Graduates took part in the Troop Drill during the 82nd Recruit State Police graduation in Worcester in 2016.

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Behind the blue wall: Claims of bias in the State Police force

Inside the barracks of New England?s largest police force, some women and minority troopers say they must navigate a workplace culture that can be hostile or even discriminatory toward them. By Nestor Ramos

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Newly acquired Chicago Bears quarterback Mike Glennon speaks during a news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, March 10, 2017. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune via AP)

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

Here are some of the biggest moves in NFL free agency so far

It?s been a whirlwind week of signings and trades across the league.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-14175.jpg The Big Dance to which we?re not invited

We?re missing out on the three-week party that is March Madness, and we?re OK with it.

Richmond Telephone Company customer Marilyn Kirby was worried when a larger company acquired the service, but little has changed. Kirby chatted with Bob Pratt, the company?s manager of telecommunications.

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THOMAS FARRAGHER

In a tiny town, a phone company right out of a Rockwell painting

Richmond Telephone Company has retained remarkable independence despite space-age telecommunication advancements.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_warwickfirefuneral_metrot131.jpg Strong faith helps Warwick deal with loss of 5 in family

?This is not a routine funeral,? said the Rev. Sean O?Mannion.

Change your clocks: Daylight Saving Time is here

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If you hate daylight saving time and the sleep deprivation it brings, you now have solid data on your side.

JEFF JACOBY | FROM THE ARCHIVES

The anachronism that is Daylight Saving Time

Let?s join the majority of countries that don?t monkey with their clocks. We?d all be better off.

Dr. David Samadi crossed Lexington Avenue on his way to Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

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SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

He?s a celebrated urologist, but authorities are probing his surgical practice

Dr. David Samadi is a famous Manhattan doctor. But a Globe Spotlight Team investigation found Samadi has conducted overlapping surgeries about 70 percent of the time since 2013. Some of his patients say they had no idea.

The Trump administration

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Elizabeth Warren is being eyed by leaders in both parties as a potentially potent weapon.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/6fbb02af-a057-4d52-8823-8750705a9cb4.jpg US prosecutor who wouldn?t resign is fired

Preet Bharara, the US attorney in Manhattan, refused to resign and tweeted on Saturday that he was fired.

Eric Fisher | On Weather

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By Tuesday morning, snow should be breaking out across New England and it will last through the majority of the day and into the evening.

Said Courtney Rechtiene, who moved to South Boston a year ago: ?Southie has this whole issue of trying to stay in a traditional way, which can only go so far when you?re excluding certain groups of people.?

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Most relieved to see bad old Southie get slapped down

The vociferous backlash over excluding OUTVETS from the St. Patrick?s Day parade is seen as a resounding defeat of intolerance.

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?Healthy buildings? are designed to improve the well-being ? and efficiency ? of the people inside them.

IDEAS | LIVIA GERSHON

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/06/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/0312idforweb.jpg ?Drunkards?! How an anti-Irish stereotype began

Stereotypes about Irish drinking were the linchpin of America?s first vicious anti-immigrant campaign.

Theater

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/blanding02211708finish6arts-001.jpg Bringing Marathon bombing stories to the stage in ?Finish Line?

The play, coming to the Shubert, showcases the words of those who were there.

Munch Madness

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Vote in our March Madness- style bracket to pick the most universally loved local place to eat.

Opinion & Ideas

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/09/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jacoby.jpg A troubling trend in a land where Jews feel welcome

America is experiencing an alarming surge in anti-Semitic menace.

Newsletters

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Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/house%20crop.jpg Two sisters, one house, and a mystery

Over the years Sheryl Waldman faded from view until she vanished, and no one seemed to notice ? until one cold evening last December.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

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Some hospitals have built luxurious, spa-like wellness centers to draw patients for spiritual healing, homeopathy, and more.

Real Estate

Recent home sales: South of Boston (March 9)

ABINGTON 39 Patricia Drive One-family Ranch, built in 1987, 2,376 square feet, 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 45,719-square-foot lot. $502,000 692 Summer St. One-family Split Level, built in 1971, 1,899 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 1 baths, on 30,473-square-foot lot.