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January 7, 2011
- Yukonisms to tuck away for use throughout 2011 ( Comment ) The best thing about starting a new year is that we can honestly lie to ourselves.
- North Korea and the prospects of a sudden Third World War ( Comment ) Lately, there has been a huge scare about the North Koreans.
- The White Girl Series: a flashback to 1965 Ed. note: Instalments of this new series, by the writer of the now-concluded The Adventures of the Audrey Eleanor, will be published every second or third Friday. New Year's Eve, 1965
- A political junkie's opinions and theories ( Comment ) No one can say the gun registry is not doing what history shows was a success.
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The Yukon: column of the wild ( Comment ) Media, just like politics, tend to focus on the sensational and even more so on the negative.
- The NDP's steady ascendency; the YP's long stall ( Editorial ) Were some Yukoners inclined to stir in a bit of polling fun with their pre-Christmas eggnog?
January 6, 2011
- Sima will offset cold weather and electrical woes ( Comment ) Mt. Sima is back to full operations beginning today.
- More credit, debt deferral aren't the answers Why is our economy behaving so differently this time?
December 31, 2010
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Audrey Eleanor's adventures: the conclusion If you feel confused by the chronological order of the latest episodes of The Adventures of the Audrey Eleanor, you should be.
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Happy birthday to the World Wide Web ( Uffish Thoughts ) According to press reports issued on Christmas Eve,
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Remembering a female soldier sent to London There were many famous people who worked for the Canadian Army when I lived in Whitehorse from 1946 to 1950.
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We have come through a tumultuous year ( Musings ) Seldom do I get the opportunity to have my column published on the last day of the year.
- Local lawyer carried a torch through the gloom ( Comment ) While the most read (and commented on) justice stories of the year are found in the Star's top 10 selections, the most important came and went with little fanfare.
December 30, 2010
- This is no time to rejoice about things This traditionally is a time for rejoicing, celebrating the Miracle of Christ's birth.
- 2010: events that mattered, those that didn't ( Comment ) Fake elections in Egypt, Burma and Belarus.
December 29, 2010
- UN is looking to take over the Internet ( Comment ) I am thankful to have lived long enough to experience the miracle called Internet.
December 24, 2010
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The triumphs can be worth the turmoil This is how it is supposed to be!
- Landlords, icestorms and fumbling ineptitude ( Comment ) Time to bolster Quebec's flourishing tree-growing industry.
- ‘Within the sanctuary, I can see the light' I feel you will agree that this is an appropriate message for these times.
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Holding freedoms hostage is dictatorial ( Musings ) The last three weeks have been anything but dull. In a way, I like that, since it means I have a lot of material I can write about.
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Where's the real plan for dealing with EMS? ( Uffish Thoughts ) The territorial government does not have a good plan in place for dealing with a lack of Emergency Medical Services (ie: ambulance services) in Dawson this long weekend.