Whitehorse Daily Star

May 7, 2004

• Star columnist's views were on the money Re. the Musings column about the Khadr family written by Julius Debuschewitz (Star, April 30). He is absolutely right on the mark.
• You can break the violence cycle now! Dear parents of grads and grads themselves,

May 5, 2004

• We don't know crime from illness You fooled me!
• Doctors have received hospital privileges Re. hospital privileges, Star, April 16. I am writing to correct misperceptions presented by Mr. Julius Debuschewitz in the Musings column of April 16.
• The man's look said it all A few weeks ago, I was travelling in the Amazon
• Accusation is a great force on human life Subject: Dr. Allon Reddoch vs. the CBC. Even as local media joined in reporting that the CBC was caught defaming Dr. Allon Reddoch, they themselves continued to push the limit.
• Are the Grits paying Clark? Subject: Joe Who?
• We can find the balance in the Yukon Re. the front-page headline in the Whitehorse Star of May 3, 'Told to leave territory, man back in court' and the subhead, 'Mentally ill man given plane ticket out, gets off aircraft and is arrested for disturbance again .........2'.

May 4, 2004

• This bill is nothing less than a gag order Subject: Bill C-250 is a crime. Why do so many media outlets persist in misrepresenting Bill C-250?
• Our loans are being repaid I am writing today as Archie Lang's partner in the companies that own the hotels in Watson Lake, and in regard to the loans that these companies have with the Government of the Yukon.
• Can't see the forest for the YESAA In their rush to foist the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Act (YESAA) project list and regulations on an unsuspecting Yukon, senior bureaucrats at the territorial and federal levels have been pointing over the border to the Northwest Territories (Bob) and Nunavut.

April 30, 2004

• Use the centre for its original purpose In a recent interview, Health and Social Services Minister Peter Jenkins suggested the Thomson Centre could be used as a facility for mental health and medical detox.
• Going beyond the call of duty With all the recent letters regarding retailers who may not consistently deliver good quality customer service or represent our fair city in a positive light, I would like to take this opportunity to commend a local business that does.

April 28, 2004

• Your gun law claimed a life I am a firm believer in our God-given right to own and bear arms (self-protection). I am a supporter of the John Birch Society that reports regularly on the thousands of lives saved by armed citizens in the U.S. see:www.jbs.org
• Bill C-250 must be defeated It is very disturbing to find out that one of our so-called 'upstanding' Members of Parliament, Svend Robinson, has confessed to stealing a $50,000-ring.

April 27, 2004

• Alsek festival a Kluane tradition I am writing today with a point of clarification regarding Ashley Carvill's article 'Music festival slated for June' (Whitehorse Star, April 23). It states, 'For many years, Haines Junction has held the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival.'
• Accord pares first nation's loans burden I would like to take this opportunity to respond to a letter to the editor written by Dibs Williams dated April 20, 2004 regarding the recent rejection of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation (CTFN) land claim and self-government agreements.
• Ignoring customers has a price Subject: the honesty of Whitehorse merchants. Like most reasonable consumers in Whitehorse, the first person you talk to when you have a problem with an article of merchandise is the merchant.
• Civic pride in short supply I'd like to take this opportunity to thank some of the taxi drivers of Whitehorse for their civic pride.
• I commend a federal minister From time to time, Canada makes news that lifts the spirit of the world. Today, I want to commend our Minister of International Development, Aileen Carroll, for creating such news.