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Opinion

  • VIEWPOINT

    Viewpoint: Incubators need local support

    Joe Bush July 24, 2017

    The strength of an incubator is the community it supports and the engagement of strategic partners, entrepreneurs and mentors.

    Joe Bush July 24, 2017
  • Viewpoint

    Trust your business to vetted car services

    Brian Hogan July 24, 2017

    The best place to start with any discussion about Uber is the company's terms & conditions statement.

    Brian Hogan July 24, 2017
  • VIEWPOINT

    Protect mental health employment services

    Ken Bates June 26, 2017

    Work is more than a paycheck. This is especially true for people struggling with mental illness and/or addiction.

    Ken Bates June 26, 2017
  • VIEWPOINT

    Embrace the fiduciary rule

    Christopher P. Provo June 12, 2017

    The writer responds to a May 15 column, "Avoid the Fiduciary Rule" by Nichols College Professor Christine Beaudin.

    Christopher P. Provo June 12, 2017
  • VIEWPOINT

    New beer laws needed this saison

    Rob Burns May 29, 2017

    Antiquated franchise regulations are holding the craft beer industry in Massachusetts captive.

    Rob Burns May 29, 2017
  • VIEWPOINT

    Avoid the fiduciary rule

    Christine Beaudin And Robert B. Kuppenheimer May 15, 2017

    Changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) were scheduled to take effect this month, although President Trump's executive order has postponed their implementation and required the U.S Department of Labor to revisit the rules.

    Christine Beaudin And Robert B. Kuppenheimer May 15, 2017
  • The importance of talking about sexual assault

    Tracy Casey May 15, 2017

    Since 2011, Anna Maria College has been raising awareness about sexual assault and helping our community break the silence.

    Tracy Casey May 15, 2017
  • VIEWPOINT

    Mass. needs sales tax holiday

    Bill Rennie May 1, 2017

    While we continue to fight at the federal level and in the courts for national sales tax parity, the Sales Tax Holiday at least levels the playing field for a short 48 hours.

    Bill Rennie May 1, 2017
  • Publisher's Note

    What it takes to be “The Best”

    Peter Stanton April 17, 2017

    Why "Best of" lists can be problematic.

    Peter Stanton April 17, 2017
  • Viewpoint

    Opinion: Worcester's women entrepreneurs need to stop sailing solo

    Amy Lynn Chase April 3, 2017

    You're going to need your crew to stay afloat. Trust me.

    Amy Lynn Chase April 3, 2017
  • VIEWPOINT

    Mass. needs to update alcohol laws

    Deborah B. Goldberg March 20, 2017

    Our state's alcohol statutes, which were put in place in 1933, lack the cohesiveness that businesses and the ABCC require to operate efficiently and effectively.

    Deborah B. Goldberg March 20, 2017
  • VIEWPOINT

    Mass. should wait on $2K business healthcare assessment

    Eileen Mcanneny March 20, 2017

    Quite simply, the fair share assessment is the wrong solution for taming growth in MassHealth, which now insures almost 2 million residents or 30 percent of the commonwealth's total population.

    Eileen Mcanneny March 20, 2017
  • VIEWPOINT

    Mass. needs carbon pollution fees

    Kate Galbo March 6, 2017

    Among the concerns of human rights and security, President Donald Trump and his Cabinet picks are doing little to continue the progress we've made for low-cost efficiency and local clean energy.

    Kate Galbo March 6, 2017
  • Central Mass. economic forecast: a high schooler perspective

    Nicholas Decastro February 22, 2017

    Seven students from Maynard High School attended WBJ's Economic Forecast forum, and one junior reported back his impressions from the event talking about global and national growth in 2017.

    Nicholas Decastro February 22, 2017
  • Viewpoint

    Worcester needs commuter rail investments

    Timothy P. Murray February 20, 2017

    As we come off the high of the Patriots capturing their fifth Super Bowl, I am reminded of the quote from one of my heroes, Vincent Lombardi, who said, “Inches make a champion.”

    Timothy P. Murray February 20, 2017
  • VIEWPOINT

    Give craft brewers distribution flexibility

    John J. Mahoney February 6, 2017

    With more than 110 craft breweries in Massachusetts providing nearly 3,400 jobs between brewing and distributing, the industry in our state is burgeoning.

    John J. Mahoney February 6, 2017