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June 17, 2022
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A knife was thrust, a young life was lost (Comment) Cite 鈥渢he Taku murder鈥� to those with a brief or even moderate-length residency in the Yukon, and you鈥檒l likely elicit quizzical stares.
- Things are worse in 鈥榯he bright new tomorrow鈥� (Comment) In 1973, First Nation leaders presented a document, Together Today for Our Children Tomorrow, to the federal government 鈥� proposing a settlement agreement that prioritized the protection of the people and future generations.
June 13, 2022
- Boris Johnson is a dead man walking (Comment) 鈥淐ad.鈥� 鈥淪coundrel.鈥� 鈥淩otter.鈥� The words that members of the British public used to describe Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the aftermath of the June 4-5 weekend鈥檚 failed attempt by parliamentary members of his own Conservative Party to remove him from office had a weirdly antique ring.
June 10, 2022
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The night the Tories鈥� dominance apexed (Comment) If the evening of June 7, 1982 could be analyzed as a baseball game, Chris Pearson surrendered a couple of strataspheric home runs 鈥� but strode off the mound as the winning hurler, pummelled by frenzied backslaps and raucous accolades.
- 鈥極ut of sight 鈥� out of mind鈥� is no solution (Uffish Thoughts) There are some stories you just can鈥檛 keep up with when you鈥檙e writing editorials.
June 8, 2022
- Northwestel has poor customer relations (Uffish Thoughts) On our most recent telephone bill, I was shocked to discover that I had not paid the previous one.
June 3, 2022
- The U.S. is a country nearing the abyss (Comment) 鈥淎 good guy with a gun.鈥�
- Again, a dearth of co-operation and communication (Editorial) Why, in 2022, with well-educated senior managers presumably immersed in the invaluable principles of consultation and communication, do certain components of the Yukon government seem so dreadfully disconnected?
June 1, 2022
- There are effective ways to quit smoking Tuesday was World No Tobacco Day,