Whitehorse Daily Star

September 5, 2012

• Is oil the devil's tool, as some critics suggest? ( Comment ) Here are just a few observations about a possibly dangerous direction for Canadians and northerners.

August 31, 2012

• The futility of Western child birth, child care practices According to Jean Liedloff, the continuum concept is the idea that in order to achieve optimal physical, mental and emotional development, human beings – especially babies – require the kind of experience to which our species adapted during the long process of our evolution.
• The search for Franklin's ships comes at a bad time ( Uffish Thoughts ) I love Stan Rogers' music and enjoy covering some of his songs myself, including the a capella Northwest Passage if I can find a couple or three good voices to work the harmonies with me.
• An unimaginable tragedy finally spurs action ( Editorial ) Earlier this week, NDP Leader Liz Hanson fielded a media question that would have been more properly directed to the relevant Yukon Party cabinet ministers of the day.

August 30, 2012

• Julian Assange: a rascal or a political martyr? ( Comment ) Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is not well served by some of his supporters.
• Governments should help businesses of all sizes The public (and policy makers') focus on the size of businesses.

August 28, 2012

• Yukon First Nations stand together for chinook salmon Ed. note: this statement was released by the Teslin Tlingit Council, the First Nation of Na Cho Nyak Dun, the Ta'an Kwach'an Council, the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the White River First Nation and the Carcross-Tagish First Nation.

August 27, 2012

• America's abandonment of manned space flights ( Comment ) When the first man on the moon died on Saturday, U.S. President Barack Obama tweeted: "Neil Armstrong was a hero not just of his time, but of all time.”

August 24, 2012

• Let's not regulate ‘The Wilderness City' to death ( Musings ) Perhaps I am missing something in the equation, but it seems to me that our fair city is slowly but surely being turned into a tiny "Toronto North” or similar place.
• Yukon politics' metamorphosis wears on ( Editorial ) During unguarded moments in the gloomy period following the latest, 2011 demolition of the Yukon Liberal Party's presence in the legislature, Darius Elias made no secret of two crisp realities.