The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) back issues from January 2008:
The candidate next door
Jan 01, 2008; ... NEWPORT, N.H. THIS CLASSIC New England mill town on the Sugar River in winteris right out of a Norman Rockwell canvas, as were the prospectivevoters, some in checked shirts, an occasional Veteran of ForeignWars cap, and couples with kids, who gathered in the 1886 NewportOpera ...
Aquinnah expected to toast end of alcohol ban
Jan 01, 2008; ... The spectacular view high atop the red clay cliffs of Aquinnah,especially when the sun sets over Vineyard Sound, all but demands acold beer or glass of wine. Now the restaurants, all two of them, inthis remote village at the western tip of Martha's Vineyard arepoised to ...
After bye, say hello to ... ; Three in the running as Patriots' first foe
Jan 01, 2008; ... Reveling in the first 16-0 regular season in NFL history is passefor the Patriots, so 2007. It's a new year and a new season. As coach Bill Belichick said, the next time New England steps onthe field, its record will be 0-0, because a perfect regular seasondoesn't mean a thing in ...
For draft, it comes up 7 ; High slot is assured by 49ers' poor finish
Jan 01, 2008; ... PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK The NFL released an updated 2008 draft order yesterday, and thePatriots, who traded their 2007 first-round pick (No. 28 overall) tothe 49ers for a 2007 fourth-round pick and San Francisco's 2008first-round pick, will have the seventh overall selection, thanks ...
Penalties to rise for shunning insuranceState to raise penalties for shunning insurance ; State healthcare levy could exceed $900
Jan 01, 2008; ... Penalties for Massachusetts residents who can afford healthinsurance but do not purchase it in 2008 could quadruple comparedwith the maximum penalty in 2007, according to draft regulationsreleased by the Department of Revenue yesterday. The maximum penalty for those who flout the ...
In Last Night show, four bands end the year with a bang
Jan 01, 2008; ... MUSIC REVIEW Last Night on Earth With Seneca, Constants, Caspian, and Goes Cube At: Middle East Upstairs, Sunday CAMBRIDGE - The Last Night on Earth is usually followed by theFirst Night in Space. At least Allston-based Radar Recordingsnormally ends the year ...
Candidate pulls anti-Romney TV ad in Iowa ; Cites need for a positive contest
Jan 01, 2008; ... CAMPAIGN 2008 DES MOINES - Mike Huckabee, seeking to counter attack ads bychief Republican rival Mitt Romney, readied his own negative adagainst the former Massachusetts governor yesterday, then pulled itjust hours before it was set to air on Iowa television stations. But he ...
A movie critic's resolutions
Jan 01, 2008; ... In 2008, I resolve to: Try to get to the Brattle and the Harvard Film Archive more. Alot more. There are precious few remaining vestiges of the Hub'sglorious revival-house past, and the upscale audiences who once fedthem have dispersed to the suburbs or are glued to their ...
Car-free proposal for Storrow Sunday car-free time proposed for Storrow ; Plan would open west lanes to recreation on Sundays
Jan 01, 2008; ... A five-mile stretch of Storrow Drive could be closed to cartraffic on Sunday mornings beginning this year, opening theriverside roadway to bicycling, walking, in-line skating, and otherrecreational uses, under a proposal being considered by stateofficials. The proposal by the ...
Alleged bank robber didn't notice police ; Boston officer on security detail arrests suspect
Jan 01, 2008; ... A man passed a note to a bank teller yesterday in a Dorchesterbank, demanding large bills and no "funny money," police said. Little did he know, Officer Kamau Pritchard was standing rightbehind him, in uniform, about to pull out his service weapon andplace the man under ...
Through tissue donation, a dear life goes on ; Rose Parade to honor late teen and his legacy
Jan 01, 2008; ... A little over two years ago, Donna Field's only son, Christopher,underwent a 14-hour surgery at Children's Hospital in Boston tocorrect spinal scoliosis. The surgery was a success but his recoverydid not go well. Christopher, 16, developed pneumonia and hisbreathing became ...
Plea in fatal stabbing is not guilty ; Court told of fight at Jamaica Pond
Jan 01, 2008; ... Two Hyde Park men argued over money during a drug deal thatturned fatal at Jamaica Pond in September, a prosecutor said at themurder suspect's arraignment yesterday in West Roxbury DistrictCourt. Michael Rosado, 30, who pleaded not guilty, was ordered heldwithout bail yesterday ...
