Son of Star Wars

A new political test of who's 'tough on defense'
Guns & Butter by Michael Crowley

A lab of one's own

These Massachusetts health activists -- most of them women -- don't like the course breast cancer research has been taking. So they're charting their own.
by Tinker Ready

Gimme shelter

The state's economy is thriving. Everybody has a job. So why is our homelessness problem worse than ever? Peter Cullinane and Ginny Hamilton-Ashé of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless have some answers.
by Jason Gay

c o l u m n s

Editorial
Final decision Choice is at the heart of the debate over the 'right to die'

Don't Quote Me	by Dan Kennedy
Patriotic Boston's dailies pave the way for a possible reversal of fortune

Cityscape	by Sarah McNaught
The young riders The MBTA's campaign to police after-school traffic hasn't made a dent in Orange Line crime stats

Out There	by Jay Jaroch
Jerry sprung How TV's trashmeister turned serious and betrayed us all

Loosely Speaking	by Nancy Gaines
A virtual action Plus, scary business

Ask Dr. Lovemonkey

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