Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

The dawning of micro-suicide drones Some lucky boys and girls found micro-suicide drones in their stockings this past Christmas. Get your orders in now!

Israel: fifth time lucky for Netanyahu (Comment) “When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully,” wrote Sam Johnson 250 years ago – and the Israeli prime minister has just confirmed it.

There were no free rides on the Yukon Quest There was a time, believe it or not, before we had computers, tablets, cell phones – even before we had the clumsy briefcase-sized satellite phones – when journalists had to file stories from remote locations by reading handwritten accounts over land lines to other reporters who could pound the copy, one letter at a time, onto paper using a typewriter.

Pondering the next Ukrainian offensive (Comment) It’s still unseasonably warm in Ukraine, but there’s a chance of a hard freeze next weekend.

When winning is everything, corruption follows (Comment) Canadian junior hockey players will soon be playing in a tournament to determine the best junior hockey team in the world, and Canada will ice a strong team as usual.
Ice bridge-building can lure strange reactions (Uffish Thoughts) It’s amazing what will trigger some people.
A Christmas to remember: Edna Eldorado Far from their homes in the South, three young prospectors mushed their team through the crackling cold.
Lighting the Christmas fire in the Klondike In loving memory of my parents Ken and Aldene Snider of Dawson City and my dear friend and writing buddy Erika Serviss-Low of Whitehorse.
Yukoners rightly ask: how could this happen? (Editorial) At least dish out some credit to the Yukon Energy Corp. (YEC) for having the good sense to eschew futile blame aversion tactics and to help itself to a well-deserved slice of humble holiday pie.

Two coups (failed) and random speculation (Comment) Could there be anything more ridiculous than this month’s failed coup attempt in Peru?

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