From the time I was 5 years old when we moved off our farm back to the city, I “lived” on a steady diet of Oreos, Coca-Cola, bologna sandwiches on Wonder Bread and Campbell’s tomato soup – in which I gleefully dipped my toxic sandwich. A gourmet meal in our house in the late 1950s was dry, oven-baked chicken, canned peas and instant whipped potatoes.

Kudos to the community and our law enforcement personnel for their expanded efforts during this year’s Carnival activities.

What would Jesus do has become a catch phrase for all kinds of things: What kind of car would He drive? How would He talk to His mother? Who would He be friends with?

It is a sad day in America when someone calling himself a reporter accepts  lies and manipulation in place of truth and investigation.

The Hovensa pullout has the potential to make us or break us.

Years ago I developed a personal adage; Never return directly to the Virgin Islands from Disney World. Going from welcoming Mickeys and Minnies cheerfully picking up dropped trash to cursing, shouting “tourism ambassadors” at the airport and litter-strewn by-ways is too starkly distressing.

Ready for the final episode of the Bravo TV cooking show – sans St. Croix native Orlando Santos, who was eliminated one step short of the finale.

It's the penultimate challenge. St. Croix's Orlando Santos and three other chefs vie for a spot in next week's 'Top Chef' finals.

Source reporter John Baur and his family continue watching as St Croix's own Orlando Santos competes for the title of Top Chef – Just Desserts.