Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Like all vaccines, it鈥檚 worth taking a shot (Comment) Wednesday鈥檚 announcement that travel restrictions will be lifted on May 25 for fully-vaccinated people in the Yukon and around the country left me reflecting on the value of vaccines as I excitedly contemplated where I wanted to go first.
The old boys鈥� club is alive and texting (Editorial) The dumbfoundingly juvenile, offensive and sexually charged chortles by Yukon Party MLAs Stacey Hassard and Wade Istchenko have profoundly undermined leader Currie Dixon鈥檚 dogged year of attempting to overhaul his party鈥檚 public face.

The Yukon Party is peering into the wrong mirror (Comment) Just when a casual onlooker might have said the Yukon political scene couldn鈥檛 become much stranger following the indecisive result of the April 12 election and the near common-law partnering of the Liberals and NDP, two veteran Yukon Party members said, 鈥淗old my beer.鈥�

Considering pre- and post-election strategies (Uffish Thoughts) Standing outside the Liberal party headquarters in Dawson on the Yukon election鈥檚 eve, I was grateful that the chillier weather, often a feature of early April, had moderated.
The importance of Privacy Awareness Week We recognize that many businesses are facing unprecedented challenges related to the pandemic.
Mental wellness spirals in many directions Ed. note: with mental health awareness coming under rising concern and scrutiny since the COVID-19 pandemic began,

Tips for helping manage seasonal allergies It鈥檚 starting to warm up in Whitehorse,

Memories from an antique rocking chair (Comment) The question is: what is an antique?
The daylight of wisdom follows the dark of night (Editorial) 鈥淢r. Premier! With thousands of Moderna vaccinations administered, the spring sunshine out in full force, the birds singing, the swans honking, the budget passed, how about a May election 鈥榯o keep it going?鈥� Makes sense, no?

The United Kingdom: a clean sweep for Boris? (Comment) Twenty-three years of peace in Northern Ireland, after a sectarian war that lasted 30 years and killed 3,700 people, but nothing lasts forever.

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