Commentary

Dear Editor, Donald Trump, US President-elect, is a narcissistic person that insists that he will take any country that he pleases including Greenland. Olaf Scholz from Germany warned him to stop picking on Denmark to purchase this country since they are part of NATO. Other countries like France and even Putin warned Trump to stay [...] Read More »

Editor: Grassy Mountain Here we go again! I read in the Lethbridge Herald (Dec. 21) that the provincial UCP government is developing a new coal policy.  Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta and chief Australian coal mining advocate, and the UCP government have come up with a new policy they hope will placate opponents of the [...] Read More »

Editor: Finally I agree with a policy of the Minister of Energy and Mining( Brian Jean) and the UCP, the governing party of Alberta.  In my reasoning, allowing coal mining with strict regulations on the process and close monitoring is only fair when you consider the huge environmental footprint the petroleum industry has. The harmful [...] Read More »

Editor: We do live in interesting times, a time of wars and rumors of war, Irreversible climate change, and endless political debate that resolves nothing, and the list goes on. I’m old enough to have memories of  the Second World WAr.  I also remember, in the 1950s, knowing young men from my community who were [...] Read More »

Editor: How long ago was it that our premier was reporting that the U.S. airlines were releasing chem trails in the skies over Alberta?  Then came the claim that the federal government was proposing a cap on oil production when in fact it is to be directed at emissions as part our due diligent to [...] Read More »

TREVOR W. HARRISON  –  ABC premiered a game show in 1999, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The title seems quaint today. A report by Oxfam in early 2024 found that the world’s richest one per cent own 43 per cent of all global financial assets. The world’s five richest individuals – Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault [...] Read More »

FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Let me welcome you to the first Mayor’s Column of 2025.  To those new to reading this: I write this monthly feature on behalf of Lethbridge City Council to keep people informed on matters of importance in the community, as well as to highlight achievements by members of our [...] Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER  – Al Beeber Let’s have a little talk here about Whoop-Up Drive. And speeding. Actually, let’s talk about speed period in Lethbridge. Anyone who commutes across the Oldman River inevitably during the year will be delayed due to a collision on Whoop-Up Drive, the Crowsnest Trail or even both. Those delays [...] Read More »

DAN O’DONNELL – GUEST OPINION Universities are where we collect advanced knowledge and tap into the most important intellectual and scientific currents around the globe. Because their faculty almost all come “from away,” universities are where we benefit from the research, education, and creativity developed in other cities, provinces, and countries. When we attend a university [...] Read More »

POINT OF VIEW Scott Sakatch The older I get, the more I appreciate the little things in life: a really good meal, a joke that makes me laugh out loud, pulling into the drive-thru and being the only vehicle in line, calling customer service and getting an actual human being on the other end of [...] Read More »

ROAST: To city council for wanting to cut police funding: We need all the police we can get to patrol all streets in Lethbridge to control the crime rate. More police on the streets and less criminals. One way to do this is when you have extra money don’t build or renovate any arts centre, [...] Read More »

TOAST: On behalf of many, I’d like to express sincere appreciation to the lovely little musical family who provides All Saints parishioners with a number of uplifting spiritual pieces at the Sunday morning Mass. While singing is not allowed during these COVID-19 days, their music feeds our hearts and our souls as we offer up [...] Read More »

TOAST: To the Blood Tribe for sponsoring the COVID commercials. More people need to pay attention. ROAST: Wow. Do as I say, not as I do. Re: Turning Point photo opp at city hall in Lethbridge Herald, Nov. 17, page A2. Great to see all wearing masks but what happened to social distancing. All of [...] Read More »