Making the leap to the big screen 2 Cambridge companies let cellphones go public with messages, photos
Jan 01, 2008; ... SCREEN SCENE . Flat-screen digital graffiti boards displaying text messages andphotos sent from cellphones are beginning to give the virtual worlda foothold in pubs, clubs, and beyond. For an entire generation, online friendships, conversation bytext message, and ...
Donors often invent new ways to help Globe Santa
Jan 01, 2008; ... GLOBE SANTA One of Globe Santa's greatest joys each year is seeing firsthandhow so many thousands of people step forward to help him bringChristmas joy to thousands of children in families that face seriousfinancial problems and cannot provide gifts for their youngsters. The ...
DANA STORY
Jan 01, 2008; ... SIX AND THE CITY Every Jan. 1, we introduce our readers to a half-dozen unsungheroes who are doing their parts to make Boston a better place. Hereare six folks who might inspire us as we make our New Year'sresolutions. Lacrosse is more commonly associated with suburban towns ...
A recipe for respect: Just add Sugar
Jan 01, 2008; ... NEW ORLEANS - They are 12-0, the only undefeated team in theFootball Bowl Subdivision. They are ranked No. 10 by the AssociatedPress and they are playing in the Sugar Bowl tonight at theSuperdome. And yet they carry the label of Cinderella. Welcome to the often unpredictable world ...
Dorman cashes in ; Revolution can't afford contract
Jan 01, 2008; ... Soccer notebook There are positives and negatives about Andy Dorman's move fromthe Revolution to St. Mirren in Scotland. Dorman, who is expected to finalize a contract with the ScottishPremier League club this week, is the second attacking midfielder tomove from the ...
The Air This Week
Jan 01, 2008; ... Throughout the week Midnight-5 a.m. Jazz with Bob Parlocha (Mon.-Thurs.) (WGBH: 89.7, wgbh.org) ... Midnight-5 a.m. Classical music(daily; Sat. to 6 a.m.; Sun. to 8 a.m.) (WFCR: 88.5, wfcr.org) ... 5a.m.-1 p.m. Jazz (daily) (WHRB: 95.3, whrb.org) ... 6 a.m. InPerformance (Mon.-Fri.) (ABC ...
NAYENDAY THURMAN
Jan 01, 2008; ... SIX AND THE CITY Every Jan. 1, we introduce our readers to a half-dozen unsungheroes who are doing their parts to make Boston a better place. Hereare six folks who might inspire us as we make our New Year'sresolutions. Nayenday Thurman came up with the idea for her ...
Many workers hail a raise as minimum wage due to kick in
Jan 01, 2008; ... Tens of thousands of Massachusetts' poorest workers will get apay raise starting today when the state boosts the minimum wage to$8 an hour, one of the highest in the nation. The 50-cent-an-hour hike propels the Bay State's minimum pay tothe highest in the Northeast and the ...
The true colors of Benazir Bhutto
Jan 01, 2008; ... ANALYSTS ARE lamenting the assassination of former prime ministerBenazir Bhutto, calling it the death of hope for democracy inPakistan. Benazir certainly had popular support throughout thecountry. Her martyred father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who wasPakistan's first elected prime minister ...
Biogen Idec shares faltered after failed sale
Jan 01, 2008 ... MONEY & MARKETS / MASS. MOVERS Cambridge drug maker Biogen Idec Inc. surprirsed investors lastmonth saying it could not find a buyer two months after puttingistelf up for sale, which investor Carl Icahn had urged it to do.Analysts had speculated that major drug firms would be ...
FREE
Jan 01, 2008 ... OUTDOOR ADVENTURE: Start off the New Year with exercise and freshair in the Waltham Land Trust's third annual hike to ...
QUICK PICKS
Jan 01, 2008; ... Boat There's a lot to do on Spectacle Island. There's a visitors'center, a beach, miles of walking trails, and a 157-foot-high hillthat offers up beautiful views of the harbor and the city from aperspective you probably don't see every day (unless you work in aboat or helicopter, ...
Investigators ring in '08 by hitting bars, stores to prevent drunken driving
Jan 01, 2008; ... Ted Mahony had had enough of spending his New Year's collectingintoxicated students passed out in the road. "We found ourselves picking young people up out of the gutter -and that's in a literal sense," said Mahony, chief investigator forthe state Alcoholic Beverages Control ...
