Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

A knife was thrust, a young life was lost (Comment) Cite “the Taku murder” to those with a brief or even moderate-length residency in the Yukon, and you’ll likely elicit quizzical stares.
Things are worse in ‘the bright new tomorrow’ (Comment) In 1973, First Nation leaders presented a document, Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow, to the federal government – proposing a settlement agreement that prioritized the protection of the people and future generations.

Boris Johnson is a dead man walking (Comment) “Cad.” “Scoundrel.” “Rotter.” The words that members of the British public used to describe Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the aftermath of the June 4-5 weekend’s failed attempt by parliamentary members of his own Conservative Party to remove him from office had a weirdly antique ring.

The night the Tories’ dominance apexed (Comment) If the evening of June 7, 1982 could be analyzed as a baseball game, Chris Pearson surrendered a couple of strataspheric home runs – but strode off the mound as the winning hurler, pummelled by frenzied backslaps and raucous accolades.
‘Out of sight – out of mind’ is no solution (Uffish Thoughts) There are some stories you just can’t keep up with when you’re writing editorials.

Northwestel has poor customer relations (Uffish Thoughts) On our most recent telephone bill, I was shocked to discover that I had not paid the previous one.

The U.S. is a country nearing the abyss (Comment) “A good guy with a gun.”
Again, a dearth of co-operation and communication (Editorial) Why, in 2022, with well-educated senior managers presumably immersed in the invaluable principles of consultation and communication, do certain components of the Yukon government seem so dreadfully disconnected?

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