Letters to the Editor
‘All Lives Matter’ retort is childish, damaging
By Letter to the Editor on June 26th, 2020
As a now 40-year-old white male growing up in Lethbridge I realized even as a child how privileged a life my race and gender allowed me to live in our community. My extended family of lifelong friends that span every race and ethnicity were not so fortunate. I am appalled at how damaging and childish ... Read More »
11 responsesWearing a mask can help reduce COVID-19 cases
By Letter to the Editor on June 26th, 2020
Wearing a mask in public is not a difficult thing to do. They are free to all Albertans. Please do it and show your respect for the retail workers and others who are exposed all day long to endless customers. Lethbridge could do better at reducing our active cases of COVID-19 if we all did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mandate mask wearing
By Letter to the Editor on June 26th, 2020
Every country in the world that has been capable of substantially lowering the coronavirus has mandated the wearing of masks. When will our premier have enough guts to take that step? Seniors in Alberta have the right to be protected from preppy punks, haughty housewives and general fools who think they are too good to ... Read More »
9 responsesDefunding police an overreaction
By Letter to the Editor on June 25th, 2020
Bowing to mob demands, the mayors of Los Angeles, NYC and Minneapolis cut funds to their police forces. This is one of the worst political ideas ever. It won’t reverse the powerlessness, the failed self-worth, the fear at being unable to successfully reverse an attack against one’s own person. George Floyd attempted to make a ... Read More »
17 responsesAs usual, society’s problems come down to money
By Letter to the Editor on June 25th, 2020
More police, less police, more social workers, less social workers. Neither approach will work because neither address the reason either need to exist. As usual, this is about money. The politicians will immediately begin trying to cut from the budget in any scenario. Police states don’t last and are undesirable. And armies of social workers ... Read More »
5 responsesPublic service workers seek fair deals
By Letter to the Editor on June 25th, 2020
We recently observed National Public Service Week, a week to recognize the importance of federal public service employees and to honour their dedication to Canadians. In Prime Minster Trudeau’s statement on June 14 he said “this year has been one of the most challenging in living memory, and [the public service has] been right there, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sources support that there is an Israeli occupation
By Letter to the Editor on June 24th, 2020
In my Herald letter of May 14 I used the word “occupation” re the toxic Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In response on May 28 HonestReporting Canada (HRC) declared that my use of that word was disingenuous and misinformed, a big lie: there has been no such occupation. HRC claims to promote fairness and accuracy in Canadian media ... Read More »
3 responsesFormer Hurricanes respond to allegations
By Letter to the Editor on June 24th, 2020
Please consider the following as a both a general response to the recent allegations against the 2008-09 Lethbridge Hurricanes coaching staff and as specific information about our years – including the 2008-09 season – playing for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. We would like to begin by clearly separating ourselves and our team’s situation from the allegations ... Read More »
8 responsesCommon sense needed in gun laws
By Letter to the Editor on June 20th, 2020
Some truths regarding the new firearms regulation by our government: Fully automatic firearms have been banned since the 1970s and are prohibited in Canada. The AR-15 semi automatic, that Trudeau calls a gun not needed to take down a deer, is outright lie. This firearm is a restricted firearm that can only be used only ... Read More »
11 responsesWe must do better on issue of race
By Letter to the Editor on June 20th, 2020
I am a senior, a white person of pretty significant privilege having had a good education and wonderful career opportunities. I have never tried to rent an apartment and been turned down because of my race, as have many Indigenous and Black people. I have never been refused service or ignored in a store because ... Read More »
5 responsesCOVID-19 discussion must include basic facts
By Letter to the Editor on June 19th, 2020
Several recent letters to the editor have argued for a loosening of the COVID-19-related restrictions. Those letters have also generated a number of online comments, many in support of that argument. In one especially memorable online comment, the anonymous contributor argued the restrictions amounted to unnecessary government overreach because the death rate from COVID-19 was ... Read More »
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