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Editorial: If You See Something DO Something

By Shaun A. Pennington -
In the Virgin Islands, reporting violence is not always simple. This editorial explores the realities of retaliation, the human cost of gun violence and why the community must keep searching for solutions that save lives.

Editorial: Scott Pelley ‘See What Happens’

By Shaun A. Pennington -
A chance encounter with Scott Pelley at a journalism gala last fall now feels prophetic. As respected news voices disappear from mainstream media, one journalist reflects on integrity, truth-telling and the future of a free press.

Editorial: When It Comes to Elections, Transparency Shouldn’t Be This Hard

By Ananta Pancham -
Public confidence in the electoral process depends on transparency. So when a Board of Elections committee meeting devolves into confusion over public access, it raises valid concerns — not just about procedure, but about trust.

Op-Ed: From a Jewish Daughter of the Virgin Islands

By Samantha Pomeranz -
I recently read an op-ed that deeply concerned me—not because it called attention to suffering, but because of how much it left out. If we’re going to speak about war, justice, and humanity, we must be willing to tell the full story, not just the parts that fit a narrative.

Editorial: A Shepherd Called Home: The Faith, Fire, and Final Calling of Fr. John Mark

By Michael Bell -
Fr. John Mark has gone to glory. We are left here, grateful, gutted, and called to reflect on the kind of life he lived. When we speak his name, we remember not just the priest but also the man who made God feel close.

Editorial: Living Out Loud With Bipolar Disorder and OCD — And Why Mental Health Awareness Month Matters

By Michele L Weichman -
After decades of silently battling bipolar disorder and OCD, longtime St. Thomas resident Michele L Weichman is breaking the stigma wide-open. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Weichman is urging Virgin Islanders to rethink what it means to live with mental illness.

Editorial: In Defense of a Free and Independent Press

By the Source Editorial Team -
At his Monday press conference, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. took aim at the Virgin Islands Daily News, offering pointed criticism that sparked broader concerns about the relationship between government and the press.

State of the Territory | Editorial: A Reflection on Tolerance and Respect During Pride Month

By Janelle K. Sarauw -
In her bi-weekly column, “State of the Territory,” former Sen. Janelle K. Sarauw delves deeper into issues of concern for V.I. residents. This week she encourages people to practice tolerance and wishes the LGBTQ+ community a Happy Pride Month.

Editorial: Innovation Needed to Fix WAPA

By The Source Editorial Team -
WAPA's woes are no secret: frequent outages, mounting debt, sky-high rates. Gov. Bryan's announcement of potential federal funds offers a glimmer of hope, but it's a temporary fix at best. We need a long-term solution.

Editorial: Reflecting on Tragedy and Urging Action for Mental Health Care in the U.S. Virgin Islands

By the V.I. Source Editorial Team -
The recent and tragic death of nine-year-old Ja'Qeada Issac on St. Thomas has shaken our community to its core. While official details surrounding the circumstances are still coming to light, the collective grief and anguish felt by those who knew the family — and even those who didn’t — has been palpable.

EDITORIAL: Carnival Guns Are A Crime Against Us All

By Mat Probasco -
Alrick Thomas’ family and friends will lay him to rest Friday. The 54-year-old husband and father was shot to death while working for the Department of Public Works — getting the streets clear and safe to reopen after the adult St. Thomas Carnival parade.

Editorial: “Local Tourists” Burst With VI Pride

By Mat Probasco -
There are two ways to show affection for our lovely islands: rejoice in their splendor and work to make them better.

World Press Freedom Day 2022: Journalism Matters More than Ever

Editorial by Shaun A. Pennington for the Source -
As the entire world focuses on the results of authoritarianism turned dictatorship emanating from Moscow while relating it to what Trump did to the United States under the false accusation of fake news, it is important to see how far less dramatic slights can nonetheless undermine the community’s Constitutional right to know.

Editorial: Corporal Punishment in V.I. Schools is Behind Us

Shaun A. Pennington for Source Editorial Board -
Thanks to four relentless female senators (and many others along the way) our children can finally go to school without fear of beatings. But how long will it actually take for their fear to subside and other abuses – such as verbal – to become punishments of the past?

Editorial: Beware the Pitfalls and Profits of Privatization

By Shaun A. Pennington -
With power outages cascading across the territory and the news in the last week – even getting attention on National Public Radio on the mainland – we worry these events might presage a new drive toward privatization of our public utility.

Editorial: The Source Grips Journalistic Principles in Defense of Democracy and Order

By Shaun A. Pennington on behalf of the Source Editorial Board -
That the “announcement” of the “retirement” of Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor at the end of his contract on June 30 did not come from Government House speaks to the complete lack of leadership at the top.

Editorial: The Local News Industry Needs Local Advertising to Survive

Source Editorial Board -
Many newspaper publishers have expressed concern over how Google and Facebook are directly hurting their bottom line. It is with this in mind that the Source offers some insights into the financial state of the newspaper industry.

MLK: Where Do We Go from Here; Chaos or Community?

By Shaun A. Pennington -
This year the Source cannot escape marking the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth with the farsightedness of his final book, finished on a four-week retreat to Jamaica in 1966 – 55 years ago – and published in June 1967.

Editorial: Christmas Holds Hope, Love, Charity and Light

By Shaun A. Pennington on behalf of the Source editorial board -
You would not expect to find hope in a book about coronavirus. But after months of holding my emotional own against the tidal wave of anxiety and bad news, that’s where I stumbled upon a moment of something like faith in the future. 

Editorial: Assumptions, Silence, Apathy are Deadly for Children and Community

By Shaun Pennington on behalf of the Source editorial board -
The silence is deadly in the aftermath of the dramatic, daylight killing of 29-year-old Rique Ashby and his cousin, 14-year-old Aaron Ashby, as they operated a backhoe cleaning up overflowing trash in the, as yet to be demolished, former Tutu Hi-Rise Housing Community.

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