Letters to the Editor
Statements about U of L are shocking
By Letter to the Editor on November 10th, 2021
Editor: Re: “Proposed U of L salary cuts affect the whole city,” Dr. Dan O’Donnell, Oct. 30, 2021. Dr. O’Donnell argues that a proposed four per cent pay cut to University of Lethbridge faculty salaries will damage the Lethbridge community. He says: “With salaries already 10-15 per cent lower than other similar universities, it is ... Read More »
11 responsesLiberal climate madness must be stopped
By Letter to the Editor on November 10th, 2021
Editor: We must first understand that what separates our amazing modern world from the medieval or even the stone Aage is today’s access to reliable, affordable and abundant energy. If that seems like hyperbole, consider that since man walked this earth, we lived in and survived earth’s harsh climate almost like animals until recently. In ... Read More »
35 responsesHonouring our own war dead is priority
By Letter to the Editor on November 6th, 2021
Editor: I recently read a letter to the editor dated Nov. 4 with great interest and appreciation for the writer’s perspective. In this letter, the author observed that “We don’t talk much about those war dead who fought against us. We must remember them regardless of the sides of the conflict they were on.” But ... Read More »
1 responseReal action is needed to fight climate change
By Letter to the Editor on November 5th, 2021
Editor: The proposals available to deal with global warming have managed to divide our country without solving or achieving anything. The Liberals are not serious nor are they sincere about reaching any goals. Their plans are not realistic, and they know it. They are only looking at the next election. Only someone who believes that ... Read More »
13 responsesUnvaccinated are putting healthcare system at risk
By Letter to the Editor on November 5th, 2021
Editor: While I sympathize with some, not all, people’s aversion to COVID vaccinations, I strongly support mandatory shots in public places. This not some simple flu but a deadly epidemic putting us all at risk. The intensive care units in our hospitals are full, staff over-worked and some patients have to be flown to other ... Read More »
32 responsesCanada can do more
By Letter to the Editor on November 4th, 2021
Editor: Oct. 17 was International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. I spent part of the morning walking in the park with my friend and enjoying the last of the fall foliage. We walked an enjoyable five kilometres simply for the exercise. In low income countries, 14 million women and more than 3 million children ... Read More »
3 responsesWar dead on the other side must be remembered
By Letter to the Editor on November 4th, 2021
Editor: We don’t talk much about those war dead who fought against us. We must remember them regardless of the sides of the conflict they were on. Here are my stories including some who fought on the wrong side: In April, 1948, I lived in Japan in a fishing port city of Numazu at the ... Read More »
1 responseCity of Lethbridge employees can’t mess with the sunshine
By Letter to the Editor on November 4th, 2021
Editor: My wife and I moved to Lethbridge 1 1/2 years ago from the west coast for family reasons and here are a few observation. A lot is being said about the revitalization of the downtown and enormous amounts of money are being spent on fixing the streets downtown, yet the nice large park downtown is still ... Read More »
5 responsesThoughts about those who fought for freedom
By Letter to the Editor on November 4th, 2021
Editor: My brother Joe left for Hamilton, Ontario at the age of 18 to join the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, where he took his training to prepare him to fight for his country and king, before travelling to England in 1939. Sometime ago I read Brian Hancock’s letter to the editor when he said, ... Read More »
2 responsesDirty energy needs to be cleaned up
By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2021
Editor: It is strange that all the hoopla, rhetoric and chest pounding pundits we have seen and heard about, who are advocating clean energy – wind, solar, nuclear, etc. forget that we still need “dirty energy” in order to get there. We still need investment in oil, natural gas and coal – yes coal – ... Read More »
29 responsesThe right questions weren’t asked on time change referendum
By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2021
Editor: It’s very sad that having given Albertans a say on the long standing controversy of Daylight Saving Time (DST), Jason Kenney and the UCP party managed to screw it up by simply not asking the right questions. The final tally shows that of those who voted, 49.8 per cent wanted to stay on DST ... Read More »
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