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January 22, 2009
- Israel is dehumanizing the Palestinian people Gaza is a tiny piece of land with 1.5 million Arab inhabitants, most of them refugees. It's the most crowded place on Earth.
January 21, 2009
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Yukon River was blessed during a Sunday ceremony A centuries-old Orthodox Christian practice was carried out by members and friends of Saint Nikolai Orthodox Christian Mission
- Private bill is only one small step While Ontario MP John Rafferty's private member's bill is well meaning, it is only a step in the right direction.
- An unresponsive regime of secrecy, indifference Over past months, I have forwarded a number of letters to you, speaking both on behalf of myself and most of the residents of Watson Lake.
January 20, 2009
- Women: get involved in politics! Until last month, it was unusual to see women writing in the "comments" section under regional and national media print and online political stories.
January 19, 2009
- Here are some ideas for the OCP review Though few details of the public consultation process for the upcoming Official Community Plan (OCP) review seem to have been made available to the public
- Yukon Metis association has been here 20 years Did you know that 14.9 per cent of the Yukon population is Metis?
January 16, 2009
- You all made the Lights of Life a success We would like to give our warmest thanks to all the people who supported and contributed to Hospice Yukon's 18th annual Lights of Life in December.
- Council isn't thinking of the community Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.
- Listen to those screams for just one night I read the column by Peter Worthington with much interest in the Whitehorse Star Jan. 13.
- Rethink this ill-advised transfer, Mr. Fentie Ed. note: this is an open letter to Premier Dennis Fentie.
January 14, 2009
- Clear snowy sidewalks! I'm a walker. I have a car, but I try to use it only for trips out of the valley and for heavy packing.
- Canada has its own skeletons, reflecting all the political hues Re: Roy W. Stephen's letter to the editor (Jan. 12) - " The return of the loony left would destroy our society".
- To say sled dogs are treated cruelly is simply incorrect Ed. note: this is a letter to Judith Stone of the Animal Advocates Society of North Vancouver.
- Don't underestimate the resilience of the people It is interesting that Dennis Fentie, the eternal optimist, is now admitting that we are going to go through some tough times in the Yukon, as we are global now, swept up in the world-wide malaise.
- I urge you to give this some thought, Mr. Prime Minister Ed. note: this is an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.