In a world of super PACs, Mitt Romney rules

The other GOP contenders’ backers raised not nearly as much, and President Obama, long a harsh critic of super PACs, only recently urged his supporters to get into the game.

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East Boston unsure if casino is a step up

There are nagging fears, even among some backers, that a Suffolk Downs casino might upset a tenuous balance and knock an up-and-coming community off stride.

Yvonne Abraham

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The plans for managing traffic around a proposed Suffolk Downs casino fills columnist Yvonne Abraham with joy because Route 1A is the bane of her existence.

The Celtics’ 101-88 loss was likely the last time Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen will play together.

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Heat 101, Celtics 88 | Dan Shaughnessy

NBA Finals dream ends, along with an era

The Heat came up big in crunch time to beat the Celtics in Game 7, as the curtain came down on the era of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen.

Young adults put buying a home on backburner

The number of 25-to-34-year-olds owning homes in Massachusetts dropped 20 percent between 2005 and 2010, according to the US census.

China’s population shift has far-reaching effects

The county’s economic slowdown has deepened — underscored by the cut in interest rates by the Chinese government — with implications for the global, national, and Mass. economies.

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Mohammed Amine Elmeghni, 16, struggled to prove himself, but will soon enter Syracuse University with a scholarship.

Boston’s faces of excellence

Thirty-nine different paths, many that began in distant lands, have brought them together. Here is a snapshot of Boston’s 2012 valedictorians.

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BostonGlobe.com exclusives

Audra McDonald, left, as Bess and Norm Lewis as Porgy in the musical “The Gershwins’ Borgy and Bess.”

Critic’s Notebook

Identity quest drives Tony nominees

Sunday baseball notes

Managers at the top of Major League Baseball

Opinion | Larry Tye

Searching for a Superman in trying times

Sunday football notes

Andy Reid rules roost with the Eagles now

‘Car Talk’ reaches the end of the road
Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary offers camps and hands-on educational programs for children.

7 kid-friendly Cape Cod destinations
John Fullbright emulates the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Mickey Newbury, and Randy Newman. “You listen to those guys and you get moved somehow,’’ he says.

John Fullbright a young master of Americana

Aburey Plaza.

Movies

Aubrey Plaza set to make a splash

Jess Walter has created an enduring story.

Book Review

‘Beautiful Ruins’ by Jess Walter
Fareed Zakaria spoke at this year’s Harvard graduation.

editorial

Zakaria: Hello, Blue Devils, er, Crimson
John Spooner in his office, which is liberally decorated with clippings and photos..

The wisdom of John Spooner

Ideas

Obama? Romney? How about both?

Diversity Boston

Classes are taught largely in Spanish at the Amigos School in Cambridge. The popularity of so-called immersion schools has risen in recent years, along with other methods of language instruction.

Passing down a language

While it is a priceless cultural gift, passing down a language to children can also an exhausting challenge for parents.

Sports

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Nationals 4, Red Sox 2

Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchhia banged his helmet with his hand after making the last out of the game in the Nationals’ 4-2 win.

Red Sox offense kept quiet

Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez and four relievers held the Red Sox to five hits as Boston dropped back under .500 for the first time since May 27.

Metro

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At Jerry Remy’s, Danny Parsons, Kevan Higgins, and Erin Savolainen viewed the game.

Celtics fans agonize as season draws to close

Fans across Boston hoped, cheered, and then agonized as their team fell, 101-88, to the Miami Heat in Game 7, ending their season.

Columnists

jeff jacoby

The end is near for public-sector unions

joan vennochi

Politicians still seek the labor vote
Boston’s Game 7 record is 21-8. For the third time in franchise history, the Celtics lost a series after taking a 3-2 lead.

Bob Ryan

Celtics’ Big Three run ends, with honor

joanna weiss

High-tech PR in the hands of rubes
Michael Smerka, a clinical prosthetist, puts in battery into a BiOM worn by Rick Knapton, a full-time ankle test specialist.

Innovation economy

Local firms at forefront of technology for prosthetics
The Celtics’ 101-88 loss was likely the last time Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen will play together.

Heat 101, Celtics 88 | Dan Shaughnessy

NBA Finals dream ends, along with an era

LAWRENCE HARMON

Talent, not time, marks a teacher
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, at podium, stands with local ministers at a Get Out the Vote rally in Wisconsin Monday.

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

A divided Wisconsin

Adrian Walker

While Pilgrim workers are locked out, Plymouth worries
None of the Celtics, including Paul Pierce, had luck guarding LeBron James, who had 30 points by halftime.

Bob Ryan

With LeBron James, we’re in presence of greatness

SCOT LEHIGH

Time for candor from Tim Murray

Brian McGrory

A Celtics season for the ages

Business

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On the Hot seat

Cheryl A. LaFleur, commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Energy is now the cool field

Cheryl A. LaFleur, a former National Grid executive, is about halfway through a four-year term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Nation & World

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Spain to accept European economic bailout

The struggling nation will use up to $125 billion to try to stabilize its cash-starved banks after increasingly desperate calls from world leaders to accept the money.

Arts

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Nicolas Cage: national treasure of a different sort?

Really, has any current star — maybe any star — had a stranger career?

Books

chelsey philpot

Young readers’ (nonrequired) summer books list

School is out and for book lovers summer vacation means piles of paperbacks, a well-stocked ereader, and daily trips to the library.

Travel

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Nina Schoff swims off the island of Poros.

Three weeks with family in Greece

Together in a land of ancient history, fresh fish, seductive sightlines, and, yes, economic crisis.

“The glitz and glitter are beautiful, but we need to look beyond the glass atrium and ask whether this fits with the family nature of the community.”

Mary Berninger,  on a Suffolk Downs casino

Magazine

The cover for the June 10 2012 issue

5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
The cover for the June 3 2012 issue

40 ideas for your New England summer weekends
The cover for the May 27 2012 issue

What does it take to become a Disney star?
The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

Best beaches guide for New England

Opinion

“They let a people under siege, like us, escape our woes and feel like we are 10 again.”

Larry Tye, on comic book superheroes

Ideas

“With two presidents in the White House, our leaders would be forced to spend their time building on all the things they have in common, instead of pretending they have fundamentally opposed visions for the country.”

Leon Neyfakh  on the case for two presidents