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Boston offers counterproposal in teacher talks

The Boston public schools said it has accepted several union proposals -- including a compromise on a new teacher evaluation system -- but also rejected others.

Judge orders Mass. to pay for inmate’s sex change surgery

A federal court judge ordered state officials to provide a sex-reassignment surgery for a transsexual inmate who was convicted of murdering his wife.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/jacobs-bread-14.jpg Where has the white bread gone?

Whole gran and multigrain varieties have replaced the ‘50s and ‘60s sandwich staple as healthier options.

Critic’s Notebook

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Is the pop star, who plays the TD Garden tonight, still relevant?

Democratic platform draws sharp contrast with Republicans

The new party platform unveiled at the Democratic National Convention offers a stark contrast to the one Republicans approved last week.

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Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, of Florida, opened up the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.

Governor Patrick will address the convention at 9 p.m., just prior to the keynote speaker, Julián Castro, the mayor of San Antonio.

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Governor Patrick will address the convention at 9 p.m., just prior to the keynote speaker, Julián Castro, the mayor of San Antonio.

Elizabeth Warren waved during a sound check at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

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Elizabeth Warren waved during a sound check at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

Senate majority leader Harry Reid was on stage before the start of the convention's first day.

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Senate majority leader Harry Reid was on stage before the start of the convention's first day.

Actress and singer Amber Riley of the television show

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Actress and singer Amber Riley of the television show "Glee" practiced the National Anthem during a rehearsal.

Sharon Winesberry (left) and Gus Mansour, delegates from the state of Washington, showed their support for President Obama.

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Sharon Winesberry (left) and Gus Mansour, delegates from the state of Washington, showed their support for President Obama.

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee (left) was on stage before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee (left) was on stage before the start of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.

Singer Ledisi performed during a sound check at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C.

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Singer Ledisi performed during a sound check at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C.

Occupy demonstrators marched through downtown Charlotte on Tuesday.

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Occupy demonstrators marched through downtown Charlotte on Tuesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/151187526--90x90.jpg In speech tonight, Patrick may make mark for 2016

When Governor Patrick takes the stage tonight, many will be assessing him as a potential presidential candidate in 2016.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/2012-09-03T210628Z_01_DNC812_RTRMDNP_3_USA-CAMPAIGN-291--90x90.jpg In speech, Michelle Obama aims to boost enthusiasm

President Obama, campaigning in Norfolk, Va., predicted he’d get ‘‘all misty’’ watching his wife’s speech from the White House with their two daughters.

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The mad theater of campaigns, protests, rallies, and conventions that is our modern political process is not a recent phenomenon.

Globe exclusives

Nike’s “Find Your Greatness” ad features an obese boy jogging down a country road.

Opinion | Jennifer Graham

Obesity: America’s deepest shame

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Fall TV Preview
Author Giles Slade makes the point that the better technology gets, the more isolated we, as a society, get.

Book Review

‘The Big Disconnect’ by Giles Slade
The TV spot, titled “Invisible Game,” projects an image of Brady spinning football magic.

UGG hoping Brady draws men to market
Octavie Nguimbi, Carine Ivinga, and Bimala Gurung attended a Lowell sewing class.

Sewing nonprofit teaches refugees self-sufficiency
David Shortt, owner of Wee Packet in Dennis Port, said he expects the busy summer at his restaurant to continue a few weeks more.

Sunny summer on the Cape for businesses
Dave Maxfield (third from left) of Hardwick, Mass., panned for gold with family and friends in the Wild Ammonoosuc River in Bath, N.H., in July. Amateur prospectors visit mountain streams in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire to try their luck.

Not much gold in region, but plenty of prospectors

Frame by Frame

Dancing around the bonfire in ‘Moonlight Dance, Voulangis’
From left: Liam McNeill, Lenni Kmiec, and Liz Hayes in the Gloucester Stage Company production of “Crimes of the Heart.”

Stage Review

Emotional scars run deep in ‘Crimes of the Heart’

Unions’ political donations falling as their power fades
Jonathan Raphael and James Whong worked with a robot that is a test bed for the massive, six-legged robot named Stompy.

