The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from April 2006:
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS NOW LAW
Apr 01, 2006; ... [PUBLISHED CORRECTION. DATE: Tuesday, April 4, 2006: Correction :Because of an editing error, a story in Saturday's Real Estatesection about a new state law requiring carbon monoxide detectors inhomes contained incorrect references to the chemical symbol forcarbon monoxide. It is CO.]...
N.H. POLICEMAN IS CONVICTED OF ASSAULT
Apr 01, 2006; ... A Massachusetts judge has found a New Hampshire police officerguilty of assault, saying he does not want the officer to wear abadge again. Jason Morrow, 30, an officer in Sandown, N.H., agreedthat there was enough evidence to convict him, but did not pleadguilty to threatening a woman ...
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS NOW LAW
Apr 01, 2006; ... [PUBLISHED CORRECTION. DATE: Tuesday, April 4, 2006: Correction :Because of an editing error, a story in Saturday's Real Estatesection about a new state law requiring carbon monoxide detectors inhomes contained incorrect references to the chemical symbol forcarbon monoxide. It is CO.]...
THE FBI ON TRIAL
Apr 01, 2006 ... THERE HAS never been anything quite like the trial of confessed AlQaeda terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui. To decide whether he is liablefor the death penalty, jurors had to evaluate a role reversal: thecontention of his defense attorney that Moussaoui is a liar telling a"tall tale" when he ...
BASEBALL'S STEROID ERA
Apr 01, 2006 ... IN THE ANNALS of baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig and the playersunion will live in infamy for not collaborating in an effort to bansteroids from the sport when rumors of their use became common in the1990s. In recent years, Selig has responded to public andcongressional criticism of ...
DON'T REVEAL TOO MUCH TOO SOON
Apr 01, 2006 ... Dear Beth: I have this friend with whom I used to be more romanticallyinvolved. However, I gave him too much information about the guys Idated in my past, things that had gone on in a sexual sense. Now heis quite confused as to where we are going. I'm still having a hardtime not ...
YOUR UNOFFICIAL 2006 CLIP-AND-SAVE RED SOX CALENDAR
Apr 01, 2006; ... Monday is Opening Day 2006, a high holy day among Red Soxfaithful. The fields are green, the teams all even, and no Sox fan isready to jump off the Tobin Bridge . . . yet. Still, diehards know the upcoming 162-game ride will have itspredictable ups and downs. Blown saves and ...
CHESS NOTES
Apr 01, 2006; ... Upsets were not uncommon in the US Championship 2006. Here is oneexample, Emory Tate vs. Varuzhan Akobian, a Larsen's Opening from thesecond round. In this game there are no exchanges prior to the 17thmove, just development, which increases the complexity of theposition. By the ...
CRITIC'S CORNER
Apr 01, 2006; ... Kid's Choice Awards Tonight at 8, Nickelodeon Movie of the year: "The Sliming." Liza With a `Z' Tonight at 8, Showtime Remastered with a `Re.' Cold Case Tomorrow at 8 p.m., Channel 4 Tomorrow doesn't belong to a "Cabaret" actor killed on ...
A UNIQUE NAME, BUT A SOUND THAT BLENDS INTO THE PACK
Apr 01, 2006; ... CAMBRIDGE Depending on your taste, I Love You But I've ChosenDarkness is either the best or the worst band name in recent rockhistory (rivaled only, perhaps, by . . . And You Will Know Us By theTrail of Dead, the moniker of another Austin, Texas, outfit). Onething's for sure, though: ...
PHOTO EXHIBIT OFFERS RARE LOOK AT ROCK ICONS
Apr 01, 2006; ... As a producer and engineer for the past 40 years, Eddie Kramer hasoverseen some of the most significant albums of all time. Among them:Jimi Hendrix's groundbreaking "Are You Experienced?" (in fact, all ofhis studio albums); five Led Zeppelin albums; the Rolling Stones'"Beggars Banquet"; ...
MUSEUMS ALTER PACT
Apr 01, 2006; ... With its Japanese satellite struggling, the Museum of Fine Artshas agreed to renegotiate a 20-year contract to give the Nagoya/BMFAa better chance to succeed. The new deal, signed yesterday, reducesthe fee paid to the MFA by the Foundation for the Arts, Nagoya, from$50 million to $40 ...
