Letters to the Editor
Obama’s support revived Liberal campaign
By Lethbridge Herald on November 22nd, 2019
In support of “Didn’t Obama mingle in Canada’s election?” I think he meant meddle! It was proven that Obama’s endorsement five days before the election had an immediate and huge upward effect on the polling of Justin Trudeau. Liberals were tanking and immediately after Obama’s endorsement, Obama’s comment was retweeted a few hundred thousand times, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trying to block movie is blocking free speech
By Lethbridge Herald on June 25th, 2019
Many pro-life groups fought hard to get the movie “Unplanned” to be shown in Canada, writing letters, petitions, phone calls to government MPs and distributors, etc. and finally success! The Movie Mill in Lethbridge said yes, and now a petition has been launched to pressure them into not showing it. There is no such thing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Migration is the engine of civilization
By Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2019
In June 1979, I attended the UN conference in Geneva, Switzerland discussing the Vietnam refugee crisis. Canada was represented by Flora MacDonald, Secretary of State for External Affairs in Joe Clark’s Conservative government. She pledged that Canada would accept 100,000 of the so-called “Boat People.” Canada made me proud. Compared to the most recent offer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Offer input on appeal board manner
By Lethbridge Herald on June 18th, 2019
The Subdivision and Development Appeal Board of the City of Lethbridge exists to hear appeals regarding decisions made by a development officer, subdivision authority or the Municipal Planning Commission when those decisions are challenged by concerned citizens. This Thursday, June 20, at 6 p.m., the board will hear an appeal regarding the MPC approval of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Treated like modern-day ‘lepers’
By Lethbridge Herald on June 18th, 2019
The recent letter and online comment regarding our plague of opioids as experienced locally exposes the reader to the human and darker side of current public perception. Not for the first time, debate generated more heat than light. This left me troubled. We can agree that it is a problem which appears intractable with no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s the rush to ponder full-time councillors?
By Lethbridge Herald on November 28th, 2018
One of my quirks is I hate surprises. I mean I really hate surprises. So you can imagine my dismay when I picked up Friday’s paper and saw the headline “Full-time councillor talk resurfaces at deliberations.” They have passed proposals for creating four or more full-time positions.It’s a surprise because almost two years to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Analyzing city council’s finance meetings
By Lethbridge Herald on November 27th, 2018
Lethbridge, you’re facing property tax increases for indeterminable years in the foreseeable future, and one of the nuttiest faux pas of fiscal irresponsibility came out of council deliberations, debating the feasibility of transitioning Lethbridge, now a city of 100,000, to a ward system of representation.Long overdue — how many corporations operate with part-time employees directing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Points to ponder regarding climate change hysteria
By Lethbridge Herald on October 28th, 2018
I would like to suggest that those frightened by the current hysteria regarding carbon-based climate change consider : 1. The petition signed by over 31,000 scientists decrying global warming as a fraud (www.petitionproject.org). I’ll warn you up front, Edward Teller (father of the H bomb) is a signee. 2. Chinese carbon emissions versus the rest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s the purpose of carbon tax?
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2018
The word “politics” is a compound word that accurately describes the people in it. “Poly” means many and “tics” are blood sucking creatures. This definition is humorous but bears some resemblance to what is going on with the carbon tax discussions. So many people are saying the carbon tax is a good thing, but I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau legacy
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2018
Trudeau the first gave us metrification, Trudeau the second, petrification, leading us into the “stoned age.” Ken Hicken Lethbridge... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA engaging in fear-mongering?
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2018
MLA Shannon Phillips’ comments in the Lethbridge Herald (Oct. 17, “UCP cuts dire for teachers, says Phillips”) amount to nothing more than fear-mongering. She has no firm information to back this up! She claims that 151 teaching positions can be lost over the next four years. It is a well-known practice of political parties who ... Read More »
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