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The war over peace
A decade after the 'Boston Miracle,' violent crime has again overtaken parts of the city. Can the miracle makers create a new peace? BY CHRIS FARAONE

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The war over peace

A decade after the 'Boston Miracle,' violent crime has again overtaken parts of the city. Can the miracle makers create a new peace?

Cease and desist
Operation Ceasefire brought peace to the streets, and then let it all slip away
Free speech for me, but not for thee
Freedom Watch
Massachusetts: You might be living in a red state if
31 signs that Scott Brown’s victory is changing the face of the commonwealth for the worse

This Just In

Photos: Howard Zinn and memorabilia

Zinn throughout the years and his many talents

Howard Zinn: 1922-2010
In Memoriam of the anti-war warrior
Orwell and Shakespeare in a Minute
Second-Hand Books Dept.
Boston teen in Haiti stranded without a country
Lost

Letters

Acid flashback

Letters to the Boston editor, February 5, 2010

Revenge of the Idiots
Letters to the Boston editor, January 29, 2010
Dane Cook does suck
Letters to the Boston editor, January 22, 2010
Building block
Letters to the Boston editor, January 15, 2010

The Editorial Page

Impeach John Roberts

The Chief Justice lied

Trying times for Obama
Tough times for the nation
Tea-bagger Brown triumphs
Obama must rally independents
Coakley for Senate
She has the talent and gumption to tackle the future

Media -- Dont Quote Me

Poor reception

Talk radio helped energize Scott Brown's Senate campaign. Will it doom the Democrats in 2010?

Brave new Globe?
With a new publisher and a bevy of edit changes, is the Boston Globe poised for a new chapter?
Covering a tragedy
How does a small local paper cover the world's biggest story?
Through a glass darkly
Forecasting the media year to come

Talking Politics

Bay State's top lobbyists

Talking Politics

Elephant in the Room
Massachusetts Republicans suddenly think this is their year — but if they shoot too high, they might fall hard
Disaster, then détente
Politically speaking, Hurricane Katrina this was not
How Brown won
While Massachusetts Democrats assess blame for who lost the Senate seat, the truth is that Scott Brown won it

Flashbacks

Stones arrive

Jagger as a hero-rapist

Swine fever: An evening with Hunter S. Thompson
Buy the ticket, take the ride
Fair Share?
Extending Benefits to Domestic Partners
The Rising Market of Comic Art
At the New York Comic Art Convention

Most Viewed

Most Emailed

Impeach John Roberts
The Chief Justice lied

Review: Dear John
Gonads and strife

V66 revisited
A new film looks fondly back on 'the poor man's MTV'

He's so insecure it's making me ill
Failure

The war over peace
A decade after the 'Boston Miracle,' violent crime has again overtaken parts of the city. Can the miracle makers create a new peace?

Impeach John Roberts
The Chief Justice lied

The war over peace
A decade after the 'Boston Miracle,' violent crime has again overtaken parts of the city. Can the miracle makers create a new peace?

Poor reception
Talk radio helped energize Scott Brown's Senate campaign. Will it doom the Democrats in 2010?

Dan’s Place
Comfort food in the wilds of West Greenwich

How birds got their songs
Film

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