Letters to the Editor
Ukraine needs a new kind of no-fly zone to help its forces
By Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2022
Editor: What on earth could Putin’s purpose be with the invasion and bombardment of Ukraine? Apparently, he wants to annex Ukraine as he did with Crimea. Will children love their abusive father more for slapping them in the face day by day? Abuse does not foster love. Ukraine’s president pleads for a no-fly zone and ... Read More »
15 responsesInvestigation needed into who is lying to the public at the U of L
By Lethbridge Herald on March 26th, 2022
Editor: M Bryson Brown submitted a letter to your paper stating and I quote: “Their (administration) response to our strike was to continue refusing to negotiate, while lying to the public, claiming that we were the ones who refused to negotiate.” I have a simple solution: The public pays these people their wages, administration is ... Read More »
11 responsesCrowsnest Pass residents have the chance to create a better future
By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2022
ditor: I fell in love with greater Crowsnest Pass, my beloved home, the second I saw it. Still wearing the grit of its black years, the community, while wounded, lay cradled between spectacular mountain ranges and looked up to a sublime—one of a kind—quintessential power peak. Rain washed away the grit and grime, and sunlight ... Read More »
1 responseThe political circus will be leaving town
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2022
Editor: Sometime over the next couple of weeks, or during the ensuing leadership race, someone is sure to trot out the old line about the UCP being a big tent party. Not true, of course. From where I stand, down by the whack-a-mole pitch, the phrase “big tent” can only be used in reference to ... Read More »
8 responsesIs a career change worth the cost of entering into it?
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2022
Editor: Salaries have very much been in general conversations of late and the soaring cost of living is likely to make those discussions even more intense as government tries to balance its budget and employers try to be profitable while employees watch their salaries have less and less purchasing power. In the midst of all ... Read More »
1 responseNo confidence in the university’s senior administrators
By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2022
Editor: I’m a professor of philosophy at the U of L. As you probably know, I and all my colleagues were on strike since Feb.10. I’m writing this letter to explain why. I understand that some people believe we’re in this business and on strike for the money — but our expectations when it comes ... Read More »
2 responsesRecovery facility needs to be out of city centre
By Lethbridge Herald on March 23rd, 2022
Editor: At a recent council meeting these two topics were discussed: The representatives for the Blackfoot Confederacy portrayed that a “no”or “needs further investigation” decision about the use of the Bowman as a recovery centre would be discriminatory and not recognizing the financial benefits the Blood Reserve provides to Lethbridge. The decisions to be made ... Read More »
4 responsesPutin will be remembered for being a bloodthirsty tyrant
By Lethbridge Herald on March 23rd, 2022
Editor: All wars are a symptom of human failure as a thinking animal.” – John Steinbach Vladimir Putin is making a colossal mistake. Not only Russians and Ukrainians but also he himself will have to pay a terrible price for starting an unwanted war. History will remember him as a cruel sociopath responsible for the ... Read More »
18 responsesLetter writer presented misinformation about university professors
By Lethbridge Herald on March 23rd, 2022
Editor: As a faculty member of ULFA, I was disturbed by Mr. Shier’s letter published on March 10, 2022 entitled “Striking U of L faculty need to go back to work.” Mr. Shier’s letter is filled with such misinformation and misrepresentation of our profession that I feel a great need to dispel and clarify as ... Read More »
6 responsesLanguage used about Bowman raises concern
By Lethbridge Herald on March 18th, 2022
Editor: After reading the Herald’s March 9 article on the future of the Bowman, I was angered to read that Mike Bruised Head, Travis Plaited Hair and Tanya Pace Crosschild appeared to use a type of language that would guilt or threaten progress on native reconciliation issues. “Rejection perception in the community,” implied “negative far-reaching ... Read More »
14 responsesCouncil needs to set priorities to build better bridges
By Lethbridge Herald on March 18th, 2022
When Lethbridge residents went to the polls last October, a majority of the Council that they elected campaigned on fiscal responsibility. This is perhaps no wonder, given Lethbridge already has one of the highest property tax rates in Alberta, and it had become crystal clear to almost everyone that constantly hiking taxes was no longer ... Read More »
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