Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Quake was strong enough to overturn cars I first went to Chile in 1989; after 20 years of guiding on the Chilean rivers, you befriend a lot of Chileans.
Chile's plight doesn't match Haiti's desperation Ed. note: Longtime Yukoner Eleanor Millard was in Chile last Saturday when the country was jolted by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, the epicentre of which was just off the central coastline of the South American nation.
‘Sudden-death' applied to more than hockey The Games are over. Let the depression begin.
Canada's crucial goals are easily attainable What a hockey game. What a goal.
The doors are locked on those outside looking in (editorial) "Right now, it's almost impossible to buy a home.”

Events in China will affect us What happens in China will have a profound impact on Canada's business.
Stating the case for law reform DAWSON CITY – There comes a time in the life of all legislation when it needs to be reviewed and amended.
Silence will not dissolve the troubling optics (editorial) We're not sure whether it's a sense of entitlement to hover above such nuisances as the public discussion of serious issues, or a blatent inability to comprehend those issues.

The protests and useless slogan didn't help The Winter Olympics in Vancouver have reached the halfway point as I am writing this column.
The strange case of the tax-hating terrorist DAWSON CITY – On Feb. 18, a disgruntled engineer and software consultant named Joe Stack set his house in North Austin, Tex., on fire.
The winds of change are about to blow Today and in these next 50 years, man stands at the decisive crossroads of his fate.”
Where is an officer when you need one? I see many traffic violations when off-duty driving my personal vehicle, and say to myself, "I wish I had my lights and siren now.”
Powerful machines require responsible regulation (editorial) The fiercely independent-minded may roll their eyes at the thought of politicians enacting more regulations over Yukoners' lifestyles, but the goal of bolstering all-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety in the territory is a worthy one to pursue.

Our governments must reinvent themselves At long last, a "revolution" is stirring in Canada that should entail better government. People have become increasingly angry at governments that do not deliver on their promises and that seem to be almost non-functional.
Mossad's latest blunder was a memorable one LONDON – Everybody assumes that Mossad, the Israeli foreign intelligence service, carried out the murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas commander, in Dubai last month.

What is Trash? The facts tell the story Recently, Whitehorse artist Linda Leon made a statement with her latest exhibition, What is Trash?
Bylaws must place reason over rashness (editorial) With taxi drivers frequently the target of complaints about cleanliness, conduct and driving ability, some justified, some not, the City of Whitehorse is planning action.
A feeling of life, death, wonder and awe In the early part of 1962, I had a most memorable holiday. It was on Nyroko Farm near Gilgil in the White Highlands of Kenya, and the home of my great school friend from Rannoch, Nigel Forrester.

On this file, geniuses need not apply The past year has been a difficult one for most investors.

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