The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from February 2007:
Ground in wheels of auto retailing
Feb 01, 2007 ... YOUR STORY about Bailey Riegelhaupt's used BMW debacle described abattle of wills from which only the attorneys could emerge victorious(Consumer Beat, Jan. 21). It didn't have to be that way. The dealer squandered a perfect opportunity to turn a negativeinto a positive. Foreign ...
Cross-agency efforts on welfare
Feb 01, 2007 ... I COULDN'T agree more with your Jan. 24 editorial "Welfare as weknew it," in that Massachusetts needs to provide a united front inhelping adults on welfare become self-sufficient. Part of that unitedfront is ensuring that our investments in employment and training forwelfare recipients ...
Amorello is facing probe on sick leave Policy changes reportedly at issue
Feb 01, 2007; ... The state Ethics Commission has launched an investigation intowhether former Massachusetts Turnpike Authority chairman Matthew J.Amorello violated conflict-of-interest laws when he unilaterallyboosted the agency's sick leave policy in July, leading to a paddedpayday for himself and other ...
Wrong-way collision on I-495 injures 3 Rookie firefighter is charged in crash
Feb 01, 2007; ... Kimba Ngoy, 43, of Milford could not believe his eyes. He wasdriving his Chevrolet Cavalier on Interstate 495 on his way home fromhis job in Norton early yesterday when a set of lights came barrelingtoward him from the wrong direction. "I saw these headlights coming straight for ...
Loose after the losses Lewis tries out the light touch
Feb 01, 2007; ... BRUINS NOTEBOOK WILMINGTON - Bruins coach Dave Lewis needs to play a confidencegame with his demoralized, dispirited team. He's still looking forthe right con man to pull it off. Demoralized after Tuesday night's 7-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabresand dispirited after a run of ...
UK prison drama is captivating
Feb 01, 2007; ... ARTS & REVIEWS / TELEVISION REVIEW Bad Girls Starring: Simone Lahbib, Jack Ellis On: Logo Time: Tonight, 10-11 The prison drama "Bad Girls" ran from 1999-2006 in the UK, whereit was a hit. With its well-plotted melodrama, political undertones,campy ...
Liberties taken with Declaration
Feb 01, 2007; ... BOOK REVIEW The Declaration of Independence: A Globel History By David Armitage Harvard University, 300 pp., $23.95 In 1991, no fewer than 23 countries adopted declarations ofindependence in a flurry that followed the dismantling of the SovietUnion. In the 10 ...
The beauty is in the bargain
Feb 01, 2007 ... Even Brad and Angelina would agree - it's fun to save money andbag bargains. Sure, everyone knows that Supercuts offers discountedhaircuts, and department stores provide free cosmetic makeovers. Butchances are, you didn't know about these great local ways to improveyour image - and make ...
Iraqi agencies can't perform basic functions, report says $13b of budget has gone unspent [Corrected 02/05/07]
Feb 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - The effort to resurrect vital government services inIraq has been hampered by ethnic and sectarian purges among the ranksof civil servants, a high turnover rate for senior administrativeofficials, and a lack of comprehensive planning on the part of bothIraqis and the United ...
Eagles get everyone involved Reserves pitch in as Hartford routed
Feb 01, 2007; ... BC 94 Hartford 60 Everyone had a hand in this one. From senior forward Jared Dudleyto the man at the end of the bench, senior walk-on guard TylerNeville, every Boston College player contributed to last night's 94-60 romp over Hartford before a Conte Forum crowd of ...
Blanket coverage Bears' secondary is confident it can meet challenge of Manning and Colts
Feb 01, 2007; ... MIAMI - Charles Tillman was bored, tired of answering the samequeries about the Indianapolis Colts, so the Bears cornerback beganto imitate the Texas accent of an inquisitor, mimicking his cadencewith uncanny precision. If the dreadlocked defensive back and his secondary mates ...
Man who installed images says they were art
Feb 01, 2007; ... AN ALARMING STUNT / THE SUSPECT ARLINGTON - The man who sent city and State Police rushing todefuse what they believed were explosive devices around the Bostonregion yesterday and who was later arrested and charged with placinga hoax device and disorderly conduct, said he was only ...
