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Rhinoceros Party always good for a laugh
By Lethbridge Herald on April 11th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber Anyone remember the Rhinoceros Party? A parody party, it was founded way back in 1963 to offer “an almost credible alternative to voters disillusioned by traditional parties. Promising funnier lies of superior quality, our candidates are softer and more silky than any competitors’ brand.” I first became acquainted with the party in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Does Premier Smith side with Albertans or Big Oil?
By Lethbridge Herald on April 10th, 2025
By Gordon Laxer Where do Danielle Smith’s loyalties lie? People asked this question after she revealed on MAGA-aligned media that she counselled Trump officials to pause the tariffs until after Canada’s federal election is over. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is close to Trump’s agenda, she said, but the trade war is boosting Liberal support. Trump changes ... Read More »
2 responsesElection sign vandalism infuriating, pointless in a democracy
By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2025
POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch It’s been a busy week and I’ve had a lot on my mind, so this is going to be one of those columns that touches on several subjects (which is a not-so-subtle way of saying I personally suffer from adult ADHD, so why not inflict that on all ... Read More »
1 responseChallenges of affordability are not a joke on any day of the year
By Lethbridge Herald on April 4th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber When Tuesday dawned on us, I’m sure many woke up hoping that the world that we’ve come to know was just a brief and bad April Fools joke. But with political strife and rising costs, there’s nothing funny about the world these days. When I’m out and about, ... Read More »
2 responsesLocal news crisis is fuelling disinformation
By Lethbridge Herald on April 1st, 2025
By David Macdonald Troy Media Twice the proportion of Canadians today have little to no local news compared to 16 years ago—and as this loss accelerates, the threat of disinformation does too. Since 2008, Canada has lost 11 per cent of its newspaper and online media outlets. Over that same period, nine per cent of ... Read More »
5 responsesChow mein on the list of reasons to call Lethbridge home
By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2025
POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch There’s a long list of reasons my wife and I decided to make the move back to Lethbridge a little over a year ago. Chief among them was the fact that much of our family is here. Another key factor was the real estate market in the city ... Read More »
2 responsesThe Alberta government has a habit of trusting the wrong people – leaving taxpayers to foot the bill
By Lethbridge Herald on March 28th, 2025
By Doug Firby Troy Media The poor Alberta government. At times, they come across as a hapless bunch of hayseeds—easy prey for any P.T. Barnum-style huckster who shows up on our doorstep. In recent years, Alberta’s highest-profile and most cringeworthy blunders have piled up like bad investments: • In 2022, the United Conservative Party (UCP) ... Read More »
6 responsesExercise worth the effort as you age
By Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber How can a person maintain a healthy weight and a healthy heart at any age? As a guy who spent many years and hours in the gym hitting the weights hard before surgery in 2002 at Foothills Hospital in Calgary to remove four herniated discs in my neck, ... Read More »
1 responseOdds are we’re in for an interesting election campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2025
POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch I have to admit, when I read that Prime Minister Mark Carney was going to call an election this past Sunday, I didn’t imagine it would have much of an impact here. After all, conservative-leaning candidates have held the Lethbridge riding through every election since 1930. That’s almost ... Read More »
3 responsesStudent restrictions gutting universities
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2025
By Roslyn Kunin For Troy Media Canada isn’t just facing bad news from the ever-changing chaos south of the border; we’re generating our own with damaging policies right here at home. Nowhere is this more evident than in the higher education sector, which is grappling with budget shortfalls, layoffs, hiring freezes, program reductions and cuts ... Read More »
4 responsesOnline services an affordable way to look into your heritage
By Lethbridge Herald on March 21st, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber Herald readers will occasionally see on our pages the byline of a writer named George Lee, who is doing a Local Journalism Initiative contract for the Fort Macleod Gazette. George, I and Gazette owner Frank McTighe have a long history together, meeting for the first time way back ... Read More »
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