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Let’s stress co-operation, not competitionSubscribers only

September 5, 2008

As I write this, the Beijing Olympic Games are in full swing. Somebody wins, somebody loses. So much pressure to win, it's bordering on the absurd.

‘It was one of the most blood-chilling sights….’Subscribers only

September 5, 2008

Ed. note: Thirty-five-year Yukoner Dawn Kostelnik and her husband, Rick Cousins, bought the Audrey Eleanor in July 2003 in Prince Rupert, B.C., refitted it and took it to Haines, Alaska in 2004.

A decline’s depth is always a guessing gameSubscribers only

September 4, 2008

Many people, watching the stock market decline, are looking for a buying opportunity. However, by most indications, this is not yet an appropriate time to invest.

Climate change: the nature of the evidenceSubscribers only

September 4, 2008

LONDON - If Hurricane Gustav had struck New Orleans with full force, what would that have told us about the scale and speed of climate change?

The missed opportunities of the PM’s tourSubscribers only

September 3, 2008

DAWSON CITY - I could not help but have a certain amount of sympathy for the officers on security duty during Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to Dawson City last Wednesday.

Territory is linked to the Franklin searchSubscribers only

August 29, 2008

There is a notable Yukon connection to the current Arctic expedition in search of the ships which belonged to the long missing Franklin expedition.

Global warming: a lucrative business prospect?Subscribers only

August 29, 2008

In a previous column, I had written about the need for fuel-efficient vehicles.

‘Please don’t go off the air! Play anything!’Subscribers only

August 29, 2008

I remember those early days of radio in Whitehorse as hectic and wild - 1946 to 1950.

Aftershocks can hurt as much as the quakeSubscribers only

August 28, 2008

Aftershocks, often very severe, frequently follow an earthquake.

An Obama-Biden foreign policySubscribers only

August 26, 2008

LONDON - Barack Obama, we are told, chose Joe Biden to be his running mate because he needed an older man, more experienced in foreign policy, to fill the gaps in his resume and reassure American voters that the United States would be safe under an Obama presidency.