Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

The Syrian crisis outcome will affect us all ( Musing ) One could argue that the world has largely forgotten the so-called Arab Spring.
I have never forgotten that moment of magic In 2003, I was visiting Glastonbury in England, which is well-known for psychic/spiritual events in the past, as you likely know – King Arthur and all that, and the cup of the Last Supper is reportedly buried there in what is called Chalice Hill. That's another story.
It's time for the Quest to rediscover its roots ( Comment ) It might be back to the future for the Yukon Quest.
The White Girl Series: school memories from long ago Out with the old … slide into the new.
Peeling back the layers of Pasloski's principles ( Editorial ) The Yukon government has long faced the choice of approaching the Peel watershed's management in a way that's weighted for conservation or tilted toward potential development.

The rhetoric is getting totally out of hand ( Uffish Thoughts ) I can't actually figure out what is going on in the minds of the members of the federal Conservative Party.
Don't look now, but oil prices may diminish Every time we stop at a gas station, we are astonished at the high price we have to pay for gasoline.

Always remember that fear is a real handicap In 2004, I wrote this to a friend with whom I was having an exchange.
Let's make sure to walk down the right path ( Comment ) The City of Whitehorse wants our input into planning, and then says the results reflect our input.
Mexi-Canadiana: the majestic monarch butterflies Lying on my back in the dust and silence, the smell of hot pine pitch transports me back home to Canada.
The dealers are back, flaunting their deadly wares ( Comment ) There is a turf war happening in the downtown core of the city, and the home team hasn't bothered to come out and challenge the players.
Why are we bothering with these pointless bylaws? ( Comment ) It's about trail use, not safety stickers.

We have ended the opposition's divisive politics Ed. note: this is an excerpt from Yukon MP Ryan Leef's remarks in the House of Commons before MPs voted Wednesday to eliminate Canada's long gun registry.
The facts of life often contradict the forecasts It should come as no surprise that investment firms' recommendations so often are wide of the mark.

The gun registry: a promise made, a promise kept ( Comment ) Yukon MP Ryan Leef made these remarks about Bill C-19, which ends the long-gun registry, last week in the House of Commons.
Where should the PM make his announcements? ( Uffish Thoughts ) I don't suppose it's Prime Minister Stephen Harper's surprise announcement about the impending Old Age Supplement (OAS) crisis that bothered me quite so much as it was the place where he chose to make it.

The White Girl Series: at the edge of the world April in the Arctic means there are still three months left until spring arrives.
Las Vegas churches accept gambling chips? I truly did not know this!
Cowardly captain should be thrown into the brig ( Musings ) It was on Jan. 13, 2012, that the magnificent cruise ship Costa Concordia, owned by Carnival Corporation's subsidiary Costa Crociere, struck a rock close to the shore of Giglio in Italy and consequently sank.
A test of the flying public's fundamental values ( Editorial ) In its determination to fly its competitive war with Air Canada to the Yukon, WestJet may have sorely underestimated the might of the turbulence it will encounter here.

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