Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Thanks to technology, I am alive today (Comment) Ed note: Here, this popular former Star columnist updates Yukoners on her life in B.C. since she left the territory.
If we lose this, we can’t lose the lessons (Editorial) Next week, thousands of Yukoners will embark on an experiment in human resources management that’s unprecedented in its scope, numbers of vulnerable citizens, and its risk.

Lebanon’s meltdown began long before the blast (Comment) Beirut has been living with car bombs and air raids on a sporadic but continuing basis for so long that it would probably make sense to rebuild this time with shatterproof glass.

Trump knows it’s either victory or cell time An “October surprise” in the United States is now almost inevitable – because that will be Donald Trump’s last chance to get re-elected legitimately.
The next logical step in confronting a scourge (Editorial) Last Friday, the Yukon government announced an alarming escalation in opioid-related deaths in the territory.

COVID-19 pandemic reveals gaps in older adults’ care (Comment) Who would have guessed that I could be facing some of the same issues as an older person that I did as a parent of a toddler?

Do we want to entrust Canada with these people? (Musings) When you watch the news, everything seems to revolve around the nasty riots that are occurring nightly in major U.S. cities.
Cons decimate pros in early election chatter (Editorial) The recent rash of territorial cabinet ministers emerging from their low, pandemic-related profiles to make non-virus-related announcements has created some interesting speculation among those anchored to the outside looking in.

Getting transparent about political funding (Editorial) Though it wasn’t Elections Yukon’s mandate to do so, it recently reminded Yukoners why an overhaul of their electoral legislation is so sorely needed.

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