Whitehorse Daily Star: Letters Archive

Letters Archive

You’re courting dangerous electoral waters, Sir Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell.

Don’t mask the risks of betting with glamour In this time of concern about fake news, perhaps it is time to look at the ugly step-child of fake news: fake advertisements and specifically one type: gambling ads.
A race-based monopoly isn’t the answer, Sir Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
Suggestions to reduce government spending Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Sandy Silver.

Marketing prospect is real Twenty years ago, I obtained a U.S. provisional patent on the electric guitar you see in the accompanying photograph.
Support Boycott Divestment Sanctions On the 100th anniversary of his birth, Nelson Mandella (who died Dec. 5, 2013) would be very proud of his country’s decision to downgrade its embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a basic liaison office.
More confusion from D.C. The latest tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump confuses me – “People at the higher ends of intelligence loved my press conference.”
Let’s cut to the chase, Premier Silver Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Sandy Silver.
A Good Samaritan gets slapped with a ticket An 82-year-old veteran of 40 years of Yukon mining – Erich Stoll – found himself slapped with a $75 parking ticket on June 26 for aiding two tourists from Denmark seeking to launch a rental canoe to paddle to Dawson City.

Abortions will remain a reality Well, now we know the decision – Brett Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court, which was no great surprise.
Are we into a royal Canadian hot air farce? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently came here (Star, July 3) to promise more compensation, inclusion, recognition, reconciliation, respect, support, unification and/or what else?

Express your views on the wage issue The Employment Standards Board is currently soliciting input from Yukoners as part of its review of the territorial minimum wage.
Why must these lots cost $230,000 each? When I look at lot prices in the Yukon communities, I have discovered some interesting findings.
Greyhound opts to pick up its doghouse As I’m writing this Tuesday, it’s 33 years to the day that I first arrived in Whitehorse after hitchhiking all the way from St. Catharines, Ont.
Announcement’s timing ‘completely unacceptable’ Ed. note: this is an open letter to Economic Development Minister Ranj Pillai and Environment Minister Pauline Frost.

Trump is helping create a recession in Canada U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing Canada and the rest of the world into a deep recession – and he will take the United States down with it.

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