Whitehorse Daily Star

January 27, 2011

• Putting out the mat for the boomerang generation The boomerang, a remarkable invention, returns thrown objects back to their originators.

January 24, 2011

• The government is serving the Yukon well ( Comment ) With Parliament set to resume at the end of the month, this is a good time to look back on past accomplishments and the challenges that are ahead.
• Sima's chair lift has a clean bill of health ( Comment ) After several days of diagnostics and repair by Amptech,

January 21, 2011

• Do we need a marine disaster to make us act? ( Comment ) In the Arctic basin, there are billions going to trillions of dollars being spent by the oil and gas industries exploring and exploiting energy resources.
• Animal abuse in the Yukon, and ways to best deal with it ( Comment ) The debate on what to do with an abused animal is touchy. Why?
• The White Girl Series: the Indian agent Ed. note: this longtime Yukoner's series appears every second Friday.
• Promoting safe family riding and smart choices The Klondike Snowmobile Association (KSA) and the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations (CCSO) advise snowmobilers to become safe riders by arriving home safely after every ride.
• A political junkie's thoughts at three levels ( Comment ) It would be nice to turn on the news and not hear politicians calling each other names or making contradictory statements.
• The maiden melody of the premier's swan song? ( Editorial ) Criticized for tardiness in calling last month's Whitehorse Centre byelection, Premier Dennis Fentie has found a new need for speed as he begins his new decade amid swirling uncertainty.

January 20, 2011

• Censorship is a (bleeping) mistake ( Uffish Thoughts ) Ed. note: In this discussion of controversial language, some readers may find some words in this column offensive.
• We have to fix this major imbalance Long ago, then U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower warned his nation about the dangers stemming from the burgeoning military-industrial complex.

January 19, 2011

• MP's road has potholes, but no detours to defeat ( Editorial ) If his colleagues on Parliament Hill took the time to examine Yukon MP Larry Bagnell's electoral standing, they would doff Liberal red to turn bright green with envy.

January 18, 2011

• Vietnam: were the millions killed worth it? ( Comment ) Communist Party congresses are generally tedious events, and the 11th congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party (Jan. 12-17) was no exception.