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December 20, 2009	Page One   Sports   City | Region   Living | Arts   Business   Editorial | Opinion

Region braces for a great white wave | As a huge winter storm blasted up the coast, the question here was how hard would it hit, and where  Gun permits surge in state | Worries on crime, stricter laws cited  Brushed by the spirit | At Grace Church in Lexington, the hope of the season is captured in word, song, and paint  Revolution of the mind | Under siege at home, Iran’s dissidents draw comfort and ideas from some visionary thinkers based here  More Globe Stories  RED SOX: Lowell trade is off | Rangers discover he needs surgery  PATRIOTS AT BILLS > 1 P.M.: Patriots have located a problem  MAPLE LEAFS 2, BRUINS 0: Nothing doing for the Bruins  ONE-HIT WONDERS: His splendid moment | In a pinch, Hardy gained starring role  More Sports  Mass. Turnpike usage drops | Decline pushes down annual toll revenue  YVONNE ABRAHAM: Madness on the road  Together in war, and now in old age | WWII captain, corporal end up in same adult home  Fire breaks out in South Boston church  More City/Region		ADVERTISEMENT   Find Local Stores and Services Boston.com's new Local Business Search uses the power of Google to help you find businesses and professionals in your home town. Tree service Dermatologists Ninety-Nine Restaurant Toys  Search anything else
Christmas was a riot | Ever long for a traditional New England Christmas? Be careful what you wish for.  Hog the ball, kid | The case for selfishness in an egalitarian sport  THE WORD: The ‘female’ question | Or should it be ‘woman’?  UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE: Turkey on the brain | Surprising insights from the social sciences  Q&A: Finance minister | Hedge fund executive and ordained clergyman Mark Hostetter weighs the morality of the financial system  More Ideas  Island of extremes | Earth, wind, and fire made the Big Island and keep it exotic  Maui: Hikers, artists, banyans, and onions all thrive here  The fruits of their labors make interesting vintages  Sea and sky look state of the art in an aquarium built on science  It’s never too late to find a gift that will make someone happy to be a traveler  More Travel  A new spin on retail | Legacy Place uses attractions to defy the odds during a downturn  Where old-fashioned customer service meets edgy technology  CONSUMER ALERT: Subscription firm has history of difficulties  INNOVATION ECONOMY: Start-ups aim to help you learn a language without breaking the bank  ETIQUETTE AT WORK: Staff perplexed by the boss’s response to Boss’s Day lunch  More Business  Globe critics outline the best CDs of 2009  CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: Taking Duchamp’s legacy for a spin  Women on the verge of someone else's nervous breakdown | The glamorous stars of 'Nine' on what it's like to play a wife, a muse, a mistress -- and a whore  ARCHITECTURE: Expanded convention center must do more than get bigger  A singular man | Tom Ford shows why he fashioned himself a filmmaker  More Living  More Arts  GLOBE EDITORIAL: Don’t succumb to status quo; turn failing schools around  GLOBE EDITORIAL: Teenage aspirations at the commuter rail  GLOBE EDITORIAL: Lackey: Welcome to the neighborhood  JOAN VENNOCHI: Brown’s biggest foe: Bay State’s blue streak  JEFF JACOBY: Israel’s deadly mistakes  NEAL GABLER: Mr. President, where is the passion?  DAN WASSERMAN: Peripheral Vision  More Editorial/Opinion