Sources: Penn State planning Joe Paterno’s exit
The 46-year tenure of Paterno, the winningest coach in Division I history, could be over within days or weeks, in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal that has implicated university officials, sources said.
Brown opposes NRA concealed weapons bill
Senator Scott Brown said he will vote against a plan that would nationalize rules on the carrying of concealed weapons by taking authority from states to regulate guns.
Joanna Weiss
Which comes first - person or egg?
In politics, simple ideas get stuck in people’s heads. Should we be surprised that Mississippi will vote to confer the full rights of a human on fertilized eggs?
Boston City Council voting light throughout the afternoon
It’s Election Day in 53 communities around the state. In Boston, voters will decide the composition of the City Council.
Cain says alleged incident ‘simply didn’t happen’
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Herman Cain said today that he does not know a woman who publicly stepped forward yesterday to accuse him of sexual harassment.
On Football
Patriots had no choice but to cut Albert Haynesworth
Why was Albert Haynesworth released today by the Patriots? He disrespected the uniform and his teammates in the loss to the Giants. That’s the bottom line.
Winn pleads guilty in donation scheme
Columbus Center developer Arthur Winn, 72, admitted that he illegally gave $61,000 to an array of politicians between 2001 and 2008.
“I’ve got the rest of this year and two years after that. And maybe, four years after that. And four years after that.”
Mayor Menino, on running again in 2013
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Columnists
Metro
Housing receiver requested for Chelsea
City Council members are urging the governor to place the Chelsea Housing Authority into receivership amid outrage over the ousted director’s $360,000 a year pay package.
Business
Holiday job on many wish lists
Although holiday hiring at retailers is expected to be up slightly this year, many job seekers are still facing an impossibly competitive field for temporary positions.
Politics
Political Notebook
Senate advances Brown’s bill to aid contractors
The Senate voted to move toward giving a modest economic spark to two potent interest groups: veterans and businesses.
Nation & World
Berlusconi to resign after parliament OK’s reforms
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said for the first time today that he would resign once parliament approves economic reforms.
Sports
Red Sox schedule two more interviews for manager
Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Torey Lovullo will interview with the Red Sox on Friday, and Detroit bench coach Gene Lamont will follow on Saturday.
Arts
FRAME BY FRAME
Bruce Conner’s flickering spirit
“EVE-RAY-FOREVER” is the product of the fecund creative imagination of Bruce Conner, one of the most underrated spirits in American art over the past half century.
Lifestyle
G cover
One man’s tiny addiction
Car enthusiast Charles Gould’s passion for collecting vintage vehicles is exceeded only by his reluctance to part with them.
Top Places to Work
Special section
Top Places to Work - 2011
The Globe’s 2011 Top Places to Work survey ranks 100 of the best workplaces in Massachusetts.
Opinion
“This is the state of the abortion debate in Mississippi, and possibly beyond: Laws and lives could turn on whose slogan presents the situation in the most dire way.”
Joanna Weiss
Ideas
“Scholars who take on punk find themselves working amid bedeviling contradictions, as they try to methodically define a culture that refuses definition, rejects method, and denies the very idea of expertise.”
Leon Neyfakh