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June 16, 2016
- One can kill with just about anything In respect to the deadly Orlando shootings, I absolutely believe a gun is an inanimate object, and that the motivation of the user is the issue.
June 15, 2016
- Retirees should be able to vote from abroad Ed. note: this is a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- We can’t tolerate bed and staffing shortfalls I was disappointed,
- We pledge to eliminate the mental illness stigma The board of the Mental Health Association of Yukon thanks everyone who attended our annual dinner and general meeting on June 9.
- Do you want screamers and actors as MLAs? When a party wins an election, it’s a group of people the voters have chosen to govern public affairs. In effect, they are the people’s choice.
June 14, 2016
- The cost of living just keeps rising The cost of living, in most cases, has gone up in our city.
- Saving those two lives was a group effort I am one of the three first responders (Jeppe Lyngaa Aaquist from Denmark, Christina Guillemette from Haines Junction and myself, Tim Hammell, from Haines, Alaska)
June 13, 2016
- Will you protect us from fire, mayor and council? Ed. note: this is an open letter to Mayor Dan Curtis and city council.
- Together, we can devise short-term solutions Ed. note: this is an open letter to Craig Tuton, chair of the Yukon Hospital Corp.
June 10, 2016
- Where’s all the good gold in the Yukon? There’s a big selection for sale in the jewelry stores in Dawson City, Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse.
- I praise their acts of diplomacy and peacemaking Re: K “ananch”a group.
- We don’t want more potentially toxic substances The advisory council for the hamlet of Mt. Lorne wishes to register its opposition to the application of herbicides to the right-of-way of the White Pass and Yukon Route railroad in coming weeks.
- Whitehorse General Hospital is a disaster scene Ed. note: this is a letter to all Yukoners.
June 9, 2016
- How many Yukoners get good-paying jobs? Ten to 20 per cent of people at tops get good-paying Yukon jobs!