Mike Bourne hugged his aunt, Rhonda, after a court approved his release from Worcester State Hospital.

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Third of three parts

Desperately guarding a spark of hope

Michael Bourne has decided to stick with his meds. They may save his life, but at the price of not feeling fully alive. It is a cruel calculus, for him and for many. By Jenna Russell

Actor Bryan Cranston accepted the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for ?Breaking Bad? at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

TV review

Emmys stuck on repeat

?Breaking Bad? and ?Modern Family? were the night?s big winners, and in the first half of the Emmycast, repetition was the theme.

Massachusetts driver?s licenses spurned
Susan Podziba was unable to attend an important meeting in Washington this week because she wasn?t able to enter the building.

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Mass. residents can?t get into some federal buildings because the state hasn?t signed on to a law that strengthens security standards.

Boston opened the school year with missed bus routes.

School bus no-shows strand students, perplex parents

About 400 of the 3,000 students who were scheduled to ride buses Monday morning were not picked up, officials said.

Only about 150 freshmen are enrolled at Madison Park Vocational Technical High School, where classes begin next week. Richard Stutman, head of the Boston Teachers Union, says ?no one has sold the school? as a good option for students.

Enrollment dips, bringing uncertainty to Madison Park

The Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Roxbury is about to welcome one of its smallest freshmen classes in decades.

Jeff McCormick remains in single-digit numbers in the polls, and two high-profile strategists have fled his campaign. He has spent $927,000 of his own money.

McCormick fails to catch fire, dimming spoiler hopes

Independent candidate Jeffrey S. McCormick, a wealthy venture capitalist with no political experience, has hardly made a blip on the campaign trail.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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The real winners in the Market Basket standoff are the employees and the customers who supported their calls for a boycott.

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