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March 4, 2005
- Patty O Brien Day homes deserve our full support The recent controversy surrounding the bureaucratic red tape being dangled in front of the day home operators in lieu of subsidies (Star, Feb. 4; Star letters, March 2) is alarming for several reasons.
- Flo Whyard Remembering Bert Lahr, the bon vivant When Tom Patterson of Stratford Festival fame turned his attention to the lack of artistic entertainment in the Yukon many years ago, a whole new chapter was written in the territory's history.
- Julius Debuschewitz Recalling the conquest of Hawaii This is part 2 of a three-part article by the Whitehorse-based writer. After Kamehameha the Great died, his son Liholiho succeeded him, calling himself Kamehameha II.
March 3, 2005
- Allan Fotheringham Canada utterly obscure' in Big Apple NEW YORK Fit and frisky, Allan Rock, Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations, sits in his 14th-floor office deep in Manhattan and thinks about his first year in office.
March 2, 2005
- Editorial Councillor's misgivings are justified Good for city councillor Doug Graham. He's keeping his feet firmly planted on the ground while other relevant figures seem to be getting swept away by the Canada Winter Games wave of hoopla and the tens of millions of dollars accompanying it.
February 28, 2005
- Gwynne Dyer Genuine peace is not in the offing LONDON Peace is at hand! Democracy is spreading like wildfire! Free lunch for everybody! I'd like to believe it, but I'm sorry, I just can't.
February 25, 2005
- Editorial Clearly, common sense did not prevail The tragedy of errors that helped snatch the life of Heather Benson and besmirch a dedicated police officer's professional record need never have occurred.
- Patty O Brien Hello again, it's Rendezvous Week! Such a great spirit this town shows at our February festival. So many good times to be had that I've heard folks exclaim, 'I've gotta get out of this town before I do something I remember.'
February 24, 2005
- Allan Fotheringham There are more vegetarians than gays You can always tell, in the world order, what the irrelevant countries going downhill are as opposed to those who are important.