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Opinion
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Student visas revoked
Updated: April 21, 2025The President Donald Trump Administration has been revoking international student visas as part of its broader crackdown on immigration since Trump assumed office in January. Hundreds of students, including 16 in Worcester, have had zero explanation
Updated: April 21, 2025
OpinionViewpoint: DCU Center connects people, strengthens Worcester's economy
Updated: April 21, 2025The results of our April economic impact study reaffirm what we and so many others have long known: the DCU Center is a powerful engine for Worcester’s economy.
Updated: April 21, 2025
OpinionViewpoint: Don’t tax endowments; invest in Worcester’s students instead
April 15, 2025Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty recently proposed taxing university endowments. Rosanna Garcia of Worcester Polytechnic Institute suggests a scholarship fund for Worcester residents would be a better solution.
April 15, 2025
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Soaring energy costs
Updated: April 7, 2025New England’s wholesale power prices rose 300% in February as state legislators make slow efforts to move toward renewable energy sources.
Updated: April 7, 2025
OpinionViewpoint: Don't overlook nonprofit home health care
Updated: April 7, 2025As the primary care workforce is shrinking due to an aging physician population and fewer new doctors entering the field, home health care can help bridge this gap and ensure patients receive essential services.
Updated: April 7, 2025-
OpinionViewpoint: Don't let big cannabis crush small business
Updated: March 24, 2025Three members of the Massachusetts Cannabis Equity Council argue the state should keep current limits on the amount of cannabis business licenses one person or entity can possess.
Updated: March 24, 2025
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Falling business confidence
Updated: March 24, 2025In February, the Massachusetts Business Confidence Index fell 5.2 points, representing the largest over-the-month drop since the COVID pandemic. The Associated Industries of Massachusetts said the state's sudden confidence decline is due to
Updated: March 24, 2025
OpinionGuest column: Reawaken your courage
Updated: March 10, 2025Worcester, we must reawaken the traits of good leaders born during COVID. Employees and clients are feeling betrayed by organizations taking back commitments. Reawaken your courage, curiosity, commitment, conscientiousness, and empathy.
Updated: March 10, 2025
OpinionViewpoint: A love letter to my small business friends
Updated: March 10, 2025To our city leadership: We plead with you to support these spaces and the humans behind them.
Updated: March 10, 2025
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: GOP healthcare cuts
Updated: March 10, 2025Republicans in Congress, along with the Trump Administration, have suggested $880 billion in cuts over the next 10 years to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees Medicaid. Medicaid provides more than 70 million with
Updated: March 10, 2025
OpinionViewpoint: Work together to shape AI
Updated: February 24, 2025Opportunities for AI in social good extend beyond health. Human-centered AI design utilizes deep learning to foster fair workplaces, enabling supervisors to address employee mistreatment while empowering workers to advocate for better wages and
Updated: February 24, 2025
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Center for Women & Enterprise lays off director
Updated: February 24, 2025In early February, Racquel Knight, director of Worcester-based Center for Women & Enterprise Central MA, was laid off along with the four other directors of New England's CWEs. Gaby King Morse, CEO and president of CWE, cited the President
Updated: February 24, 2025
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Cannabis commission suspends whistleblower
Updated: February 10, 2025On Jan. 6, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission placed Business Operations Manager Meghan Dube on paid administrative leave. Dube had spoken to WBJ regarding systematic issues within the agency, with her thoughts featured in WBJ's
Updated: February 10, 2025
OpinionViewpoint: Put higher ed in prisons
Updated: February 10, 2025People often refer to support for justice-impacted individuals as a second chance at opportunity and employment. Such chances are critical to expanding work experience, skill development, and economic mobility.
Updated: February 10, 2025
OpinionViewpoint: Two types of philanthropy
Updated: January 27, 2025A cryptic e-mail arrived in my inbox in early November of 2020: “I support the efforts of a philanthropist who is interested in contributing to the United Way of Central Massachusetts. I was hoping to schedule a quick follow-up call to discuss next
Updated: January 27, 2025
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Coney Island's iconic upgrade
Updated: January 27, 2025Worcester hot dog restaurant George’s Coney Island announced it has embarked on a months-long endeavor to renovate to its iconic 85-year-old neon sign.
Updated: January 27, 2025
