Whitehorse Daily Star

February 8, 2012

• ‘It is finally time to end the Liberal-led catastrophe' Ed. note: Yukon MP Ryan Leef made these remarks Tuesday in the House of Commons.
• Taxpayers could have been spared these costs Ed. note: this is a letter to Patti McLeod, the Yukon Party MLA for Watson Lake.

February 7, 2012

• Criticism of Harper regime is becoming ridiculous Subtlety, people, subtlety!
• Secretive regime's move is no surprise YTG's recent refusal to re-appoint the territory's ombudsman and privacy commissioner (Star, Feb. 2) should come as no surprise to anyone.

February 6, 2012

• Library's cutback in hours is disappointing Recently, I discovered that the Whitehorse Public Library has changed its hours – it's now closing at 6 p.m. on Fridays and Sundays, instead of staying open ‘til 9 p.m.
• I'm reminded of my own furnace incident Ed. note: this is a letter to Clive Sparks, the chief of the Whitehorse Fire Department. The writer did not specify his current location.
• If the face is white, the media ignore the case The smugness with which the vast majority of commentators address the Shafia murders shows a complete lack of history, both present and past, and demonstrates the deep-seeded racism and sexism in our culture.
• Tories' priorities are unfair, embarrassing I can't believe the course the Conservative Party is taking Canada on.

February 3, 2012

• $99 doesn't buy service, safety and support I am so disappointed with the thought that there is a new airline coming to the Yukon.
• Yukoners: be careful what you wish for! Re. WestJet (Star, Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1).
• The sheep deserved to live Re: "Senior city administrator fined for hunting offence” (Star, Feb. 2).
• This regressive bill will undermine previous work Re: the Canadian Bar Association's (CBA's) position on the omnibus crime bill.

February 1, 2012

• Our community stands shocked and saddened Interim Liberal Leader Darius Elias issued this statement Tuesday about last week's five deaths in a Porter Creek home.

January 31, 2012

• Everyone is touched by this sad event Ed. note: NDP Leader Liz Hanson issued this statement this morning.
• Air North deserves everyone's support I would like to share a story of what took place while I was in Whitehorse with my family during the recent holidays.