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November 17, 2008
- We are grateful to the local RCMP Ed. note: this is a letter to the Whitehorse RCMP. The writer and her husband have asked that their names be withheld for reasons of personal safety.
- A question for history experts Lest we forget:
- We had more than 20,000 poppies and still ran out As the president of the Whitehorse Legion, I would like to convey my appreciation to those who supported and participated in the 2008 Remembrance Day activities (Star, Nov. 12).
November 14, 2008
- You have sold out to the great white hunter Another sheep has (in my opinion) been murdered in the Kluane Game (Sanctuary?).
- Equipment makers should fund the Games The question of the City of Whitehorse affording the Arctic Winter Games should more properly be: Can taxpayers afford the Arctic Winter Games?
- Here's how to boost bus ridership Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.
November 12, 2008
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Sleepless in Flanders Fields? Re. the accompanying picture of the torn and tattered Canadian flag, along with the ribbon remains of the Yukon flag, flying at the Porter Creek Centre mall in Whitehorse on Nov. 10.
- Griffiths is the best! There are many wonderful things about living in the Yukon, but right up there at the top of my list is the generous help of strangers, when you really need it.
- Community needs a say in hot springs' future I have some comments I'd like to express regarding your story about potential developments at the Takhini Hot Springs (Star, Nov. 7).
November 10, 2008
- It's important to finish the bypass Ed. note: this is a letter to Premier Dennis Fentie.
- Here's how to build bus ridership Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.
- Airport parking rules need changes Re: Whitehorse airport parking.
- Personal attack diluted the argument Gerry Thick, writing as president of the Arctic Winter Games International Committee (Star, Nov. 7), provides several good arguments in favour Whitehorse hosting the Arctic Winter Games.
- We should hold our first Senate election Re: an elected senator for Yukon.
November 7, 2008
- Help us quit this nasty habit! Ed. note: this is a letter to Health and Social Services Minister Glenn Hart.
- The government should act, supply this need for housing With great interest, I read the Nov. 5 article in the Yukon News ("Territory struggles with 'paltry' mental health services").
- Read and dissect your own nonsensical drivel Once again, R.D. Austin (Star letters), the slippery slope you have carved for yourself was in full bloom.
November 6, 2008
- Yukoners' pets need winter care As we are well into winter, we urge those people responsible for the care of animals to keep them in a safe, happy and healthy evironment from nature's natural predaters.