Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Working with communities, we're making great strides During this past week, Yukoners have been celebrating Education Week,
Our winter has indeed been long enough ( Musings ) When I awoke last Sunday morning, it was to the sound of a chattering squirrel.
Drivers addicted to cellphones might as well be drunk ( Editorial ) The F.H. Collins Be the Change Team and the students' council deserve a resounding thumbs-up for the Red Thumb Reminder sent out in conjunction with Education Week (this week).

Yukoners need protection from spiralling pad rents ( Comment ) In the legislature this week, I have denounced the Yukon government's inaction on price-gouging faced by mobile home owners.
Let us hope corporations change their ways For a long time, directorships on corporate boards have been merely sinecures, rewards to retired politicians or perhaps friends of the corporation's chief executives.

After much thought, what is the new awareness? I have followed Owen Waters, an international author and spiritualist, over the last few years, and have come to respect his insights.
Verbs popping up as nouns: ugly, but unstoppable We all learned about parts of speech in school, right?
Getting the facts on a new continuing care facility ( Comment ) Your government has set aside $6.9 million in the 2014-15 territorial budget for design work on a new continuing care facility for Yukoners.
Leef's important contribution to the nation's business ( Editorial ) After three years of consistent, negative buffeting from many sides on many issues, Yukon MP Ryan Leef was the object of deserving praise last week.

The crisis in Ukraine: how to avoid a war ( Comment ) On one hand, eastern Ukraine appears to be slipping out of the government's control, as pro-Russian groups seize control of official buildings in big eastern cities like Donetsk and Luhansk and demand referenda on union with Russia.
The irrationality of the market can be unlimited For most of us who are uninitiated in modern computer slang, terms like quants or algorithms are completely foreign.

Some uninspiring goings-on in our legislature ( Comment ) Liberal Leader Sandy Silver has made the Liberal position absolutely clear as far as the Peel is concerned.

Utilities board hearings have arrived at a crossroad ( Comment ) Utilities board hearings have arrived at a crossroad ( Comment )
Underreported but deadly news out of North Africa ( Musings ) There is something going on in West Africa that has barely made the news in North America, except in specialty magazines or medical journals.
Co-operation counts in the Heart of Riverdale ( Comment ) About 10 years ago, Andrea Simpson-Fowler saw an opportunity.
Choosing the right word means so very much ( Uffish Thoughts ) In the cult favorite film The Princess Bride, Princess Buttercup is kidnapped by a mismatched trio of villains for hire.
Take that, you enforcers, meddlers and moralizers ( Comment ) The venerable academic and author Walter Williams, an economic professor at George Mason University, who comes with a long litany of credentials, is one of my favourite political syndicated columnists.
Second World War Quonset hut needs a home ( Comment ) When Con Lattin and his wife Dot arrived in Whitehorse in 1952 with a few suitcases and $50, they felt lucky to be able to rent a little cabin made from a recycled army building in Whiskey Flats.
They should have the courage to sit independently first ( Comment ) Brownie points are in order for NDP MLA Kate White's statement on elected members crossing the floor to another party, as reported in last Friday's Star.

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