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Editorial

  • Editorial

    Let's get smarter

    Updated: August 17, 2020

    When weighed against countries where higher education is highly prioritized, and mostly free, our system is mediocre.

    Updated: August 17, 2020
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Schools must be top priority now

    Updated: August 3, 2020

    Today, with a summer surge across much of the country, the reality is settling in the coronavirus will be with us well into next year, even if the aggressive development of a vaccine is completed this winter.

    Updated: August 3, 2020
  • Letter from the editor

    Remember, we need to take this seriously

    Brad Kane Updated: August 3, 2020

    If we are going to get to a full-throated reopening, we first must get the pandemic under control.

    Brad Kane Updated: August 3, 2020
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Stay the course on the phased Mass. reopening

    Updated: July 6, 2020

    For businesses out there still closed under Gov. Charlie Baker’s March 24 shutdown order, we feel your pain.

    Updated: July 6, 2020
  • Letter from the Editor

    The WooSox’s first season should be 2022

    Brad Kane July 6, 2020

    When officials from the City of Worcester and the Pawtucket Red Sox gleefully announced in August 2018 the minor league baseball team would move to the Canal District, the planned inaugural season of 2021 seemed like a long way off. Now, it is just

    Brad Kane July 6, 2020
  • Letter from WBJ's Publisher & Editor

    A letter from WBJ: Picking up the fight against institutional racism

    Peter Stanton and Brad Kane Updated: June 22, 2020

    The killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, filmed for us all to witness, was truly horrific. The nation, and for that matter the world, has borne witness to the senselessness of his death, and responded with a call to

    Peter Stanton and Brad Kane Updated: June 22, 2020
  • Editorial

    Editorial: Don’t be left on the sidelines

    Updated: June 22, 2020

    In times of crisis, both the economy and people’s way of thinking can undergo a paradigm shift. For nimble business owners, it is important to recognize these shifts, change with the times, and even stay ahead of the curve in order to ensure your

    Updated: June 22, 2020
  • Editorial

    Businesses now must become COVID enforcers

    Updated: June 8, 2020

    Massachusetts has reached the second phase of Gov. Charlie Baker’s economic reopening plan, where it is once again acceptable for restaurants to open their dining rooms and for hotels to accept guests.

    Updated: June 8, 2020
  • Editorial

    Keep innovating, even after the coronavirus pandemic ends

    Updated: May 11, 2020

    Leveraging technology to get the job done has been critical to many organizations. Two months ago remote working was not widespread in our region, being offered by most firms only in limited situations.

    Updated: May 11, 2020
  • Letter from the Editor

    We should all keep taking this seriously

    Brad Kane May 11, 2020

    Two things are becoming abundantly clear: 1) The coronavirus pandemic is still growing; and 2) People are becoming more impatient with a closed down economy.

    Brad Kane May 11, 2020
  • Letter from the Editor

    Let’s not put the world back exactly like it was

    Brad Kane April 27, 2020

    While we try to fix all that has gone wrong in the world, we should take a moment to examine the opportunities the pandemic has forced upon us, and then decide how to incorporate any improvements into our post-pandemic lives.

    Brad Kane April 27, 2020
  • Editorial

    Immigrants are important to the fabric of the Central Mass. community

    Updated: April 27, 2020

    Now we find ourselves in hunker down mode, facing a much higher unemployment rate on the other side of this crisis. But does that mean we should shut off that engine of growth for the region? We don’t think so.

    Updated: April 27, 2020
  • Editorial

    Congress needs to expand $349B small business bailout program

    Updated: April 13, 2020

    As businesses desperately need this funding to stay afloat in the coronavirus crisis, Congress must work together to bolster the program, as $349 billion clearly will not be enough.

    Updated: April 13, 2020
  • From the Editor

    Fix healthcare funding for the future

    Brad Kane Updated: April 13, 2020

    Dr. Eric Dickson didn’t pull any punches during our interview on April 3 for WBJ’s podcast. The president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care said unless something is done to help fix the Central Massachusetts’ hospital system’s finances, the

    Brad Kane Updated: April 13, 2020
  • From the Editor

    At least we’re all taking this seriously

    Brad Kane Updated: March 30, 2020

    Now, our focus needs to remain on stemming the spread of disease and making sure healthcare professionals have all the resources they need to help those infected by it.

    Brad Kane Updated: March 30, 2020
  • Editorial

    New government loan program for small business lends a hand, promises some forgiveness

    March 27, 2020

    “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.”

    March 27, 2020