Letters to the Editor
Pierre Poilevre’s refusal to get a security clearance is suspicious
By Lethbridge Herald on October 30th, 2024
Editor: Pierre Polievre is refusing to get a security clearance which would allow him to be briefed on the ongoing investigation into foreign interference in Canadian elections. His rationale, as reported in the press, is if he were to acquire a security clearance he would then be constrained from divulging any information he had been ... Read More »
4 responsesPast mistakes can be prevented from repeating
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2024
Editor: The following may sound like a rejection of Christian Church. It isn’t. I love Church. It’s like I like myself. It’s the only thing I have. That’s why I hate its past mistakes. I reject the idea of the Imperial Christendom. My religion is that of Oscar Romero and of Desmond Tutu. “Missionary” ... Read More »
15 responsesCKUA radio needs government support to survive
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2024
Editor: I discovered CKUA in April 1997 – for anyone in the know that’s the brief time when the station was off the air. It was just after I’d moved to Lethbridge from Ontario and I was bitterly lonesome. Someone told me that there was an incredible radio station that would have helped me, but ... Read More »
1 responseConservative leader Pierre Poilevre is another Donald Trump
By Lethbridge Herald on October 12th, 2024
Editor: We agree with American late-night host Stephen Colbert that Poilievre is another Donald Trump. Oil executives point out that the Carbon Tax is the cheapest and most effective way to tackle Global Warming and 27 countries agree. Yet he is using it to fearmonger and wants the Rebates eliminated that are helping to put ... Read More »
16 responsesAlbertans need to push back against a corrupt government
By Lethbridge Herald on October 12th, 2024
Editor: I was thrilled to hear that the United Kingdom has just become the first developed nation to be completely coal-free for energy production. This is a country that used to be entirely coal dependent. How ironic that while this happens there, here we are planning to approve a coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass. ... Read More »
20 responsesClimate action rebate an ill-considered idea by the federal Conservatives
By Lethbridge Herald on October 12th, 2024
Editor: I received a flyer from our Lethbridge MP, Rachael Thomas, saying she intends to cancel the climate action rebate for our family. This is a reduction to our annual income of $1,350 per year. This money is an important contribution to our family budget and it’s ill-considered of the Conservative party to want to ... Read More »
12 responsesKamala Harris a better choice to lead the U.S.
By Lethbridge Herald on October 11th, 2024
Editor: With less than one month before the American election, it is time for Canadians to pay attention. The race for control of the largest and most powerful organization in the world, the United States government, is getting more intense. It matters to me because I have seven American relatives. And it also matters because ... Read More »
20 responsesChemtrail fiction raises concerns about Alberta’s premier
By Lethbridge Herald on October 10th, 2024
Editor: A couple of years back a friend of mine, who’d moved from Alberta out to the Kootenays, told me a story. It seems he was minding his own business, brewing up a cup of coffee, tending his garden, looking around, admiring the scenery when one of the locals came along and they started talking. ... Read More »
11 responsesDistinctions need to be made between graffiti and vandalism
By Lethbridge Herald on October 9th, 2024
Editor: On Sept. 2, Stan Adamus wrote that graffiti artists are criminals. He proposes private businesses invest in technology to surveil people who buy spray paint (or other products that could cause mischief), and then turn over that data to the police, who would then allocate precious resources to investigate, arrest and advance punishment. ... Read More »
3 responsesTalking is useless if nobody is going to listen
By Lethbridge Herald on October 5th, 2024
Editor: Men like me must learn to shut up and listen. My favourite sage Yogi Berra said, “If you have nothing to say, don’t say it.” Also, “Men speak because they have to say something. But women speak because they have something to say.” I have now realized that for peace of the world the ... Read More »
4 responsesSociety needs to start showing tough love to addicts
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2024
Editor: In our new namby pamby society, it seems that everyone including politicians of every stripe are afraid to express their true beliefs for fear of being called out. I’ve decided to exercise my freedom of speech that seems to be only available to certain groups at times. I’m sure that I’m not the only ... Read More »
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