Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Nervy times: another sign of the virus at work (Uffish Thoughts) An eye-catching announcement attached to the Welcome to Dawson signpost on the Klondike Highway has raised quite a few comments, and no small amount of ire over the last few days.

Remembering the crisis of the Second World War (Comment) This summer marks the end of the Second World War, the epoch of the atomic bomb in history.
A youthful perspective on this world crisis (Comment) I had so many cool plans for spring break of 2020 before COVID-19 started to spread to Canada.
Back to normal is in the distant future (Comment) LONDON – It’s wrong to say that there is no exit strategy from the anti-coronavirus lock-downs that have proliferated across the world.

National front gov’t. with three responsibilities (Comment) Face facts with effective, appropriate responses and leave ideological baggage behind.

Now is the time not to be selfish (Musings) It is not often that I write back-to-back columns about the same subject matter, but this time I simply feel compelled to do so.
COVID-19 shows need for global leadership (Comment) How much do you value your health, the health of your loved ones, your freedom to travel, go to restaurants, stores, work, and meet up with friends?
Many Yukoners urgently need a lifeline (Editorial) Premier Sandy Silver may have anticipated a relatively placid 2020, happily spending the ever-mounting millions from Ottawa,

I’m proud that we obtained this guarantee After extensive negotiations, I obtained a commitment from the Yukon government to take measures to safeguard against evictions that could have occurred in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We obtained glucose monitoring funding (Comment) Ed. note: the official Opposition Yukon Party released this statement last Thursday.

Frozen treasure brings cold comfort to Old Crow Ed. note: this article is the fourth in an illustrated series on events the writer recalls or has heard of.
We’re looking at a lockdown for 18 months Most of the countries in Asia, Europe and North America are now in lockdown to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

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