Whitehorse Daily Star

February 7, 2014

• www.thewhitegirl.ca: we were legend! Come with me, back in time, back to the True North Strong and Free, back to the Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous 1978.
• Francophones have access to health services in French Three separate health sector sites in Whitehorse are now able to offer French language services to their clients as a result of a pilot project that was recently launched (Star, Jan. 29).
• So why aren't the national newshounds calling now? ( Comment ) When it turned -30 the other night, I sat by my phone waiting for the CBC and CTV national news to call me and ask me that "polar vortex” question: "How cold is it at 30 below without a wind chill?”
• The Olympics aren't the venue for political statements ( Musings ) Today, 5,500 athletes from around the world gathered in Sochi, Russia, to participate in the XXII Winter Olympics.
• Connecting the North with a new flight ( Comment ) Over the years, Air North has done a lot for our territory, connecting us from Old Crow to Whitehorse and to the Outside.

February 6, 2014

• Some modest proposals for Senate reform ( Uffish Thoughts ) If you give the matter more than a knee jerk's response time worth of thought, you must be forced to concede that there is little to be gained by spending much energy on debates about abolishing the Senate.

January 31, 2014

• Who is it that was stunned by events surrounding the new Peel plan launch? ( Uffish Thoughts ) Who is it that was stunned by events surrounding the new Peel plan launch?
• Student engagement sign of success in program delivery ( Comment ) New rural education delivery models are seeing positive results In Yukon,
• ‘Klondike' missed the mark in its portrayal of the Gold Rush ( Comment ) Okay I admit it. I watched the entire six hours.

January 30, 2014

• Traditional living arrangements not what they used to be As our population ages, living arrangements for the elderly are becoming more important issues.

January 29, 2014

• The three scrooges livened up the holidays this year ( Uffish Thoughts ) As if the Senate Scandal That Won't Go Away was not enough to bedevil Steven Harper's Conservative Party …

January 24, 2014

• For the record: friends and foes of the Peel plan (COMMENT) Ed. note: here are some of the comments about Tuesday's release of the Yukon government's Peel River watershed land use plan.
• We must be small targets to escape cybercrime There have been a number of news reports stating that some of the largest chain stores in the United States have been the victims of cyber attacks.
• Will we finally pay heed to this wakeup call? Let me say before you read this – I am not trying to create fear.
• The forboding political gamble becomes official (editorial) A textbook demonstration on How to Win Friends and Influence People it surely is not.