Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

BRUCE WHITESTONE Ignore worthless, nonsensical information A great deal of 'information' can be described quite properly as 'noise''. It repeatedly has proven to be worthless.

Up, up, and up for revenue, taxes and spending Given Whitehorse city hall's presentation of property tax increases as an annual pre-Christmas ritual, the fiscal environment of the 1990s seems so distant today.
A meaningful way to remember loved ones Hospice Yukon's 17th annual Lights of Life will begin tomorrow with the opening ceremony at the Elijah Smith Building on Main Street.

Life was simple 'til I found out who I am Sex.
Don't be too quick to dismiss chiropractors For many years, there has been a strong competition between physicians and chiropractors, a competition that is at times amusing to watch if you are not a patient caught in the middle of it.
Dodging and Ramming in the Yukon legislature How much political direction went into the Yukon government's reduction of a local vehicle dealership's contract penalty? Who requested political intervention, who provided it, and on what rationale?

GWYNNE DYER The U.S. dollar: the long farewell? LONDON It's just straws in the wind so far.
BRUCE WHITESTONE Women's growing power is an unqualified plus After eons of being treated as second-class citizens (or worse), women at long last are being treated more fairly. The future of our economy looks better owing to this change.

A 15-year wait for an extra $100 for rent Given that the Yukon's social assistance rates have been paralyzed for 15 years, a boost of $1 a week for rental subsidies could technically be described as an improvement.

My Arctic foray changed my life What do you get when you combine one icebreaker, 68 international students, 30 scientists and two weeks in the Arctic?
A funny thing happened en route from the market DAWSON CITY When word first came out that the Yukon government had managed to mislay 36.5 million dollars, thereby trimming a substantial amount from its projected surplus, a number of snide comments about that situation appeared on the Dawson City Forum.
Blessing the continued poisoning of young lungs Twenty-two years ago, in a long-overdue initiative, the Yukon outlawed the risk of children being tossed around a vehicle like rag dolls in the event of a collision or rollover. A new law made seat belt use mandatory.

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