Opinions Archive
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January 17, 2022
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It was cold enough to freeze your blood (Uffish Thoughts) How cold has it been in Dawson lately?
January 10, 2022
- Killer drones are the wave of the future (Comment) Commercially available quadcopter drones carrying small amounts of explosives are “the most concerning tactical development since the rise of the improvised explosive device in Iraq,” U.S. Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., senior US commander for the Middle East, said in February 2021.
January 7, 2022
- 2023 – what happened on the road trip? What could be more fun? Two kids, a dog, a sled, a hill!
- With gratitude, I will push for further action (Comment) I want to express gratitude and cautious optimism in response to the $40-billion agreement-in-principle (AIP) on compensation for First Nations children and families and long-term reforms of the child welfare system (Star, Jan. 5).
January 5, 2022
- Important tips for managing diabetes November was Diabetes Awareness Month, a time to build awareness about diabetes and its impact, diabetes management, and the risk factors that come with improperly managing diabetes.
- Assessing the politics of self-righteousness We live in angry, intolerant times.
December 24, 2021
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A tried and true snow shovel angel In memory of my parents, Ken and Aldene Snider
- 2023 – I wanna go see Santa Claus! Hunkered down in the bush, the small child, dressed for -30, scanned the highway.
- The row over rapid antigen testing vs. PCR (Comment) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are the “gold” standard for identifying who has COVID, and that’s why the Yukon’s chief medical officer of health (CMOH) prefers them to rapid tests.
- We need to get land to market faster (Comment) During the Dec. 13 regular meeting, Whitehorse city council approved a motion to move forward with more lot development in Whistle Bend (Star, Dec. 17).
December 17, 2021
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Order, MLAs! Santa’s coming to town! (Comment) Tis not quite the night before Christmas and all through the legislature the creatures are stirring, roaming the halls with visions of Christmas gifts in their eyes.
- 2023 – what was life like when you were my age? In a blue fleece jacket and hat, the small, tousled child snuggled with the scruffy canine companion.