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Editorial
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Central Mass. needs Opportunity Zone investments
Updated: February 3, 2020If a developer was to pick an underutilized Worcester commercial property to revitalize and make his or her mark on the city, the 24-story Worcester Plaza would be a good choice.
Updated: February 3, 2020 
From the EditorWorcester’s buzz has to turn into substance
January 20, 2020As much as hype can build up momentum, you can’t take it to the bank. Eventually, the sizzle needs the steak.
January 20, 2020- Editorial
Running the numbers on the WooSox deal
Updated: January 20, 2020A better measure for judging project success than the tax revenues from properties near the new stadium would be the overall municipal tax revenues rising at a healthy pace.
Updated: January 20, 2020 - Editorial
UMass Memorial's Dickson proves he is worth $2.3M
Updated: January 6, 2020It is easy to scoff at the $2.3 million in total compensation made by Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, and say he is overpaid.
Updated: January 6, 2020 
From the EditorThe new U.S. immigration policy is just so stupid
December 9, 2019The U.S. can’t continue to have the world’s No. 1 economy with the world’s No. 3 population size without relying on outsiders coming in to help.
December 9, 2019- Editorial
Massachusetts must be national leader on immigration
Updated: December 9, 2019In order to become a state where immigrants want to pursue the American dream, Massachusetts needs to do more than hang a Welcome sign on its front door.
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From the Editor
The jobless heroes of a dead sports blog
Updated: November 25, 2019Oct. 30, 2019 marked a profound and great day in the history of American ideals, which left the heroes at the center of this story unemployed.
Updated: November 25, 2019 - Editorial
Massachusetts needs to lean into public transit
Updated: November 25, 2019As state legislators go behind closed doors to understand the issue better before arriving at a comprehensive strategy, we urge them to consider a solution placing high priority on public transit.
Updated: November 25, 2019 - Editorial
Outsiders have Worcester trending up
Updated: October 28, 2019In October, two of the three tallest buildings in Worcester, a couple blocks from each other on Main Street, were sold to investors from Boston and Los Angeles, indicating the growing level of interest in the market from outside the region will
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From the Editor
Because I have an awesome wife
Updated: October 28, 2019A frequent question/statement I get from people once they start to know me is, “How do you do it all?” or “I don’t know how you do it.”
Updated: October 28, 2019 - Editorial
Implementing education reform will be the real challenge
October 14, 2019Massachusetts appears headed in the right direction toward closing the achievement gap in its public schools, as the state Senate passed the $1.5-billion Student Opportunity Act earlier this month. The House takes up the bill next, with Gov.
October 14, 2019 - Editorial
Worcester could be a craft beer town
September 30, 2019In 2018, craft brewers made up 13% of all beer made in the U.S., up a percentage point from 2016.
That’s good for $28 billion in revenues split among the country’s 7,000+ craft breweries.
September 30, 2019 
From the editorAll of my favorite restaurants have closed
September 27, 2019Restaurant patrons like me are good to pay the bills, but we will never fork over enough money consistently for high-quality restaurants like cover subject Jared Forman’s deadhorse hill to open en masse around the city.
September 27, 2019- Editorial
The next generation of leadership
September 16, 2019Back in March, we wrote in this space about how pending retirements among longtime CEOs and executive directors at more than a dozen key businesses and nonprofits like Edward M.
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From the editor
A recession will come, eventually
September 13, 2019Back in September 2008 when I was young and invincible (and stupid), I decided to leave my steady reporting job at the Naples Daily News in Florida to be a freelance correspondent for the Boston Globe, fulfilling a dream of writing for a major
September 13, 2019 Help ease traffic congestion
September 2, 2019Left unchecked, the rush hour problem will only grow, especially as more people commute from affordable communities in far-flung suburbs to economic centers like Worcester and Boston.
September 2, 2019
