A data gap on doctors’ troubles

The state board that oversees physician discipline in Mass. has yet to deliver on its promise to post more information online about doctors.

Caitlin LoCascio-King, a lawyer, estimates that she will be the primary wage earner in her family this year.

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More women now breadwinners for families

The last recession hit men disproportionately hard as male-dominated industries sustained massive job losses.

US tallies of colleges’ net costs bring surprises

The numbers defy common expectations because the “score card” takes into account scholarships and grants that do not have to be repaid.

Kevin Cullen

Grounded, but uplifted by a complete stranger

Stranded in the Dominican Republic, a pair of professors from Boston were rescued by a man who wanted nothing in return.

Summer is a client at Patricia Dowd’s Chez Mieux in Natick.

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The Internet showcases a cat fascination

With its appetite for cat videos and Facebook posts and Instagram photos, the Web has become the dog park of the feline world.

Representative John Tierney met with constituents, including Lynnette Alameddine of Saugus (left), whose son was killed at Virginia Tech in 2007.

Rep. John Tierney finds D.C. a refuge after race

The Salem Democrat survived the most brutal campaign of his 16-year congressional career in one of the country’s highest-profile House races.

Teenagers at the Dorchester Youth Collaborative talked about their preference for sagging pants.

Alliance cracks down on teens’ sagging pants

A new cable TV ad campaign aims to get local teens to pull up their pants or face fines or prison time.

David Ortiz and Bobby Valentine talk last spring; this spring Ortiz ripped the now ex-Sox skipper.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox put all the blame on Bobby Valentine

The bottom line for most of the Red Sox players in southwest Florida is that last season was Bobby’s fault.

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Scenes from Disney’s “Brave,” featuring the independent-minded Merida (above) open the second act of Disney on Ice’s “Rockin’ Ever After.”

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Disney’s ‘Rockin’ Ever After’ a cool treat

Book Review

‘Whitey’ by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill
Brooke Adams (left) and Allyn Burrows in “The Last Will,” the conclusion of Robert Brustein’s staged trilogy on the life of William Shakespeare.

Stage Review

Shakespeare faces bitter end
Water samples were taken one morning last month from the Mystic River in Somerville near the Amelia Earhart Dam.

Mystic has had steady flow of troubles
Dr. Natalia Panasjuk-Paliwoda treats 12-year-old Kathleen MacIsaac

Health

Parents’ hunt for alternative therapies
Lisa Lineweaver (center) was evaluating Blackstone Elementary teacher Molly Sangalang.

Intensified evaluations carry lessons for teachers
Jacoby Ellsbury’s contract is up at the end of the season.

Dan Shaughnessy

No chance Ellsbury is staying with Sox
Joanne Massaro oversees Boston’s snow removal effort.

Public works chief in eye of storm
Quvenzhané Wallis (a nominee for best actress in a leading role) was only 6 years old when she starred in “Beasts of the Southern Wild.”

academy awards

History is front and center at this year’s Oscars
Scott Butera has a reputation in the casino business as a turnaround artist.

Foxwoods CEO brings skills to bear in Mass.
Pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer David King at the ICA.

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The Bad Plus jazzes up ‘Rite of Spring’

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Women protested outside the Pretoria Magistrates court

Oscar Pistorius charged in girlfriend’s murder

A prosecutor said the Olympian shot Reeva Steenkamp several times through the bathroom door of his bedroom.

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Michelle Martens was a third-generation firefighter on the Ashby force.

Second driver in fatal crash also a firefighter

A mother and her teenage son, both volunteers in the fire department in the small town of Ashby, died in a crash with another vehicle, also driven by a town firefighter.

Columnists

Kevin Cullen

Grounded, but uplifted
David Ortiz and Bobby Valentine talk last spring; this spring Ortiz ripped the now ex-Sox skipper.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox put blame on Valentine
A small, unmanned aerial vehicle, during a demonstration at a Navy testing facility in Dahlgren, Va.

JOHN E. SUNUNU

For Obama, a license to kill

Adrian Walker

Roxbury center on the right path
Rabbi David Hartman

JAMES CARROLL

Rabbi Hartman bridged the gap

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JULIETTE KAYYEM

Cruise ships too big to bail
Jacoby Ellsbury’s contract is up at the end of the season.

Dan Shaughnessy

No chance Ellsbury is staying with Sox
Brad Rosen, of Drync.

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Exploring the age divide in Boston start-ups
LeBron James is looking to add to his trophy case with more NBA championships to go along with the first one he earned last year.

Bob Ryan

In praise of LeBron James
Mike Napoli made the stunning statement, “I want to be able to walk when I’m older.”

Dan Shaughnessy

Downsized expectations for Mike Napoli

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Supporters of President Hugo Chavez cheered in Bolivar Square in Caracas.

Venezuela celebrates Chavez return after surgery

President Hugo Chavez made a surprise return, spurring street celebrations, 10 weeks after he traveled to Cuba for cancer surgery.

Politics

Scott Brown said he is taking time to recharge at home — studying Spanish and learning to play the guitar.

Scott Brown ‘thinking about’ run for governor

The former senator, appearing in a candid interview on Fox 25, said he is “thinking about” a run for governor next year.

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Captain Thom Kenney, a civil affairs officer in the Army Reserves. expects the networking site to help him shape his military career.

Networking site targets members of military

A social media site aims to help armed forces personnel forge connections to help them build careers.

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In his monologue “American Utopias,” Mike Daisey visits Disney World, Burning Man, and Occupy Wall Street.

Utopian tales and a search for community

In his monologue “American Utopias,” Mike Daisey visits Disney World, Burning Man, and Occupy Wall Street.

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The TV show ‘‘Downton Abbey’’

A glimpse downstairs at America’s Downton Abbey

The success of ‘‘Downton Abbey’’ has piqued interest in the life of servants in the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, R.I.

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A trip to Rio de Janeiro, without leaving Boston
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Change on the Mystic
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South End remodel: Rear window
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New England traditional, with a twist

Opinion

“Principal write-downs work, but Fannie and Freddie have dodged them because they’re politically poisonous.”

Paul McMorrow 

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New England traffic has long negotiated the effects of our repetitive freeze-thaw cycle that leaves roads an obstacle course of potholes.

Ideas

“In 1925, Time Magazine reported on a doctor in Ann Arbor, Mich., who believed the average man’s hands were ‘contaminated with...secretions,’ and that people who insisted on shaking hands anyway were ‘purveyors of death.’ ”

Leon Neyfakh, on the risks of handshakes