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May 24, 2013
- Scandal shows it's time to ‘give Steve the heave' Stephen Harper had a chance to be a leader, ethically accountable, humble and contrite by accepting responsibility for the Reform Party-led Conservative Senate scandal, even to put it behind him.
- Help our team rein in this terrible disease Did you know diabetes and pre-diabetes affect nine million Canadians? We can change that.
- We're active on many territory-building fronts With the closing of the spring sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly (Star, May 17),
- Don't tell us we're not Canadians Ed. note: this is a letter to Whitehorse resident Peter Woloszeniuk.
- There was no illegality about this meeting This is a response to "Council should re-examine the legality of its action”, by Chuck Tobin, Star, May 17.
May 23, 2013
- Energy, not sectarianism, is driving this conflict Lost in the handwringing over Syria is any discussion of energy politics,
- Spring cleaning applies to bird houses too It's time for spring cleaning.
May 22, 2013
- We've heard your concerns about the Red Chamber Fellow Yukoners, there has been a considerable amount of attention around Senate spending lately.
- Ornamental bird houses don't do the job Ornamental bird houses look sharp.
- What ‘planning law' is being reflected here? There's nothing boring about the draft amendments the City of Whitehorse has prepared for the Procedures Bylaw.
- Canadian ‘debt clock' passes $600 billion According to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), the federal debt works out to $17,200 for every person in the country.
May 17, 2013
- I support the First Nation's valid concerns Re. YESAB Watson Lake bi-fuel project 2013-0009.
- Why facilitate corporate welfare to mining? Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski and Brad Cathers, the minister responsible for Yukon Energy.
- Your government is telling you that you don't count On Jan. 14, 2013, Energy, Mines and Resources Minister Brad Cathers wrote a letter to Yukoners Concerned About Oil and Gas Exploration/Development.
- Keep birds out of cats' clutches No doubt you have noticed that the birds are back with the disappearance of most of the snow.
- Sharing some common sense in defence of the wolves Wolves, the eternal scapegoat of human kind. One can only imagine why they have never been blamed for the Second World War.
May 16, 2013
- You can easily help save a bird's life Birds can't see windows. At least not at my house.
- Flashy bust as a flash point In response to the article "Council members get fired up over statue issue” (Star, May 14),
- The Yukon Party is intent on silencing dissent Subject: the Yukon Party government shows disrespect for non-government organizations (NGOs).
May 15, 2013
- Ignorant citizens must clean up their act! I live in Riverdale with my husband and our 20-month-old son.