Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Obama makes a historic visit to Hiroshima ( Comment ) Today’s Hiroshima doesn’t give the TV journalists a lot to work with.

Let’s talk about fueling the Yukon’s economy It’s time we had a conversation about how the Yukon’s economy and way of life are primarily fueled.
More money for campgrounds means more fun for all ( Comment ) Like many Yukoners, one of the reasons I love living in this territory is our incredible wilderness.
Bench-clearing brawls have no place in Parliament ( Uffish Thoughts ) It’s been a week for physical confrontation.
The ethical and moral urgency to clear the air ( Editorial ) It should have occurred nine days ago, but David Laxton, the independent MLA for Porter Creek Centre, has finally delivered some public clarity to his stunning actions of last week.

The banks are showing they’re behind the times For some strange reason, the banking industry is behind the times in the utilization of modern technology.
On Syria, the Russians were on the money “The Russians had a more realistic analysis of the situation than practically anybody else,” said Lakhdar Brahimi, the former United Nations Special Envoy to Syria.

Fighting fires is for the experts, not politicians ( Uffish Thoughts ) So, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Fort McMurray, Alta. last Friday.

For a dead language, Latin is doing rather well Mens rea, persona non grata, modus operandi…
Caring for all Yukoners is one of our priorities ( Comment ) The past two weeks have been busy and exciting ones for me as Yukon’s minister of Health and Social Services.
Please celebrate our nurses during Nursing Week This week, Yukoners join the world in recognizing nurses during Nursing Week,
Silence and secrecy don’t cut it, gentlemen ( Editorial ) In 1997, Robert Bruce, then the Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly,

Hedge funds’ performance has been utterly dismal For quite some time,
Has the Philippines just elected a Donald Trump? ( Comment ) Rodrigo Duterte, who has just been elected president of the Philippines, comes across as Donald Trump on stilts.

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