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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 19, 2015
- Premier knew something had to change Friday’s Yukon Party cabinet shuffle is a major reset for a premier clearly unhappy with the direction the government was heading.
- Overhaul rewards key ministers despite missteps ( Comment ) Friday morning’s sweeping Yukon Party government cabinet shuffle is yet another sign that the government is spinning its wheels instead of offering real solutions to the serious challenges faced by Yukoners.
January 16, 2015
- Education in Yukon: a top priority for us, our partners ( Comment ) As premier, I read with interest the commentary in Wednesday’s Star signed by five individuals (Ken Taylor, Fred Smith, Don Roberts, Piers McDonald and Shakir Alwarid).
- They came, they spoke, and the budget shall pass ( Editorial ) Members of city council heard some constructive citizen feedback about the proposed $69-million operating budget Monday evening.
January 15, 2015
- The strategy of the horrible Paris attacks ( Comment ) After Ahmed Merabet, a French policeman, was killed outside the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris last week, his brother Malek said:
- Remember: there’s no gain without pain Even though we are slowly recovering from the Great Recession, it is appropriate that we question the means used to revive the economy.
January 14, 2015
- Our education system has become closed ( Comment ) In 1990, after five years of consultations and with considerable fanfare, a new Education Act was proclaimed in the Yukon legislature.
January 9, 2015
- Make 2015 the year of countering the counterfeiters ( Musings ) The beginning of a new year usually marks the time when many people all over the world make New Year’s resolutions, wanting to change something in their lives for the better.
- Here’s why we’re appealing the Peel decision ( Comment ) As we announced on Dec. 30, the Yukon government is appealing the Peel watershed land use planning court case.
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New, popular, annoying and overused words of 2014 A pet-peeve letter I feel like writing to Wendy Mesley at CBC-TV’s national news offices:
- Saluting democracy – when it suits the purpose ( Editorial ) “We are looking for clarity that the democratically elected government will retain the authority to make decisions on Yukon public land.”
January 8, 2015
- Is the world slipping back into a recession? If deflationary trends persist, they can trigger severe economic repercussions
- Is there conspiracy at the oil barrel’s bottom? ( Comment ) “Did you know there’s an oil war? And the war has an objective: to destroy Russia,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a live television speech late last month.