Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Allan Downes left friends everywhere Al Downes (Dec. 17, 1928-Jan. 1, 2002) loved his family, dogs, old trucks and the Yukon.
Re-imagining zero waste concepts Way back in the prehistory of Californian political incorrectness, a feeble joke went the rounds, asking, “Why did Los Angeles end up with all the lawyers and San Francisco get all the gay people?”
Turning a failing grade into a teachable moment No…not school.

Al Kulan: a portrait of a prospector Al Kulan was an outstanding prospector whose unwavering optimism for the Yukon’s vast mineral potential was a great inspirational legacy to others.
Are the doubting Thomases dispensing rubbish? (Editorial) Has the Yukon government, backed by the communities, unwittingly breathed fresh life into the despicable act of dumping old appliances, mattresses, sofas, trash, meat waste, etc. in our magnificent wilderness?

Retreat and navel-gazing solve nothing (Musings) Being a victim is becoming one of the more popular “hobbies” in the world, or so it seems.
A foggy moose hunt becomes weird Last fall, I had a strange experience while moose-hunting by boat down the Teslin River.
With luck, action will supersede a tragedy (Editorial) “The kids have to wait anywhere from five to 15 minutes to get across the highway every morning.

When global warming hit the Yukon Two Whitehorse-based pilots flew a Great Northern Airways DC-3 loaded with construction supplies to Faro on Friday, June 13, 1969.
Another numbing loss, another beseeching message (Editorial) Several hundred people gathered in Yukon College’s gym Thursday morning for the school’s final graduation ceremonies as a college.

An Iran conflict would be an unwinnable war (Comment) “After a long debate, the highest levels of the military could not forecast a way in which things would end favourably for the United States,” said Richard Clarke,

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