Category: Op-ed
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WHAT'S NEEDED TO RAISE THOSE SCIENCE SCORES
Dr. Edward E. Thomas Jr., a physics professor who is a product of the V.I. public and private school systems, says low…
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WHAT'S NEEDED TO RAISE THOSE SCIENCE SCORES
Dr. Edward E. Thomas Jr., a physics professor who is a product of the V.I. public and private school systems, says low…
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NEOFASCISM — THE TERRORIST ENEMY WITHIN
While America concentrates its firepower on Islamic fundamentalism as the root of terrorism, Source contributor Malik Sekou writes, homegrown neofascists are violently…
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HALLOWEEN NOW; CARNIVALS NEXT?
Applying the criteria the governor invoked in canceling the annual PTA Halloween party at Sibilly School, Source editor Jean Etsinger writes, he…
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MAKE YEAR OF FEW TOURISTS A YEAR OF CHANGE
Source columnist Frank Schneiger says the territory, through private-sector expertise and federal funding, should utilize the coming year of few tourists as…
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MAKE YEAR OF FEW TOURISTS A YEAR OF CHANGE
Source columnist Frank Schneiger says the territory, through private-sector expertise and federal funding, should utilize the coming year of few tourists as…
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MAKE YEAR OF FEW TOURISTS A YEAR OF CHANGE
Source columnist Frank Schneiger says the territory, through private-sector expertise and federal funding, should utilize the coming year of few tourists as…
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U.S. POLICY ON TERRORISM NEEDS RETHINKING
Malik Sekou writes that the leadership of the United States must think through its foreign policy on "international terrorism" in the Middle…
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REACHING AND TEACHING CAN END TERRORISM
Local civil engineer and international volunteer Greg Miller says the First World has the technological capability to reach all peoples and teach…
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LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM NEW YORK
Source columnist Frank Schneiger says the tragedy at the World Trade Center holds lessons for the Virgin Islands — about a sense…
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A WALK ON THE NEWLY WILD SIDE OF WASHINGTON
Washington, D.C., resident Kris Benjamin, whose childhood was spent in the Virgin Islands, says the terrorists did not hit the World Trade…
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DANES DISGUSTED BY ATTACKS, FEAR WAR
Native Virgin Islander Charles Balch, who moved just a few weeks ago to Denmark, reports on reaction there to the terrorist attacks…
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LASHING OUT IS NOT A SOLUTION
Former congressional press secretary Tony Swanick, writing from St. Croix on Tuesday's terrorist attacks, recalls the Oklahoma City bombing and cautions people…
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LAWS THAT AREN'T RESPECTED CAN'T BE ENFORCED
Former V.I. police officer J.J. Estemac says the current crime wave has been a long time coming, and the governor's "political strategy…
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MARINA, OR FUNCTIONING SALT POND?
After being denied 13 years ago, a request for a permit to build a marina at Benner Bay Pond has resurfaced. Biologist…
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THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD
Richard Brown says seldom do we view the fatherhood issue through the eyes of the children. Herein he offers us a child's…
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START SEARCH FOR A VIABLE ECONOMY AT HOME
UVI history and political science faculty member Malik Sekou says there are economic development lessons to be learned from far-away lands, and…
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VIEQUES CLOSURE COULD START RIPPLE EFFECT
Jan S. Bogart, an employee at the St. Croix Underwater Tracking Range, says the closure of the Vieques bombing range could be…
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HOW ABOUT A PROBLEM-SOLVING SUMMIT?
"Summits" are a dime a dozen these days, Source contributor Frank Schneiger writes, and it isn't clear what will come of the…
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HOW ABOUT A PROBLEM-SOLVING SUMMIT?
"Summits" are a dime a dozen these days, Source contributor Frank Schneider writes, and it isn't clear what will come of the…
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'CYCLE OF CHANGE' IN THE VI ISN’T CHANGING
Sen. Adelbert Bryan’s recent Draft Sustainable Plan points to an inherent problem with our local politics.
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SINGAPORE COULD BE IDEAL MODEL FOR SENATOR
Former vice president of the League of Women Bruce Potter says there is something Sen. Bryan may have missed in using Singapore…
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TOURISM WEB OVERPRICING IS ALL TOO TYPICAL
Local information technology professional Terence A. Thomas gives his estimates for getting a Tourism website up and running — and they don't…
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TOURISM WEB OVERPRICING IS ALL TOO TYPICAL
Local information technology professional Terence A. Thomas gives his estimates for getting a Tourism website up and running — and they don't…
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GETTING RIGHT TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Source contributor Catherine Mills doesn't believe in "talking her business in the street." And she didn't use to believe in exercise or…
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GETTING RIGHT TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Source contributor Catherine Mills doesn't believe in "talking her business in the street." And she didn't use to believe in exercise or…
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GOT MILK? SINCE WHEN? DOES IT MATTER?
Licensing and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Andrew Rutnik says where competition is concerned, the ultimate decision lies with the consumer, no matter how…
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GOT MILK? SINCE WHEN? DOES IT MATTER?
Licensing and Consumer Affairs Commissioner Andrew Rutnik says where competition is concerned, the ultimate decision lies with the consumer, no matter how…
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SENATE LIKE A BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
Source columnist Frank Schneiger wonders where the good guys are who will stop the rapidly forming kleptocracy in the Senate.
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HOW FATHERS FIT IN?
Finishing his first year of teaching high school, Richard L. Brown has a test — for his students and everyone else –…