Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Editorial Recreation with junk food: a clashing agenda The Canada Games Centre's encouragement of the sale of junk food to its patrons is one thing though there are cascades of enlightened arguments as to why it's a dubious idea.
Matthew Grant Send this prohibition up in smoke It's amazing that in a country where political and medical studies have dispelled the myth that marijuana poses a danger to human health, the country remains in the grips of prohibition.
Dan Davidson What is the writing on the wall? DAWSON CITY Trustee Ray Hayes doesn't believe that the citizens of Dawson actually want to see council elections or are really even interested in them.
Michael Brine Let's replace fear with loving interactions FARO The commentaries in these articles are the sum total, to this point in my life, of what I have come to understand from my life experiences. However, if we are open, we never stop learning as we evolve to greater and greater understandings.
Julius Debuschewitz From braving winter to questioning justice Today's column differs somewhat from the usual format, in that I will not just address one particular issue.

Editorial The Yukon Party is read the Riot Act If it didn't sense it previously, the Yukon Party learned definitively on Monday that bulging budgets, sky-high housing prices, low unemployment and teeming contractors won't necessarily translate into re-election in 2006.

Matthew Grant What message are we sending the poor? The Yukon is an interesting place; it's a little bit different in terms of lifestyle and in ways of thinking.

Michael Brine We are prisoners of the status quo FARO The articles which will be presented in this series are designed to have us take a deeper look at the world in which we have been raised. The will assist us in taking a more objective look at what is happening in the world around us and in which we are inexorably involved.
Julius Debuschewitz Only God and Layton know for sure After what seemed like an endless interlude, the long-awaited Gomery Report was finally released to the public Nov. 1.
Dan Davidson Frazzled by the riverside and the Commons DAWSON CITY The Yukon River came to a screeching halt sometime between last Friday night and Sunday morning.

Help us protect our city's green spaces At the city council meeting of Nov. 7, the Porter Creek Community Association announced its plans to sponsor petitions for two referenda. The two questions that are being put forward are:

Newer Older