Peabody Essex vaults into top tier by raising $550m
The museum has raised $550 million — with plans to bring in $100 million more — in a campaign that is the biggest ever for any state museum.
A lottery gambit wins approval
Clarance W. Jones redeemed more than $18 million worth of lottery tickets and recently won a court case that wipes away any taxes owed on the winnings.
Opinion
Utilities need to cut trees, not costs
Utilities failed to implement the maintenance and system upgrades that would have limited damage from the October snowstorm in the first place, writes John Sterman.
Chelsea housing director leaves ‘with a bag of cash’
Michael E. McLaughlin instructed the Chelsea Housing Authority’s accountant to write him checks for more than $200,000 right before he left the office for good.
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David Tyree’s Super Bowl catch is now just a footnote in his life
One of the heroes of Super Bowl XLII, Tyree is content with having put football behind him because his values changed on the road from recklessness to redemption.
movies
Investigating J. Edgar
Leonardo DiCaprio, in “J.Edgar,” is the latest in a long line of unusual suspects who have played the FBI director.
ideas
Khadafy’s corpse, Hitler’s teeth, Peron’s hands
An ex-leader’s body is nearly always a tricky problem for the new regime. How these bodies are handled is wildly unpredictable--and often just the beginning of the story.
“The idea that he would be riding off into the sunset with a bag of cash is completely contrary to the interests of taxpayers.”
Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan, on Michael E. McLaughlin
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Metro
Defense depicts Mehanna as a scholar
A defense lawyer for Tarek Mehanna sought yesterday to portray him as a budding scholar who was devoted to Islam and not the young radical that prosecutors have described.
Top Places to Work
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Top Places to Work - 2011
The Globe’s 2011 Top Places to Work survey ranks 100 of the best workplaces in Massachusetts.
Business
Doubts remain on Groupon, despite big IPO
Chicago-based Groupon Inc. has faced scrutiny about its high marketing expenses, large workforce, and the way it accounted for revenue.
Politics
Accuser’s lawyer says Cain lied
The lawyer for one of the women who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment declared that the Republican presidential candidate is not telling the truth about the episodes.
Nation & World
Greek premier’s struggles persist
George Papandreou continued to face opposition from conservatives today as he pleaded for the creation of a temporary coalition government.
Sports
Bruins 7, Maple Leafs 0
Bruins rout Maple Leafs
Tyler Seguin scored his first career hat trick as the Bruins dominated Toronto, winning consecutive games for the first time this season while inching closer to .500.
Arts
DANCE REVIEW
Novel touches in ‘Romeo and Juliet’
With its passion, its poetry, its politics, and its profusion of richly drawn subsidiary characters, “Romeo and Juliet’’ is a natural for the dance stage.
Opinion
“What he does with his power ought to determine whether he’s reelected next year.”
Peter S. Canellos, on Senator Scott Brown
Ideas
“The only thing we may know about education is that inquisitive kids respond to it.”
Paul Nix, on exam schools