Avalanche danger strands thousands ; Threat shuts stretch of I-70 in Colorado
Jan 01, 2008; ... DENVER - More than 2,000 travelers were stranded at Red Crossshelters in the Colorado high country yesterday as a threat ofavalanches closed a stretch of Interstate 70 west of Denver. Deep snow drifted into more than two dozen narrow ravines in themountainsides - known as avalanche ...
ANTWAN AVANT
Jan 01, 2008; ... SIX AND THE CITY Every Jan. 1, we introduce our readers to a half-dozen unsungheroes who are doing their parts to make Boston a better place. Hereare six folks who might inspire us as we make our New Year'sresolutions. Antwan Avant, having finished emptying trash at the ...
Charities' naming fight goes to court ; Big Sister suing group, claiming trademark violated
Jan 01, 2008; ... In a rare public dispute between two prominent local charities,the Big Sister Association of Greater Boston has sued Big BrothersBig Sisters of Massachusetts Bay for trademark infringement,alleging that Big Brothers' decision last year to add "Big Sisters"to its name has created public ...
Step back helps Krejci progress ; Demotion to AHL proved beneficial
Jan 01, 2008; ... BRUINS NOTEBOOK On Nov. 4, David Krejci felt the shame that naturally comes withan assignment to the minors. But Krejci was more peeved by the mediocre start to his 2007-08season than by management's decision to send him back to Providence. "I was disappointed at ...
CARMEN BARRIENTOS
Jan 01, 2008; ... SIX AND THE CITY Every Jan. 1, we introduce our readers to a half-dozen unsungheroes who are doing their parts to make Boston a better place. Hereare six folks who might inspire us as we make our New Year'sresolutions. In the South End's Villa Victoria development, her ...
In boxing's prime, Carmen Basilio was a winner
Jan 01, 2008; ... Book Review The Onion Picker: Carmen Basilio and Boxing in the 1950s By Gary B. Youmans Syracuse University Press, 214 pp., $24.95 Though neither a pulverizing puncher nor a fast and fancy boxer,Carmen Basilio won both the welterweight and middleweight ...
Nation for sale, cheap
Jan 01, 2008; ... Boston Capital How does America look to the world at the start of the new year?It looks like it's on sale. Cheap dollars will do that. Everyone knows foreign tourists areflocking to American cities to shop till they drop. Foreigncompanies and government funds have been ...
Over 500 L Street Brownies to take Harbor plunge today
Jan 01, 2008; ... More than 500 people are expected at the L Street Bathhouse inSouth Boston this morning for one of the Hub's best-known New Year'sDay rituals: the L Street Brownies' plunge into chilly BostonHarbor. "It sounds crazy, but it's healthy crazy," said Jack Dever,Brownies president, ...
Bruins find their gear ; They go nowhere in first, then rev in second, third
Jan 01, 2008; ... For 20 minutes, it was much of the same garbage that tainted theBruins' last six losses. Foolish penalties. Missed assignments. A whole lot of runningaround in the defensive zone. So when those mistakes led to a two-goal deficit after the firstperiod, the Bruins finally ...
In Iowa, candidates find positives in going negative
Jan 01, 2008; ... National Perspective DES MOINES - The Iowa presidential caucuses are supposed torepresent the triumph of face-to-face campaigning over attack adsand candidate posturing on televised debates. "You like to open the hood and kick the tires, then take each ofus out for a test ...
Puttin' on the hits
Jan 01, 2008; ... CHOICE The-Dream, born Terius Nash, wrote two of 2007's most memorablesongs, "Bed" and "Umbrella," and his debut proves that he has moreaces in his deck. He has a remarkable knack for hooks (yes, he lovesthe repeated-phrase fragment) but also a focused, melodic touch.Unlike some ...
SOUND CHECK New Album Reviews
Jan 01, 2008 ... RAP Birdman 5*Stunna (Cash Money/Universal) Birdman has never made a solo album without Lil' Wayne. Why startnow? Wayne somehow became the world's best rapper, and Birdmanadmittedly can't rap. Makes too much sense. Birdman's first two solodiscs weren't exactly lyrical ...
Out of Fela's shadow
Jan 01, 2008; ... Nigerian music is dominated by a single figure: that of FelaAnikulapo Kuti, the progenitor of the Afrobeat sound. Fela'spolitically charged anthems were melded to chugging, percussion-heavy rhythms, forcing you to dance out your sorrows and turnrighteous anger into glorious motion. Fela ...
