Whitehorse Daily Star

February 14, 2020

• From insulin to nappies, to nadders and newts1 Research for this column, published seven years ago, led me down fascinating paths. The Star has agreed to republish it today while I work on special features to appear in the coming weeks.
• Sadly, intimidation isn’t yet a spent force (editorial) The denigrating, bullying fraternity lives on, alive and well in the Yukon.

February 10, 2020

• Don’t forget: Sanders’ U.K. equivalent wiped out (Comment) The statistical study of elections and trends in voting – is the darkest of the dark arts, and you can lose your soul if you delve into it too deeply.

February 7, 2020

• Has dog mushing become a dying sport? (Comment) The question in the headline is one I hear more and more as the entries for the Yukon Quest have gradually declined to the point where this year, we have the smallest number of teams, 15, in its 36-year history.
• How to survive the subzerosphere (Comment) As a one-time applications engineer working at room temperature, it was mildly gratifying to finally operate in the same thermal extremes at which our specially-calibrated kit could earn the “extended temperature tested” certification.
• Burying the report would be betraying Blackjack (Editorial) The inquest jury examining the death of Cynthia Blackjack was not formally instructed to focus exclusively on whether stereotyping and racial tensions should share the blame for events, and its recommendations rightfully reflect that.

February 3, 2020

• The saga of Lady Diana and the message it carries Dark clouds were hanging low over Kootenay Lake, B.C. as we pulled into the Balfour ferry terminal.

January 31, 2020

• Those who downed Flight 752 must be accountable (Musings) It has not been a good start to 2020 for many on this globe of ours.
• From La-La Land to Lotus Land (Comment) So they have had the chat with the Boss of The Firm,
• Preparing for the future of the ice bridge (Uffish Thoughts) It’s either a couple of months late or many months early, depending on how you look at it.
• The Yukon ... home to the reckless and the revered (Editorial) A Yukoner who spends his winters in western Canada asked the Star this week whether Whitehorse is adopting some of the alarming, seamier characteristics of Toronto or Edmonton.

January 27, 2020

• We can build a strong North and Arctic (Comment) Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to visit Churchill, Whitehorse, and Yellowknife for the first time since being named the minister of Northern Affairs.