Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Administering northern justice: a complex dilemma ( Comment ) Maclean's magazine published the annual crime statistics for Canada last week.
Canada could have had a far worse neighbour Ever since I came to Canada, I noticed something that has never ceased to puzzle me;
A city bent on foiling trouble on the trails ( Editorial ) That full-throttled roar wafting out from the distant hills is the sound of the City of Whitehorse detouring the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) debate into an urban setting – in a very aggressive way.

Is Generation Y ready to inherit the nation? What can we expect now that Generation Y, those in the 18 to 29 age category, are approaching centre stage?
Obama braces for a stormy November ( Comment ) LONDON – About eight months ago, I was visiting an old friend in San Francisco.

Don't look now, but it's dangerous out there ( Comment ) Maclean's magazine's third annual crime rankings have the Yukon Territory the third most dangerous place to live in Canada,
An appalling episode raises troubling questions ( Editorial ) Very appropriately, last Thursday's disturbing incident at the Canada Games Centre is being treated with the utmost seriousness by those in positions to do something about it.

Now, what really happened can be told ( Uffish Thoughts ) Life sometimes provides us with sequels to the events that we chronicle.
They are saying they've lost a champion, a friend ( Comment ) Ed. note: Yukon MP Larry Bagnell delivered this tribute to Todd Hardy, the late former NDP MLA for Whitehorse Centre, on Monday in the House of Commons.

Has the Audrey Eleanor made her final excursion? Ed. note: this series of columns recounts the adventures of longtime Yukoners Dawn Kostelnik, Rick Cousins and their wooden boat, the Audrey Eleanor, in British Columbia.
Don't lose sight of the kids in the fog of battle ( Editorial ) If ever a situation called for a serious injection of frank communication and compromise,

Let's wake up to the new economic realities What is happening all over is factories are closing, and their jobs are disappearing.
A poem about His Majesty's mail This is dedicated to the memory of a friend, the late RCMP Const. G.I. Cameron, a member of the Order of Canada.
In many nations, the son also rises ( Comment ) The Korean Workers' Party (i.e. the Communists) held a recent assembly in Pyongyang to anoint Kim Jong-un,

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