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Editorial

  • EDITORIAL

    What it takes to lead a college

    May 15, 2017

    The pressure on all college presidents to forge a path to sustainable success is significant, and even more so for those leading private institutions.

    May 15, 2017
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    Reliant acquisition helps doctors, healthcare costs over long term

    May 1, 2017

    With Reliant's potential sale – its board is voting on May 9 – fears over the ceding of local control need to be balanced with the realities of a changing healthcare industry: costs must come down and providers must find further efficiencies.

    May 1, 2017
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    Do not eschew the green economy

    April 17, 2017

    While the clean economy has insulation against President Donald Trump's policies aimed to loosen environmental enforcement, there are still reasons for concern.

    April 17, 2017
  • Editorial

    Giving manufacturers respect

    April 3, 2017

    For too long, our manufacturing community has suffered – like Rodney Dangerfield – from not enough respect.

    April 3, 2017
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    Editorial: Striking while the iron is hot

    March 20, 2017

    Much work remains, but today's momentum in Worcester is real, and it bodes well for the entire region.

    March 20, 2017
  • EDITORIAL

    The opioid crisis hits home

    March 6, 2017

    In the past, it has been a lot easier to feel the six degrees of separation from you when it came to the sordid world of heroin addicts, dirty needles and hard drugs.

    March 6, 2017
  • Editorial

    Does the state have $300M hidden in a mattress somewhere?

    February 20, 2017

    We don't see Charlie Baker winning any Conservative of the Year awards at the next Republican National Convention, but it still was jarring to see the Massachusetts governor propose what amounted to a MassHealth bailout tax on companies of more than

    February 20, 2017
  • Editorial

    The growth of for-profit health care

    February 6, 2017

    Any business offering a similar at a lower price will almost always succeed in the marketplace. Sure, mitigating factors like taxes, regulation and global competition can throw a company off-track; but for services inherently local – like health

    February 6, 2017
  • EDITORIAL

    Adding the steak to Worcester's sizzle

    January 23, 2017

    Worcester's restaurants – both the old and the new – have created a palpable buzz, with foodies and chefs from Boston and New York City taking notice. This food renaissance represents not only a big leap forward in branding for city, but it's also

    January 23, 2017
  • Editorial

    Make minimum wage increases regional

    January 9, 2017

    While we're a high-cost state, not every region of Massachusetts has the same cost of living.

    January 9, 2017
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    Helping those left behind

    December 5, 2016

    How the federal government will go about raising the prospects for those left behind, or at least evening the playing field a little, remains to be seen.

    December 5, 2016
  • Editorial

    Worcester’s split tax rate doesn’t add up

    November 21, 2016

    Even with a boom of development, the city must move towards a single tax rate to keep the momentum.

    November 21, 2016
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    Patience, persistence led to South Worcester Industrial Park success

    November 7, 2016

    The recent announcement that the South Worcester Industrial Park was fully sold capped off decades of work by city officials – including a rotating list of city councilors who took up the mantle of the 11-acre former brownfield site year after year.

    November 7, 2016
  • Editorial

    On the ballot: yea for slots, nay for marijuana and charter schools

    October 24, 2016

    Taking a stance on ballot measures 1, 2 and 4.

    October 24, 2016
  • Editorial

    A bold, smart step forward for solar incentive programs

    October 10, 2016

    At the end of September, the state unveiled its latest solar incentive program that would replace the SREC (solar renewable energy credit) program, get rid of the need to constantly raise the net-metering caps, and seemingly do away with the problem

    October 10, 2016
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    Preparing for the ups and downs

    September 26, 2016

    You don't need to be a weather wonk to recognize that in the last several years the weather has become increasingly erratic and businesses must prepare.

    September 26, 2016