A BOSTONIAN CHASES HIS DREAM
Apr 01, 2006; ... For Cesar Doza , winning ESPN's new Spanish language version of"Dream Job" really would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. "Yes.Actually. One hundred percent. This would be my dream job," said the25-year-old from the North End. Doza left Boston on Thursday and wasthe first person in ...
RED HOT AND BLUE
Apr 01, 2006; ... SOMERVILLE The venerable Somerville Theatre is rocking on thisFriday night, with spectators dancing joyously in front of the stageor bouncing in their seats. The only person who can contain himself is the source of all thisexcitement: a slight young man in a gray scally cap who ...
SPELLING'S A GOOD SPORT IN VH1'S MILD SITCOM
Apr 01, 2006; ... It's hard to know precisely how to feel about Tori Spelling, whosenew sitcom, "So NoTORIous," premieres tomorrow night on VH1. Self-deprecating humor is, in general, the best kind, so Spelling getscredit for executive-producing an extended joke about herself. But only so much ...
AUGUSTUS PUTS CLUTCH INTO GEAR
Apr 01, 2006; ... SAN ANTONIO When Seimone Augustus scurried off her defensiveassignment in the closing seconds of the regional final in SanAntonio Monday, the decision seemed to be either brilliant or crazy.In those seconds, she was going to win or lose the game for LouisianaState. Then came the ...
REVOLUTION KICK OFF QUEST WITH QUESTIONS
Apr 01, 2006; ... CARSON, Calif. Despite having nearly the entire Eastern Conferencechampionship team returning this season, the Revolution are unsurewhat to expect in their opener against the Los Angeles Galaxytonight. Part of the reason for the uncertainty is the absence of defenderMichael ...
FULL THROTTLE THE BIGGER THEY ARE, THE BETTER
Apr 01, 2006; ... INDIANAPOLIS In the world of basketball, they are a phenomenonunto themselves. They are the Certified Wide-Bodies (CWBs), the bulldozer guys, theguys who make rivals think very seriously about the possible long-term consequences of taking a charge from them, the XXXXL guys ...
UCLA ON DEFENSIVE, BUT HISTORY IS ON ITS SIDE
Apr 01, 2006; ... INDIANAPOLIS Normally, UCLA would be the main story played out atthis weekend's Final Four, but the Cinderella story of No. 11 seedGeorge Mason is more compelling. It's the Bruins' first time in the Final Four since 1995, the lasttime they won a national championship. And ...
FOR WANER, ALL SYSTEMS GO
Apr 01, 2006; ... Abby Waner has had a typical, Dow Jones-ish freshman season, evenif she was hardly your typical basketball recruit. She arrived at Duke with a reputation and a resume: High SchoolPlayer of the Year, Colorado state scoring champ, USA Basketball goldmedalist. She became only the ...
SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOR OF $27B GUIDANT TAKEOVER
Apr 01, 2006; ... Boston Scientific's $27 billion takeover of Guidant Corp. was overwhelmingly approved by shareholders of both companies. The dealis now in the hands of US and European antitrust regulators. Itwould be the largest acquisition ever by a Massachusetts firm andmake Boston Scientific the ...
HUMMER-LIKE, YET PRACTICAL
Apr 01, 2006; ... We are humming along in the latest slab-side SUV to hit themarket. To small cars crawling beside us, we can say "humbug."Humility is not a trait of the humongous. No, we are not aboard a Hummer, though the 2006 Jeep Commanderobviously wants to mimic that military-based, bulky ...
DELTA WILL RAISE ITS LOGAN FARES, AS UNITED ALSO UNVEILS INCREASES
Apr 01, 2006; ... Many Delta Air Lines Inc. passengers flying out of Boston's LoganInternational Airport will face fare increases of $9 or more, afterthe carrier yesterday began passing through airport charges it hadbeen absorbing. Delta's move came as United Airlines confirmed it is raising ...
MONSTER.COM FOUNDER IN ELDER VENTURE
Apr 01, 2006; ... Jeff Taylor, the Bay State entrepreneur who founded the popularjob search website Monster.com, is preparing for his golden years andeveryone else's too. Taylor has raised $10 million in venture capital for a new projectcalled Eons, designed to cater to the millions of Americans ...
PROSPECTIVE ACCORD FOR FILENE'S SITE FALLS THROUGH
Apr 01, 2006; ... Mayor Thomas M. Menino said yesterday a prospective deal betweensome New York investors and the owner of Filene's downtown to buy thebuilding is dead. But successful Boston developer John B. Hynes III said he'sinterested in doing a deal for it, or partnering with someoneincluding ...
