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January 22, 2021
- A truth about crowd size that Trump will be able to tell (Uffish Thoughts) Tens of thousands of fact-checked and documented lies have been issued from the mouth and thumbs of former U.S. president Donald J. Trump since he descended that escalator at New York’s Trump Tower in 2015, to begin his run for office.
- Lamenting the ‘lost generation’ of our youth (Comment) As we bid farewell to 2020, an annus horribilis if there ever was one, spare a thought or two for Canada’s youth.
- So much for the Liberals’ definition of ‘weeks’ Ed. note: the official Opposition Yukon Party released this statement Thursday.
January 20, 2021
- And so begins the Republicans’ civil war U.S. President Joe Biden is thrice-blessed.
January 15, 2021
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Enduring profiles of prowess and courage (Comment) As splashed throughout the Jan. 4 Star, 10 worthy residents of the territory were recently – and deservedly – bestowed the Order of Yukon.
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It’s hard to find a Shadow in the dark (Uffish Thoughts) New Year’s Day was not a pleasant one in the Davidson household.
January 13, 2021
- The lazy option is a heavy-handed bag ban (Comment) The government of the Yukon wants to know from Yukoners: how do you feel about a ban on plastic bags and how could it work? (Star, Jan. 8.)
January 11, 2021
- Trump: the quintessential recurring nightmare? Finally, it’s over! Or is it?
- Oil lease sale compromises vital wilderness (Comment) The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority emerged as the apparent high bidder in the Trump administration’s illegal oil and gas lease sale as part of its Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
January 8, 2021
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‘Justification’ for no fireworks was a big fizzle (Comment) There was a chance to ring in 2021 on a positive note...but the City of Whitehorse soured the kickoff to the New Year by playing an unrepentant Grinch or Scrooge with the cancellation of the annual fireworks display.
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Words of the year, from covidiot to iso 2020 was a challenging year.
- We’ll be smaller, but the show will go on! (Comment) Rendezvous 2021: we will “Rendezvous” with fireworks, snow sculptures and virtual events!