Whitehorse Daily Star

July 9, 2008

• How the Zust ended up in Dawson City It's not often that a car you probably never heard of may well be the most famous automobile ever to ride the trails of the Yukon.
• Two announcements with surprising twists DAWSON CITY - Official announcements can be such a surprise sometimes. Two of them caught my attention last week for quite different reasons.

July 8, 2008

• Nipigon residents showed us the utmost kindness 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.

July 7, 2008

• Here's to getting married for the right reasons Sam, a friend of mine, was married last month.

July 4, 2008

• The scourge of a growing global food crises faces all of us As most are now aware the world is facing an ever growing food crises. Food is running out and our global populations are reaching - some would say have reached - a critical mass. The ever increasing population worldwide is the underpinning and primary cause of this and other increasing problems such as the fuel crises. The media have almost totally ignored this fact. Why?
• Solidarity needed to stand against violence worldwide My last column dealt mainly with people who refuse to render first aid at accident scenes. I also mentioned that I believe more and more of our fellow human beings are becoming capable of performing inhuman acts. If TV, radio and newspaper reports are not proof enough already, let me give you a few examples.
• Plastic bags, disposable diapers could be our legacy "You could carry home two weeks of groceries," the story teller said, "With those bags under your eyes."
• Thank you goes out to the Rotary Clubs of Thunder Bay! Ed. note: This is an update on the cross-Canada hand-cycling trip Ramesh Ferris launched from Whitehorse on April 10 and from Victoria April 12 to raise money in the fight against polio. Ramesh is moving into the rugged terrain of Lake Superior's North Shore.
• Is the fox guarding the henhouse? There have been a bunch of news article lately touting the idea that Canada just isn't wired enough. Well, the actual phrasing uses the word "connected", but you get the idea.

July 3, 2008

• Malaysia: Deja vu all over again for opposition leader Reading the first reports about the accusations against Malaysia's opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, I had to check the date at the top of the page. Has there been a time-slip? Is this file ten years old?

July 2, 2008

• No surprise profits for railway industry rising It may seem peculiar to many in the present era, but there is underway a revival of the railway industry. What is so surprising is that it has taken so long for everyone to climb aboard.