SHREVE'S MAY BE FACING FINANCIAL TROUBLES
Apr 01, 2006; ... Months after moving into its new home on Boylston Street, Bostonjeweler Shreve, Crump & Low is confronting financial troubles andlaying off workers, said several current and former employees andexecutives. The venerable Boston institution owed one vendor, Hand & ...
COMING TOMORROW
Apr 01, 2006 ... BostonWorks Feel like a nap? Chances are you probably didn't get enough sleeplast night. Indeed, lack of sleep is especially a problem for youngworkers, who are trying to juggle an active social life with thestart of their professional ...
CAPE PROJECT'S FOES TAP BIG SPENDERS
Apr 01, 2006; ... William I. Koch, the yachting enthusiast, donated $500,000. PaulFireman, the former chief of Reebok, gave $250,000. Michael Egan, theson of the founder of EMC Corp., kicked in $150,000. Far from the humble world of $10 bills handed to door-knockingenvironmentalists, these wealthy ...
CITY MAY SELL BUILDING ON GREENWAY FOR UP TO $25M
Apr 01, 2006; ... Looking for ways to bring in cash, the city says it wants to sella multimillion-dollar city office building on the edge of the plannedRose Kennedy Greenway in the North End. Officials say the building can fetch premium prices, with itsdowntown views and a location at the gateway to ...
LAWMAKERS TO UNVEIL DSS OVERHAUL PLAN
Apr 01, 2006; ... Police and prosecutors would replace social workers ininvestigating violence against foster children, according to a planto overhaul the state Department of Social Services that lawmakersexpect to unveil next week. The plan would also limit DSS powers in making ...
REFLECTIONS OF `THE FLOOD'
Apr 01, 2006; ... TAUNTON "Angered by a 173-year-old dam's refusal to burst, membersof the news media have descended upon Taunton's downtown area in anorgy of arson, looting, and indiscriminate destruction," says theanchorman. He is not, in fact, an anchorman, but rather an actor playing oneon ...
GABRIELI SET TO JOIN RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Apr 01, 2006; ... After thinking about it for weeks, Boston venture capitalistChristopher Gabrieli plans to announce next week that he is runningfor governor, a spokesman said yesterday. Gabrieli, a Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenantgovernor in 2002, "is expected to make it official" at ...
MASHPEES NEAR FEDERAL RECOGNITION
Apr 01, 2006; ... MASHPEE The federal government gave preliminary recognitionyesterday to the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, setting the stage forpossibly contentious negotiations with state officials over the rightto build a casino in Massachusetts. The 1,468-member Cape Cod tribe, descendants of Indians ...
BETTORS GO FOR A REALITY CHECK
Apr 01, 2006; ... Melissa Brown is betting that Chris Daughtry will be the nextAmerican Idol. Literally. She wagered $50 online on the bald aspiring rocker. "I think it's going to be Chris," said Brown, 29, a websitedesigner from Braintree, who for the past year has been placingonline ...
SHORT OF CASH, TOWNS TURN TO OVERRIDES
Apr 01, 2006; ... WRENTHAM Spring brought blooms of yard signs to the broad lawns ofWrentham, where a vote Monday on raising property taxes is dividingthe town. On one block were signs of revolt "No $1,100,000 taxoverride" while signs in nearby yards scattered with small bikes andtoys urged their ...
SPIKE IN ROAD DEATHS STIRS ALARM IN INDIA
Apr 01, 2006; ... NEW DELHI With up to six lanes of high-speed asphalt, India's newsuperhighway is a source of national pride and a symbol of thecountry's economic boom, linking New Delhi, Calcutta, and Mumbai. But the Quadrilateral Highway now puts speedy late-model BMWs onthe same roadway used by ...
THE CRESCENT MOON ECLIPSES STARS OF THE PLEIADES TONIGHT
Apr 01, 2006; ... At twilight this evening, if the sky is clear, the crescent moonwill be shining in the western sky. And it will be doing somethingvery special. Look carefully. If you have sharp vision, you'll see that the moonlies amid a tight bunch of dim stars. This is the Pleiades ...
TAX BOARD CHAIR'S RESIGNATION SPURS PROBE OF AGENCY
Apr 01, 2006; ... Facing an attempted coup by her colleagues, the chairwoman of theMassachusetts Appellate Tax Board announced her resignationyesterday, prompting Governor Mitt Romney's top fiscal aide to vow toclean house at the troubled agency. Secretary of Administration and Finance Thomas H ....
