Letters to the Editor
Lethbridge needs to enact a cat bylaw to stop the killing of birds
By Lethbridge Herald on May 1st, 2024
Editor: We must do something about cats to effectively stop the killing of wild birds. Their numbers are dropping at an alarming rate. Domestic cats in North America killed two billion wild birds in 2023, several of which were in my garden. I find it ironic that dogs must be licensed, leashed, and picked up ... Read More »
12 responsesCanadian Press story on ivermectin shows ignorance or bias
By Lethbridge Herald on April 27th, 2024
Editor: The Canadian Press demonstrated either its ignorance or its bias in the news story headlined “Premier stands by pick of ‘contrarian’ chair to lead COVID data review” in the April 24 edition of the Lethbridge Herald. The story’s second-last paragraph states: “Smith questioned the mainstream science approach to the pandemic and endorsed debunked COVID-19 ... Read More »
23 responsesThere isn’t enough water for everyone in the South
By Lethbridge Herald on April 25th, 2024
Editor: A month or so ago, I just finished reading a book, “The Oldman River Dam Building a future for southern Alberta.” Ken Kowalsky, Alberta’s previous Public Works minister said at the time of the dam’s completion “that all our water problems will be solved now with the completion of this dam.” I would like ... Read More »
11 responsesGod did intervene to protect Jews in the Holocaust
By Lethbridge Herald on April 24th, 2024
Editor: Al Beeber, in your column of April 12, you wrote, “If there is a god why didn’t that deity intervene when millions of Jews, along with homosexuals and others were being slaughtered by the Nazis?” Well, he did intervene. Early on in the conflict, he made sure that leaders at the highest levels in ... Read More »
10 responsesAESO mismanaged situation that prompted blackouts
By Lethbridge Herald on April 17th, 2024
Editor: Despite Premier Smith stating in a recent news briefing that the April 5th rotating blackouts were the result of not enough wind energy being online the reality is that the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) mismanaged this particular situation. As is predictable, the premier was dissing wind, building up fossil fuel generation and, in ... Read More »
18 responsesLethbidge snow policy creates barriers to residents accessing their properties
By Lethbridge Herald on April 13th, 2024
Editor: I wish to express my dissatisfaction with the snow policy adopted for 2024. Although I have completed the 311 snow survey, I believe the policy needs to be addressed more thoroughly at council. I do not believe that council will get the full story from the service providers of the negative effect on people ... Read More »
2 responsesTransgender issue needs more voices heard
By Lethbridge Herald on April 12th, 2024
Editor: They’re still protesting, almost two months after Danielle Smith announced restrictions on transgender procedures. But the activist fringe is not on the winning side of this argument. Katie DeLucia-Burk (March 22) seems to assert morphology is guided by self-image: “they’re not fighting against their body, their bodies (sic) working with them.” The body actually ... Read More »
26 responsesThoughts on forgiveness and reconciliation
By Lethbridge Herald on April 10th, 2024
Editor: We saw the excellent staging of “Jesus Christ Superstar” produced by the University of Lethbridge Drama Department. I was moved. Judas Iscariot was superbly acted and sung by a talented female artist. Watching to see how Judas was agonized in deciding to betray her beloved master was excruciatingly painful. Should we condemn the Judas-like ... Read More »
39 responsesBiblical passages open to scholarly debate
By Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2024
Editor: Once again biblical quotes are used to justify a couple of on-going debates – seemingly with no end in sight. Favourite interpretations of biblical thought consistently refer to several (certainly not “over and over again”) passages ranging from the Hebrew bible to the New Testament, Leviticus and Romans being all time favourites. “Interpretation“ being ... Read More »
61 responsesBible makes clear God’s position on gay relationships
By Lethbridge Herald on March 30th, 2024
Editor: The following letter may have a Bible-based response, but, Mr. Mitsui, your long letter to the editor of March 23 opened that door. If vandalism to your home would be legalized in the name of self-expression, would you be angry because your long-held view of ownership was ”now dismissed as obsolete”? Or because the ... Read More »
94 responsesNDP needs a leader who will take action on the climate
By Lethbridge Herald on March 27th, 2024
Editor: The Alberta NDP have moved away from climate action in the last two elections, running on a platform of increasing Alberta’s carbon emissions. Scientists tell us this is a policy of planetary destruction. Shannon Phillips, a former Environment Minister, likes to point out that while she oversaw an expansion in oil production, we’ve been ... Read More »
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