By Letter to the Editor on August 28th, 2021
Editor: The UCP was elected on a platform which was solidly built around protecting and supporting the economic well being of Alberta. However every time Jason Kenney has made a move he has imperiled our chances for a brighter future. When Kenney zigs the world around him has zagged. His failure to look ahead on ... Read More »
16 responsesBy Letter to the Editor on August 28th, 2021
Editor: Public transportation increases the availability of a mobile workforce. Anyone who complains that there is no one willing to take the jobs that are available needs to know that the city’s cuts to transit will not help, and it reduces the availability and mobility of the workforce. With the new cityLINK system, the city ... Read More »
1 responseBy Letter to the Editor on August 28th, 2021
Editor: As socialists-light run this province into a hole and even more rabid hard socialists chomp at the bit to run it into a deeper hole, playing their games, tinkering with democratic processes, tightening their grip on your homes, your life, your bank accounts – Lethbridge city council will debate “at a later council meeting”, ... Read More »
10 responsesBy Letter to the Editor on August 28th, 2021
Editor: I haven’t been grateful for much over the 18 months of the pandemic, but there is one thing I have given thanks for on many occasions – the library! I read a lot, and there has never been a time when I have not been able to get books. Of course, I’ve had to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Letter to the Editor on August 27th, 2021
Editor: Dear Ms. LaGrange: I am writing to you as a concerned Albertan, to register my disapproval of your actions as the Minister of Education. I understand that the focus of many Albertans in the field of education has turned – with good reason – to pandemic protocols for the upcoming school year, but I ... Read More »
2 responsesBy Letter to the Editor on August 27th, 2021
Editor: Ms. Rachael Harder, Conservative candidate, ran an article in the Herald Saturday. She claims to want to solve housing by eliminating foreign ownership, but fails to explain how this will solve the problem of availability and cost. Next she suggests the CPC will develop one million homes in three years; How? Again she fails ... Read More »
8 responsesBy Letter to the Editor on August 26th, 2021
Editor: With the “snap election” coming up in September, I thought like any good employer (and yes, I am one of his many Canadian employers), I’d do a job review to see if I’d want to rehire Justin Trudeau. Here we go: Here’s my list: • You blew the Asia Pacific deal. • You blew ... Read More »
2 responsesBy Letter to the Editor on August 26th, 2021
Editor: A short time ago, I wrote a letter to the Herald decrying the fact that some aspects of climate change are now upon us, and are likely to get worse. A few people I know said, “I read your letter,” adding nothing more. What could they say? It was a letter of despair. Unlike ... Read More »
8 responsesBy Letter to the Editor on August 26th, 2021
Editor: To Lethbridge East: How are seniors and families supposed to live a healthy lifestyle and thrive in this province when due to your party policies you are driving our doctors and health professionals out of the province? We have just lost another two doctors from the Bigelow Fowler clinic here in Lethbridge, leaving thousands ... Read More »
5 responsesBy Letter to the Editor on August 25th, 2021
Editor: Since the article in the paper Aug. 5, and the news, the City has acknowledged our concerns and it appears they have added more resources to Legacy Park. On behalf of a few friends, neighbours and myself, we would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone who has pitched in to help ... Read More »
1 responseBy Letter to the Editor on August 25th, 2021
Editor: Thinking about the federal election, I found the following report very interesting. It deals with the question of who votes for whom. It reports the survey done by an economist Thomas Piketty. It shows that in 1970 the majority of highest earning and best educated voters in most of the western countries supported right ... Read More »
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