The Senate minority flexed its muscle Thursday and refused to join in voting for an override of Gov. Charles W. Turnbull's veto of Sen. Emmett Hansen II's 2001 Infrastructure Maintenance Act of 2001. Two majority members withheld their support as well, as the effort went down to defeat.

The Senate minority flexed its muscle Thursday and refused to join in voting for an override of Gov. Charles W. Turnbull's veto of Sen. Emmett Hansen II's 2001 Infrastructure Maintenance Act of 2001. Two majority members withheld their support as well, as the effort went down to defeat.

"Blow, Archie, Blow" went the lyrics of one of the Virgin Islands' most renowned songs, a trademark of the Archie Thomas Band. "It's only the sax I play professionally," he said once in an interview, "but I can teach even what I can't play." Thomas, who died on Sunday, July 14, did a lot of playing and a lot of teaching, leaving a lot of people with fond memories of his music, and many with the skills to carry it on.

"Blow, Archie, Blow" went the lyrics of one of the Virgin Islands' most renowned songs, a trademark of the Archie Thomas Band. "It's only the sax I play professionally," he said once in an interview, "but I can teach even what I can't play." Thomas, who died on Sunday, July 14, did a lot of playing and a lot of teaching, leaving a lot of people with fond memories of his music, and many with the skills to carry it on.

Lydia Magras, one of two St. Thomas women convicted in connection with the embezzlement of about $1.7 million from a Little Switzerland store, is back in custody, having lost appeals before the appellate division of U.S. District Court and the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Improvements to the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve on St. Croix inched a bit closer to reality on Wednesday with passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill sponsored by Delegate Donna M. Christensen that appropriates $1.5 million to pay for part of a parcel of land adjacent to the park.

Improvements to the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve on St. Croix inched a bit closer to reality on Wednesday with passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill sponsored by Delegate Donna M. Christensen that appropriates $1.5 million to pay for part of a parcel of land adjacent to the park.

Improvements to the Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve on St. Croix inched a bit closer to reality on Wednesday with passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill sponsored by Delegate Donna M. Christensen that appropriates $1.5 million to pay for part of a parcel of land adjacent to the park.

The Senate minority flexed its muscle Thursday and refused to join in voting for an override of Gov. Charles W. Turnbull's veto of Sen. Emmett Hansen II's 2001 Infrastructure Maintenance Act of 2001. With nine majority senators and 10 votes -- a two-thirds majority -- required for an override, the measure failed.

Gubernatorial candidate John de Jongh adds up the figures from the July Campaign Disclosure Reports, and feels that incumbent Gov. Charles Turnbull's figures don't add up - figuratively speaking.