By Lethbridge Herald on January 10th, 2024
Editor: In less than a year, Managing Editor Al Beeber will be retiring from the Lethbridge Herald. A decision likely well thought out but deserving. Al lived and breathed newspaper from his roots in Raymond to the present. His factual reporting was at times controversial but accurate. And when he accepted the duties of editor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2024
Editor: I read with bemusement and some anger the article in the Lethbridge Herald with the heading, “Downtown task force to be discussed by city council.” It states a draft of terms the task force will adhere to including guiding principals. It then goes on to list them in numerical order. The more I read, ... Read More »
19 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2024
Editor: The Exhibition fiasco is front and centre as the city’s latest money pit. Not only does the new facility sit vacant on most days but the question on what to do with the other buildings is up in the air. Here’s a thought: why not turn one of the old buildings into a permanent ... Read More »
3 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on January 1st, 2024
Editor: Here are a few thoughts on the shape of the world at the end of 2023 and hoping that 2024 will be better. Let’s start with the old saying that history repeats itself over and over again, and nothing ever changes. All through history there have been empires, the Persian Empire, the Roman Empire, ... Read More »
1 responseBy Lethbridge Herald on December 30th, 2023
Editor: From the Grinch that Stole Christmas, some New Year’s resolutions for 2024 for city council: Gain control of the rudderless ship that the Exhibition has become and steer a course that puts money back into the taxpayers’ pockets rather than continuously taking. Use the new Exhibition building for all your retreats and those of ... Read More »
6 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on December 30th, 2023
Editor: Listen if you want to Pierre Poilievre’s tirades for entertainment. Remember he was part of Harper’s hidden agenda. This flag waver of the right wing did not have solutions for Canada then and he does not now. In 2006 they rolled into Ottawa when Canada had a 10-year $13 billion annual surplus and Harper ... Read More »
15 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on December 30th, 2023
Editor: I have some questions for the City: 1). Was there research, due diligence and public consultation undertaken prior to the decision to create what seems to be a traffic and congestion hazard downtown with the now, almost complete bicycle lanes? If the answer to question 1) is yes, then there should be answers to ... Read More »
12 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on December 26th, 2023
Editor: The Canada Pension Plan is not Alberta or federal government money. It is a fund that individuals contributed to during their working lives, and when retired, they receive monthly payments based on their contributions. Not every person contributes to it so not every person receives CPP after retirement. Only those who put their earnings ... Read More »
8 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on December 23rd, 2023
Editor: For urban dwellers, water is like electricity, you turn on the tap and it’s there. Most people who are not on well water give very little thought to how the water gets there. With our current drought and winter with little or no snow, we are going to have to start thinking about it. ... Read More »
2 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2023
Editor: So to this end,the present CEO of the Exhibition is stepping down as are the board members? This is appropriate and expected under the circumstances. But what aout the members of the previous city council who walked hand-in-hand with the Exhibition board into the present financial mess and exposed the citizens of Lethbridge to ... Read More »
13 responsesBy Lethbridge Herald on December 20th, 2023
Editor: Joe Adams sang “Comfort ye my people” from “Messiah” at the service. It brought tears to my eyes remembering Christmas in 1945. The following is the re-post from last year. David Taggart, a violist of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra emailed me in February: “My father Coyd Taggart sang bass in the Messiah concert in ... Read More »
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