Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

2023 – love can save this world, not force The small child with the tousled hair peered at Grandad over a cup of Ovaltine, declaring, “Well, I so like staying with you and talking.
These grief-stricken families are watching us (Comment) I spent a beautiful and moving May long weekend in Old Crow, joining them for one of their first community celebrations since the Start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indigenous education can and must be fixed Canadians have talked extensively about Indigenous education, with much of the recent conversation wrapped up in the condemnation of residential schools.

The post-Putin Russia will not disappear (Comment) Russian President Vladimir Putin will almost certainly not be in power three years from now.

2023 – what about those companies that gave the jab? (Comment) As the wood truck quit the camp, tousled child, rumpled dog and Grandad backtracked to the cabin, and sat down.
The compassion on Air North was unparalleled The Air North flight attendant told me what had happened. He had a soft voice, crouching to whisper with eyes of compassion.
Uncle Felix and me: a lifetime of stories (Comment) Uncle Felix was one of the best friends of my life; I adored him.
A longer-tenured mayor and council make sense (Editorial) Like two ships passing in the night, the municipal and territorial systems of government have forged divergent directions when it comes to the length of terms of office.

Farewell to neutrality, Sweden and Finland It’s easy to imagine Vladimir Putin coming into the shop marked “Sweden”, breaking some fine china accidentally on purpose, and growling: “Nice little shop you’ve got here. It would be a pity if something happened to it.”

2023 – I didn’t forget about digital ID “Freedom Camp, here we come!” sang the small child with the tousled hair.
Planning for Dawson’s new sewage lagoon (Uffish Thoughts) Dawson’s council members, most of whom are relatively new to this file, were treated to a project update on the planning for the Dawson City Lagoon on April 27.
Ditch the tissues: a pharmacist’s allergy relief tips (Comment) Spring is in full swing – which also means that allergy season has arrived in full force for many of us Whitehorse.
The NDP probes the elephant in the room (Editorial) Is the act of disregarding a major, jobs-toting corporation’s human rights violations an outrageous case of tunnel vision, or cold pragmatism amid the world’s considerable business and political turbulance?

China and COVID: the cost of infallibility (Comment) Even the Pope claims to be infallible only on matters of faith and doctrine.

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