Letters to the Editor
Letter 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 »
19 responsesElectric vehicles need fossil fuels to run
By Lethbridge Herald on December 3rd, 2022
Editor: Electric cars are wonderful machines, but are they going to save the planet as some claim? If we look at all the material required to build them such as lithium, cobalt, copper, etc., that all has to be mined, and at what cost to the environment? And not only that, what about all the ... Read More »
6 responsesCity council should rescind Enmax Centre parking fee
By Lethbridge Herald on December 3rd, 2022
Editor: Recently the Lethbridge Hurricanes indicated attendance is down 300 – 400 per game as a result of the City implementing a $5/game parking charge. It’s time for council to reconsider and eliminate this charge. Does the money collected each game cover the lost concession revenue from having 300 – 400 less people/game? In addition ... Read More »
2 responsesA high quality of life is worth the extra amount of property taxes
By Lethbridge Herald on December 3rd, 2022
Editor: 5.1 per cent isn’t the problem when it comes to taxes, the real issue is that the previous council kept increases artificially low. KPMG recommended job cuts and they happened. Council took pay cuts as did non-union management. The result? Taxpayers complaining the grass wasn’t cut or roads weren’t ploughed quick enough. Everybody wants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A high quality of life is worth the extra amount of property taxes
By Lethbridge Herald on December 3rd, 2022
Editor: 5.1 per cent isn’t the problem when it comes to taxes, the real issue is that the previous council kept increases artificially low. KPMG recommended job cuts and they happened. Council took pay cuts as did non-union management. The result? Taxpayers complaining the grass wasn’t cut or roads weren’t ploughed quick enough. Everybody wants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There is much more to the vaccine story than we’re told
By Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2022
Editor: Approximately one year after the initial outbreak of COVID-19, a lengthy editorial appeared in this paper signed by 40 area doctors, some of great distinction. The editorial expressed concern “…about rising numbers of COVID cases” claiming that “with the vaccine rollout progressing the end is in sight” and “vaccines are safe and the best ... Read More »
15 responsesDoing the math on property tax hike
By Lethbridge Herald on December 2nd, 2022
Editor: I thought I would shed some light on the year-over-year tax increase of 5.1 per cent. I calculated what the change would compute to be in four applications of the indicated increase. I am sure the council and most who understand the principle of compound interest, understand that each year the increase is applied ... Read More »
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