Opinions Archive
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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (10)
- Proposed building called inappropriate for neighbourhood (7)
- Building’s entry system swiftly repaired (3)
- Electric vehicles will shuttle bus drivers to and from routes (3)
- Meters pilfered, damaged beyond repair (3)
- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
- Games Centre to receive major improvements (2)
- Hoofed animals may come under management protocols (1)
January 28, 2016
- Older people are creeping into the picture Those of us who are middle-aged or even older increasingly are being left out of the mindset of most of the rest of the population.
- Lacking leadership on energy and climate policy ( Comment ) Part one of this two-part commentary, published Wednesday, rebutted NDP Leader Liz Hanson’s conclusions from her participation in the Climate and Energy Policy in Germany – Study Tour, where she had skipped the policy part.
- Trump vs. Sanders – vs. Michael Bloomberg? ( Comment ) The outcome of the U.S. presidential primaries was supposed to be Hillary Clinton, the wife of an ex-president, vs. Jeb Bush, the son and brother of other ex-presidents: both worthy but somewhat boring candidates, and both definitely members of the “establishment”.
January 27, 2016
- Lacking leadership on energy and climate policy ( Comment ) Liz Hanson’s letter in the Jan. 11 Star about her participation in a popular program of the German Foreign Office,
January 22, 2016
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Meeting had reservations about a Yukon university ( Uffish Thoughts ) Recently, I was asked to be part of a panel of Dawson citizens asked to give their opinions as to the economic benefits that accrue to our community from the existence of the local campus of Yukon College.
- We’re investing in science and knowledge Supporting Yukon’s science, technology and research sectors is more important than ever before.
- Employing potent ammunition in dangerous terrain ( Editorial ) A wise person once said, “Those who wish to sing will always find a song.”
January 21, 2016
- Companies have some negative trends to sort through Something is happening in the corporate world that has not taken place in this generation.
- Colombia: after 51 years, finally some peace? ( Comment ) Ending Colombia’s 51-year-old civil war has taken a very long time.
January 20, 2016
- I challenge Doug Graham to reinstate YuWIN’s money ( Comment ) On the heels of the Yukon Party government’s decision to defund the popular YuWIN job board in favour of a federal job website (Star, Jan. 19), the Yukon NDP is calling for a review of the important local online employment listing’s funding.
January 15, 2016
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Unveiling a warm, modern space for Yukon students ( Comment ) Just before the holidays, former and current students gathered at the old F.H. Collins Secondary School building.
- Starting a solemn process the right way ( Editorial ) This week’s visit to Whitehorse by Carolyn Bennett, the minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, was preceded by mild complaints that Yukoners had not been given enough notice of her arrival.