Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

That Jeep led the way to many adventures ( Comment ) When I lived in Whitehorse from 1946 to 1950, we had no cars and there were no car dealers in the town.
Dome debacle should be explained in Dawson ( Uffish Thoughts ) Sometime Wednesday morning, well after newsrooms in the territory would have decided on their assignments for the day,
Nature does not suffer fools lightly A lot of people go into the great outdoors each winter to get some exercise and enjoy the beauty Mother Nature has to offer.
An ailing Yukoner could use your help Yukon Women in Music (YWIM) and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society are teaming up to hold a fund-raiser at the Westmark Whitehorse Hotel on Saturday evening.
The ‘path to prosperity' is strewn with pitfalls (Editorial) If there was any doubt that fiscal responsibility would be a prime issue in the 2011 election, the budget documents Premier Dennis Fentie tabled Thursday sealed the deal.

No more ‘going forward,' please ( Uffish Thoughts ) In a move that borders on travesty, the folks at Oxford University Press have added "going forward” to one of their many dictionaries.
We understate the problem of loneliness Nowadays, all too few are aware of the biggest problem for many people: they are lonely.

Breakfast food for thought on slicing and dicing a tradition (Editorial) Opposition MLAs can be forgiven for feeling like second-rate mushrooms in the dark today.

Some timely reflections on advancing our clocks I think I've got all the clocks in the house changed now.
Why is March 21 important to Yukoners? ( Comment ) March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, is observed annually to remind us that racism still exists in our world and in our territory.
A tightening of resolve down on the waterfront (editorial) Yet again, a level of government is forced to wield the hammer of financial penalties to solve problems that a little less laziness and selfishness among some citizens could have easily resolved.

The realities on campus are a huge scandal Huge amounts of money are spent each year on university education; unfortunately, this is a scandal of epic proportions.
Afghanistan recapped in 16 characters ( Comment ) "By May 1928, the basic principles of guerilla warfare...had already been evolved; that is, the 16-character formula: The enemy advances, we retreat; the enemy camps, we harass; the enemy tires, we attack; the enemy retreats, we pursue.”

The collateral damage of irresponsible conduct (Editorial) A letter writer on the opposite page suggests Jason Unrau's reporting on the trial of two RCMP officers charged with sexual assault helped "sensationalize the story and victimize not only the alleged victim, but any past and future victims of sexual assault.

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