Letters to the Editor
Lethbridge seems to be welcoming
By Letter to the Editor on July 21st, 2021
Editor: My wife and I have been in Lethbridge for five days on a house hunting trip as we are moving to Lethbridge from Southern Ontario. We have been very impressed with the city – it’s clean, well-kept, wide roads in good condition, nice parks, and more – and it’s close to interesting sights. But ... Read More »
3 responsesPeople who fell victim to inhumanity often forgotten
By Letter to the Editor on July 21st, 2021
Editor: Statues of dead white people are falling down and some people say “You can not cancel history.” I agree. History must not be forgotten. Every historical figure should be remembered. But the question is who should be honoured. Some must not be forgotten but without honour. Hitler must never be forgotten but never honoured. ... Read More »
3 responsesRachael Harder voted the right way on conversion therapy bill
By Letter to the Editor on July 21st, 2021
Editor: I don’t see why people are upset with M.P. Rachael Harder for voting against Bill C6 concerning conversion therapy. She seems to be, along with a few others, to have the brains to see this bill for the ungodly crazy legislation that it is. Here we have a loving mom and dad convincing their ... Read More »
18 responsesPolice shouldn’t be investigating police
By Letter to the Editor on July 21st, 2021
Editor: With regard to the article in the Herald dated July 15 clearing police of any misconduct dealing with the storm trooper incident: I view this incident a little different than our police chief and the Medicine Hat police. We still have police investigating police. The brothers in blue are going to protect each other ... Read More »
2 responsesWe have a better chance of water replenishment
By Letter to the Editor on July 17th, 2021
Editor: In January 2014, I visited the Hoover Dam as I had done off and on since 1983. It was built in the 1930’s and was filled to a level of 1221.40 ft above sea level – FSL (Full Storage Level) right after the construction was concluded in 1935. The lake/reservoir level is currently about ... Read More »
7 responsesMaybe England deserved to lose
By Letter to the Editor on July 16th, 2021
Editor: Like many ex-pats I spent a good deal of time watching most of the games from the UEFA Euro 2020 competition. Being born in England and having watched the 1966 World Cup win by England on an older grainy TV the year before my family and I emigrated, I was naturally excited to see ... Read More »
2 responsesGone but never to be forgotten
By Letter to the Editor on July 16th, 2021
Editor: On July 7, Mel Godlonton passed away. He was a loving, caring Great grandpa, grandpa, father and friend. His wit and humour were always displayed in his many “Toasts” & Letters to the Editor in the Lethbridge Herald. He was very proud of our city and always looked for the good in every situation. ... Read More »
3 responsesMoral ground lies buried at residential schools
By Letter to the Editor on July 15th, 2021
Editor: The exceedingly measured tone of Mr. Giesbrecht’s letter to the editor, “Burning churches not the solution”, is truly a triumph of both compartmentalization and rationalization. From the calm plateau of a spectator, he decries further vandalism and/or violence against church buildings, or more accurately, the religious ideas they represent, probably seeing this as profound ... Read More »
15 responsesScience shows the benefits of masks
By Letter to the Editor on July 10th, 2021
Editor: In response to Mr Baiton’s Letter to the Editor of July 7, entitled “Mask mandates sparked by fear, not science” I presume he is referring to a review article published by authors at the Chicago School of Public Health in July of 2020. That is a year ago and shortly after the pandemic really ... Read More »
8 responsesPolice need to crack down on noisy motorcycle exhaust pipes
By Letter to the Editor on July 10th, 2021
Editor: Another Street Wheelers weekend upon the city of Lethbridge and it is a welcome event – two days of watching and listening to cars. What does the city police do? Announce they wiil be watching for stunting and noisy cars. Noisy cars? Have the citypolice ever enforced Alberta Highway Traffic Act 61(1)? Not that ... Read More »
16 responsesBurning churches not the solution
By Letter to the Editor on July 9th, 2021
Editor: Before vaccines and antibiotics were invented, many children died in families, orphanages and in residential schools. I’m certain that you can find unmarked graves anywhere in Canada, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous because grave markers don’t last forever. That is not a tragedy. The real tragedy is that Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their ... Read More »
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