POLITICAL SHOWDOWN SHUTS THREE RACETRACKS
Apr 01, 2006; ... A political showdown between the House and Senate abruptly endedsimulcasting at the state's four racetracks last night, indefinitelyclosing at least three of the tracks and heightening tensions beforea key vote next week on legalizing slot machines. The two chambers adjourned ...
ON DEMAND
Apr 01, 2006; ... A movie that says there's nothing wrong with modern womanhood thatmoving to your bubbe's retirement community can't fix. Cameron Diazand Toni Collette play sisters, one a tramp, the other a frump, whosort out ...
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS PLANS TO CLOSE TWO MUTUAL FUNDS
Apr 01, 2006; ... Fidelity Investments said it will close one of its largest andmost popular mutual funds, Contrafund, to new investors, followingyears of strong performance by manager William Danoff. Fidelity alsosaid it will close another fund managed by Danoff, Fidelity AdvisorNew ...
NEWS CORP., MCCOURT WRAP SOUTH BOSTON LAND DEAL
Apr 01, 2006; ... News Corp., the media company headed by Rupert Murdoch, has completed its purchase of nearly 24 acres of South Boston Waterfrontland from Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank H. McCourt Jr., a NewsCorp. spokesman said. The sale could mark the end of long-stalleddevelopment on the land. A ...
SERONO STOCK FALLS ON PLAN TO ISSUE 7.6M SHARES
Apr 01, 2006; ... Serono SA shares fell $1.03, or 5.6 percent, to $17.41 after theSwiss biotechnology firm said it plans to issue up to 7.6 millionshares despite an ongoing "strategic review" that could lead to asale of the company. Serono, which has a large office in ...
MARRIAGE RITES AND WRONGS
Apr 01, 2006 ... THE SUPREME JUDICIAL Court has ruled that a 1913 law can be usedto bar same-sex couples who live in other states from marrying inMassachusetts at least when the couples are from states where gaymarriage is specifically prohibited. The status of three couples fromNew York and Rhode Island ...
THE RETURN OF THE TREES
Apr 01, 2006; ... DURING A journalism conference in Milwaukee in the summer of 2002,I took some colleagues to a soul food restaurant on the block I grewup on. We walked the block after dinner. It was a warm Thursdaynight. Children darted off porches. Mothers chatted on steps. Menconversed as they leaned ...
STAGNANT WAGES? MADE IN USA
Apr 01, 2006; ... AS CONGRESS GRAPPLES with immigration policy, most experts agreethat wide-open immigration slightly depresses wages, especially amongunskilled workers. But the main reason for static wages has more dowith policies made in the United States. Immigrants, coming from destitution at ...
SWING AND A MISS
Apr 01, 2006 ... APPARENTLY MIKE Behrle (letter, March 25) is on a campaign toenlighten the working person to the evils of management by citing thetreatment of Bronson Arroyo by the Boston Red Sox. Let's not makeArroyo's situation out to be some miscarriage of justice because hewas traded. He had signed ...
CALDWELL'S OPERAS WERE QUITE A SHOW
Apr 01, 2006 ... MY WIFE and I enjoyed several years of attending all of SarahCaldwell's Opera Company of Boston productions. After a performancewe often felt like kids who want to sit through a movie again, and afew times we did return for one of the subsequent performances in therun. Caldwell, ...
FATHER AND CHILD REUNION
Apr 01, 2006 ... YOUR ARTICLES on a man's right to choose (Ideas, March 26) andGerman war children's search for their American GI fathers (Page A1,March 26) bore interesting similarities. Whether the interruption or truncation of a parent-childrelationship is due to a historical event or a ...
VIVA LA DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US, FRANCE
Apr 01, 2006 ... YOUR EDITORIAL doesn't tell us about the low-cost universalhealthcare system in France. You don't inform your readers about thesecure jobs and guaranteed retirement enjoyed by most of the French.You never investigate why primary and secondary education in Franceare better than in ...
FRENCH PASSIVITY AND ANTI-SEMITISM
Apr 01, 2006 ... FRANCOIS GAUTHIER, the consul general of France in Boston, makesan all-embracing apology of the current French government's progressin the fight against anti-Semitism that is not deserved (letter,March 21). He does not address the principal cause of anti-Semitismin France: the passivity ...
