Whitehorse Daily Star

February 9, 2011

• Israel: what happens after Mubarak? ( Comment ) In his first public comment on the unfolding drama in Egypt, Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, worried aloud last week that the right analogy may be the Iranian revolution of 1979:
• The royalties inequity needs swift attention ( Editorial ) Six days after the territory saw another $1-billion-plus budget tabled, it may seem incongruous to talk about pursuing a superior mining royalties deal with the federal government.

February 4, 2011

• Sixty years later, the Steeloxes stand tall and true ( Comment ) A couple of months ago, I was in Hillcrest visiting a friend of mine who lives in the Steelox buildings.
• We'll reward tips on slaughters ( Comment ) This week, a shocking report from the British Columbia Worker's Compensation Board has sparked outrage across North America.
• The White Girl Series: break-up There has not been a plane in weeks.
• Yukon's northern exposure to energy costs ( Comment ) The price of oil just hit $100 a barrel. What does this mean for the Yukon?
• The pledge of a surplus has a credibility problem ( Editorial ) The thousands of words Premier Dennis Fentie spilled in the legislature Thursday could just as easily have been labelled "Campaign 2011” than the budget for the coming fiscal year.

February 3, 2011

• Let's face it: people are creatures of habit People pretty much are creatures of habit. Inasmuch as they are set in an unvarying routine, this affects their conduct in the marketplace.
• Is Mubarak the Berlin Wall of the Arab world? ( Comment ) It was the Egyptian army's statement that brought it all back: "To the great people of Egypt, your armed forces, acknowledging the legitimate rights of the people ... have not and will not use force against the Egyptian people

February 2, 2011

• It's time to open the door to a housing strategy ( Editorial ) Three days before Christmas, local media were summoned to the release of two reports compiled by the Yukon Housing Corp. and territorial statisticians.

February 1, 2011

• Who's leading the Egyptian Revolution? ( Comment ) LONDON – By 3 p.m. last Friday, the protesters in central Cairo were chanting: "Where is the army? Come and see what the police are doing to us. We want the army.”

January 28, 2011

• Friends: before us stand two vital portals to choose from "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.
• All hope is not lost in post-quake Haiti ( Musings ) It was just over a year ago that a horrific earthquake struck Haiti. It killed more than 200,000 people and destroyed much of the country's infrastructure.
• The Arctic: a sitting duck for a disastrous spill ( Comment ) Out of sight, out of mind.
• Is Yukon on the golden goose's flight path? ( Comment ) Premier Dennis Fentie must know where a magic money tree grows, because the messaging coming out of his corner office about the upcoming budget and the current fiscal state of the Yukon's finances simply does not add up.