Whitehorse Daily Star

October 18, 2005

• Out and dismayed in Haines Junction Ed. Note: Open letter to Premier Dennis Fentie:
• Just to set the record straight This is a response to Dr. Marina Alpeza's letter of Friday September 30th.
• Liberal leader accepts challenge Re: NDP Candidate Seeks All-Candidates Forum.

October 17, 2005

• Your selfishness is hurtful We live on Pine St. and Friday we came home to find that many of our Halloween decorations had gone missing. Now, it could not have been the wind as these items were quite well attached to our gate and our deck.
• The new pandemic What a fear-driven, insecure and paranoid society we live in. Yes, there might possibly be an avian flu pandemic at some point in the next few weeks, months, years, decades. And, agreed, we should be preparing to manage such an event.

October 14, 2005

• Reduce tipping fees, and reallocate staff time Re: Open letter to Whitehorse Mayor and Council
• NDP candidate seeks all-candidates forum Dear Cynthia (Kerns), Daryl (Novakowski) and Arthur (Mitchell):
• City council needs to rethink its approach Dear Mayor and Council:
• MLAs support council's decision Dear Mayor & Council:

October 13, 2005

• Lottery support for seniors was golden Once again, Lotteries Yukon funded our bus trips to Dawson City.
• Games Centre staff were great Greetings:
• Where is Mining Coverage! I have been reading the headlines of your paper for a year now, and there is more about zoning, cats and dogs than mining and petroleum

October 12, 2005

• Reindeer/caribou shot: moose shot: Who Investigates? A double standard, you dare say! Authorities are on the look out for two men who shot a moose, a cow moose. The story in the October 11th issue of the Star sounds like the Wild West as told by Tony Grabowski of the Yukon's Department of Environment.

October 11, 2005

• Canadians needs to recognize the anniversary of flight Where are the leaders of this great country of ours? We have the centennial of one of the greatest events in the history of our nation, about to occur in 2009, and when we contact our political leaders about this event, they seem to not want to listen to us or they just do not care.
• Canada's Tragedy: 600,000 young people living with no purpose After 30 years working with the aboriginal people of our country, I am becoming angry by the continuing apathy to what is one of Canada's greatest ongoing tragedies.