Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Can you recognize the face of HepC? ( Comment ) One in 12 people worldwide are living with either chronic hepatitis B or chronic hepatitis C.

We're always ready to respond to challenges Imagine being paid to travel throughout the Yukon Territory, to work, and to meet people in every community!
Northern environmental security is paramount ( Comment ) As BP grapples with a growing environmental and economic disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, few realize that BP had a very similar experience a few years earlier on their nearby Thunder Horse project in 2005.
Finding a balance between recreation and responsibility ( Editorial ) Finding a balance between recreation and responsibility (editorial)

The time is fertile for farming reforms We are in the early stages of a new era for farming.
Britain: a marriage of convenience ( Comment ) There has not been a coalition government in Britain since the Second World War, but it may have to get used to them.

Arctic security: a key government priority ( Comment ) The Arctic has always figured large in the Canadian identity.

Big oil spills: the northern exposure ( Comment ) On April 20, the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico operated by BP, caught fire and exploded.
For the record: Yukon MP and secretary debate drilling risks ( Comment) For the record: Yukon MP and secretary debate drilling risks
Otter Falls and the nation's $5 bill This is the story of the Queen, a devil's head and a photogenic fishing hole.
Recognize their successes – and their failures ( Comment ) I've been following the recent debate over Nellie McClung with a fair amount of interest because it's a debate we should have had here in the Yukon 18 years ago.
Vital scenarios in Ottawa and Africa The latest Ottawa battle over gun control is gathering steam
It's time to end the emergency ward abuses ( Editorial ) As is so typical, it has taken a death to finally get some of our community's key decision makers to act on a festering social and medical issue.

The next bomb to terrorize America Faisal Shahzad was no Timothy McVeigh, let alone a Mohamed Atta.
‘Destocking': surprising, but understandable One of the great surprises of the last few years has been the so-called "destocking” by consumers and retailers who do not want to carry the high-priced brand names.

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