Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Editorial Dreadful management requires a strong response Investigator, trouble-shooter, gunslinger... call it what you like.
Julius Debuschewitz The defence of Chretien was astonishing If the Liberal government in Ottawa had hoped the sponsorship scandal might die a quiet death due to the length of time it would take to finish the public inquiry into all the sordid details, it was sadly mistaken.

Gwynne Dyer North Korea's warnings are no crisis LONDON It's been true for years for North Korea, and for any other country that finds itself in a serious confrontation with the U.S. government: if you can possibly get away with the claim, say that you already have nuclear weapons. The U.S. only invades countries that don't have them yet.

Editorial Heavy snow calls for remedial action It was the type of complaint to make members of the snow-suffocated business community, enduring the customary January sales slump, wince through their balaclava slits.
Flo Whyard Here's another scandal for Mr. Feeney This winter, in weather so well adapted for hibernating, it has been diverting to watch the proceedings (almost daily on TV) into the sponsorship inquiry being conducted in Ottawa.
Julius Debuschewitz We need new conflict-solving ideas Since the beginning of mankind, there have been wars to settle differences between various groups of people, from roaming bands to tribes to nations. It almost seems that humans were predestined to be militaristic.

Gwynne Dyer Iraq's election, the coming Shia revolt LONDON Good can come out of evil.
Allan Fotheringham I'd pick Vancouver over Toronto any day VANCOUVER My most favourite hotel in the whole world is the Pan Pacific out here on the Wet Coast, where those who are not sailing in February are playing tennis (outdoors) in February.

Editorial There's a problem that must be dealt with 'We are two students taking dance three nights a week at Leaping Feets and we have some concerns about what is happening around Geckos.

Julius Debuschewitz Tracing the conquest of Hawaii They came with modern weapons, strange diseases, a new religion, and greed.
Flo Whyard The Yukon in the first winter games There were a few Yukon athletes in Quebec City in 1973 at the first Canada Winter Games, but only by accident and sheer stubborn determination.
Sue Edelman The nation's poor and homeless In a country where obesity and credit card debt are the biggest concerns of the average citizen, it seems ironic that the numbers of our homeless and hungry seem to increase every year.

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