AWG # 2

Opinions archive for February 3, 2012

Politicians take their sparring to the boxing ring ( Comment ) Subscribers only

January 30, 2012 at 3:47 pm

Where there is a camera, there is Liberal MP Justin Trudeau. Only this time, Trudeau should have given this picture opportunity a more educated second thought.

A boring leadership race; hope for the creek ( Comment ) Subscribers only

January 27, 2012 at 3:46 pm

Let’s face it: the federal NDP leadership race is about the most boring political leadership “race” I have ever had the misfortune of listening to.

The White Girl Series: moving on up Subscribers only

January 27, 2012 at 3:43 pm

We will be on the move again. This move will take us to the Arctic Ocean and into the domain of the “Eaters of Raw Meat.”

Words from an earlier time resonate today Subscribers only

January 27, 2012 at 3:42 pm

These so wise but gentle words from an earlier time speak for themselves. – Michael Brine

The calendar has changed; the tensions haven’t Subscribers only

January 27, 2012 at 3:39 pm

Now that we are into the new year, it is time to look at what 2012 may hold for us.

Those with modest incomes still go to stores Subscribers only

January 26, 2012 at 3:54 pm

For a change, the newly poor, rather than the newly rich, represent a growing and huge market.

Newsflash: it’s the end of the Kodak moment ( Uffish Thoughts ) Subscribers only

January 26, 2012 at 3:52 pm

It’s surprising how quickly technological references become dated.

Scribe finally gets his suburban street plowed ( Comment ) Subscribers only

January 25, 2012 at 3:35 pm

If you travelled the snow-blown drifts in the Granger area of Whitehorse, you had to wonder where the city snow plows were.

Don’t look now, but the RCMP are on a roll ( Editorial ) Subscribers only

January 20, 2012 at 3:55 pm

Unquestionably, and rightly so, the degree of esteem for the RCMP across the Yukon dove to sub-cellar levels amid the pain and disgrace of the Raymond Silverfox affair.

Another failing grade for the Yukon Utilities Board ( Comment ) Subscribers only

January 20, 2012 at 3:52 pm

For the second year in a row, the annual report card for the Yukon Utilities Board from the consumer watchdog Utilities Consumers’ Group (UCG) has given the agency’s performance over the past year an overall failing grade of D-.