Reactionaries are a powerful and entrenched minority because of the intensity of their views and their willingness to act.

My two candidates for the greatest Americans of the past half-century are Martin Luther King Jr. and Lyndon Johnson.

 Dellia Holodenschi, founder and president of the Lucky Paws Foundation, asks that we care about a more humane St. Thomas and not allow a CZM permit to Coral World to build a dolphinarium.

Frank Schneiger weighs in on the dangers of unchallenged assumptions, particularly when it comes to GERS and pensions.

 Karl Callwood lists the ways in which aquariums aid and benefit dolphins while also educating the public about these mammals.

As I stood watching some of the younger members of our community celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ last week – in song, dance, poetry and loving sentiment – I could not help but wonder how these cherubs will turn out.

In a Christmas Eve letter from Michael Moore, the author/filmmaker takes exception to the National Rifle Association's recent press conference and policy suggestions.

 Filippo Cassinelli is worried about the employees of Coral World.

In the course of a year, more than twice as many Virgin Islanders will die violently, most from guns, than died in Newtown, Conn.

 Erik Miles, a local filmmaker and photographer, who has worked for 40 years with marine creatures, tells how he feels about dolphins brought up in captivity being let loose into the oceans.