Whitehorse Daily Star

February 17, 2010

• Facing off for the use of the mezzanine ( Editorial ) If local dog clubs are becoming fed up with assorted organizations trying to body-check them out of using the Takhini Arena mezzanine certain nights, they have a right to be.

February 16, 2010

• Twenty years later, South Africa still suffers ( Comment ) "We astounded the world in 1990 and in 1994, and we shall do so again,” wrote former South African president F.W. de Klerk

February 12, 2010

• Christianity was not neglected in the Yukon ( Comment ) The Little Log Church was operating as a church when I lived in Whitehorse from 1946 to 1950.
• Are you wondering about the latest tax hike? ( Musings ) Well, the City of Whitehorse has produced its latest budget (Star, Jan. 26), and city fathers seem to be mighty proud of it.
• Klondike's MLA was dissed in the shuffle ( Uffish ) If I were Steve Nordick, I would be feeling severely slighted right about now,
• Practising taxation without representation? ( Editorial ) Dan Charlebois, the owner of the local Canadian Tire store,

February 11, 2010

• The ‘Great Recession' taught few lessons Classical Greek tragedies culminated always in a disaster. The authors' mindset was the determining factor.

February 9, 2010

• Tony Blair defends the indefensible At the Iraq inquiry in London on Jan. 29, former British prime minister Tony Blair found a new way to defend his decision to join George W. Bush in invading Iraq in 2003

February 5, 2010

• It's out with the hotel, in with the pond When someone threatens to tear down an older structure in Whitehorse, there's usually a "heritage building" protest,
• Fix the structural deficit: there's no question (period) Two years ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Kevin Page as our first-ever parliamentary budget officer.
• The RCMP must adapt to a modern world ( Comment ) Scandal has struck the national police force again as a member involved with a multiple homicide investigation in British Columbia is under internal investigation for misconduct.
• We're ready for your questions on policing ( Comment ) Ed. note: this is the debut of a column that will be published on periodic Fridays in the Star.
• The game's manager pencils in a revamped lineup (editorial) Sullenly quit the government, diss the premier, dismiss any notion of a reconciliation, test-drive another party – and be summoned back to cabinet.