BODY FOUND
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Kenneth Black, 83; helped preserve legacy of lighthouses Kenneth Black; preserved lighthouse artifacts; at 83
Feb 01, 2007; ... Through three decades devoted to collecting and restoringlighthouse artifacts, Kenneth Black helped to ensure that the lore ofthe beacons did not fade as they were automated, sold to privateinvestors, or demolished. "The lighthouse is the symbol of security, and they are things ...
Soldier gets a hero's farewell Letter from platoon is read at his funeral
Feb 01, 2007; ... WOBURN - Trying to hold his composure, Richard Haverty ofLunenburg stood beside the flag-draped coffin carrying his nephewyesterday. But Haverty's emotions began to unravel as he read aletter from members of the platoon paratrooper Keith A. Callahan wasprotecting before a bomb took his ...
Capuano to study ethics rules Panel will mull independent House office
Feb 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday namedRepresentative Michael E. Capuano of Somerville to chair a new taskforce that will recommend changes to House ethics rules, in thelatest move by Pelosi that enhances the clout of the Massachusettscongressional delegation. The ...
Oils tied to breast growth for boys Soaps, gels disrupt hormonal balance
Feb 01, 2007; ... Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps, andlotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rarecases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminarystudy suggests. While advising parents to consider the possible risk, severalhormone ...
Lakers hand Celtics 13th straight defeat
Feb 01, 2007; ... Lakers 111 Celtics 98 Too much Kobe. What, after a night when he was forced to watch histeam lose from a hotel room, you expected a Sedale Threattimpersonation? Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' celestial one, ripped the Celtics toshreds with 43 points (seven 3-pointers and ...
Allen ready for a comeback - in October Guard plans return for training camp
Feb 01, 2007; ... CELTICS NOTEBOOK Tony Allen made a surprise appearance in the Celtics' locker roomlast night. It was his first visit to TD Banknorth Garden since heblew out his left knee three weeks ago. As Doc Rivers noted, "We'll take any motivation we can get." Itdidn't work; the Celtics ...
Young Falcons ready to take off Sophomores lead way for Bentley
Feb 01, 2007; ... COLLEGE NOTEBOOK Despite the losing record, there is plenty of optimism surroundingthe Bentley College men's hockey team. Coach Ryan Soderquist's squad includes a group of sophomores whopicked up where they left off as freshmen. In 2005-06, AnthonyCanzoneri led the Falcons ...
Edward Collins; key player helped government work better Edward J. Collins Jr., 63; served in state and local government
Feb 01, 2007; ... For a few years in the 1990s, Edward J. Collins Jr. stepped fromhis accustomed role behind the scenes to a very public job as townmanager of Saugus. "I'm having a ton of fun," he told the Globe in October 1991. "Ican fix a sidewalk or a leaky sewer. I can do something that has ...
Complexions is ready for new looks Its reputation solid, Complexions branches out
Feb 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - Ten sexy dancers stride aggressively to the edge of thestage, breaking rank to dip right and left as if unsure of theirdirection. Light from above catches their every move, though theirfaces stay hidden in shadow. Then they scatter like leaves at thesound of ominous chords, ...
For the record
Feb 01, 2007 ... - Correction: A story in yesterday's Sports section quoted an e-mail by Theo Epstein's father, Leslie, as saying the Red Sox generalmanager and his fiancee, Marie Whitney, had gotten married atNathan's hot dog stand at Coney Island, N.Y. Leslie Epstein saidyesterday he had been joking ...
Froth, fear, and fury Cartoon devices spur antiterror sweeps; two men are arrested
Feb 01, 2007; ... AN ALARMING STUNT Enraged city and state officials yesterday readied a legal assaultagainst those responsible for a guerrilla marketing campaign thatdotted the city with small battery-powered light screens, setting offfears of terrorism and shutting down major roadways and subway ...
US audit found more problems at crime lab
Feb 01, 2007; ... A federal inspection of the State Police crime laboratorycompleted in September found problems with the handling of DNAevidence that go beyond those that prompted the agency to suspend acivilian administrator and led to two sweeping reviews of the lab. Auditors from the US Justice ...
