Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Raft trip was a truly enriching experience This is a story of two travellers from Germany who discovered the Yukon in a way of its own.
Loose lines: a mistake we won't repeat! 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.
All four contemplate clouds on the horizon (editorial) It's hard to discern from the local federal election campaign's sleepy complexion, but four men are busily beavering away at stubborn sets of uniquely individual challenges.

Previous generations' conduct may return The baby boom generation is approaching retirement age, and its successor, the Generation Xers, are moving to centre stage,.
Bugged by the spruce bark beetle DAWSON CITY - There's some breathtaking scenery along the Alaska Highway between Whitehorse and Beaver Creek, but the view that's etched into my mind just now is the devastation wrought by the spruce bark beetle.

Solar power buff exposes rulers' hypocrisy Can one man change how the Yukon/Canada views solar energy?
Speakers must be even-handed in their criticisms The subject of religion was suspiciously missing from social activist Stephen Lewis' speech Monday evening in Whitehorse. However, financial and political bodies, nation states and their leaders, either directly responsible or culpable for atrocities committed against women in Africa, were spared none of his ire.

It was special to meet the lieutenant governor Ed. note: this is an update on the cross-Canada hand-cycling trip Ramesh Ferris launched from Whitehorse on April 10, and from Victoria on April 12 to raise money in the fight against polio.

Erik Nielsen: no one will equal his legacy As politicians go, few were more partisan in their beliefs nor committed to their constituents than Erik Nielsen.
Khadr should be grateful to still be alive Like many of you, I am an ardent consumer of news reports, no matter what media deliver them.
An ideal solution has lapsed into chaos What appeared a win-win situation for government and the nonprofit society proposing to purchase and staff a permanent emergency youth shelter, has become a debacle, with enough blame to go around for everyone.

We need remedies to today's energy trends In view of the extraordinary increase in oil prices over the past year, it is obvious that remedies are needed.
A question of confidence marks this election DAWSON CITY - There's a sense in which I can understand why Governor General Michaëlle Jean didn't turn down Prime Minister Stephen Harper's demand that she dissolve this Parliament and set in motion the election campaign of 2008 which will end, ironically enough, on the day after Thanksgiving. By then, I'm sure we will all be thankful it is over.

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