Topic: New England
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'Once Upon A Flock': 5 stories about raising backyard chickens
In 'Once Upon a Flock,' Lauren Scheuer chronicles the ups and downs of bringing chickens into her yard and her life.
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Bestselling books the week of 3/17/13, according to IndieBound*
See what's selling in bookstores across America.
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14 Republicans who might run in 2016
The GOP has a history of nominating people who have run before, which could give heart to some familiar faces. But there’s also a crop of young rising stars who could steal the show.
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10 weird criminal sentences
Check out these 10 court cases where judges have done more than sentence the guilty to a fine or jail time.
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H.P. Lovecraft: 6 of his best stories for the Halloween season
Looking for a classic horror story to curl up with this Halloween? Check out one of these H.P. Lovecraft gems.
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Faking a town hall -- a guide to what's real and what's not
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Town hall meetings -- real or fake?
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Climate-change supercomputer causes pollution storm
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The Maples Stories
John Updike’s 18 stories charting the marriage and divorce of Joan and Richard Maples.
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Tiger Woods plays down plans to golf with Obama on Vineyard
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What would Sarah Palin want with Rhode Island?
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Hurricane Bill keeping you up? Take time for personal preparedness
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Kelly Ayotte: GOP gambles with a fresh, female face in N.H.
The state's former attorney general, with her eye on a US Senate seat, is something of a political blank slate.
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Maine’s windkeepers: From ship masts to windmills
Today, winds help turn on the lights, run TVs and power washers, dryers and ovens in thousands of homes all over New England.
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Earth Talk: Why are US rail options limited compared with Europe?
The US has the lowest rate of intercity rail usage, but Congress is taking steps to change this.
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Evangelicals march north
Southern Baptists are among those ‘planting’ new churches in the rocky soil of secular New England.
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Evangelicals march north
Southern Baptists are among those ‘planting’ new churches in the rocky soil of secular New England.
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Top 10 checklist: How societies can avoid 'ecocide'
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Caribou populations fall sharply
Scientists look at why the numbers of caribou are declining.
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The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
This debut novel blends the history of the Salem witch trials with the tale of a 1991 Harvard student who makes some surprising discoveries about her family’s past.
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Summer reading list
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Mixing socialist and capitalist approaches to fishery management
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The Food of a Younger Land
How America used to eat.
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Any buyers for The Boston Globe?
The refusal of the largest union to accept contract terms could make a sale much harder. Workers hope that the newspaper's owner, The New York Times Co., will reopen contract talks.
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Obama promises 600,000 new jobs from stimulus spending
Only $37 billion of the $787 billion has been spent so far. Confusing provisions and the sheer size of the bill have created delays.
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Churches without the church
Foreclosures have forced some churches to meet in homes or cafes. Now, others are joining in – willingly.
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How to read David Foster Wallace
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The cost of gay marriage – in dollars and cents
As states like California grapple over gay marriage, New England has found that it can be a small fillip to the economy.
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New York terror plotters wanted to 'do jihad'
Four men were arrested in New York Wednesday night after plotting to blow up two synagogues in the Bronx and shoot down military airplanes.
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Extreme job hunt: Applicants ditch resumes for guerilla tactics
When traditional job-hunting methods fail, some are turning to the unconventional.
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