Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

I strive to raise awareness and stir debate Well, another year has passed, and what a year it was.
Health shouldn't be held hostage by 'rights' (editorial) A territorial debate has ignited on which value our civilized society should cherish and defend: the safety of crime victims and frontline health and public security workers, or the right of the people they come in contact with to refuse a blood test.

The Canadian consumer's changing profile This is the "make or break" season for retailers.

This road would have saddened my husband This is the story of a road - a story full of happiness, disappointment and violence, because road-building is packed with drama and pathos.
Deep sailboat trouble in Deep Bay Ed. note: Thirty-five-year Yukoner Dawn Kostelnik and her husband, Rick Cousins, bought the Audrey Eleanor in July 2003 in Prince Rupert, B.C., refitted it and took it to Haines, Alaska in 2004.
Chicken diners thought Tories laid an egg The government is in crisis. The economy is struggling. The environment is changing, and not for the better. And all they can do in Ottawa is talk about food.
Four deaths in 10 years suggest a big problem (editorial) John Edzerza may have been more than a trifle extreme in his sweeping accusation that "systematic prejudice" contaminates the culture and actions of our national police force.

NAFTA should go back to the drawing board It has become apparent that there should be a reassessment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Is a nuclear weapons ban a pipe dream? LONDON - If Barack Obama sent the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to Congress for ratification early in the new session, that would be an excellent start.
Yukoners: lend me your ears and catnip! Amidst the hullaballoo of whether the minority Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is fit to lead Canada, one group has remained marginalized and without a voice in the week-long debate.

The city gets back to the basics In late 2006, a successful hosting of the imminent Canada Winter Games,with the inherent pride and prestige, topped many agendas at Whitehorse city hall.

A great conspiracy theory is shot down DAWSON CITY - As last week wore on, my favourite theory about what was going on in Ottawa came to be that Stephen Harper was trying to self-destruct; that he really didn't want to hold the reins of government right now.

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