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January 29, 2004
- Picture Canada without B.C. I have just finished reading a book about Canadian Confederation.
- We are a kowtowing nation The way the police attacked freedom of press by raiding journalist Juliet O'Neill's home and her Ottawa Citizen office is cause for concern.
January 28, 2004
- How cohesive is this new city council? How could members of Whitehorse city council have been so disjointed and out of touch from each another as to plunge the city into its current budgetary crisis?
- Transit officials should have asked riders Ed. note: the Transit Improvement Committee made this presentation to city council last Monday evening.
- How do these queries further the debate? Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Ernie Bourassa and city council. How unfortunate that city council was unable to pass its own budget (Star, Jan. 27).
January 27, 2004
- Those who built the boat are still here Subject: Yukon economy: 'May the farce be with you.'
- We're grateful for the buses To add to all the recent discussion about bus service at city hall and in the media: on mornings like these, it is rather nice that we do have a public transit service in Whitehorse.
January 26, 2004
- Let's put more high schoolers on buses Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Ernie Bourassa and city council.
- Can we avoid a consultant? Ed. note: this is a letter to Mayor Ernie Bourass and city council.
January 23, 2004
- Restaurateurs have a right to be fuming Some in the hospitality industry probably predicted today's situation months ago, but city council has begun a sobering learning curve on the sheer intrusiveness of its smoking bylaw.
- What the hell is going on here? To city council, the Yukon government and concerned citizens: Enough is enough, already!
- We can reinvigorate transit! With careful intermediate and long-term planning, the City of Whitehorse can revitalize the transit service it provides.
- And now... a few words from Flo One oldtimer who is not fussy about having American missile sites located in northern Yukon (which, in his opinion, would provide an inviting target for any other missile owners around the world) has his own theory regarding the recently-revived push for a northern railway.
- Do council members bus it? It would be interesting to find out how many Whitehorse city councillors have ridden the bus as they promised they would do during the election campaign.
- Seniors have mobility woes This is a list of transit issues faced by our seniour citizens.
- They're butt-heads I saw the 'man' on a front paper with a cigarette in his ear, nose, and mouth.
- Child keeps wailing, fussing I have a horrible premonition.
January 22, 2004
- Railway would pare pipeline's cost A century-old dream of connecting Alaska with the rest of North America by railroad took a significant step forward here in Juneau on Thursday, Jan. 15.
- Bush trivialized war's meaning When discussing the invasion of Iraq over the consensus of the United Nations and the world community, President Bush said in his State of the Union address that, 'America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country.'
- The system needs reform, Mr. Martin Ed. note: this is a letter to Prime Minister Paul Martin. Mr. Martin, congratulations on your becoming the prime minister of Canada.