Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Hubris and investment in the stock market don’t mix Definition of hubris – a great, foolish amount of pride and confidence.
Going to jail for a long time for destroying the religious monuments Nobody got punished for blowing up the giant Buddhist statues in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley in 2001.

This ill-advised demolition is an utter waste At the risk of repeating myself, let me say once again that the recently announced release of a tender to demolish the former McDonald Lodge here is an example of short-sighted thinking – and certainly a wasted opportunity.

A safer Yukon is definitely a better Yukon Recently, our government fulfilled our commitment to provide basic 911 service across the territory. 911 service is now available anywhere a telephone call can be made.
Come fall, who will own the 34th legislature? I cannot help but respond after having read the Aug. 5 Whitehorse Star article entitled “Liberals skirting oil and gas issue, group charges”.
Sport lessons are always life lessons Has watching the Rio Olympics coverage given you a little touch of nostalgia for Games past?
Maintain the spending on publicly visible creativity (editor) The intrinsic problem with the city’s art acquisition policy is not that residents are paying too much to artists to help beautify their community.

Eighty years on: is 2016 the New 1936? LONDON – Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce. – Karl Marx, 1852.
Let’s conduct a reality check on refugees Tens of thousands of refugees-immigrants are coming to Canada this year.

A royal narrowing of the election selection window ( Editorial ) As the sand clock steadily empties on the Yukon Party’s mandate, the window for choosing the election date has suddenly been radically reduced.

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