Letters to the Editor
Carbon tax increase much higher than we’re being told
By Letter to the Editor on March 31st, 2020
I have just looked at my utility bill for last month, and I see the federal carbon tax has been added. The Government of Canada website states “the average household will see a 13 per cent increase” in their utility bill. They also talk about the amount of the tax “per cubic metre” of gas. ... Read More »
1 responseMan versus the Earth
By Letter to the Editor on March 28th, 2020
I remember Charles Atlas, a man with the Earth on his back, advertising body-building techniques. That was never my thing, but cleaning the Earth and its pollution has always been a keen task. Lethbridge started a feeble task in recycling with the blue bins, but most things, especially industrial waste, still ends up in the ... Read More »
1 responseOne-state solution won’t work in Israel
By Letter to the Editor on March 27th, 2020
Gwynne Dyer calls for one state for the Arabs and Jews (March 14 Herald). He did not mention whether this state would be democratic or autocratic. The Palestinian Authority is an autocratic state. Its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, was elected president in 2004. Another election was supposed to take place in 2009. This election was cancelled. ... Read More »
6 responsesOne-state strategy would destroy Israel
By Letter to the Editor on March 27th, 2020
Re: Gwynne Dyer: “Bibi, Benny, Ruvi and Israel’s future” (March 14 Herald, Page A6) While there’s a virtual consensus for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Dyer’s advocating for the “one-state solution” is being insidiously sold in the language of peace. So why then is the one-state or bi-national solution unacceptable? At its ... Read More »
4 responsesCOVID the latest crisis in 70 years of crises
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2020
Not only have I been around a long time, I have an interest in history and current events. An easy conclusion: there has been nothing in the last 70 years that can match the COVID-19 crisis for its worldwide reach and damage to the economies of the world. However, it is not likely the number ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Good advice for living in a COVID-19 world
By Letter to the Editor on March 25th, 2020
School closings, sports event cancellations, food hoarding… We live in a new coronavirus-induced world. Yet some personal health facts remain unchanged. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offer good advice for preventing community spread and personal infection: apply social distancing, sanitize surfaces, wash your hands, don’t touch your face. But, there’s more… Does ... Read More »
4 responsesUCP cutting the ‘lifeboats’
By Letter to the Editor on March 24th, 2020
Most lifeboats on most ships are a waste of money and space most of the time. But on the rare occasion that a crisis arises, you need them. On every ship, all the time. After all, the White Star Line didn’t bother “wasting” space and money for lifeboats on an unsinkable ship. Then the Titanic ... Read More »
4 responsesAre private health-care options really so bad?
By Letter to the Editor on March 24th, 2020
Re: Two-tiered health system would be a nightmare,” March 3 letter to the editor. I disagree with Alan Spiller’s letter. I know of three persons who had hip replacement done in Montana. Two had both hips done, the other one hip. So that freed up five places for people in Alberta that need surgery. Why ... Read More »
7 responsesPlans for costly centre raises some questions
By Letter to the Editor on March 24th, 2020
With regard to the Lethbridge Herald article Feb. 12 on an Indigenous Cultural Centre in the City of Lethbridge. Perry Stein, the Indigenous Relations Adviser for the City of Lethbridge, advises that we need such a centre and the cost could be as high as $20 million – and that we need this cultural centre ... Read More »
6 responsesVenus not a viable analogy to climate science here on Earth
By Letter to the Editor on March 23rd, 2020
There’s transcendence to “Venus: The Evening Beacon” (Feb. 29) and the dates for this planet’s successive conjunctions. Unfortunately, there are also statements outdated or wrong, e.g., Venus’ clouds “comprised of CO2” when they’re really sulfur dioxide. Worse is the Zombie from 50 years ago, still blamed for Venus’ ferocious heat: “The clouds also produce the ... Read More »
7 responsesUCP’s budget doesn’t fit with Albertans’ needs
By Letter to the Editor on March 23rd, 2020
Do corporate business methods, attitudes and practices work for government? Should politicians follow the financial goals that guide business? The latest UPC budget is an attempt to overlay business financial objectives on our Alberta ministries and community. Alberta municipalities are upset with the premier’s attitude that oil companies need not pay taxes, and should not ... Read More »
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