Whitehorse Daily Star

October 28, 2009

• We need consensus on protecting the caribou ( Comment ) The Porcupine Caribou Management Board understands what the Government of Yukon is trying to do with its interim caribou harvesting regulations.
• Dawson's hospital debate raises many questions Lots of people outside Dawson seem to be interested in the ongoing saga of our new hospital's site, so much so that I was recently asked to sum it up in the Moccasin Telegraph, of all places.

October 23, 2009

• We seem to be in a constant state of fear ( Musings ) Have you ever had the feeling that you are being ever so subtly manipulated, that living has become dangerous, that everything in life is tenuous?
• Take a moment to appreciate what you have The next time you are taking a stroll in Rotary Peace Park,
• The coming times: a perspective Those of you reading this who live in Canada, and perhaps more particularly up here in Canada's Yukon, are among the luckiest on this planet.
• National icon's work belongs in Canada's National Gallery ( Comment ) Ed. note: Yukon Senator Dan Lang made these remarks about former Yukon artist Ted Harrison in the Senate earlier this week.
• The ramifications of a roving representative ( Editorial ) John Edzerza will never be accused of possessing partisan political convictions that run deeper than a freak summer puddle in the Sahara Desert.

October 22, 2009

• Slumping wages weaken the economy even more Slumping wages now are a widespread phenomenon all across Canada,
• For the record: saluting women's history ( Comment ) Tourism and Culture Minister Elaine Taylor made these remarks at Wednesday evening's unveiling of the 2009 Women's History Month poster at The Old Fire Hall.

October 21, 2009

• Have party politics created an autocratic premier? ( Comment ) "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” reads the opening line to a Charles Dickens classic.

October 16, 2009

• My higher loyalty is saving our caribou Out of the 13 Arctic barren ground caribou herds in Canada,
• Homelessness is a shared responsibility ( Comment ) Living on the street is hard. Very hard. I figured that out after just five days.
• Once again, apathy overwhelms democracy (editorial) Beginning with a lengthy, passionate letter published in the Star during the summer,

October 15, 2009

• Attack ads are a blot on the profession For several years, we have been bombarded by very nasty attack advertisements from our political parties.