The road had many bumps ; West opponents played it rough
Jan 01, 2008; ... CELTICS NOTEBOOK LOS ANGELES - Rajon Rondo took two hard hits while driving to thebasket in Sacramento last Wednesday. A hit to the head left KevinGarnett motionless on the floor at Sacramento and an elbow to hisface against the Lakers Sunday left him with four stitches above ...
The road had many bumps ; West opponents played it rough
Jan 01, 2008; ... CELTICS NOTEBOOK LOS ANGELES - Rajon Rondo took two hard hits while driving to thebasket in Sacramento last Wednesday. A hit to the head left KevinGarnett motionless on the floor at Sacramento and an elbow to hisface against the Lakers Sunday left him with four stitches above ...
Picco's late 3-pointers propel BC women over NU
Jan 01, 2008 ... College basketball roundup Boston College's Mickel Picco saved her best for last yesterdayagainst Northeastern. Pickel, a sophomore, hit two 3-pointers in the final four minutesto lead the Eagles past the Huskies, 78-73, at Conte Forum. Pickel made five 3-pointers, a ...
Picco's late 3-pointers propel BC women over NU
Jan 01, 2008 ... College basketball roundup Boston College's Mickel Picco saved her best for last yesterdayagainst Northeastern. Pickel, a sophomore, hit two 3-pointers in the final four minutesto lead the Eagles past the Huskies, 78-73, at Conte Forum. Pickel made five 3-pointers, a ...
11,000 acres are protected in 2007
Jan 01, 2008; ... The year 2007 will go down as a banner year for land conservationin Massachusetts, with over 11,000 acres around the state - an areaequal to all of Quincy - permanently protected from developmentbefore a special federal tax break expired last night. The secretary of energy and ...
For the record
Jan 01, 2008 ... - Note to readers: In observance of New Year's Day, the Globewill follow its weekend/holiday schedule with delivery in most areastoday by 8 a.m. Customer service hours of operation are 8 a.m. tonoon. - ...
11,000 acres are protected in 2007 ; Tax benefits cited as huge incentive
Jan 01, 2008; ... The year 2007 will go down as a banner year for land conservationin Massachusetts, with over 11,000 acres around the state - an areaequal to all of Quincy - permanently protected from developmentbefore a special federal tax break expired last night. The secretary of energy and ...
2007 drop in crime buoys Hub leaders ; But troubling trends remain
Jan 01, 2008; ... Boston finished 2007 with fewer homicides, shootings, andaggravated assaults than in 2006, filling police and some religiousand community leaders with hope that violence will continue to dropin the coming year. The number of homicides in the city dropped to 66 in 2007, downfrom ...
Critic's corner
Jan 01, 2008; ... MR. KLUM The Music of Seal on Ice 4 p.m., Channel 7 The title leaves something to be desired, no? This show is forfans of skating and fans of Seal (left), as Seal performs while acast of Olympic and world-class skaters interpret his music on theice. Skaters ...
Magic '08 ball tells all ; A year of headlines - ahead of time
Jan 01, 2008; ... We live in interesting times. We live in the land of champions.On this first day of 2008, let's look ahead to some stories we'll bereading in the new year ... NEW YORK, Jan. 9 - The Baseball Writers Association of Americalast night announced that Rich Gossage and Jim Rice earned ...
'07 drop in crime buoys Boston leaders ; But troubling trends remain
Jan 01, 2008; ... Boston finished 2007 with fewer homicides, shootings, andaggravated assaults than in 2006, filling police and some religiousand community leaders with hope that violence will continue to dropin the coming year. The number of homicides in the city dropped to 66 in 2007, downfrom ...
Child-support debtor is arraigned
Jan 01, 2008; ... One of the state's most delinquent child support scofflaws faceda judge yesterday, accused of fleeing to Canada to avoid paying morethan $300,000 to help care for his three children over six years. David Fisher was working in Hopkinton as a computer programmingconsultant earning ...
Bad microbes on the move
Jan 01, 2008 ... SINCE the 1950s, when scientists first identified the mosquito-borne tropical disease known as chikungunya, its reach has beenlimited to countries near the Indian Ocean. But in August,chikungunya broke out in Italy. Now World Health Organizationofficials are calling it the first example ...
Eight wishes for '08
Jan 01, 2008 ... IT'S TABULA RASA time, when the year is fresh with possibility.Soon enough, all the bright hopes and determined resolutions will bejaded and worn, so we take this day to close our eyes and hope forthe best. Surveying our world on the birth of a new year, we findeight candles to wish ...
