The Boston GlobeHistorians hope significance comes to light as Obama takes officeBy Michael Kranish, Globe Staff December 28, 2008WASHINGTON - When ... View all

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The cluster of mud and brick houses in the plains of Punjab, Thatta Ghulamka Dheroka (TGD) looks like a typical Pakistani village about 80 kilometres ... View all

Thanksgiving 2008 is history. Already?! It doesn't seem possible, does it? What a week it was! How many of you can relate to this: "the week had lot ... View all

Have you noticed that many more people are feeling Merry & Bright a little earlier than usual? I've been giving this some thought and wondering wh ... View all

I want to take you for a wander through my Winter Garden. It is a garden of small patches; nooks and crannies; odd spots and plants in pots. I am a ... View all

I've been having some fun looking back over the year’s thrifty purchases. Yes, I keep records, which may strike some as obsessive, but I like knowing ... View all

I dyed the sock blanks last night. As always, the pleasure is over too quickly! Bill had a piece of styrofoam insulation that he cut to size for me. I ... View all

Question of the Day: Is there a difference between "commercial women's fiction" and "chick lit"? I think the novel I'm writing could fit into either c ... View all

Next time my heart bleeds for my kids and I think it's ok to have the CCM sleep with us, remind me that a few minutes later the Firecracker Princess w ... View all

I have a love-hate relationship with Bill Simmons. On the one hand, this is my 21st post about his columns and most of those posts have been some vari ... View all

Up until a few minutes to four on Sunday afternoon, I was having a perfect sports weekend. Michigan beat Duke in basketball. The Hawks beat the Knicks ... View all

A Half-assed Liveblog of the SEC Title Game (sleeping sons permitting)Bama was too conservative on its first series. Two runs between the tackles for ... View all

RankTeamDelta1 Texas Tech 1 2 Florida 1 3 Alabama -- 4 Texas -- 5 Southern Cal 2 6 Oklahoma -- 7 Oklahoma State 1 8 Penn State 3 ... View all

1. How did Georgia get pummeled by 39 despite outgaining Florida? The red zone and turnovers. Look at Georgia's possessions when they came close to th ... View all

Each of us needs to communicate. Certainly, you want to have Isis best means to communicate, Government student loan consolidation one that can give y ... View all

Researchers assess the risk of species extinction with conservation models that combine factors that drive down populations--including habitat loss, h ... View all

By the end of a month featuring ever declining volatility and a relatively benign close, it was easy to forget that December began with the fourth wor ... View all

(Click Image to Enlarge/ Glossary)Another historic policy week left the S&P 500 down just a fraction after the Federal Reserve cut its key lending ... View all

It's a strong Fed-trend day, although Cumulative Tick is now showing some signs of toppiness and we've seen strong SPY price resistance just over the ... View all