Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Al-Megrahi: whatever does the trick ( Comment ) LONDON - Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was an intelligence agent.

'Something very wrong is happening to our children' "The first step is to penetrate the clouds of deceit and distortion and learn the truth about the world, then to organize and act to change it. That's never been impossible and never been easy."
Just a common soldier (A soldier died today) Ed. note: Whitehorse resident David Laxton submitted this poem as a tribute to Yukoner Joe Goodeill, who died last Saturday at the age of 91 (Star, Aug. 19).
Honouraria: how much is too much? ( Editorial ) In revising pay levels for the city's next mayor and council, the incumbents will have to walk a fine line to make a responsible decision.

Regulatory agencies have performed poorly The agencies in charge of the regulation of our financial industry have failed.
Gay rights: the clock will not be turned back ( Comment ) LONDON - It has been 42 years since homosexual acts were legalized in Britain.

We need protection from dangerous criminals On several occasions in the past, I have written about what I perceive to be problems with our judicial system.
One more police file, one less ounce of innocence ( Editorial ) Did the end of the heat wave provoke some disappointed sun worshippers to completely flip out?

Dollar stores are thriving in this climate Despite the economic recession, discount stores have performed remarkably well.
The Liberals' EI proposal would be ineffective Earlier this summer, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff agreed to put partisanship aside and work to find consensus on Employment Insurance reform.

Our forest industry has taken a step backward ( Comment ) On July 22, the Yukon forest management branch (FMB) put out this public tender:

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