Whitehorse Daily Star

January 21, 2008

• Vans can be as safe as any other vehicle The article on 15-passenger vans in Friday's Star noted the common use of such vehicles by the wilderness tourism industry in the territory.
• How was this wolf murdered? Re: wolf skull left in mailbox.
• Letter writer has fallen into a trap himself Re: 'A civilized world doesn't trap', Star letters, Jan. 16.

January 18, 2008

• This venture should not proceed as proposed Ed. note: this is a letter to Michael Muller, manager of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board.
• Your stance confuses me, Mr. Mitchell Ed. note: this is an open letter to Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell.
• Yet another block for the disabled Wow! I must tell you: if you're not management, your thoughts and opinions don't matter.
• This brand of killing is madness unleashed Re. Peter Harms' confused and distorted manifesto in the Jan. 11 Star.
• Thank you, good Samaritans of Marsh Lake I sincerely thank some particular individuals of Marsh Lake who assisted me during my accident on the early morning of Dec. 28.

January 16, 2008

• There are alternatives to water meters Ed. note: this is an open letter to Mayor Bev Buckway and city council.
• A civilized world doesn't trap Trapping season is upon animals (supported by government).
• I voiced my objections about retroactive raises I am compelled to respond to the recent comments about my involvement in the retroactive pay raise for Yukon MLAs
• Don't just listen to the granola gang I have been following the Wind River road project in the media for the last two weeks.
• We need to jail Marc Emery! I am writing you today because a very important event will take place in just a few days.
• Gratitude from a man and his dog Re: the rollover of a Nissan truck on the Alaska Highway near Marsh Lake, Tuesday, Jan. 8.

January 14, 2008

• The world has lost a great hero Last week, the world lost one of the great human beings of the 20th century, when Sir Edmund Hillary died at the age of 88 years.

January 11, 2008

• Daniel Boone' here. The floor is yours! Wow .... That was quite a letter, Kevin Sinclair (Star, Jan. 4).
• Please do a better job on the lighting Ed. note: this is an open letter to the Yukon government's Energy Solutions Centre.
• Official bilingualism doesn't work Last October's tragic death of Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport has shed light on the flaw in official bilingualism.
• Firefighters, business served me well So many 'letters to the editor' are negative about something in our community, but I would like to write about some wonderful service I received last week.
• Idle ski hill leaves me angry, frustrated As a taxpayer and as a parent of a paid member of Great Northern Ski Society Mt. Sima, I am angered, frustrated and have questions that need answers.
• House the workers at the mine site Ed. note: this is an open letter to Western Copper Corp.

January 10, 2008

• There's been too much red tape The Jan. 3 Star story on the man who is fighting an assault conviction almost prompted me to write about the role of psychiatry in legal cases.