Patrick signs casino bill into law
The signing, which ends a years-long battle on Beacon Hill, paves the way for full-scale casinos and slots in this state.
Early applications on rise at colleges
Harvard University’s early action program drew 4,245 applicants for the class of 2016, an increase that mirrors a trend at other schools.
Foreclosures increase in Mass.
The state saw a 35.7 percent rise in foreclosure deeds in October over a year ago, a local real estate tracking firm reported this morning.
Giving drivers a new way to feed the meter
Mayor Thomas Menino will introduce a parking debit card today to give drivers another option at 7,200 Boston meters that until now were coin-only.
Associated Press
Editorial
Behind the ‘super’ failure: a deficit of political will
The failure of the deficit supercommittee is a profound disappointment, a victory for the politics of litmus tests and pressure groups.
Dan Shaughnessy
Bobby Valentine is right Red Sox fit
Bobby V is the guy for the managerial position. Enough with the charade. Enough with the soft parade of Mackanins, Sveums, and Alomars.
“Massachusetts is the Brain State, not just the Bay State. We depend on research funding.”
Representative Edward J. Markey
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Columnists
Metro
Cardinal Bernard Law retires from post in Rome
The former Boston archbishop has retired from his post in Rome, ending a 50-year career indelibly stained by the perception he covered up the crimes of pedophile priests.
Business
Knight Foundation merging media, minds, and money
The foundation has fostered more than 200 media and tech projects, and the Boston area has reaped a considerable amount of that funding - $18.4 million in grants to 19 projects.
Politics
Obama faces a right-leaning New Hampshire
When President Obama arrives in New Hampshire today to tout his job-creation bill, he will confront a vastly different political landscape than the one he faced in 2008.
Nation & World
Egypt’s civilian government resigns
After three days of increasingly violent demonstrations, Egypt’s interim civilian government submitted its resignation to the country’s ruling military council.
Sports
Bruins 1, Canadiens 0
Bruins make it nine in a row
Bruins goalie Tim Thomas made 33 saves in last night’s win, his second shutout of the year and Boston’s ninth straight win.
Arts
FRAME BY FRAME
Egyptian masterpiece at MFA
The sculpture of the Egyptian Old Kingdom ruler Menkaura and his wife is one of the greatest Egyptian sculptures anywhere in the world.
Lifestyle
Alex Beam
A British royal family update
It’s been too long since we’ve checked in with Great Britain’s ever-fascinating royal family.
Special reports
Special Section
Holiday Arts Preview
Our critics give their top picks for what to see and experience this holiday season in the worlds of theater, dance, movies, DVDs, classical music, and pop music. This is your guide to holiday season entertainment.
Opinion
“The emerging portrait of Tim Murray is not of someone growing in office. Instead, it’s of a man who seems to be shrinking before our very eyes.”
Scot Lehigh
Ideas
The improvements coming to air travel amount to a long-awaited application of new thinking and new technology to a complex system that has been slow to accommodate change.
Leon Neyfakh, Ideas staff writer