Letters to the Editor
Medical teaching school at U of L a positive step
By Lethbridge Herald on March 13th, 2024
Editor: In southern Alberta, members of the rural medical community, and indeed the populace at large, have been heartened by last week’s 2024 provincial budget announcement of a $43-million allocation for a Rural Medical Teaching School at the University of Lethbridge. While we wait for further details to emerge on the vision for this initiative, the ... Read More »
3 responsesBike lanes deserve a chance to prove themselves
By Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2024
Editor: Lethbridge recently reached 100,000 people and they own a lot of cars. For many downtown businesses like ours, that growth translates into significant potential for more customers. Our reason for choosing downtown was the central access it provides from every corner of the city. Downtown = Center = equidistant from all four points. And ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provincial sales tax would be palatable if it was shared fairly
By Lethbridge Herald on March 9th, 2024
Editor: Although the general consensus of the people of Alberta appears to be we don’t want a PST, aka Political Suicide Tax here, there are still rumblings every now and then that we need one to counteract the boom and bust cycle. I would be more inclined to accept a PST if the burden was ... Read More »
14 responsesWe cannot quit looking for whatever or whoever God is
By Lethbridge Herald on March 9th, 2024
Editor: Some time ago, I saw “Waiting for Godot” on the stage. I don’t lie: I didn’t understand it. Then why doesn’t it stop to fascinate me? I listened to it on the radio, and saw it played on the TV. It’s a waste of my time. I don’t have too much time left. I ... Read More »
8 responsesExhibition’s financial problems raise some questions
By Lethbridge Herald on March 8th, 2024
Editor: The Lethbridge & District Exhibition has been in the news quite frequently lately, mainly as a result of the construction of the new pavilion east of Henderson Lake. The LDE convinced the province and the City of Lethbridge to provide funding for the construction in the form of grants and a loan. The ... Read More »
9 responsesAn amateur’s view about party politics
By Lethbridge Herald on March 6th, 2024
Editor: A friend told me about the event that made him happy at the church. His member of Parliament asked him to do a piece of work. He was a lifelong supporter of the party and felt he won the party’s trust. My reaction to this episode was a bit complicated. He is a good ... Read More »
12 responsesSport council committed to creating a positive environment for kids
By Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2024
Editor: Ken Reed’s guest opinion in the Lethbridge Herald February 20th titled “Adults are ruining sports for kids,” highlights the detrimental impact of adults overly focused on winning in youth sports. Reed aptly points out that while most parents and coaches maintain a healthy perspective, the negative influence of a few can significantly diminish the ... Read More »
1 responseCalgarians’ thoughts are often with neighbours in southern Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2024
Editor: Folks in southern Alberta are on the front lines of a drought that is looking like it will have wide impacts across sectors and swaths of our province this year. I was glad to spend an evening in the Spring Point Community Hall west of Fort Macleod one evening two weeks ago, hearing farmers ... Read More »
11 responsesSmith deserves even less respect after time with Tucker Carlson
By Lethbridge Herald on March 1st, 2024
Editor: Recently our premier Danielle Smith spent air time with former and disgraced Fox News host Tucker Carlson. I had very little respect for our premier before then and even less now. Carlson recently did another political interview with the psychopathic, murderous Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Carlson asked no pointed questions and seemed subservient to ... Read More »
29 responsesIs it realistic to be expanding irrigation in Alberta?
By Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2024
Editor: A recent article in the Lethbridge Herald (Feb 14) regarding designation of an AgriFood Processing Zone contains assertions by UCP MLA Grant Hunter to Lethbridge County Council that irrigation districts are making decisions about expanding by 300,000 acres and that more water storage is being built, paid for by government and ratepayers, to support ... Read More »
8 responsesOpen pit coal mining should be a dead issue in the province
By Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2024
Editor: You know, Igor’s got a lot to answer for. He’s the one who keeps going out, digging up the bodies, hauling them up to the top of the castle, hooking up the electrodes…then… after the monster has gone lurching through the village, goes back out, gathering up spare parts for the Monster Mark II, ... Read More »
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