Whitney McFarlane believes the passing of the recent referendum on the legalization of hemp is a good start.

 Having weathered many devastating storms in the Virgin Islands, it was very different doing so in New York City.

Laurel Kaufmann finds fault with the way four bills concerning taxi franchises were passed in committee by the Senate with little input from important stakeholders. 

Given human history, optimism is always a dangerous thing. In bad times, it leads to cynicism and the kinds of pessimism that open the door for a variety of bad things to happen.

 Jane Higgins and Jay Lammering react to the recent aviation accident and the Source’s coverage of it.

Like for much of the world, trouble has come in bunches for the Virgin Islands in recent years. Recession and the Hovensa refinery closing being two of the big ticket items.

  Dr. Gloria I. Joseph says that Virgin Islands senators are guilty of a “gross lack of efficiency and effectiveness,” and she believes it is time for “some criteria to be set.”

 Kelly Gloger, managing partner of Solar Delivered LLC, tells how a German system of installing solar energy can greatly improve the permitting process in the Virgin Islands.

Cedric Maycock is bothered by the candidates who defy the regulations of campaign signs.

If Virgin Islanders could vote in presidential elections, they would be ignored and taken for granted by the Democrats and disdained as “others” by the Republicans.