Letters to the Editor
Ways to improve long-term care
By Letter to the Editor on June 30th, 2020
During his June 25 broadcast to Canadians, Prime Minister Trudeau acknowledged that long-term care for Canadians ranks near the bottom of the 36 OECD nations. COVID-19 fatality statistics consistently conclude that elderly residents in long-term care facilities represent an alarming share of deaths. But why are Canadian long-term care facilities outperformed by most of our ... Read More »
7 responsesProtect Alberta’s parks, recreation areas
By Letter to the Editor on June 27th, 2020
Have you ever had a picnic in an Alberta provincial park? Been ice-fishing on Jensen Reservoir or camped at Park Lake? The future of 175 parks and recreational areas that Albertans have enjoyed since the parks system was created in 1932 is facing disastrous changes. In March, the government announced that “Twenty parks will have ... Read More »
4 responsesCartoon offensive
By Letter to the Editor on June 27th, 2020
I found today’s cartoon (Thursday, June 25) offensive, inappropriate and not the least humorous. I don’t know any child who would have that conversation with a parent. I also don’t know any parent who would discuss the topic in front of children. Josephine Aristone Lethbridge... Read More »
5 responses‘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 »
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