November 8th, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Some members of city council also responsible for Exhibition issues

By Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2023

Editor:  So to this end,the present CEO of the Exhibition is stepping down as are the board members?  This is appropriate and expected under the circumstances.  But what aout the members of the previous city council who walked hand-in-hand with the Exhibition board into the present financial mess and exposed the citizens of Lethbridge to ... Read More »

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Remembering the best Christmas ever

By Lethbridge Herald on December 20th, 2023

Editor: Joe Adams sang “Comfort ye my people” from “Messiah” at the service. It brought tears to my eyes remembering Christmas in 1945. The following is the re-post from last year. David Taggart, a violist of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra emailed me in February: “My father Coyd Taggart sang bass in the Messiah concert in ... Read More »

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Subsidies are the big appeal for investment in wind projects

By Lethbridge Herald on December 15th, 2023

Editor:  I’m writing to shed light on the wind farm industry and, specifically, the Buffalo Plains Wind farm under construction in Lomond. Much has been made of the potential benefits of wind power and many people get visions of rainbows and unicorns dancing between the pristine white towers when they think of wind power.  The ... Read More »

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Keeping chickens in an urban setting poses no health risk to humans

By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2023

Editor:  At a public hearing in front of city council on November 28th with regards to an order against me for having chickens, the question came up from counsellor Dodic regarding the reasons for  why a bylaw prohibiting chickens in urban backyards was ever enacted.   I’ve made no secret of having chickens in my ... Read More »

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NDP could have saved taxpayers a billion when in office

By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2023

Editor: Are you concerned or confused with everything regarding electricity cost now and in the future? All these discussions about increasing the carbon tax and net- zero carbon electricity grid.  I certainly am. Up until recently I purchased my power from the City of Lethbridge. My bill went from an average of $0.03/kWh in 2016 ... Read More »

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Humans must exercise responsibility to benefit from freedom

By Lethbridge Herald on December 8th, 2023

Editor: It’s the holiday season. Eat and drink and be merry. No matter how different our traditions are, we enjoy the bond of family and friends that bind us as the members of one human family. We are not alone. It would be a sad day if I had to celebrate with just one same ... Read More »

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Using weapons isn’t the proper way of settling differences of opinions

By Lethbridge Herald on December 6th, 2023

Editor: I am a legal gun owner and I’m absolutely appalled at the recent gun crimes that are being shown on TV  that are happening in our country. It seems to me that right now people who are at odds with others think that guns are the answer!  Nothing is further from the truth. Guns ... Read More »

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Creation of an independent Palestinian state needed

By Lethbridge Herald on December 6th, 2023

 Editor: Over thousands of years, ethnicity, religion and nationalism has driven most conflicts. This has certainly been the case in Palestine since 1917. During the Jewish – Roman wars (66-135 AD), Judea was conquered and Jerusalem  destroyed. Most Jews left Israel and migrated to Babylon and countries across the Mediterranean.  Over the ensuing centuries, many ... Read More »

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Wood-burners need to use their stoves properly to prevent energy loss

By Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2023

Editor: Do you remember Trudeau saying that the carbon tax would be revenue-neutral? Gullible citizens believed they would get more than they paid into the scam.  Then Trudeau pulled the bait-and-switch just like he did when you were told to register your duck-hunting shotguns and hunting rifles. Wise people saw through that scam and did ... Read More »

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Will war in Ukraine lead to an era of technological repression?

By Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2023

Editor: Ukraine has now been fighting their own Third World War for nearly two years, but it is not just the tanks, guns and ammunition that are essential to their defence. Technology plays an absolutely crucial role as well. Specifically, Elon Musk’s Starlink (a division of his SpaceX), and Clearview AI have become indispensable. Soon after Russia invaded and immediately targeted essential infrastructure, Musk deployed his Starlink satellite ... Read More »

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City needs to stop giving financial support to the Exhibition

By Lethbridge Herald on December 1st, 2023

Editor: It was mind-boggling to watch online the entire city council discussion pertaining to the Lethbridge Exhibition requesting funds from the city taxpayers again, on an emergency basis.  This latest ask follows the ask from March 17, 2023 for $4.6 million to complete the centre. As I watched the discussion and the variety of reasons ... Read More »

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