Colonial America, and Maggie Campbell is one of a handful of craft distillers again settling along the coastline.