Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Gentle giants are struggling to survive (Comment) Ed. note: this item was submitted by Grizzly Bear Protection Yukon.
2023 – Grandad, what’s an immunodeficiency syndrome? Head down, the big yellow dog lay next to the small child.
The Yukon Party: dangerously erratic on many issues (Comment) The Yukon Liberal Party is providing leadership for Yukon to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the face of human-caused climate change.
Walking in the snow, seeing fresh moose tracks (Editorial) Obed’s words formulate a dramatic description of the historic apology offered last Friday at Vatican City before an estimated 200 bishops, Indigenous representatives and their supporters.

Do the Russians have war in their blood? (Comment) The geopolitical views of my grandmother, Florence O’Driscoll, could have been summed up in seven words: “The Germans Have War in their Blood.”

A critical step on the path to the truth (Comment) Yukon Regional Chief Kluane Adamek of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) released this statement early last week,

2023 – my beloved dog knew she was very sad! Grandad and the small child had strolled to the creek, looking at ice, and talking about water vibrations.
West must show Russia the meaning of punishment The roots of the most recent illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb. 24 actually go back much further.
We need leaders to mitigate GHG emissions (Comment) A Big Mine (my capitalization) has achieved a major milestone.
Is having a stable government really that bad? (Uffish Thoughts) In the territory’s most recent election, none of the parties were able to score a majority in the legislative assembly.

The Ukraine calamity: what comes next? Russian troops are stalled for the fourth week outside most of the major cities of eastern and central Ukraine.

2023 – so why are they at the Freedom Camp? Kids were running around, while adults were setting up to cook breakfast over open fires or camp stoves.
Misinformation, disinformation or the truth? (Comment) I heard a Whitehorse “freedom convoy” protestor on the radio the other day.
A political rocket, not from NASA, but CASA (Editorial) Political followers of a certain vintage will well remember Oct. 30, 1972, when that day’s election transformed Pierre Trudeau’s majority government into an NDP-dependent minority.

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