Yukon Energy # 2

Opinions archive for September 1, 2010

Goodbye to the North (my internal soliloqy) Subscribers only

August 20, 2010 at 5:35 pm

This was written and given to me by a friend some years ago, when she was leaving the Yukon.

How tragedy put Frank Slim aboard the Keno Subscribers only

August 20, 2010 at 5:31 pm

Ed. note: the first part of this three-part series on the SS Keno’s final 1960 trip from Whitehorse to Dawson City was published last Friday

Too many choices overwhelm consumers Subscribers only

August 19, 2010 at 3:38 pm

Retailers’ and companies’ branded goods often require an overhaul to keep up with new shopping trends and customers’ choices.

Bolster fines into becoming real deterrents   ( Editorial ) Subscribers only

August 18, 2010 at 4:36 pm

Whitehorse RCMP Sgt. Don Rogers didn’t mince his words Tuesday, but the subject didn’t really beg for a dose of diplomacy.

The Chinese miracle: a cautionary tale   ( Comment ) Subscribers only

August 18, 2010 at 4:34 pm

Will the 21st century belong to China?

People are fed up with coddling killers Subscribers only

August 13, 2010 at 2:45 pm

I am extremely happy with Canada’s justice system right now.

What’s that message on the sidewalks? Subscribers only

August 13, 2010 at 2:44 pm

DAWSON CITY – Slogans are funny things. We count on them to be a shorthand way of representing a larger discussion or argument.

The SS Keno trip: Stanley Horner’s story Subscribers only

August 13, 2010 at 2:40 pm

Ed. note: this is the first part of a three-part series to be published on three successive Fridays, beginning today.

Education for business: a force to be recognized Subscribers only

August 12, 2010 at 3:23 pm

So ignorant and lacking in training are many recruits to the Canadian workforce that many business leaders recoil in horror.

Today: Russia. Tomorrow: the world ( Comment ) Subscribers only

August 12, 2010 at 3:21 pm

It cannot be proved that the wildfires now devastating western Russia are evidence of global warming.