Letters to the Editor
City needs to keep Bowman Building as a community hub
By Lethbridge Herald on May 18th, 2022
Editor: On behalf of the Lethbridge Historical Society (LHS), I am writing to you today regarding the potential sale of the Bowman Building by the City. Our society has a deep connection to that building which started in the mid-1960s before the Allied Arts Council occupation. It is where the Lethbridge Historical Society started the ... Read More »
14 responsesNDP support allows Trudeau to implement disastrous policies
By Lethbridge Herald on May 18th, 2022
Editor: Rachael Thomas (May 7) has the unenviable front-line task of watching the Trudeau Liberals introduce measures to asphyxiate the Canadian citizen’s autonomy and sovereignty. For years, academics and journalists have warned the Prime Minister’s Office is open to abuse of power. Since 2015 we’ve had an impatient, willful character up top, and he’s definitely ... Read More »
16 responsesIt’s time to change the conversation about Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on May 18th, 2022
Editor: Over the past few months, op-eds by Gary Mason and Robyn Urback, writing in the Globe and Mail, have painted Lethbridge with an unappealing brush. Lethbridge has received undesirable attention (yet again) nationally and provincially. I have to wonder…is this how our community is viewed by the rest of the country… by the rest ... Read More »
2 responsesHancock made a great point in column
By Lethbridge Herald on May 18th, 2022
Editor: I always enjoy reading publisher Hancock’s forays into editorial comment, with “Know Your Facts” the most recent example. His point is cogently made – social media is indeed a double-edged sword, increasingly not just obfuscating but deliberately and viciously falsifying. His example of the handing a baseball to a young fan is the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L faculty group vote deserves response from administration
By Lethbridge Herald on May 12th, 2022
Dear Editor, Unlike corporations, universities operate via “collegial governance” in which faculty members (the “collegium”) are active participants in academic decision making. They typically work in partnership with an external board of governors whose role is to provide financial expertise to complement the faculty’s academic expertise. In healthy university governance, both fields of expertise are ... Read More »
8 responsesThere is an urgent need to fix a flawed system in Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
Editor: This letter is a response to Mr. David Carpenter’s heartfelt conviction that Mr. Kaycee Madu should be punished for missing his power when he was Justice Minister. Mr. Carpenter has chosen to believe the news report that Mr. Madu contacted the Edmonton police chief, Dale McFee, to have his traffic ticket waived. Mr. Madu ... Read More »
13 responsesLethbridge fortunate to have a symphony and so much musical talent
By Lethbridge Herald on May 7th, 2022
Editor: I just returned home after attending an outstanding performance of Brahms’ German Requiem by the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra with Vox Musica. What a truly uplifting experience. The Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Glenn Klassen with choral music by Vox Musica directed by Joanne Collier and members of Luminous Voices and soloists, deserve a shout-out ... Read More »
1 responseCity transit department isn’t providing the service riders need
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
Editor: I was looking up the definition of the word ‘service.’ Amenity, resource, utility, solution, system were some of the words used to define it. The use of the word was further explained by using it in a sentence: “a system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and ... Read More »
1 responseZelenskyy must give up something to end war in Ukraine
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2022
Too much destruction and death of Ukrainian soldiers and innocent civilians has already happened. This ongoing tragedy must stop. Sending weapons to Ukraine is not the answer to making peace – although we must send weaponry as long as the brutal war is on. NATO is not showing any interest in encouraging negotiations between the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thomas’ words reflected Europeans’ opinions of Trudeau
By Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
Editor: The front page story of a backlash over Lethbridge MP Thomas’ comments about PM Trudeau is at best an unpaid ad for the NDP/Liberal organizations. It left a number of facts unreported. Al Beeber wrote that Thomas posted a tweet by Mislav Kolakusic, Croatian member of the European Parliament and former judge that stated ... Read More »
19 responsesWhere is accountability in City administration
By Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2022
Editor: Who’s really running Lethbridge City Hall? Since moving to this fine city in 2008, I’ve witnessed a surprising and, frankly, disturbing, number of incidents of civic negligence, heavy-handed treatment of partners, and a shocking lack of oversight on civic contracts worth hundreds of thousands up to multiple millions of dollars. Like what, you might ... Read More »
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