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October 18, 2009	Page One   Sports   City | Region   Living | Arts   Business   Editorial | Opinion

Gap closes, but Menino well ahead | Poll suggests Flaherty made gains in popularity; Mayor resilient despite e-mail controversy  Secret Service strained as leaders face more threats | Report questions its role in financial investigations  A better diet, under wraps | Colleges shrink portions, sneak in healthy ingredients  Hold still, mummy, this won't hurt a bit | Scientists pull an ancient tooth for DNA, clues  More Globe Stories  BC 52, N.C. STATE 20: Wild day for Harris | His five TDs power Eagles past Wolfpack  HEAD OF THE CHARLES: Stroke of luck | Rowers Francia, Cafaro meld divergent skills into a championship duo  TITANS AT PATRIOTS, 4:15 P.M.: Patriots longing for a few big pass plays  DAN SHAUGHNESSY: When the ’89 Series left us all a little shaken  More Sports  The T takes a toll | The MBTA is a system cobbled together to serve a congested urban area, and that boosts expenses  YVONNE ABRAHAM: Beacon Hill’s 7 brave souls  Delivering doses of sweet harmony | Doctor-musicians play for patients  STARTS & STOPS: 10 Boston subway rides you should consider skipping  Drivers on the 'go' at City Hall Plaza | Kart race held for Boston Police Athletic League  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
Night of the census taker | Look out: Obama is sending his minions to your house. The deep history of a conspiracy theory.  LET US NOW PRAISE: The cliche | It’s concise, time-tested, and instantly familiar. What’s not to love?  UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE: The lying game | Surprising insights from the social sciences  THE WORD: Celebrate | The case for Dictionary Day  BRAINIAC: Bring back middlebrow! | Recent highlights from the Ideas blog  More Ideas  Capital come-ons | Shine and substance add allure to the Capitol, National Museum of American History, Ford’s Theatre  Heady mix heats up | Hotels, shops, restaurants, residences, and night life combine to develop a waterfront left fallow  Apps that keep you happy on the road  DESTINATIONS: Weather enough for you?  Promenade in parts | Harborwalk explores a waterfront Boston of old and new, work and play  More Travel  BALANCING ACTS: Sick, on the job | Nation’s health suffers as trying economic times ratchet stress up at work  INNOVATION ECONOMY: 10 cc's of technology, stat! | Symposium explores ways consumer devices can help us heal  BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE: The building blocks of new industries are missing  SPENDING SMART: Just the ticket for frugal foodies | High-dollar kitchen gadgets may look cool, but lower-cost substitutes can often fit the bill  ETIQUETTE AT WORK: Company can’t exclude some guests and not others from party  More Business  Opening nights, opening minds | Innovative new conductors in LA, NY challenge the BSO to do more  ‘Tomb 10A’ lets you look history right in the face  Putting me first | From Facebook to sitcoms, we are playing roles carefully crafted - by us  Making a name for himself | Colbert’s fans get - and prolong - the joke  Hollywood’s love affair with aviation has had its ups, downs  More Living  More Arts  GLOBE EDITORIAL: Rethink policy on river water - leave some for the fish  GLOBE EDITORIAL: To be or not to be in Lenox  GLOBE EDITORIAL: Obama: Pleasing China, at Dalai Lama’s expense  JEFF JACOBY: Something stinks, but it isn’t voters  JOAN VENNOCHI: No law school for UMass  MARK T. WILLIAMS: Open for the same risky business  CHARLES KLEEKAMP AND BARBARA HILL: A carbon tax, not a cap and trade  More Editorial/Opinion