A ticket to drive in an expensive age
Sage Stossel

A ticket to drive in an expensive age

A comic-strip tale about learning the automotive ropes when the price of gas is skyrocketing.

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Opportunity to end it lost
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Opportunity to end it lost
The Celtics were soft road-trippers again last night, and they now face an elimination game tomorrow afternoon.
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Scooters lure broke driversScooters lure broke drivers
Many car drivers are hopping on scooters and small motorcycles, lured by their big fuel savings.
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Where space is king
Boston.com submission
Where space is king
This Halifax home in a newer development has 4 bedrooms and 2,700 square feet.
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Hidden gardens of Beacon HillHidden gardens of Beacon Hill
Take a tour through Beacon Hill's most colorful &mdash and most discreet &mdash blooms.
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Kennedy hospitalized; reportedly for seizures

Kennedy hospitalized;
reportedly for seizures

Sen. Edward Kennedy's condition was unclear this afternoon, as special police security gathered at Mass. General Hospital. (Globe, 1:58 p.m.)

Rail cars overturn in La., residents evacuated

Six rail cars have derailed in southern Louisiana, with two cars leaking hydrochloric acid, forcing police to evacuate thousands of residents. (AP, 1:03 p.m.)
Down at the dump, townies mine for treasure

Down at the dump, townies mine for treasure

Even the affluent find no shame in sifting through the secondhand goods of a throwaway society. (Boston Globe)
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China quake aftermath spurs flood fears

Survivors fled areas near the epicenter today, fearful a blocked river would flood the region. (AP, 12:55 p.m.)
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Business

Bush asks Saudis to lift oil quotas

With the price of oil hitting record highs, President Bush attempted to persuade the Saudi government to increase oil production. (Boston Globe)
Getting a grasp on grants

Getting a grasp on grants

For many nonprofits, trying to win grants from charitable foundations is a complicated, time-consuming, and mysterious task. (Boston Globe)
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A&E

Diane Paulus

ART names new artistic director

Diane Paulus, an acclaimed theater and opera director and creator of the off-Broadway hit "The Donkey Show," has been named the new artistic director of the American Repertory Theatre.
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Long Jaunt

Explore Rome by moonlight

In a whirlwind tour, the Long Jaunt crew got out on the street before the sun was up to see Rome from dawn to dusk.
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