Category: Op-ed
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TIME TO MAKE ENIGHED POND PROJECT A REALITY
Native St. Johnian Oswin Sewer says it is time to get the Enighed Pond project done, even if it takes barge fees…
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SENATORS WEARING TOO MANY HATS
The fundamental flaw in how the Virgin Islands' government is structured is that too much power is placed in the hands of…
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SENATORS WEARING TOO MANY HATS
According to five-time senator Bent Lawaetz, the fundamental flaw in how the Virgin Islands' government is structured is that too much power…
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REEFS' REAL ENEMIES: SEDIMENT, SEWAGE, APATHY
After listening to government officials and residents at a coral reef hearing, a local conservationist decides that fishing and overfishing are the…
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REEFS' REAL ENEMIES: SEDIMENT, SEWAGE, APATHY
After listening to government officials and residents at a coral reef hearing, a local conservationist decides that fishing and overfishing are the…
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REAUTHORIZE THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
St. Thomas attorney Tom Bolt says programs created under the act have helped countless women and children, and he urges Congress to…
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3 STEPS TO SUCCESS IN TALKS WITH AFT
The writer, from Silver Spring, Md., could not support Gov. Turnbull's proposal without adding three crucial elements necessary to the potential success…
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3 STEPS TO SUCCESS IN TALKS WITH AFT
The writer, from Silver Spring, Md., could not support Gov. Turnbull's proposal without adding three crucial elements necessary to the potential success…
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TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT TALKS WITH TEACHERS
In an open letter to the editorial board of the Virgin Islands Daily News, V.I. government Chief Negotiator Karen Andrews looks at…
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TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT TALKS WITH TEACHERS
In an open letter to the editorial board of the Virgin Islands Daily News, V.I. government Chief Negotiator Karen Andrews looks at…
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PESSIMISM: THE GREATEST DANGER
Frank Schneiger warns against letting pessimism rule, thereby allowing it to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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PESSIMISM: THE GREATEST DANGER
Frank Schneiger warns against letting pessimism rule, thereby allowing it to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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ROSELLO SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS CONVENTION TUESDAY
Lesley Comissiong reports from the National Democratic Convention that the Puerto Rico governor comes through like a trouper.
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ROSELLO SPEECH HIGHLIGHTS CONVENTION TUESDAY
At the National Democratic Convention in Los Angeles, Lesley Comissiong reports the Puerto Rico governor comes through like a trouper.
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A PEEK BACKSTAGE AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
St. Thomas native Lesley Comissiong, 24, is attending the National Democratic Convention in Los Angeles and offers a glimpse behind the scenes.
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WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY, AND HE IS US
A call for a new beginning from Rik Van Rensselaer in the wake of the WAPA deal's demise.
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WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY, AND HE IS US
In the wake of the WAPA deal's demise, a call for a new beginning from Rik Van Rensselaer.
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A VIEW OF THE BRIDGE
If the $300 million bond issue was supposed to be a "bridge," where's it going? Michael Bornn has an idea.
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A VIEW OF THE BRIDGE
If the $300 million bond issue was supposed to be a "bridge," where's it going? Michael Bornn has an idea.
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A VIEW OF THE BRIDGE
If the $300 million bond issue was supposed to be a "bridge," where's it going? Michael Bornn has an idea.
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The Internet
When a reader treid to see the latest Op-ed piece, he was thrown into the form to create one.
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MEDIA WATCH: WHAT'S NEW IS WHAT'S NEWS
Media Watch is a column by Source editor Jean Etsinger that looks behind the headlines and beyond the sound bites into the…
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PRIVATIZING WAPA: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME
Businessman Christopher Brathwaite says Virgin Islanders should jump at any reasonable offer to privatize the Water and Power Authority.
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MEDIA WATCH: THERE’S A LOT TO BE SAID ON TV
Media Watch is back: a column by Source editor Jean Etsinger that looks behind the headlines and beyond the sound bites into…
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RESEARCH SUPPORTS FILLING LINDBERGH BAY 'HOLE'
The top officials of Island Resources Foundation, which has been studying environmental issues in the Virgin Islands for three decades, say they…
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OLD P.O. IS IDEAL FOR CULTURAL TOURISM PROJECT
The precious old Post Office building in Christiansted's historic district, and the Alexander Theater in Sunday Market Square, should be earmarked for…
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MOMS' MARCH LEADS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Former V.I. resident Carlene "Tina" Jackson, District of Columbia coordinator for the Million Mom March against gun violence, describes how mothers and…
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THIS TALE OF DISIMPROVEMENT SOUND FAMILIAR?
Once upon a time, there was a community of happy people in the hills above Christian Town on the island of Saint…
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FUND RAISING IS FOR PROFESSIONALS
Deborah Stevens Hamilton, director of Annual Giving for the University of the Virgin Islands, suggests that the fundraisers in the community work…
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PRIVATE SECTOR OBVIOUS KEY TO GROWING ECONOMY
Following is the text of a speech delivered at the Caribbean Trade Mission 2000 held on St. Thomas beginning June 8. The…