December 23rd, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Young generation of voters face challenge of finding reliable information

By Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2023

Editor: In September of last year, I turned 18 years old and was officially eligible to vote. I had done pre-registration, so I knew this was going to happen, but I didn’t think too much of it. In addition, I was out of the province from September to April doing my first year of university. ... Read More »

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Addicts need better access to rehab, not a supervised drug site

By Lethbridge Herald on May 26th, 2023

Editor:  I have a close family member who is an addict and has been living on the streets or in his vehicle for the past two years. I also have a daughter who has been fighting against  addicts in her alley, and around her children because of businesses like now on 7th Avenue South that ... Read More »

9 responses

Ethics commissioner’s ruling makes clear Smith not fit to be premier

By Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2023

Editor: The Alberta Ethics Commissioner has found that Premier Danielle Smith broke the law.  Her interactions with the Justice Minister breached the Conflicts of Interest Act.  Her call to Artur Pawlowski, who has since faced a slew of criminal charges, violated “a fundamental principle of our democracy.” Smith’s phone call to Pawlowski attempted to interfere ... Read More »

35 responses

Please help fire victims

By Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2023

For the past five years we had to inhale the pollutants of forest fires from BC. Presently wildfires broke loose in Northern Alberta in the areas of Fox Creek, Rainbow Lake, Valleyview, and others. Mankind must be more aware of how to put out hot coals completely before they leave the park after camping  Soak ... Read More »

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Alberta can’t afford to lose more family doctors

By Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2023

Editor: Resuscitation is in your hands. Every Albertan will access healthcare at some point and our tax dollars are meant to ensure the system is there when we need it. As family doctors, we signed up to care for patients over a lifetime: we want to be there for you when you need our help.  ... Read More »

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Oil and gas subsidies great for Albertans who own stock porfolios

By Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2023

Editor: Thank you UCP for not only maintaining but also increasing the value of our fossil fuel companies by not requiring them to pay their land leases, municipal taxes or the costs for the clean up of the ongoing pollution of their tailings ponds and orphan wells.  By providing these UCP subsidies, my share prices ... Read More »

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Community well-positioned to mitigate dog waste problem

By Lethbridge Herald on May 23rd, 2023

Editor: Lethbridge has approximately ten thousand dogs who produce a thousand tonnes of poop a year. Where does all this poop end up? Since dogs don’t use flush toilets like humans do, the large majority of poop is scooped up from backyards, boulevards or public green spaces by pet owners and deposited in plastic bags ... Read More »

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Wasting more money won’t solve the city drug crisis

By Lethbridge Herald on May 20th, 2023

Editor: Re: Drug Addictions panel seeking solutions at SACPA session, Lethbridge Herald May 17th. At this forum we heard from numerous people connected in various ways to what many in this community judge to be a crisis.  Evidence of this is hard to deny. A month ago Sgt Ryan Darroch of LPS, confirmed this stating ... Read More »

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A better economy means a better future for all Albertans

By Lethbridge Herald on May 19th, 2023

Editor: I’m all for a fair fight. If you have an opinion, state it clearly and honestly in proper context. The prominent tip of the spear campaign by the Alberta NDP quotes 17 words spoken by Danielle Smith months ago in a one-on-one interview discussing health spending accounts.  The NDP must have said, “now we’ve ... Read More »

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UCP has developed a bad habit of fighting the province’s most needed citizens

By Lethbridge Herald on May 19th, 2023

Editor: Government is for providing public services but the UCP is blind to that. All they can do is cut, cut, cut.  Health, education, environment, and now we’re learning they eliminated the forest fire RAP-Attack crews and cut our wildfire protective services when we need them most.  The UCP has developed a bad habit of ... Read More »

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Enough NDP on Page 1

By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2023

Editor: We at this home are almost persuaded to cancel our subscription to this paper for it’s blatant support of the NDP party! No matter what the issue may be you give the NDP candidate from the west side of your city preference to what she might think on the front page. Even if the ... Read More »

34 responses