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August 23, 2011
- Libya and the future of nonviolence LONDON – "Brother Colonel” Muammar Gaddafi's time is up: the rebels are now in the heart of Libya's capital, Tripoli.
August 19, 2011
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Is Canada ready for Arctic oil exploration? The continued lure of the North American Offshore Continental Shelf (OCS) has been calling the major oil companies for more than 50 years.
- We were always sorry to see the carnival end The Whitehorse winter carnival in the late 1940s took us back to the days of 1897-'98, with can-can dancers and all the dazzle of that era.
- Divided opinions on subdividing rural lots (editorial) Given the current housing tensions, there's more than a touch of irony to the fact that people looking to subdivide country residential properties are encountering obstacles at city hall.
August 18, 2011
- Was the illustrious George Bush a sleeper? In spy talk, a "sleeper” is somebody who lives his life in the target country.
- ‘Inconvenient truths' we should be alarmed about Gradually, the public is becoming aware of the significant impact on climate change caused by our disregard of the environment.
August 16, 2011
- When politicians play musical chairs (Uffish Thoughts) DAWSON CITY – Ottawa is reeling over the news that members of both the New Democratic and Conservative parties used to belong to another political party, namely the Bloc Quebecois.
- Deserving student will receive a scholarship Whitehorse student Kathleen Hare has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Midnight Sun Rotary Club Scholarship.
August 12, 2011
- For soccer success, we need a revamped system Most of you now that, although I am not an avid sports fan, I do enjoy watching the odd event on TV and have even been known to go and watch some of them live.
- The Peel issue is undoubtedly headed to the courts The future of the Peel River watershed will be decided in a courtroom.
- The door opens to a New Democratic Trojan horse It looks like the door of the wooden Trojan horse has opened and a Bloc (not wooden) has fallen out. One has to wonder just how deep those Blocs might get?
- We pledge to help Yukon home owners A Liberal government will double the Home Owners Grant.
- Troubling times for the official Opposition (editorial) It's little wonder the territory's Liberals are taking DataPath Systems' latest survey results with a desert of salt – and a strapping dose of indignant derision.
August 11, 2011
- Class is at the root of rioting in London "I don't call it rioting, I call it an insurrection of the masses of the people. It is happening in Syria, it is happening in Clapham, it's happening in Liverpool ....”
- ‘Remember me to Leicester Square' (Uffish Thoughts) The identification line on the message at 8:30 Monday morning was from a person I knew, a former student of mine.
- Renting may prove more popular than buying` Our housing sector can cause huge problems for our economy, but also traditionally it leads us out of recession.