Op-ed

Islands Voting in Presidential Elections

Gregory Norris — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:11:57 -0400

David North tells what happens when other nations’ island can vote in presidential elections.

Employment Taxes: You Can Trust that the IRS Will Make You Pay!

chipliv — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:34:38 -0400

Could you become liable for your employer’s unpaid employment taxes?

Virtue of the Week: Commitment

John Baur — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:42:26 -0400

Commitment is caring deeply about something or someone. It is deciding carefully what you want to do, then giving 100 percent, holding nothing back.

Source Manager’s Journal: The V.I. and the ‘Otherization’ of America

chipliv — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:09:05 -0400

For decades now, conservative politicians have invoked “the American people,” referring to a group far more limited than one would think.

Source Manager’s Journal: Visions

chipliv — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:32:54 -0400

In many ways, the Virgin Islands has been spared the Reagan Republican “vision,” BUT ...

A Healthier Virgin Islands Begins Today

Gregory Norris — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:48:11 -0400

Commissioner of Health Mercedes K.C. Dullum, M.D., writes that we all have to take responsibility for our own health and be proactive in order to prevent disease and control risk factors. The Department of Health has many ways to help in the fight against disease.

Elections Board Loses $250K in Available Federal Funds

chipliv — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:28:48 -0400

The V.I. Board of Elections has left more than a quarter of a million dollars in federal funds sitting in Washington.

One Reason Why V.I. Elections are So Expensive: Election Boards

chipliv — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:10:34 -0400

One of the reasons for the “fiscal crisis” is the very presence of the two six-member boards of elections in the Virgin Islands.

Source Manager’s Journal: Where Do You Live?

chipliv — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:42:12 -0400

We rarely think of where we live as the place that we work or go to school, even though we spend many hours in these places.

An Open Letter to the CEO and Board of the Gov. Juan F. Luis Medical Center

Gregory Norris — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:19:01 -0400

As a healthcare provider, former Acting Commissioner of Health and Medical Director of the then St. Croix Hospital, the fiscal plight of this facility and the recent dismissals of LPNs and CNAs are deeply troubling to me as it has been to a broad spectrum of the St. Croix community.

Source Manager’s Journal: The Virgin Islands and 'The Big Picture'

chipliv — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:08:39 -0400

Despite its vehement denials, the Republican Party is now the party of reaction, of white nationalism, of corporate power, of theocracy and of hostility to the “others.”

What a Strange Little GOP Election

chipliv — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:20:50 -0400

The New York Times and the Washington Post reported that Mitt Romney won the Virgin Islands Republican caucus on Saturday, yet Ron Paul got more votes.

Climate Change and the U.S. Virgin Islands

chipliv — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:31:54 -0400

The U.S. Virgin Islands and other islands in the Caribbean are vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

That Alleged “Fiscal Crisis” at the V.I. Joint Board of Elections

ScottForman — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:02:39 -0400

Arlington, Virginia, has an election board that does exactly what the V.I. board does, except it does it every year, not every other year, and at a substancial savings.

Alpine Journal 2042

Shaun Pennington — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:20:55 -0400

Source columnist Frank Schneiger looks into his crystal ball and finds a discouraging news item 30 years hence about the way the V.I. Senate does business -- or doesn't.

V.I. Can't Afford Sideshows

Shaun Pennington — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:26:41 -0400

The hardest time to really understand something is often while it is happening. The big messages are often obscured by “noise,” such as “recall” proposals.

Rwanda Project 2012: A Call for Support

David McCracken — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:23:08 -0400

Source publisher and Rwanda Project co-founder Shaun Pennington gets out the word on helping to support the project by buying a raffle ticket or making a tax-exempt contribution.

New Naturalized Citizens Contribute Needed Fees to V.I. Government

chipliv — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:16 -0400

If you multiply the number of naturalizations in 2011 by the fees one pays (and the V.I. government receives) the total is $420,920.

Some Thoughts on Signatures Needed for Board of Elections Recalls

chipliv — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:02:07 -0400

Mathematics are universal and I think it might be helpful to discuss the question of just how many signatures will be needed to put the proposed recall on the ballot.

Virtue of the Week: Purposefulness

John Baur — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:54:47 -0400

Week beginning January 28/29: Purposefulness

The Source is supporting the Virtues Project, an international initiative focused on building peaceful and caring communities. We are publishing the 52 virtues developed by the project every week for the next year. The Source takes no credit for anything other than providing a prominent place for these ideals to be seen and hopefully discussed and, more importantly, lived.

This week's virtue is purposefulness.