Paralyzed by a gimmick
Feb 01, 2007 ... Executives at Turner Broadcasting System Inc. displayed anastounding lack of judgment by planting objects that could bemistaken for explosive devices as a means to publicize an animatedtelevision show. Through a sequence of events that Turner could haveanticipated, the birdbrain scheme ...
A clash of rights in education
Feb 01, 2007 ... Educators in school districts across the state are looking foranswers after the stabbing death last month of James Alenson, a 15-year-old freshman at Lincoln-Sudbury High school. The search may leadthem into the murky area between the desire for safe schools and therights of special ...
Escaping the runway Fashion in New York is for models to mingle, not strut
Feb 01, 2007; ... Today, in downtown Manhattan, menswear designer Swaim Hutson ofObedient Sons will put on his first real fashion show in the city,employing a concept that seems anathema to all that New York FashionWeek is about. Yes, models will be wearing his razor-sharp designs worthy of arock ...
PICKING UP THE PIECES
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Surrounded in a haze of mystery Painter Hamilton added intrigue to real images
Feb 01, 2007; ... Arts & Reviews / Galleries Ralph Hamilton: Space Walk Martin Schoeller: Close Up Amy Chan: The Great Eastern Forest iArt: A selection of new workscreated for pdas At: Kidder Smith Gallery, 131 Newbury St., through Feb. 17. 617-424-6900, ...
STUDENTS HURT IN CRASH
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Germany issues warrants for 13 CIA operatives Terrorism suspect was kidnapped, then released
Feb 01, 2007; ... BERLIN - German prosecutors yesterday said arrest warrants havebeen issued for 13 CIA operatives accused of the abduction of Khaledal-Masri, a German citizen of Lebanese heritage who was kidnapped inthe Balkans in early 2004, flown to a secret prison in Afghanistan,and grilled for months ...
Chimney liners, discolored water, and nibbling squirrels
Feb 01, 2007; ... HANDYMAN ON CALL Q. We are in the top condo in a 100-year-old house. There is awood-burning stove in our unit, and an oil furnace in the basementserving our unit. (Two other furnaces in the basement serve the unitson the first and second floors.) The chimney has a liner for ...
Putting elegance inunexpected spaces
Feb 01, 2007; ... NEW YORK - There are thousands of square feet of displays thatlook like they were hatched from the minds of Precious Momentsfigurines at the New York International Gift Fair. Artificial flowersbloom brightly in shades not found in nature and little cross-stitchpillows offer Stepford ...
A top contender for Harvard post bows out Move could delay decision
Feb 01, 2007; ... Nobel laureate Thomas R. Cech, a leading contender for thepresidency of Harvard University, unexpectedly withdrew fromconsideration yesterday, sending a wave of uncertainty across campusabout the search. Until yesterday, Cech and Drew Gilpin Faust, the dean of theRadcliffe ...
Woman details case against Haddad Ex-Caritas worker files bias complaint
Feb 01, 2007; ... A woman who worked for the state's largest Catholic hospital chainfor 20 years has filed a sexual harassment complaint against theorganization and a former chief executive, Dr. Robert Haddad,detailing behavior that she said occurred over 15 months and endedwhen she was laid off, ...
Senator Clinton cancels trip to N.H.
Feb 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled her much-anticipated campaign trip to New Hampshire this weekend because herstepfather-in-law, Richard Kelley, died last night, the AssociatedPress reported. Kelley, 91, former president Bill Clinton's stepfather, had ...
Somalis linger on edge of despair
Feb 01, 2007; ... KEBRI BEYAH, Ethiopia SUN-BLEACHED RAGS haphazardly draped over sticks - this is thehousing style in this refugee camp in eastern Ethiopia that is atemporary shelter for 16,000 Somalis. They come mostly fromMogadishu, where until December the Islamic courts were imposingtheir ...
Bryant undisputed king of this court
Feb 01, 2007; ... Lunch with Kobe on Game Day does not encompass a plethora ofchoices. The crown jewel of the Lakers never deviates from hispregame ritual: a healthy dose of red meat. "A nice filet," Bryant says. "It's all part of the routine." He cheerfully orders his meal from a starstruck ...
