Letters to the Editor
Alberta needs an advocate for senior citizens
By Letter to the Editor on December 8th, 2021
Editor: Alberta needs an independent and non-partisan seniors advocate. Seniors currently number more than 665,000 in Alberta. That number is expected to double in the next two decades as seniors are the fastest growing age cohort in the province. Previously, Alberta led the country with the creation of a seniors advocate position. That role was ... Read More »
2 responsesCanada’s focus should be on climate mitigation
By Letter to the Editor on December 4th, 2021
Climate change is a fact of life – the climate has been changing since time immemorial. Mother Nature does what Mother Nature does and I doubt that mankind can do much to change her ways. Globally, governments have fiddlle-faddled with multiple conferences over the last 30 years in an attempt to modify the climate with ... Read More »
22 responsesCBC article misleading
By Letter to the Editor on December 2nd, 2021
Editor: I was recently left completely flabbergasted over a CBC Radio article. The title was “I Rediscovered an old board game during the pandemic, but found that its fans now include hate groups.” As a lifelong player of tabletop roleplaying games, I was immediately intrigued. It turns out the individual writing the article discovered a ... Read More »
2 responsesStephen Sondheim’s connection to Fran Rude and Lethbridge remembered
By Letter to the Editor on December 2nd, 2021
Editor: Stephen Sondheim was not just a great artist, he was also a great man. There has been a great deal written about the great Stephen Sondheim who died on Nov. 26 at the age of 91. Most of these articles deal with his greatness as an artist, but there is one story that attests ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L board needs to stop the cuts
By Letter to the Editor on December 1st, 2021
Editor: I wrote a letter to the ULeth board of governors to address some of the issues I and others are facing, and I thought I’d share here. Dear University of Lethbridge Board of Governors: I really wanted this letter to be an angry, frustration-fuelled list of all the ways you have damaged the institution ... Read More »
7 responsesUpper Oldman water levels shockingly low
By Letter to the Editor on December 1st, 2021
Editor: Alarmingly, 2021 appears likely to emerge as the hottest year in Alberta’s recorded climatological history, and the upper Oldman River, plagued by drought throughout the past year, is shockingly low. Unexpected gifts from heaven have injected a faint glimmer of autumn hope. Two significant rainfall events, one at the end of October, another in ... Read More »
9 responsesLetter writer’s quote was mistakenly attributed
By Letter to the Editor on December 1st, 2021
Editor: Contrary to what Mr. Alvin Shier wrote in the Herald recently, no President of the United States every said “You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong…. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich…”. Who did write these words? Back in 1916, a failed ex-clergyman by the name of Wiliams J.H. Boetckerm ... Read More »
1 responsePension double-dipping won’t come at a minimal cost
By Letter to the Editor on December 1st, 2021
Editor: Â On Nov. 23, the Lethbridge Public School Board passed a motion to extend its voluntary retirement package to employees for another year thus permitting continued double-dipping by paying salaries to retired employees while they are drawing pension. As a speaker at the meeting put it “long-serving employees appreciate the opportunity.” Who wouldn’t! The speaker ... Read More »
2 responsesBetter animal welfare laws needed for cats
By Letter to the Editor on November 25th, 2021
Editor: Some days I question the nature of rescue and why we seem to be the refuge for cats that have survived abuse, neglect and have been discarded as though their lives have no value. Their little bodies are malnourished or riddled with disease. They are deserving of love. All cats deserve love and validation. ... Read More »
13 responsesAlberta healthcare system rife with bullying and discrimination
By Letter to the Editor on November 25th, 2021
Editor: Love your neighbour? With interest I have been reading your paper the last few weeks. Also the article about bullying! Now I am very disappointed with what is happening in our country. Our health care and government is out of control with bullying and discrimination. With a capital letter! In the past year all ... Read More »
24 responsesResidents need to petition City about green cart program
By Letter to the Editor on November 25th, 2021
Editor: Apparently $4.75 million has been allocated from the provincial government to the City of Lethbridge to support “Municipal Infrastructure Improvements.” The City has earmarked this money for “purchasing solid waste carts and vehicles for the city’s green cart program.” Do residents realize what is going on here? In short, the City plans to implement ... Read More »
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