Six-legged robot project takes shape in Somerville

Governor’s Council still in eye of storm

Sports

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Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine was joined in Seattle by team ownership and general manager Ben Cherington.

Bobby Valentine’s job is safe, for now

The Sox manager, under fire amid continued poor play, will probably finish the season, but his future remains in doubt.

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Firefighters searched the scene of a fire in Uxbridge for missing woman and child.

Girl’s body recovered from Uxbridge fire scene

Responders recovered the body of a child at the charred remains of an Uxbridge home where a mother and daughter are feared to have perished.

Columnists

Christopher L. Gasper

Disappointing finish for Louis Oosthuizen
A case containing the remains of Pfc. Shane W. Cantu, of Corunna, Mich., sits on a loader during prayer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Thursday.

juliette kayyem

Afghan war still rages, yet soldiers get no play in Tampa
Neil Armstrong on the moon

James Carroll

After Armstrong’s small step forward, two steps back for America?

Dan Shaughnessy

Despite lack of big names, Deutsche Bank still interesting

joanna weiss

Honor American Dream-builders today — with healthcare, hours

Yvonne Abraham

What Elizabeth Warren is missing
Jim Rooney, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority stood atop the roof of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Lawrence Harmon

Convention center needs a boost of solar power
Balloons swirl in the air following Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech in Tampa Friday.

Jeff Jacoby

Time to shelve the political conventions
GrabCAD, where Roger Maranan, Grant Thomas-Lepore, and Gabe Blanchet work, picked Cambridge over California.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

7 factors that attract entrepreneurs to Boston

Renée Loth

The value of public-sector jobs

Tiger Woods’s first-round 64 included six consecutive birdies.

Christopher L. Gasper

Is Tiger Woods back?
Bobby Valentine and the Red Sox were swept by the Angels in Anaheim this week.

Dan Shaughnessy

For Red Sox, a year of living dreadfully

Business

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A current version of the Apple iPhone.

Apple expected to unveil new iPhone next week

The company is inviting reporters to a news conference in San Francisco with a message that suggests it will reveal the iPhone 5.

Politics

President Obama walked past debris on the sidewalks as he toured the Bridgewood neighborhood in La Place, La.

Obama offers reassurance to hurricane victims

The president consoled victims of Isaac and said government officials will do all they can to help. His visit came four days after a similar trip by Mitt Romney.

Nation & World

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Jonathan Redman worked on an installation stand for the wave-energy buoy behind him at Oregon Iron Works.

Oregon turns to sea for power for energy

A launch is planned for the Oregon coast next month for the nation’s first commercially licensed grid-connected wave-energy device.

Arts

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(Clockwise from bottom) Steve Harvey, Katie Couric, Ricki Lake, and Jeff Probst.

This year, daytime talk shows trot out TV veterans in fresh roles

This year’s new crop of daytime talk shows feature stars like Katie Couric, Ricki Lake, Steve Harvey and Jeff Probst, all looking to shake up a stale medium.

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N.H. music teacher, 66, takes on piano solo competitions

Concord pianist and teacher Catharine Dornin was a finalist in the solo piano division of the 2012 American Prize national music competition.

“You want to know whether we’re better off? I’ve got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive.”

Vice President Joe Biden 

Magazine

The cover for the August 26 2012 issue

Did Beatrice Munyenyezi lie to get into this country?
The cover for the August 19 2012 issue

Can a Woburn company’s flying car someday be a fix for traffic?
The cover for the August 12 2012 issue

The man who nourished Boston’s literary scene
The cover for the August 5 2012 issue

Can GPS find you a mate?

Opinion

“Everyone, it seems, knows how to fix Social Security. No one, save Mike Huckabee, seems to know how to fix fat.”

Jennifer Graham 

Ideas

“In order to be a good friend, even a very young child must be not only fun to spend time with, but capable of being emotionally mature in ways that can be difficult even for grown-ups.”

—Leon Neyfakh on childhood friendship