We were, we must admit, among the skeptics who wondered whether last week’s Economic Summit would result in anything more than gum-batting.
We still are. But we hope our skepticism proves unfounded.

Some say the Legislature's recent economic summit was just more of the same. Frank Jordan says yes — but there it doesn't have to be. "What is needed," Jordan says, " is some way to translate the intelligence and energy of the summit into a coherent plan of action. "

"No one ever said it is easy to party," writes Kirk Grybowski, one of the hosts for 61 Danes now visiting the Virgin Islands. The visitors and hosts from the Friends of Denmark Society toured St. Thomas on Monday and it was "a joy to see our island through the eyes of others."

In his keynote speech at the recent Economic Summit, economist Richard W. Moore offered a perspective on where this territory has been, where it is now and what it needs to do -- and consider -- to move its economy future in the future.

"I am sitting here dripping in emu oil while contemplating last Sunday's disgrace at the Jogger Jam," writes Molly Morris. That leads to other thoughts -- like a pet emu, emu rides and calypso possibilities.

The truth of what happened at Butler Bay, St. Croix, as a result of undersea drilling by AT&T lies somewhere between the death of 100 conch, which is what AT&T claims, and the destruction of corals, sponges and feeding grounds of several turtle and bird species, which is what the Planning and Natural Resources Department claims.

There is an epidemic of sexual abuse of children in the Virgin Islands, yet one cat death has perhaps engendered more public outcry than countless cases of sexual abuse of children, writes Catherine L. Mills. A concerned public could change that by advocating for funding for proven programs that can help these children and their families.

Frank J. Jordan counts and recounts the blessings and foibles of St. Thomas's two daily newspapers -- not counting the Source, which is not a newspaper in the strict sense of the word.

Never mind Y2K being a problem for the Virgin Islands. Frank Jordan thinks it may be a perfect marketing device for us. We've already had practice.

We have heard so many times in the past of alleged wrongdoing when it is revealed, but then have had no ongoing follow-up by the media, writes a St. Thomas man.