A message in the material
Feb 01, 2007; ... A few years ago, after visiting a Native American reservation inArizona, Kristen Lombardi decided she wanted a pair of moccasins ofher own. When she couldn't find what she was looking for in stores,she got a book from the library and made some herself. She would give the hand-sewn ...
SPORTS LOG
Feb 01, 2007 ... Football Whipple fired by new Steelers coach Steelers quarterbacks coach Mark Whipple, defensive backs coachDarren Perry and strength and conditioning coach Chet Fuhrman, werelet go by incoming coach Mike Tomlin. Whipple coached UMass from 1997-2004, compiling a 49-25 record ...
Two views of Father Drinan
Feb 01, 2007 ... IN AN ERA when Catholic leaders in this country show alarmingadherence to the hard-line conservatives running the Vatican, thedeath of the Rev. Robert Drinan evokes a particular sadness("Congressman-priest Drinan dies," Page A1, Jan. 29). This gentle yetbrilliant priest and scholar ...
Raise gas tax to put end to tolls
Feb 01, 2007 ... IT'S NO wonder Kevin Sullivan's Jan. 26 op-ed against raising thegas tax fails to mention that increasing the tax 9 cents could fundthe end of tolls for the entire Massachusetts Turnpike, with theexception of tunnel tolls. From the perspective of basic fairness toturnpike drivers, the ...
Staying warm with an Italian flair
Feb 01, 2007; ... DEBUTS Just in time for New England's chilliest months, the Italianknitwear label Loro Piana has opened a new store - its first in thisregion - on Newbury Street. The company, which already offers itsluxurious cashmere at stores such as Neiman Marcus and Saks FifthAvenue, will ...
Rallying round the peace rally
Feb 01, 2007 ... YOUR SUNDAY report "Thousands rally on National Mall" (Page A1)referred to "Bush's escalation of the war." Bravo! Congratulations.Thank you. You used the English words that describe what ishappening. I have long been disgusted with the media's adoption of theadministration's ...
Marketing gambit exposes a wide generation gap
Feb 01, 2007; ... AN ALARMING STUNT Todd Vanderlin, a 22-year-old design student, had just leftLucky's lounge in South Boston two weeks ago when he spotted whatlooked like an alien glowing on the side of a bridge. He pulled outhis digital camera, photographed the illuminated plastic figure, ...
TV officials defend aggressive coverage
Feb 01, 2007; ... AN ALARMING STUNT / MEDIA Local television news officials defended last night their wall-to-wall coverage of the mysterious devices story, despite critics whocontended that the stations overplayed the news and generated anxietyacross the city. In a post-9/11 world, "we ...
NEW ENGLAND IN BRIEF
Feb 01, 2007 ... NANTUCKET Body identified as fishing boat's captain The state medical examiner's office has identified the bodyrecovered from the submerged fishing vessel Lady of Grace as that ofAntonio Barroqueiro, according to Cape and Island District AttorneyMichael Trudeau. Barroqueiro, ...
Simmons finds range as HC wins 10th in row
Feb 01, 2007 ... NEW ENGLAND ROUNDUP Keith Simmons, the Patriot League's leading scorer, overcame ascoreless first half to spark a late rally and Holy Cross got pastAmerican, 58-47, last night in Worcester for its 10th straight win. Torey Thomas scored 16 points to lead four players in ...
THE WAITING GAME
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After fear, delays, and confusion, expressions of outrage
Feb 01, 2007; ... AN ALARMING STUNT / REACTION ON THE STREET John Reidy, a 68-year-old financial adviser, was walking downBeacon Street when he saw the vans go by, with darkened windows andthe words "Bomb Squad" across the back. Earlier in the day, he had caught snippets of something amiss ...
Getting down to business Matsuzaka begins preparing for camp
Feb 01, 2007; ... NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - In any other year, Daisuke Matsuzaka wouldhave been back in Japan, where spring training camps openedyesterday. Instead, he was here, in the ultramodern offices of his agent,Scott Boras, sitting in front of a wall of baseballs (47 across, 31down, 1,457 in ...
