Letters to the Editor
Striking U of L faculty need to get back to work
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2022
Doug Manderville’s March 4th letter “U of L students deserve to be educated for the tuition they have paid” was an awfully painful letter to read. My response is directed at picketing ULFA members feeling “overworked and underpaid” If you really have the best interests of students” at heart, why didn’t you all plan your ... Read More »
20 responsesRising gas prices making it hard to live on pension
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2022
Editor: I started driving when gasoline was measured at the pump in imperial gallons. When I first started driving gasoline was around 30 cents a gallon. Yes, 30 cents a gallon. When Justin Trudeau’s father switched to the metric system for everything, I found it totally confusing. I could no longer understand how far distances ... Read More »
10 responsesRevisiting shared values and principles
By Lethbridge Herald on March 10th, 2022
Editor: As I write this letter, the U of L strike looks like it will soon enter its second month. In this time of post-pandemic awakening and incredible Ukrainian bravery, I would like to offer a perspective that has been all but missing in the current exchange. My hope is that such a focus can ... Read More »
5 responsesUkraine showing the world what a freedom fight really is
By Lethbridge Herald on March 9th, 2022
Editor: This is a letter to all the so called “freedom fighters” who blocked border crossings and invaded and occupied our nation’s capital city. This was done over what you believe are infringements of your rights caused by covid mandates used to protect the health of you and your fellow citizens. Now is the time ... Read More »
9 responsesMother would have had advice for Thomas
By Lethbridge Herald on March 9th, 2022
Editor: To Rachael Thomas, I hadn’t realized my hometown of Lethbridge had finally elected a woman as MP until I ran across your Feb. 4th article in the Toronto Sun, where you express support for the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa. My mother, Frances Grantham, was the first woman to run for MP in the Lethbridge ... Read More »
12 responsesProtesters were bullies
By Lethbridge Herald on March 9th, 2022
Editor: I spend a great deal of my time being frustrated with many things that all have one thing in common. Bullies. The most recent frustration I’ve experienced is the so called protest held at the Coutts border crossing and is as big a display of bullies as we have had the misfortune to be ... Read More »
21 responsesNo surprise chief resigned
By Lethbridge Herald on March 9th, 2022
Editor: Whether it be army commanders or city police chiefs, we rely upon them to act instantly and decisively in circumstances where second guessing is a constant hazard. A good leader must maintain a supportive relationship with his lieutenants, never bicker with them, never impugning their competence. He knows instinctively that he will rely on ... Read More »
4 responsesGuest column requires a bit more context
By Lethbridge Herald on March 9th, 2022
Editor: The guest golumn by Christopher J. Nicol (Lethbridge Herald, 2022-02-19) regarding the “opaque labour relations environment” in post-secondary education (PSE) requires a bit more context. Dr. Nicol seems to lay the blame for the new negotiating paradigm between faculty associations and university governors squarely at the feet of the former NDP government albeit ... Read More »
2 responsesBudget cut to the university could be a way to punish the NDP
By Lethbridge Herald on March 5th, 2022
Editor: The UCP brought in a balanced budget due to higher than expected oil and gas revenues. But instead of maintaining funding for Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge, they cut the U of L budget by 5.1 per cent. There is absolutely no good reason to do this. A motive could be found ... Read More »
19 responsesCanadians deserve better end-of-life care than we have now
By Lethbridge Herald on March 5th, 2022
Editor: As information was brought forward by the media of the treatment of Canada’s Indigenous children at the residential schools, Canadians were horrified to learn that such a thing could happen in a country like ours. We non-Indigenous people in the modern age were not aware and we all agree that truth and reconciliation must ... Read More »
1 responsePutin solely responsible for the death and destruction in Ukraine
By Lethbridge Herald on March 4th, 2022
Editor: I do not have strong enough words to condemn Putin’s unprovoked, brutal act of war against Ukraine, a sovereign nation in contravention of UN charter and international law protecting a nation’s right to independence. I do not believe that the Russian people support this invasion: Putin is solely to be held responsible for this ... Read More »
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