Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Allan Fotheringham Is McKenna breathing down Martin's neck? VANCOUVERWhen in high school in Chilliwack, B.C., for me and my mates our Saturday night's entertainment came free.

Editorial What about that byelection, Mr. Premier? If the Yukon Party can't find a candidate for a long-overdue byelection it must have seen coming months ago, Premier Dennis Fentie should do the honourable thing.
Julius Debuschewitz Let's be better prepared for disasters Barely a month goes by without the news of another major natural disaster.
Matthew Grant Would it really make any of us more secure? Picture a scenario where you live in a country that is rich in a natural resource that is in high demand but that is primarily controlled by one family who is not democratically elected and is protected by a foreign military.

Allan Fotheringham Gophers were the Commons' star topic OTTAWAOn Sunday of this week, the Prime Minister of all of us, one P. Martin, spoke to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Charlottetown and made one promise.

Editorial Let Riverdale breathe more easily Suppose we had a dollar and offered to dish out a penny to every southern urban planner who came north, studied the physical, environmental and social characteristics of Riverdale, and advocated building dozens more homes there.
Dear local vandals ... I am proud to inform you that you have been chosen by our committee for a very prestigious award.
Julius Debuschewitz The historic control over fertility The first part of this two-part article, tracing the history of birth control, was published Aug. 26.
Dan Davidson Here's what we know of the election date DAWSON CITY All we really know about the possible date of a municipal election in Dawson City comes from two very public pieces of knowledge oft repeated by trustee Ray Hayes when faced with the question asked at each and every meeting of his advisory committee.

Allan Fotheringham Hurricane's agony stirred many memories One day in 1964, after finishing a year of graduate studies at the University of Toronto, your faithful scribbler/scholar decided to take the long way home on the way to Vancouver.

Our group wants the CBC lockout ended A new group has formed in the North to work towards ending the lockout at the CBC on terms that are good for northerners.
Gwynne Dyer A humiliated U.S. abandoned its citizens LONDON It's not fair to blame George W. Bush for the disaster in New Orleans. He had nothing to do with the evacuation operation that left the poorest and most helpless people behind.

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