In spotlight, `fair taxers' push cause ; Huckabee support boosts movement
Jan 01, 2008; ... CAMPAIGN 2008 Since 1999, a radical but intriguing plan to shred the patchwork-quilt federal income tax system in favor of a hefty national retailsales tax has languished in Congress. But as one of its champions,former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, emerges as a ...
Man killed in S. Boston condo fire 7-alarm blaze ravages converted hotel, sends 47-year-old into cardiac arrest
Jan 01, 2008; ... It was supposed to be a quiet, uneventful New Year's Eve thatAndrew and Ruth Hall would spend watching football on television. And it was, until the couple heard a smoke alarm blaring and sawblack smoke seep from the door across the hall shortly before 7:30p.m. Minutes later, ...
Huckabee criticized on foreign policy statements
Jan 01, 2008; ... CAMPAIGN 2008 CONCORD, N.H. - Shortly before Mike Huckabee emerged as a leadingpresidential contender, he delivered a littlenoticed foreign policyspeech in which he urged consideration of restoring diplomaticrelations with Iran. It is a view that now stands as a ...
FREE LOADING
Jan 01, 2008; ... "The Lament of Sue Richards" We Versus the Shark Reaching all the way back to the late '90s for its sense of jerkyrhythm and populist dance punk, this song, whose co-ed ...
Kenneth Gleason, at 96; led quality control at Gillette ; Kenneth Gleason, at 96; led quality control at Gillette
Jan 01, 2008; ... In the five- to 10-minute gap after dinner was announced andbefore it actually went on the table in his Newton home, KennethEdwards Gleason would sit down at his piano and improvise tunes. Hecast aside whatever was on his mind from work as head of qualityassurance at Gillette Co. and ...
ROBIN GRAVES [Corrected 01/04/08]
Jan 01, 2008; ... SIX AND THE CITY Every Jan. 1, we introduce our readers to a half-dozen unsungheroes who are doing their parts to make Boston a better place. Hereare six folks who might inspire us as we make our New Year'sresolutions. When Robin Graves moved to Massachusetts from Maine a ...
What's open, closed on New Year's Day
Jan 01, 2008 ... Holiday observed: Today Retail stores: Open at owner's discretion. Liquor stores: Open at owner's discretion. Supermarkets: Open. Convenience stores: Open at owner's discretion. Taverns, bars: Open at owner's discretion. Banks: Closed. Stock ...
Market performance in '08 likely to mirror '07
Jan 01, 2008; ... Investors may be wondering what Wall Street's encore will be toone of the most volatile stock markets in memory. More of the same, at least through the first part of the year,market analysts say. The Dow Jones industrial average finished 2007up 6.4 percent from a year ago, but ...
Great outdoors ; Participants think today's Sabres-Penguins game in Buffalo is a pretty cool idea
Jan 01, 2008; ... ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Skip the nachos, and put the pigskin onhold. The National Hockey League will give America a break from itscollege football bowl viewing today, and fittingly, it will do sofrom inside a football stadium. Its 85-foot-by-100-foot ice sheet centered on the 50-yard ...
Edwards brings fighting words ; Populist message stirs old passions in a different era
Jan 01, 2008; ... CAMPAIGN 2008 KNOXVILLE, Iowa - John Edwards tells Iowans that he learned allhe needs to know about effecting political change when his fathertaught him to "never walk away from a fight." In the stemwinder of aspeech he began delivering last week, Edwards uses a version of ...
Revelers pack Hub for First Night festivities
Jan 01, 2008; ... Katie Adams, 13, resolved to cut back on the amount of time she'son the computer in 2008. Her best friend, Emily Porter, vowed to eat more adventurously inthe year to come. But last night, the two teens from the town of Berlin werefocused on one thing: having fun in the big ...
Revelers pack Hub for First Night festivities
Jan 01, 2008; ... Katie Adams, 13, resolved to cut back on the amount of time she'son the computer in 2008. Her best friend, Emily Porter, vowed to eat more adventurously inthe year to come. But last night, the two teens from the town of Berlin werefocused on one thing: having fun in the big ...
Pakistan's JFK
Jan 01, 2008 ... WITH HER Harvard education, her aristocratic upbringing, and hertragic end, the parallels between Benazir Bhutto and John Kennedycannot go unnoticed. From the ...