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Editorial
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Let's get smarter
Updated: August 17, 2020When 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, 2020Today, 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 editorRemember, we need to take this seriously
Updated: August 3, 2020If we are going to get to a full-throated reopening, we first must get the pandemic under control.
Updated: August 3, 2020- Editorial
Editorial: Stay the course on the phased Mass. reopening
Updated: July 6, 2020For businesses out there still closed under Gov. Charlie Baker’s March 24 shutdown order, we feel your pain.
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Letter from the Editor
The WooSox’s first season should be 2022
July 6, 2020When 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
July 6, 2020 
Letter from WBJ's Publisher & EditorA letter from WBJ: Picking up the fight against institutional racism
Updated: June 22, 2020The 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
Updated: June 22, 2020- Editorial
Editorial: Don’t be left on the sidelines
Updated: June 22, 2020In 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, 2020Massachusetts 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, 2020Leveraging 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
May 11, 2020Two things are becoming abundantly clear: 1) The coronavirus pandemic is still growing; and 2) People are becoming more impatient with a closed down economy.
May 11, 2020 -
Letter from the Editor
Let’s not put the world back exactly like it was
April 27, 2020While 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.
April 27, 2020 - Editorial
Immigrants are important to the fabric of the Central Mass. community
Updated: April 27, 2020Now 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, 2020As 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
Updated: April 13, 2020Dr. 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
Updated: April 13, 2020 -
From the Editor
At least we’re all taking this seriously
Updated: March 30, 2020Now, 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.
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
