November 24th, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Donald Trump a major threat to democracy in the United States

By Lethbridge Herald on January 13th, 2022

Editor:  I was dismayed and appalled that a number of respondents thought that Trump should not be held accountable for the Jan. 6 insurrection/riot at the Capitol in DC.   He started it with the “stop the steal” lie that the election had been stolen, even after many counts and recounts could find no election ... Read More »

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Jan. 6 letter to the editor was trash

By Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2022

Editor: Shame on you, Lethbridge Herald, for printing the kind of trash that spewed from the mouth of Dennis Bremner in his Jan. 6 Letter to the Editor.   You now share the blame in spreading unintelligent, uninformed, unfounded, and nonfactual information when you published his racist rant on those that live on the fringes of ... Read More »

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Kenney letting anti-vaxxers win

By Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2022

Editor: Your headline “Kenney renews promise that Alberta will not mandate vaccinations” should actually read: “Kenney renews promise that COVID will continue.”  What Kenney is actually saying is not so much that the choice to vaccinate is personal choice.  Instead, his real message is “anti-vaxxers win, our health care workers are not worth protecting, and ... Read More »

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State of Alberta’s healthcare system should be of concern to everyone in the province

By Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2022

Editor: I am a very concerned citizen worried about the present state of our emergency services. Alberta’s healthcare system has been strained, from ambulance service to ICUs, for many months. Illness, physical and mental health injuries, and increased suicide have plagued its staff. Workers are exhausted and burned out at an alarming rate after almost ... Read More »

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Comments on Indigenous peoples, Tailfeathers unwarranted

By Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2022

Dennis Bremner, your thoughts on our Indigenous neighbours is so wrong.  Not everyone using drugs is Indigenous.  I believe that there’s a lot of people that would like to see our friends that use drugs to just disappear.  But everyone is someone’s daughter mother, sibling, father.  So our communities need to start coming together to ... Read More »

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Writer retracts comment

By Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022

Editor: I had a discussion with Dr. Tailfeathers and she stated that the 91 deaths in Lethbridge were not just drug addicts but were also the sick and suicides. She used the number 91 in the video saying the 91 died because the SCS closed. I never got a chance to ask more about the ... Read More »

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Unvaxxed should refuse ICU beds if infected

By Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022

Editor:  I am one of the Canadians angered at unvaxxed people. It infuriates me to read that staff are burned out and ICU beds are full with COVID patients, 90 per cent of whom are not vaccinated. I accept that most of you will not change your opposition so here’s my offer to you: Sign ... Read More »

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Lougheed was right to protect Alberta’s mountains

By Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022

Editor: Watching Jason Kenney spread one more lie on TV didn’t surprise me.   The guy has proven to be an habitual liar.  He claims B.C. is mining coal safely and Alberta should allow it also on the Eastern Slopes.  Yet we learned last March that Teck Coal Limited pleaded guilty to polluting waters in ... Read More »

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Thank you for sharing Pastor Phil’s story

By Lethbridge Herald on January 8th, 2022

Editor: Re: Celebrating 60 Years of Ministry Several years ago, we visited Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Canmore and heard fond memories the older members had of Pastor Phil Jorgenson. Those of us who have the privilege of knowing Pastor Phil see the growth of churches under his care as a by-product of ... Read More »

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Imagine a world where people aren’t being labelled

By Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2022

Editor:  I would like to first of all state I think I have some understanding of the pain and suffering of what we call minorities in this country called Canada. This could be those who consider themselves Indigenous, Black, Brown or Asian peoples. I personally like to call them “fellow human beings”. Although it is ... Read More »

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Mask bylaws restrict rights and freedoms for good reason

By Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2022

Editor:  We all claim rights and freedoms (R&F) but almost every one of us also wants safety and security. And laws may limit some of our R&F while trying to offer the public the desired safety and security asked for and demanded. Every country is governed by laws. Some laws by limiting some R&F are ... Read More »

9 responses