Opinions
Encampment issue is not unique to Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on July 25th, 2025
Maxine Brown For the Herald Encampments in public spaces have become a visible and emotionally charged issue in Lethbridge. For many residents and business owners, seeing tents pop up near the downtown core or in parks is not just frustrating, it’s alarming. The immediate questions people ask are “Why here? Why is this happening in ... Read More »
3 responsesMisleading online ads are hurting diabetics
By Lethbridge Herald on July 23rd, 2025
Laura Syron Quoi Media A recent surge in misleading ads and AI-generated videos on social media and other online sites promoting bogus diabetes products, treatments and cures — often using fake endorsements, including from my organization Diabetes Canada — poses a serious health risk to people living with diabetes. So far this year, Diabetes Canada has heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plastic words and dangerous intents
By Lethbridge Herald on July 22nd, 2025
Lorne Fitch For the Herald The Alberta government would have us believe in impossible things, notably that it is possible to reduce red-tape while still boasting of the highest environmental stan dards. With their endlessly-repeated mantra of “responsible resource development” spewing out like hyperbolic exhaust from a rhetoric machine, language becomes ever more devoid of ... Read More »
7 responsesBody camera cost an arresting development for city taxpayers
By Lethbridge Herald on July 18th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Because of a provincially mandated requirement that all police departments be issued body worn cameras by the end of 2026, local taxpayers could be seeing an additional tax hike of some indeterminate amount when the next council does budget deliberations. Could is the operative word because while ... Read More »
9 responsesCanada needs a strong Alberta to prosper
By Lethbridge Herald on July 12th, 2025
AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East As we celebrate Canada’s birthday this July, it’s a time to reflect not only on our shared history but also on the strength and resilience that each province brings to our great nation. Alberta has always punched above its weight—and today, more than ever, ... Read More »
17 responsesAge is just a number when it comes to fitness
By Lethbridge Herald on July 11th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Back in 2002 on the May long weekend, I had life-changing spinal surgery at Foothills Hospital in Calgary where a neurosurgeon named Dr. Rick Hu and his team removed four bulging discs from my neck and replaced the space between the vertebrae with bone from my left ... Read More »
3 responsesTo oppose is to defend: Why accountability matters in Parliament
By Lethbridge Herald on July 5th, 2025
FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas Member of Parliament for Lethbridge When Canadians think of Parliament, the focus is often on the governing party or the Prime Minister. Yet, one of the most important – and often overlooked – pillars of our democracy is the Loyal Opposition. The term Loyal Opposition originated in the United Kingdom. ... Read More »
8 responsesHow stupid does the premier think we are?
By Lethbridge Herald on July 4th, 2025
GUEST OPINION David B. Carpenter Have you stopped beating your wife? It’s a simple question, just answer yes or no. This is the classic example of a loaded question, either requested answer to which makes one guilty of an unproven assumption. Most people smile because they know where the question ends up. I don’t imagine ... Read More »
30 responsesCanada’s relationship with the U.S more than about politics
By Lethbridge Herald on July 4th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Today marks Independence Day in the United States. While the relationship between the governments of Canada and the U.S. have become fractured over tariffs, our two countries still share a strong personal bond that has existed for centuries and will undoubtedly continue to exist long into the future. That is due not only to ... Read More »
1 responseChristian church won’t die, but it will change
By Lethbridge Herald on July 2nd, 2025
Tadashi (Tad) Mitsui For the Herald Will the church die? I say “no.”  But it will be much smaller with committed people. On December 7th,1941, without declaration of war, the Japanese Navy attacked the U.S. Navy Base in Pearl Harbor and decimated the U.S. Pacific Fleet. As a countermeasure, in February 1942 the Canadian Parliament invoked the ... Read More »
9 responsesWe need to focus on connection, not division
By Lethbridge Herald on June 28th, 2025
Rob Miyashiro Lethbridge West MLA As we approach Canada Day, I find myself reflecting on what it truly means to be Canadian—especially in a time when unity is being tested by forces of division. Recently I had a long conversation with a constituent who had lived in a country that separated from the U.S.S.R. He ... Read More »
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