Drought likely to push up prices

The drought that has hit much of the nation, including parts of New England, is expected to drive up food and gasoline prices in the coming months.

Pete Hegener and wife, Rachel Kuhe, are writing their own obituaries.

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Self-written obituaries give many the last word

Having done all they can to dictate exactly how their funerals will go — down to playlists, menus, and off-beat hearses — many are now taking control over the story of their lives.

Paul Ryan denied he sought stimulus funds

After seeking millions of dollars in 2009 from a federal stimulus program he opposed, Paul Ryan appeared on a Boston radio program a year later and denied lobbying for the aid.

Researchers take a step toward male birth control pill

The half-century-long quest to ­develop a male birth control pill has just received a boost from an unexpected corner: a Boston laboratory working to craft potent anticancer drugs.

The remains of Marine Lance Corporal Gregory T. Buckley arrived at Dover Air Force Base on Monday.

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Afghan war barely echoes in US

The longest war in American history commands little attention or debate — in the halls of Congress, on the presidential campaign trail, or in the public square.

Besides lifting the 6.25 percent sales tax, many retailers also offered additional discounts to further attract shoppers.

Tax holiday may have produced best yet results, Mass. retailers say

Massachusetts retailers hailed last weekend’s tax holiday, saying sales and traffic may have reached new highs for the event.

Bobby Valentine and Dustin Pedroia have a dugout chat before Thurs­day night’s game, which was attended by the Red Sox owners.

ON BASEBALL

Close inspection and introspection for Red Sox

With a dysfunctional team at a low point in this 10-year ownership, the Sox have moved closer to being on the same page, but they continue to shoot themselves in the foot on the field.

Christopher L. Gasper

Please come to Boston? NBA stars just say no

Some players don’t see the Celtics in the same light as the Lakers, Heat, Knicks, or Mavericks. It is more a reflection of the state of the NBA than the state of the Celtics.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/15/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/Tony%20Conigliaro1A--90x90.jpg Tony Conigliaro, the would-be legend

On Aug. 18, 1967, the young Red Sox star was hit in the head by a pitch, derailing a career many saw headed for stardom.

Globe exclusives

Jesse LaCasse, owner of LaCasse Bats, turns trees into baseball bats at his Maine workshop.

Maine bat maker virtually a 1-man operation
Host Seth Rudetsky (left) and artistic director Mark Cortale produce the Broadway at the Art House series in Provincetown.

Broadway stars descend on Provincetown
Bruce Springsteen performs Tuesday at Fenway Park.

editorial

Jersey boy owns Beantown

Stages

Joe Wong’s comedy crosses language barrier
US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrived by bus to speak at a campaign event at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater in Dubuque, Iowa.

Obama’s costly investment not yielding new voters
Hundreds of people flocked to the Roca center in Chelsea on Wednesday, the first day that young people living illegally in the United States could apply for a work permit and a deferral from the threat of deportation.

Young immigrants learning to apply for their dream

Yvonne Abraham

Killings strike fear in parents
A North Atlantic right whale in Cape Cod Bay in February 2012.

Ships’ noise hinders whale communication

Bargain Bin

Boutiques host summer blow-out sales
Hopper (above) was founded by former executives of Newton-based TripAdvisor and Expedia. Its competition will include Google.

Hopper joins state’s cluster of Web travel companies
Sofi Madison is the owner of Olives and Grace, a specialty gift shop in the South End.

style

5 questions for Sofi Madison
Megan Lozano, 25, a cook at Hamersley’s Bistro, cites Julia Child for the prominence of women in Boston restaurants.

Boston chefs infused with Julia Child

Sports

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Red Sox 6, Orioles 3

Red Sox righthander Clay Buchholz went eight solid innings for the win in Baltimore averting an Orioles sweep.

Red Sox, Buchholz defeat Orioles

Clay Buchholz struck out seven and pitched six scoreless innings after a shaky start to improve to 11-3. The Sox averted a three-game sweep.

Metro

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Chief Petty Officer Select Tracy Walker helped hoist a sail aboard in preparation for Sunday’s commemoration.

USS Constitution to mark anniversary with rare voyage

The world’s oldest commissioned warship will sail on its own Sunday, only the second voyage for Old Ironsides in 131 years.

Columnists

Carlo Rotella

Advice for the college freshman

Joshua Green

The benefits of a nasty presidential campaign

Christopher L. Gasper

Please come to Boston? NBA stars just say no

Yvonne Abraham

Killings strike fear in parents
Syrian residents inspect houses in Homs destroyed by what they said was heavy shelling from Bashar al-Assad forces.

Juliette Kayyem

US would own the war in Syria

joan vennochi

Should Bulger judge recuse himself?

Tech Lab

New e-mail tools manage the chaos
Bobby Valentine’s first season as Red Sox manager has been marred by an apparent lack of respect from players.

Christopher L. Gasper

It’s time to fire Bobby Valentine

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the men's 100m final in London.

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

After the Olympics: Where’s the humility?

Scot Lehigh

Websites that help sort fact from fiction

Joanna Weiss

Unbaby.me, the hipsters, and the Ryan Plan
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (L) attend a memorial service for six people killed in an attack the day before on a Wisconsin Sikh temple on August 6, 2012 in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Sikh Religious Society of Wisconsin -- a temple just 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the scene of the August 5 bloodshed -- to honor the six people killed and three critically wounded in what police are calling a

Farah Stockman

A culture of hate

Business

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An “ I Will” screen in New York’s Times Square captured attention with submissions for 9/11 Day.

Cambridge tech firm powers Times Square 9/11 project

Employees at local tech outfit Aerva Inc. will collect, screen, and transmit thousands of personal pledges.

Politics

political notebook

New Hampshire is expected to be a focal point for both campaigns.

Romney and Ryan to reunite in N.H.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will hold a joint town hall meeting today in Manchester.

Nation & World

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Points amiss in Romney’s ads on welfare

Campaign ads attacking President Obama for a plan to “gut welfare reform” have been criticized by fact checkers but are resonating with some swing-state voters.

Arts

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Classical notes

As El Fuego, Teri Kowiak (left), Dan Meyers, and Salomé Sandoval perform 16th- and 17th-century music from Spain and the New World.

Iberica 2012 Early Music Festival

“Iberica 2012” is a series of concerts that will explore music of the Spanish Baroque.

Movies

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Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones costar in “Celeste and Jesse Forever,” a romantic comedy that Jones co-wrote with Will McCormack.

‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’ as smart as it is funny

A mostly charming LA comedy-drama, co-written by star Rashida Jones with a warm, slightly blinkered insider’s eye to the city and its neighborhoods.

“In Vietnam people had skin in the game. You had angst on campuses and revolts inside of the Congress. You don’t have that here. People don’t feel affected by it.”

Retired Army colonel Joseph J. Collins,  on the war in Afghanistan

Magazine

The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

How Bain Capital is trying — reluctantly — to clean up its name
The cover for the August 5 2012 issue

Can GPS find you a mate?
The cover for the July 29 2012 issue

Connected, powerful 21st-century moms
The cover for the July 22 2012 issue

25 best burgers around Boston

Opinion

“The prospective shame of screwing up badly enough to bring dishonor to my family kept me mostly in line on the way to graduation.”

Carlo Rotella 

Ideas

“The changing ways we’ve seen summer reading — first as an indulgence, then as a vice, and now, somewhat surprisingly, as a source of pride — says a lot about our changing attitudes toward just what leisure should be.”

Craig Fehrman