Letters to the Editor
Sovereignty Act shows a lack of oversight by MLA
By Lethbridge Herald on December 14th, 2022
Editor: The most egregious, shameless, and outrageously undemocratic power grab I can remember by a governing Alberta party was recently attempted. The Sovereignty Act was introduced, a piece of legislation so shockingly flawed that it elicited furiously panicked back-pedalling. Critics on all sides of the political spectrum were loudly critical of Bill 1 and revisions ... Read More »
1 responsePositive steps warranted to address current city issues
By Lethbridge Herald on December 10th, 2022
Editor: There is a direct connection running through three recent news items. First, city council’s decision to increase property taxes by almost six per cent. Second, the photo and letter presented by Mr. McAdams of a singed wall due to a fire against a downtown building. And lastly, the study by University of Calgary presented ... Read More »
18 responsesMany have quit going downtown because of homeless situation
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2022
Editor: After reading the recent Letter to the Editor from Ryan McAdams, I totally understand and sympathize with his situation regarding the homeless people around the Lethbridge Herald property. A few years ago there was a problem with the homeless sleeping and doing drugs in the heated lobby of the downtown main post office. They ... Read More »
18 responsesRussia’s war on Ukraine has many different levels
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2022
Editor: Reality is often more complex than the eye can see. Any significant event or process has its obvious outer layers as well as hidden motives and agendas underneath. On the surface, Russia wants to annex parts of Ukraine, which fights vigorously to maintain its independence. However, beneath the surface, another war is being waged. ... Read More »
3 responsesTyler Shandro’s legal training seems to have been of little help to him
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2022
Editor: There is a saying I came across in the “Land Down Under” suggesting that governments appoint people to the highest levels of incompetence. The so called “Peter Principle”. Although there are many potential nominees across Canada illustrating this wise saying, one individual comes to mind, leaving all others in their wake. As Minister of ... Read More »
4 responsesTime for Smith to get in the right lane
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2022
Editor: It’s time for Danielle to turn on the left signal light of that second-hand blue pickup truck, shoulder check, and ease out of the sovereignty lane. There’s real work for her and her passengers to do for all Albertans in the lanes clearly marked Education, Health Care, Economic Diversification, and Environmental Protection. ... Read More »
5 responsesLetter writer’s number crunching on city taxation rates add up
By Lethbridge Herald on December 8th, 2022
Editor Thank you, Joan Haig for confirming my calculations. My number ($495) is lower than yours ($661.29) for two reasons. First, because I rounded down to 22 per cent. Actually, 22.01433692 per cent of $3,000 is $660.43, practically the same as yours; but city council only controls 76 per cent of that, which really means ... Read More »
1 responseHumanity has to live by consensus if it has any hope of surviving
By Lethbridge Herald on December 8th, 2022
Editor: When a honey bee colony becomes too crowded the colony has to split. Crowded conditions promote diseases. The original queen and her followers leave their home in a swarm. The followers are mainly older worker bees. Scout bees from the swarm are busy looking for a suitable replacement location for their home. This search ... Read More »
2 responsesThe world has lost sight of the true spirit of Christmas
By Lethbridge Herald on December 7th, 2022
ditor: Jesus was unjustly accused of being an enemy of the Roman Empire and executed on the cross. St. Nicholas became the salesman-in-chief for Christmas sales and has been renamed “Santa Claus.” They killed the saint of generosity. A few years ago, department stores in Japan were criticized for ignoring religion. So one of them ... Read More »
6 responsesDowntown businesses deserve better
By Lethbridge Herald on December 7th, 2022
Mayor Hyggen: Can you please review the photo attached and provide some direction on what else our business (Lethbridge Herald) has to do to address the ongoing vandalism, setting of fires against our building, our homeless people leaving their drug paraphernalia, fecal matter, urine and other “garbage” that we are left to deal with. It ... Read More »
12 responsesAlbertans must be shielded from Danielle Smith
By Lethbridge Herald on December 3rd, 2022
Editor: So Danielle Smith thinks Albertans need to be shielded from federal laws. I think that we need to be shielded from the bizarre actions of an unelected premier. Danielle Smith assumed the leadership of the UCP and with that, walked into the premiership with a slim majority of those voting at a UCP leadership ... Read More »
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