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June 8, 2012
- I'm looking to contact former Cub, Scout leaders I am a doctoral candidate in history at York University. My dissertation project is a study of the Canadian Boy Scout movement from the 1920s up until the early 1970s.
- Writer did a masterful job of dodging the issues In his rapid and rather vitriol rebuttal to my June 4th letter, Ryan Stewart, like a well-trained political operative and spin doctor, completely avoided the issues I raised.
- Oda's damage control is just the beginning International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda paid and unreservedly apologized for unacceptacle expenses while she attended the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization conference.
- Where is the justice for us, Mr. Premier? Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Darrell Pasloski.
- Ask our MP to stand up for his constituents The proposed Bill C-38, the omnibus budget bill, is a 400-page bill that proposes to amend 70 pieces of diverse legislation dealing with the environment, libraries and archives, fair wages, old age security, human rights, employment equity, telecommunications, employment insurance, nuclear safety and much more.
- We're ready to move on cardboard Ed. note: this is an open letter to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.
- Dog owners should be responsible I recently moved into the newer townhouses at the end of River Ridge Lane off of Range Road.
- Yarn-bombing the DC-3 will keep Yukoners warm This is a response to:
June 6, 2012
- Leef should support troops for more than photo-ops Yukon MP Ryan Leef likes to say the Conservative Party supports our troops.
- Campground staff's efforts are commendable Ed. note: this is a letter to Tourism and Culture Minister Mike Nixon.
June 5, 2012
- Inflation is a fact of life I am sorry that the university and college students in Quebec are facing an increase in their tuitions.
- Musical musings for the MP The federal Conservatives have a tradition of song-singing: Brian Mulroney and Irish Eyes, Stephen Harper and Sweet Caroline.
- Your MP should come clean Letter to the editor: Leef's hidden agenda to slash protection for the environment
- MP should man up and do the right thing Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Ryan Leef.
- Radio service will lose listeners The recently announced decision by CBC to replace AM radio with FM broadcasts (Star, May 31) is regrettable.
- Writer's opinions were ill-informed I read with some amusement Conrad Tiedeman's letter in your June 4th edition.
June 4, 2012
- Do the New Democrats endorse the disruptions? It is inappropriate for the official Opposition to support the Quebec violence.
- Ensure our veterans are treated fairly Ed. note: this is an open letter to Justice Minister Mike Nixon.
- Blanket Sixth Avenue with stop signs City council: there is one cheap, inexpensive, effective, simple and permanent way to reduce the traffic speed along Sixth Avenue, Whitehorse.
- Be a hero and represent your constituents Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon MP Ryan Leef.
- I have no friends (in government) I was pleased to be mentioned publicly in a column published in last Wednesday's Star written by Mr. Dan Davidson.
June 1, 2012
- The timing should be carefully considered I would like to comment on an article in your May 29 edition, "NDP honoured to be invited to elders' gathering on Peel”.
- There are bad bikers and good bikers I am a motorcyclist, aka biker. I'm an old dog – 65 at this writing, but aging quickly these days, it seems.
- This short-sighted action is totally unfair! Ed. note: this is a letter to Community Services Minister Elaine Taylor, her officials and the Liard First Nation.
- Since when has the city become our god? Ed. note: this is an open letter to Mayor Buckway and city council.
- Tories' cuts to national parks are cruel Few images of Canada are more iconic than our national parks. They are a source of pride for all Canadians and a vibrant showpiece of our tourism industry.
- The rights of free entry are under attack The late Jim McFaul wrote in February of 2000 A Report on the Yukon Quartz Mining Act and Its Regulatory Regime's Impact on the Free Entry System of Mining Law.
May 31, 2012
- If the bureaucrats don't like it, they should quit Recent behaviour from federal government bureaucrats is the same type of thing that was coming out of the CBC last year when it refused to hand over information to a federal judge during a battle with Sun TV.
- Your MP is helping to attack our charities The Conservative government's continued attack on Canadian charities is premeditated and chilling.