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Opinions archive for August 31, 2009

Cracking down on some high-profile irritants (editorial) Subscribers only

August 28, 2009 at 4:45 pm

Don't look now, but the city's mayor and council are taking late-term action to foil two high-profile frustrations for residents - unsightly graffiti, and mobile thuggery on greenbelts.

This is a moral crisis that must be addressed Subscribers only

August 28, 2009 at 4:40 pm

The first part of this two-part column on Robert Kennedy Jr.'s research on vaccines was published last Friday.

Opposing hunting these animals is silly Subscribers only

August 28, 2009 at 4:38 pm

The human desire to intervene and control nature has been around ever since we first walked upright.

Japan: not an election, but a revolution ( Comment ) Subscribers only

August 27, 2009 at 2:44 pm

LONDON - Some years ago, a political science professor at a Japanese university told me that he reckoned you could fit everybody who counted in Japan into one room.

Let’s put rehabilitation programs over retribution Subscribers only

August 27, 2009 at 2:38 pm

While the economy no doubt will continue to take centre stage in the public's mind,

Shoving wise public relations to the back of the bus (editorial) Subscribers only

August 26, 2009 at 2:50 pm

We always thought Greyhound Bus Lines specialized in moving people from city to city in safety and comfort.

PM should take a page from May’s media relations ( Comment ) Subscribers only

August 26, 2009 at 2:44 pm

After Stephen Harper won his first minority government back in 2006, his communications strategy was to avoid tangling with the major media folks by heading for the sticks.

Al-Megrahi: whatever does the trick ( Comment ) Subscribers only

August 25, 2009 at 2:40 pm

LONDON - Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was an intelligence agent.

Honouraria: how much is too much? ( Editorial ) Subscribers only

August 21, 2009 at 3:37 pm

In revising pay levels for the city's next mayor and council, the incumbents will have to walk a fine line to make a responsible decision.

Just a common soldier (A soldier died today) Subscribers only

August 21, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Ed. note: Whitehorse resident David Laxton submitted this poem as a tribute to Yukoner Joe Goodeill, who died last Saturday at the age of 91 (Star, Aug. 19).