Whitehorse Daily Star

May 28, 2004

• Julius Debuschewitz Don't rule out a huge upset June 28 Well, the Liberals in Ottawa have actually decided to call an early election, even though things are not going exactly well for them right now.
• Dan Davidson The Dawson Blues: Even the AG errs DAWSON CITY When I learned the Auditor General's department had recently prepared a report on territorial spending and that the problems of my community were part of the package, I was curious to see what that well-respected agency had to say about the situation.
• Michael Brine Power and greed are costing lives Ed. note: this is a commentary to Yukon MP Larry Bagnell. My response to your request on the alternative health and national health care issue, from our perspective, can be kept very short: Stop focusing only on cure and start to focus on prevention!

May 27, 2004

• Allan Fotheringham Turn the tables on annoying pollsters The scribbler has a way of dealing with wrong numbers on the phone. They usually come, as we know, such is fate, at the dinner hour, just in time to interrupt a decent bottle of wine.

May 26, 2004

• Dan Davidson The election roulette wheel spins again DAWSON CITY The candidates haven't all filed their papers as I write these words. But with a whoosh and a fizz, the worst-kept secret in Canadian politics has stopped being a rumour and become a fact.

May 21, 2004

• Bagnell contemplates two in a row Yukon MP Larry Bagnell will carry a sack-full of advantages but also tote some lead-weight political baggage when he contests the election that could be formally called on Sunday.
• Julius Debuschewitz Vast changes dawned with new century Ed. note: this new column examines historic events. Whitehorse resident Julius Debuschewitz also writes Musings for the Star. The early 1900s ushered in many changes across Canada.

May 20, 2004

• Allan Fotheringham Maybe our latest prime minister is mad There's the famous story, in Ottawa circles, of the problems our most intellectual prime minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, had with humour. Perhaps something to do with the British.

May 14, 2004

• Julius Deduschewitz Brutality has no place in policing We live in a society that mostly believes in the value of law and order. Consequently, we think the conduct of those charged with the duty of upholding law and order is beyond reproach.