Internet sales tax fight picks up

The reinvigorated battle in Washington could determine how much customers pay for online goods.

Noah Aldrich II, who died in 1848 and was laid to rest in a cemetery on a picturesque hill on his property, is now interred at the base of that hill.
The Aldrich Cemetery as it looked in 2008, located within a white picket enclosure.
A pickup hauled stones outside the relocated cemetery, down the hill and near the road.
Some see 25-year resident Michel Guite as a ?flatlander.?

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Dream of a manse on a Vt. hilltop runs into tradition, suspicion

Moving the graves of former farmers on a Vermont property to build a manse has unearthed anger and angst.

?As soon as we started playing with it in the lab, it became evident that not only was it something that worked well ... it was super easy to do.? ? George Church, genetics professor at Harvard Medical School

Tool to edit DNA revolutionizing research in Boston area

Using the CRISPR procedure, scientists can cut and paste DNA to create animal versions of human cancers or blood cells resistant to HIV.

Ferguson officer Darren Wilson resigns

Wilson?s resignation comes nearly four months after the fatal shooting death of Michael Brown.

Brookline removes textbook over passage about slavery

A fifth-grade textbook criticized for downplaying the ills of slavery in America has been removed from Brookline public school classrooms.

Address

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Taking on a fixer-upper generally offers buyers a lower-priced home with the freedom to make decisions on their own watch.

Globe South

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A study found that Cohasset, Hingham, and Norwell were among the 100 most expensive housing markets in the country.

Hinge of History: Two lives shaped by busing

Orlando Bagwell was a 23-year-old teacher in South Boston in 1974 when he was brutally beaten by a group of young white men.

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

Busing in Boston

For new South Boston teacher, a life shaped by school busing

Beaten by a mob in South Boston, a young teacher learned to overcome humankind?s darkest impulse. By Scott Helman

A photo of Marsha-Joan Galvin in her Hyde Park yearbook, with the class of 1975 reflecting wider diversity.

Busing in Boston

For Hyde Park student, a life rerouted by school busing

When busing polarized Hyde Park High School, Marsha-Joan Galvin found herself in a lonely place: the middle.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is good anywhere, but he takes his game to another level at Lambeau Field.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots-Packers matchup has it all

Sunday?s game represents the toughest challenge the Patriots have faced during their seven-game victory tour.

Fiona Mccloy of Toronto sat with Globe Santa on Friday at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

Globe Santa

Job lost, single mom struggles

Several months ago, a single mother from south of Boston lost her job and has been straining ever since to support her two girls.

Pedro Martinez will not be a unanimous selection for the Hall of Fame. Which is ridiculous Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

BOB RYAN

A vote for sanity, common sense with Hall of Fame ballot

Voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame is an imperfect endeavor, but there are ways it could be better.

John L. Allen Jr. | All Things Catholic

Francis might want to take Turkey?s deal on Islamophobia

Plus: Where Benedict?s more famous, and eyes on the ecumenical prize.

Opinion

DANTE RAMOS

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Even if a Boston startup doesn?t succeed in bringing this level of workplace transparency into the mainstream, someone else will.

The Big Picture

Nia Richardson, 16, of Roxbury, wets the reed of her saxophone as she prepares for practice in Jamaica Plain Nov. 19.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

English High?s marching band

The marching band at English High brings back a tradition that has been dormant at Boston public schools for about 40 years.