It is not a mystery why Worcester Police Chief Steve Sargent is emboldened to, repeatedly, deny institutional racism in his department. He and his department are the foot soldiers...
WORCESTER’S PASSIVE EMPATHY
"It was wrong what they did, and I will continue pushing them to see that what I am saying is right."Andrew Harris, before his death...
PEOPLE ARE NOT CORPORATIONS TOO
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HOW FAR HAVE WE COME…
John Lewis, foreground, being beaten by a state trooper during the voting rights march in Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965.Credit...Associated Press How far have...
NOT BLACK ENOUGH
City Councilor Sean Rose not black enough, a community member says. Recently, a “prominent” member of the black community dissed City Councilor Sean Rose by...
IN MEMORY OF EDNA SPENCER
This is my column on Ms. Spencer upon her retirement from Worcester State College in 2010. She passed July 7. If, in the course of...
WALK IN THE SUPERINTENDENT’S SHOES
Superintendent Maureen BiniendaWorcester Public Schools Dates to keep in mind. The Worcester Public School closed March 13, with the expectation of returning April 6 On...
THE EMPATHY CEILING
We care about you, but there are other priorities at the moment... The mandated shutdown of the Worcester public schools was an understandable move in...
WALK IN THE SUPERINTENDENT’S SHOES
Superintendent Maureen BiniendaWorcester Public Schools Dates to keep in mind. The Worcester Public School closed March 13, with the expectation of returning April 6 On...
COVID-19 and the Rich/Poor Divide
The Coronavirus Poses Some of the Gravest Risks to Poor Students and Their Families. The coronavirus is highlighting communities’ equity imbalance in some chilling ways....
THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE
Doubling Down on the School-to-Prison Pipeline in Worcester. In 2012, the ACLU in collaboration with Citizens for Juvenile Justice released a report, “ARRESTED FUTURES,” that...
THE CHANGING OF THE GUARDS
WHERE TO VOTE The School Committee The School Committee, with the exception of a couple members, one of whom is not running for re-election, has...
THE WEJA REPORT CARD
Grading The School Committee Candidates The Worcester Education Justice Alliance (WEJA) has given each school committee candidate a letter grade. Who They Are WEJA is...
WORCESTER’S PASSIVE EMPATHY
"It was wrong what they did, and I will continue pushing them to see that what I am saying is right."Andrew Harris, before his death...
THE THIN BLUE LINE
Police officers Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson took a selfie inside the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection. The right IN ONE DAY took the f*****...
THE PATRIOTS
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, left, and team owner Robert Kraft, right, present a football helmet to President Donald Trump during a 2017 celebration...
TELL THE PEOPLE THE TRUTH
Trumpers storming the Capitol Wednesday/Win Mcnamee/Getty Images Clive McFarlane The sight of Trump loyalists storming the U.S. Capitol might have been shocking but their intention—to...
PEOPLE ARE NOT CORPORATIONS TOO
Sherry Stanley's fight to save her home “It’s a nightmare...”Sherry Stanley Clive McFarlane Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor and Republican presidential nominee, once reminded us...
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A paper wasp nest at Greenhill Park. Photo by Marie Roger-Wright. The Retreat I sat and watched a man Wednesday search the fallen soldiers' names...
THE THIN BLUE LINE
Police officers Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson took a selfie inside the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection. The right IN ONE DAY took the f*****...
THE PATRIOTS
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, left, and team owner Robert Kraft, right, present a football helmet to President Donald Trump during a 2017 celebration...
TELL THE PEOPLE THE TRUTH
Trumpers storming the Capitol Wednesday/Win Mcnamee/Getty Images Clive McFarlane The sight of Trump loyalists storming the U.S. Capitol might have been shocking but their intention—to...
A CHANCE TO BEGIN AGAIN
Clive McFarlane Trump had to go if there was a sliver of a chance to save our democracy. He is gone, thanks not to congress...
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WORCESTER’S PASSIVE EMPATHY
"It was wrong what they did, and I will continue pushing them to see that what I am saying is right."Andrew Harris, before his death...
THE THIN BLUE LINE
Police officers Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson took a selfie inside the U.S. Capitol during the insurrection. The right IN ONE DAY took the f*****...
THE PATRIOTS
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, left, and team owner Robert Kraft, right, present a football helmet to President Donald Trump during a 2017 celebration...
TELL THE PEOPLE THE TRUTH
Trumpers storming the Capitol Wednesday/Win Mcnamee/Getty Images Clive McFarlane The sight of Trump loyalists storming the U.S. Capitol might have been shocking but their intention—to...
PEOPLE ARE NOT CORPORATIONS TOO
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