Out to offend, and hilariously on target
Feb 01, 2007; ... ARTS & REVIEWS / TELEVISION REVIEW The Sarah Silverman Program Starring: Sarah Silverman, Laura Silverman, Jay Johnston, BrianPosehn, Steve Agee On: Comedy Central Time: Tonight, 10:30-11 There is no single phrase that will handily summarize "The ...
Moore has been man of the people
Feb 01, 2007; ... MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Classic Midwestern modesty dictates that hesay otherwise, but when you see Peyton Manning hopping around andflapping his hands and doing all the herky-jerky stuff before thesnap for which he is (in)famous, the fact is he may be in the processof changing one Tom ...
SJC upholds private-school searches Same protections don't apply, it rules
Feb 01, 2007; ... Private school students do not have the same protections againstunreasonable searches as students who attend public schools, thestate's highest court said yesterday. The Supreme Judicial Court drew a distinction between public andprivate school officials in the case of three ...
Democrats' aggressive agenda stalls in Senate GOP thwarting a range of bills
Feb 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - The aggressive agenda that Democrats pushed throughwith great fanfare in the House has become bogged down in the Senate,where Republicans have used various stalling strategies to thwartDemocratic momentum on issues ranging from healthcare and homelandsecurity to a resolution ...
Seal found dead had been shot
Feb 01, 2007; ... For days, she frolicked on a boat ramp in Plymouth, napped in thesun, and waddled into the sea whenever the harbormaster would claphis hands. On the beach, she rolled in the snow, looking like acannoli coated in powdered sugar, as her silvery fur picked up adusting of white ...
House panel probing Bush's record on signing statements
Feb 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - The new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee,John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, said yesterday that he is launching anaggressive investigation into whether the Bush administration hasviolated any of the laws it claimed a right to ignore in presidential"signing ...
The spa street
Feb 01, 2007 ... A sampling of the roughly 130 spa and beauty businesses localretailers say occupy Newbury Street: 30 Newbury Spa, 30 Newbury St., 617-266-7606, 30newburyspa.com Acru Salon, 167 Newbury St., 617-424-1167, acrusalon.com Adams Center, 18 Newbury St., 617- 262-2208, ...
Tour of Beauty NEWBURY SALONS, SPAS PROMOTE THEIR DUTY TO LUXURY
Feb 01, 2007; ... Newbury Street retailers count some 130 day spas, hair salons, andother beautifying businesses on the eight-block shopping stretch,running from Arlington Street to Massachusetts Avenue. That's anaverage of 16 shops per block, offering services for pretty pinkies,luscious locks, and ...
Johnston: `I've done my job'
Feb 01, 2007; ... THE DEVAL PATRICK revolution swept a Massachusetts Democrat intothe governor's office for the first time in 16 years. Naturally, therevolutionaries now covet control over the Democratic Party. The plan is for John Walsh, Patrick's campaign manager, to takeover the state party ...
What about next time?
Feb 01, 2007; ... Now here's a great idea: Take a bunch of electronic boards, putthem in conspicuous places all over town, attach them to a couple ofbridges. At first glance, people might think they're bombs or something.But at second glance - and there's sure to be a second glance -they'll ...
Tough talk on budget outlook Panel: No way to avoid higher taxes
Feb 01, 2007; ... GLOBE WEST 1 / NEWTON Newton must raise property taxes through overrides as soon aspossible and also demand larger payments from its colleges anduniversities to close a growing budget gap that could reach $100million by 2012. Those are the conclusions of a report by a special ...
Parents find unity on playground
Feb 01, 2007; ... GLOBE WEST 1 / WALTHAM A year ago, the William F. Stanley Elementary School was embroiledin controversy between Anglo and Spanish-speaking parents over itsprincipal at the time, Waltham's first Hispanic administrator. Today, the parents are finding common ground in, of all ...
Community Briefing
Feb 01, 2007 ... GLOBE WEST 2 BERLIN POLICE BUDGET GETS PRELIMINARY OK - The Board of Selectmen hasgiven preliminary approval to a $637,000 budget for the PoliceDepartment in fiscal 2008, a $27,481 increase over this year. Itincludes a $5,000 salary increase for Police Chief Otto F. Rhode ...