Gwendolyn Brady, director of Banking and Insurance, "is still on staff," according to Lt. Gov. Gerard Luz James II, although some sources say her days are numbered. Meanwhile, James has hired Nathan Simmonds as his chief of staff.

Two 14-year-old students -- one male, one female-- were reportedly "caught in the crossfire" of a shootout Tuesday across from Charlotte Amalie High School as school was ending about 3:15 p.m.

Sen. David Jones proposed Tuesday that the Government Employees Retirement System put $10 million in a "blocked" account that would generate interest and create a $10
million note available for trading. GERS board members were noncommittal.

Here is the complete list of officers and committee assignments approved Monday by the new 23rd Legislature.
All members of the 11-member majority bloc have committee chairmanships except Senate President Vargrave A. Richards.

"Very grave" were the words Gov. Charles W. Turnbull used to describe the financial state of the territory in his first State of the Territory address Monday night. Turnbull's tone throughout his address was one of gravity and urgency concerning the territory's "precarious" fiscal condition.
The full text of the address can be found on the Local Government page at St. Thomas Source.

Public Works is repaving Raphune Hill from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. this week, so motorists would be wise to take alternative routes.

Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, has many different uses in the household. Although more expensive products have been developed over the years to do the same jobs, baking soda can work for you just as well, if not better.

You just called the TV repair shop and the voice on the other end of the line tells you "this is Don Smith." About five minutes later you tell your wife that "this guy" will be out to fix the TV. You can't think of his name although you know he mentioned it on the phone.

One week ago, at Gov. Charles W. Turnbull's swearing-in ceremony, the mistress of ceremonies announced that the text of the inaugural addresses would be posted that afternoon on the Turnbull-James website. With all due respect, where are they?

Outgoing Gov. Roy L. Schneider "willfully worsened" the territory's already-disastrous financial situation through "last-minute midnight raids on the treasury," Gov. Charles W. Turnbull charged Monday night in his first State of the Territory address.