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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (10)
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- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
- Games Centre to receive major improvements (2)
- Hoofed animals may come under management protocols (1)
November 16, 2015
- If you have a certain prefix, you’re out of luck I live in Mexico for the winter.
- Lamenting the wanton slaughter in Paris The world of caring humanity is deeply wounded and atrociously violated by Friday’s acts of primitive, barbaric and senseless violence in Paris.
- Needed: compromise and some re-thinking It looks like NATO might get seriously involved after the Paris terrorism incidents.
- Will the Geoscience Forum be a success? Sure it will! What may be the last Geoscience Forum in Yukon will wrap up later this week with the usual lacklustre show of bravado and the forlorn hope of YTG and First Nation support, right?
- Listen to how the bells chime Someone snuck away from the scene of his crime,
- Charity always begins at home Could you end poverty with one coffee a day?
November 13, 2015
- We must acknowledge our primitive instincts Once again, millions of Canadians pinned a stylized, black-centred, blood-red poppy on their lapels and quietly reflected on the countless sacrifices that have been made in the name of freedom.
- We can be visionary with 24 Sussex Dr. I am retired from a career in real estate, having lived in the same heritage home for the past 33 years.
- With my livelihood at stake, you ignored me! Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski.
- Close down all current oil and gas activities The Government of Yukon is in the process of amending the Oil and Gas Act (Star, Nov. 12).
- Park your catfighting and get the job done! The Yukon has four individuals attending the climate change development process.
- Recognizing our proud aboriginal veterans The Whitehorse Legion would like to thank the First Nations people of the Yukon for their contributions to Canada’s war efforts.
- The Geoscience Forum starts Saturday. So who cares? Saturday is the start of what may be the last Geoscience Forum in Yukon.
November 12, 2015
- Harper’s gone, but Duffy-gate lingers on There are still revelations about Senate involvement in the Mike Duffy affair to come.
November 10, 2015
- Municipal overspending is robbing households The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has completed a study and released a new report on the spending of municipalities in Canada.
- Consolidate city hall? Blow it away! Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Dan Curtis and city council.
- The vote was for the children of tomorrow Just as the economy is about a whole lot more than oil and taxes, this election was about a whole lot more than the economy.
- The federal election results mar democracy Following his comments on the 2015 federal election, speculation is rife that former prime minister Brian Mulroney may travel in an alternative universe or even smoke funny cigarettes.
November 9, 2015
- At what point did all the failures begin? Blah, blah, blah-ski, have you any bull?
November 6, 2015
- What is sustainable about a killer of our planet? Re. “Local oil, gas sector called potential bonanza” (Star, Nov. 3).
- On the energy front, the conference missed an opportunity I read with interest Chuck Tobin’s Nov. 3 article “Local oil, gas sector called potential bonanza.”
- After a condescending lecture, the premier simply left This week, the Yukon Party government was dealt another major setback with the latest Peel land use court decision.
- We are exhausted, afraid and lacking hope, Mr. Nixon Ed. note: this is an open letter to Mike Nixon,