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December 8, 2010
- 鈥楧irty tricks' were deplorable I am a board member of the Downtown Residents' Association,
- Have we changed anything? Ed. note: this letter to Sen. Colin Kenny, who then chaired the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence,
- Liberals' 鈥榮et-up' was unjustified The Yukon Party candidate claims his opponents in the Whitehorse Centre byelection make disparaging remarks about the downtown core (Star letters, Dec. 6).
- She'll remain courageous, determined and vocal I have known Roxanne Livingstone since we were 18-year-old university students.
- We commend your excellent work Ed. note: this is open letter to the members of the Select Committee on the Landlord and Tenant Act
- What a rare opportunity for voters in Whitehorse Centre! As many of you will know, I have been involved with Yukon politics since 1974, when you gave me the honour of being your mayor in Whitehorse.
December 7, 2010
- Some rambling thoughts from Cancun Hola, Yukoneros!
- Ambushing the NDP candidate was a very inappropriate move I did not attend the recent Whitehorse Centre all-candidates' forum the other evening (Star, Dec. 6).
December 6, 2010
- The chief committed the crime, yet we're shunned I was very disappointed to see that a byelection has already been posted for the Little Salmon-Carmacks First Nation.
- My opponents are disparaging our city core I am writing as the Yukon Party candidate for the Whitehorse Centre byelection on Dec. 13 to take issue with the NDP and the Liberal candidates portraying downtown Whitehorse in a negative light.
- Are non-First Nations hunters treated fairly? I write without prejudice to any First Nations people.
December 3, 2010
- I want to brighten the Kaskas' long, dark night James Madison once said, "If men were angels, no government would be necessary.鈥
- This is a relationship that's steadily deteriorating Colour me biased, but when a City of Whitehorse official piously points to the Municipal Act and intones,
- The cold is painful to animals too This recent cold spell and snow have me thinking about all the animals in the Yukon who have been suffering and struggling to stay alive.
- Teaching requires competence and focus Stacey Burnard ("Placing the priority on classroom connections鈥, Whitehorse Star, Nov. 26)
- He had the chance to help the homeless Last week, in a press conference and a letter to the editor, Liberal candidate Kirk Cameron lamented that the Yukon Party has done little over the past eight years to address homelessness.
- I simply stepped in to stop a dog's execution People wonder why others get vocal on certain issues and remain so. Well, here's a great example of why.
December 2, 2010
- Please enunciate your positions on the watershed Ed. note: this is a letter the Yukon Conservation Society and CPAWS-Yukon have sent to the three candidates in the Dec. 13 Whitehorse Centre byelection.
November 30, 2010
- God help us from idiots on the Hill Ed. note: this is a letter to Yukon Senator Dan Lang.
- As a governing MLA, I could spur change Below is a letter I delivered to Black Street residents last week.
- Proximity to power isn't always effective I was intrigued by the Yukon Party candidate's comments on the shenanigans on Black Street (Star, Nov. 29).