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October 27, 2011
- The ‘crowded boat effect' can drown investors Investors are being constantly bombarded by a mantra-like litany to diversify their holdings.
- Now it's ‘Sic Transit Muammar Gaddafi' ( Comment ) When I was in school, I used to wonder who Gloria Mundi was and how she had died, but it turned out to be my defective Latin.
October 26, 2011
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Surprises were born amid the election results ( Uffish Thoughts ) There were many things that were surprising about the Oct. 11 territorial election, which I watched fitfully from Ireland on day-old CBC and Whitehorse Star items over the Internet.
October 21, 2011
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Sadly, so many are now so few The pleasure boats on the Yukon River were running when I was in Whitehorse in the late 1940s.
- Before us stand two portals to our future "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.
- Some serious revolutions may be in the making ( Musings ) Although largely ignored by the major media outlets at the beginning, the so-called Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement is gaining strength.
- Make no mistake: housing is a human right ( Comment ) Ed. note: this article was submitted by the Yukon Human Rights Commission.
- Troubling racial and gender imbalances on the floor ( Editorial ) If Darrell Pasloski truly wants to be a premier who represents all Yukoners,
October 19, 2011
- Wolf management should be carefully entered into ( Comment ) Ed. note: the writer has submitted this commentary to the territorial Department of Environment.
- Plans on paper won't shelter the homeless tonight ( Editorial ) On Monday, the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition summarized some alarming facts which weren't necessarily detailed in the political parties' platforms for the Oct. 11 election.
October 14, 2011
- The YP's cat is out of the bag – and it stinks ( Comment ) Open climate denial and the undisguised pipe dream of never-ending fossil fuel bliss, that are somewhat popular in Ontario and Alberta, don't fly in the Yukon.
- The White Girl Series: spirited relations Raw winds rip and tear at a tattered hide that barely keeps the old lady and small baby from being frozen.
- Our community needs more young families ( Comment ) There was a time not so long ago that young families flocked to the North in droves.
- Our poll accurately predicted the Yukon election ( Comment ) Ed. note: this commentary was prepared by Donna and Mike Larsen of DataPath Systems of Marsh Lake.
- Of escarpment history and empty lots Apparently, the City of Whitehorse hopes to fast-track infill plans and to start with the empty property on Rogers Street near the escarpment, and we expect more to come.
October 13, 2011
- The recovery's benefits haven't been spread equally Politicians routinely ask voters if they are better off than, say two years ago. The average Canadian probably would answer "No.”