The last hitching post

The last hitching post Here's my take, for what it's worth, on the proposed new logo for Whitehorse: If the city goes with what has been proposed, we will be telling the world we consider ourselves a one-horse town. Peter Lesniak Whitehorse

Here’s my take, for what it’s worth, on the proposed new logo for Whitehorse: If the city goes with what has been proposed, we will be telling the world we consider ourselves a one-horse town.

Peter Lesniak

Whitehorse

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