SCRATCH THE LOTTERY
Apr 01, 2006 ... IT IS disappointing to see Red Sox executives degrade thefranchise by becoming the first professional sports team to plasterits logo on scratch tickets (Business, March 28). It's ironic thatthe same people who are least able to afford ...
FOR A TEAM NAME, LET'S SWING FOR THE FENCES
Apr 01, 2006; ... AS THE MAJOR LEAGUE baseball season gets underway, Sox fans lookforward to a summer of getting to know Josh, Coco, and Wily Mo. Butwhile the Sox were training in Florida, there was minor league newsup here. It was reported recently that a Boston attorney has haddiscussions with ...
HE'S MORE THAN NICKED
Apr 01, 2006; ... WILMINGTON The ongoing locomotive crash that is the Bruins' 2005-06 season a.k.a. the Carnage Cannonball Express continued to pile upyesterday with word that defenseman Nick Boynton will undergoshoulder surgery for a torn labrum and be sidelined for the finaleight games of the ...
BULLISH START IS REQUIRED
Apr 01, 2006; ... WALTHAM After a lengthy practice at HealthPoint yesterday, theCeltics departed to catch a plane for Chicago. However, catching the Bulls and Sixers and claiming the eighth andfinal playoff spot in the Eastern Conference will be the tougher roadto travel, especially after a ...
ON ICE, A BRUSH WITH GREATNESS
Apr 01, 2006; ... Look to the ice. More particularly, to the icemaker. That's the word around the ice arena, and Bob Fenson could not bemore pleased. Starting today through April 9, the best curlers in the world willbe throwing rocks in the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship at thePaul E ....
GUIDE TO THE GARDEN
Apr 01, 2006 ... PLEASE REFER TO ...
WORLD CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT A GLANCE
Apr 01, 2006 ... When: Today through April 9. Where: Tsongas Arena, Lowell. Tickets: Range from $8 to $35 (depending on round), available atTsonga Arena box office or Ticketmaster (617-931-2000, orticketmaster.com). US roster: Pete Fenson (skip); Shawn Rojeski (third); Joe ...
VIKINGS LET BURLESON GO TO SEATTLE
Apr 01, 2006 ... NFL A unique fight over restricted free agents between Seattle andMinnesota ended yesterday when the Vikings chose not to match theSeahawks' contract offer to receiver Nate Burleson . Vikings vicepresident for football operations Rob Brzezinski confirmed thedecision, which ...
FLORIDA'S ROLE: EVIL STEPMOM?
Apr 01, 2006; ... INDIANAPOLIS If George Mason plays Cinderella in tonight's NCAAFinal Four semifinal at the RCA Dome against Florida, then someonehas to play the evil stepmother, right? Florida, which has emerged as the quasi-favorite to win its firstNCAA basketball championship, says it will ...
PATRIOTS MAKE A SPECIAL MOVE BY ADDING SAFETY MITCHELL
Apr 01, 2006; ... In a move that bolsters their special teams and adds depth in thedefensive backfield, the Patriots agreed to terms with free agentsafety Mel Mitchell, according to a league source. The 27-year-old Mitchell (6 feet 1 inch, 222 pounds) is enteringhis fifth NFL season and spent his ...
TAVAREZ WILL NOT APPEAL BAN
Apr 01, 2006; ... FORT MYERS, Fla. Julian Tavarez will begin his first season withthe Red Sox on the suspended list. The 32-year-old reliever, whostruck Tampa Bay's Joey Gathright in the face with his fist during anexhibition game Monday, will not appeal his 10-day suspension,according to Red Sox general ...
PRINCE HEADLINES WBCA ALL-STAR GAME
Apr 01, 2006; ... Ed Grezinsky has no regrets. As the girls' basketball coach atMurry Bergtraum High School in New York, he stands by his decision. On Feb. 1, Grezinsky left senior guard Epiphanny Prince, his topplayer, in a game in which she had accumulated 58 points in the firsthalf. She ...
NEW APARTMENTS BREWING
Apr 01, 2006 ... Procaccianti Group of Cranston, R.I., broke ground on the BreweryLofts, the renovation and expansion of the American Brewing Co.building on Heath Street in Mission Hill. The ...
SUN AND GAMES
Apr 01, 2006 ... Stage crew members (above) enjoyed the warm weather yesterday asthey took a break outside the Huntington Theatre. At right, ...