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Opinion
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: The housing market makes no sense
Updated: June 2, 2025In April, Central Massachusetts experienced an increase in home sales, yet those sale prices continue to trend upward. In Worcester County specifically, 460 homes were sold in April, representing a 5.7% increase from April 2024, while the median
Updated: June 2, 2025
OpinionViewpoint: Protecting the rule of law from attempts to weaken it
Updated: June 2, 2025Attempts to bypass the Constitution or to work around our justice system weaken its effectiveness. They erode the public’s trust in our leaders and our expectation of fairness in the courts. No one is above the law.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Templeton's first multifamily project in 25 years
Updated: May 5, 2025In May, construction will begin on Templeton's first multifamily development in 25 years. The project will convert a former public school building into the 54-unit Baldwin School Apartments.
Updated: May 5, 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
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: 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
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
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 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
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
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: 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
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: 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'sÂ
Updated: February 10, 2025
