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Editorial

  • Editorial

    Courthouse deal: Wrong turn avoided

    April 13, 2015

    Sometimes, government moves slowly.

    April 13, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    Thankfully, we folded our hand on casinos

    March 30, 2015

    As Massachusetts edges closer to the opening of its first gambling facility later this year, the Plainville slots parlor, Connecticut lawmakers want to up the ante to counter the Bay State's declaration of “economic war” by competing directly

    March 30, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    Developers’ interest in Worcester a positive step

    March 30, 2015

    With their recently announced agreement to sell the old Worcester County Courthouse, officials in Worcester have removed a large obstacle toward the city's goal of giving the downtown area new life. Recent announcements of several developments move

    March 30, 2015
  • Editorial

    Baker's first budget helps chart course for more growth

    March 16, 2015

    When a new governor takes office, the first budget offers a clear picture of the spending priorities and focal points of the new administration.

    March 16, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    MBTA's woes put Baker in a tough spot

    March 2, 2015

    The MBTA is slowly restoring its service to levels that the system's riders had experienced before the first blizzard struck on Jan. 27. But restoring the public trust in the transit system will take much longer.

    March 2, 2015
  • Editorial

    Staples, Office Depot and the changing face of retail

    February 16, 2015

    The recent announcement that Staples, of Framingham, will buy its chief rival, Office Depot underscores the increasing power of electronic commerce, the changing habits of American consumers and the challenge some specialty retailers face in

    February 16, 2015
  • Editorial

    Worcester would be ideal spot for Bruins' minor-league team

    February 2, 2015

    (Editor's Note: This online edition of our editorial from the Feb.

    February 2, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    Cape Wind's cloudy future

    January 19, 2015

    The recent announcement by two of Massachusetts' largest utilities — National Grid and Northeast Utilities — to pull out of the Cape Wind project is a serious setback to the estimated $2.6 billion undertaking.

    January 19, 2015
  • EDITORIAL

    Central Mass. can play a role in Boston Games

    January 19, 2015

    What are the chances Boston will host the Olympic Games in 2024?

    January 19, 2015
  • Editorial

    Ted Coghlin: 1935-2014

    January 5, 2015

    As we age, many of us wonder what kind of legacy we'll leave, what kind of difference we will have made in the world or in our communities. The hundreds who stood in line at the wake of Edwin B.

    January 5, 2015
  • Editorial

    Patrick's business legacy

    January 5, 2015

    Political leaders usually campaign with great fervor on economic growth.

    January 5, 2015
  • These numbers can erase that ‘Grinch-y’ feeling

    December 8, 2014

    No one likes to enter the holiday season in a foul mood. The change in the weather and the disappearing daylight are enough to keep you down in December.

    December 8, 2014
  • Editorial: Worcester council should narrow tax-rate gap again

    November 24, 2014

    Worcester city councilors next week are expected to hold their annual tax classification hearing, and the business community is again lobbying to shrink the gap between the residential and commercial/industrial rates. The council has done that in

    November 24, 2014
  • EDITORIAL: Baker’s business checklist

    November 10, 2014

    It was a closer race than expected, but in the end, much of the business community got the governor it wanted with the election of Charlie Baker, putting a Republican in the corner office after eight years under Deval Patrick.

    November 10, 2014
  • Health care’s roller-coaster ride into the future

    October 27, 2014

    Progress can be frustratingly slow in the health care industry.

    October 27, 2014
  • Repeal the casino law? Yes, but not completely

    September 29, 2014

    When the Legislature pushed through the 2011 bill that expanded casino gambling in Massachusetts, it did so under the backdrop of an economy still struggling to its feet following a devastating recession.

    September 29, 2014