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April 17, 2014
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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).
April 16, 2014
- 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.
April 11, 2014
- 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.
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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.
April 10, 2014
- 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.
April 9, 2014
- 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.
April 4, 2014
- 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.
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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.
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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.