Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

The U.S. government is not broke! A salient feature of American "exceptionalism” is the belief that the United States can never be ordinary.

Mining royalties are continuing their positive impacts ( Comment ) This week's release of the latest figures on mining royalties in the Yukon provide a good opportunity to look at the positive economic influence our mining industry is having throughout the territory.
Can we discuss the planet's ailments reasonably? ( Musings ) Just in case you were wondering, the global warming (climate change) advocates had not disappeared, even though one did not hear an awful lot from them in the last little while.
www.thewhitegirl.ca: Let the Games begin! A malformed head rolls and bumps across the stage.
Flash – another climate change report Late last week, the world's biggest climate change report came out. Again.
A golden nugget of history with Yukon connections ( Comment ) I am constantly amazed at the little footnotes in Yukon history that pop up in unexpected places.
Council was right to stem the Sima money flow ( Comment ) I have to agree with our four wise Whitehorse city council members who voted to not give any more of our tax money to bail out the debts of the Mt. Sima ski hill (Star, Sept. 24).

Keep a close eye on the improving U.S. economy In view of the tumultuous events in recent memory, economists should not be surprised by anything.
Iran: is it finally coming in from the cold? ( Comment ) When Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, came home from the United Nations General Assembly meeting last Friday, demonstrators at Tehran airport threw eggs, shoes and stones.

This government has a lot of explaining to do ( Comment ) The news of the immediate risk of the Ross River suspension bridge collapsing perplexes me, and the Yukon Party government has a lot of explaining to do.
Consultations require competent invitation-sending ( Editorial ) Whoever organized Justice Minister Peter MacKay's visit to Whitehorse last month deserves a spell in the minister's famed Nova Scotia potato patch.

We're working together on FASD prevention, intervention The tragedy of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder, or FASD, is one that touches all Yukoners in one way or another.
We can thwart the erosion of our information rights ( Comment ) Ed. note: this commentary was released by the office of Diane McLeod-McKay, the territory's Information and Privacy Commissioner.

Investors' best interests aren't always advisors' priority As if it were not difficult enough to make money by investing properly,
As Carville would say, it's the feedbacks, stupid ( Comment ) As Carville would say, it's the feedbacks, stupid

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