Letters to the Editor
The right wing is unfit to govern
By Letter to the Editor on February 4th, 2021
Editor: A recent Newsweek article reports that since January 6th, 30,000 registered Republicans have officially left the GOP. Since the “Tea Party” movement of 2009, the grand, old party of Lincoln that once embodied American exceptionalism and the American dream has basically devolved into a neoliberal cult pursuing total freedom and power at any cost. ... Read More »
10 responsesReasoning of some is hard to grasp
By Letter to the Editor on February 3rd, 2021
Editor: Two of these folks’ reasoning is hard to grasp. A is an otherwise intelligent man getting regular blood transfusions . He has long been anti vaccine and a religious but liberal thinker. He has indicated he would not take covid vaccine. While I worry about his mortality, he tells me he is considering taking ... Read More »
1 responseCoal policy served a purpose
By Letter to the Editor on January 30th, 2021
Editor: There is a new culture in our Alberta government. It’s one of secret decision-making, rather than transparency and consultation. It has caused a furor over coal exploration and mining in the mountains and foothills of southwestern Alberta. Most of us knew about the Grassy Mountain mine, a sacrifice of our Crowsnest River headwaters to ... Read More »
9 responsesOnly alfalfa will grow
By Lethbridge Herald on January 29th, 2021
Editor: Up by Hinton, you can find the reclaimed Cardinal River mine site which was operated by TECK Coal, the same company currently operating in the Elk Valley. Check out Perry Hayward’s Facebook post from Jan 23 “Protect Alberta’s Rockies and Headwaters.” You will see a photo of this reclaimed site and it looks pretty great. ... Read More »
5 responsesFederal Conservatives are getting rattled
By Lethbridge Herald on January 29th, 2021
Editor: I think that the Federal Conservative Tent is getting rattled. If opinion expressed by one Mp. and backed by many grass root members is deemed to be unacceptable, then it is time for this long-time conservative to rethink his membership. I am pro-life and am of the opinion that our current abortion laws are ... Read More »
2 responsesBylaw decision affects residents who rely on The Herald
By Lethbridge Herald on January 29th, 2021
Editor: Give me a break! The same city council that has no problem borrowing tens of millions of dollars for community projects contrary to fiscal policy that had been in place for decades, that has no problem setting aside hundreds of thousands of dollars for initiatives that aren’t even within their purview, that has no ... Read More »
3 responsesKenney needs to move on
By Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2021
Editor: The Lethbridge Herald Jan. 23 2021 carried a front page, scathing commentary by Ms. Harder on the XL pipeline being the fault of Mr. Trudeau. It seems Ms. Harder is woefully uninformed on the history of this pipeline. She apparently does not do her homework before making her vitriolic pronouncements. Mr. Harper in 2013 ... Read More »
9 responsesFacts first
By Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2021
Editor: The Lethbridge Herald Jan. 23 2021 carried a front page, scathing commentary by Ms. Harder on the XL pipeline being the fault of Mr. Trudeau. It seems Ms. Harder is woefully uninformed on the history of this pipeline. She apparently does not do her homework before making her vitriolic pronouncements. Mr. Harper in 2013 ... Read More »
1 responseWe can’t just abolish the Senate
By Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2021
Editor: We cannot just “abolish” the post of governor general without serious thought about its necessary replacement. It must be replaced if it is not to be continued. All nations have a head of state. In most cases, that person’s office is “president” and others are some form of monarch title such as king/queen (Britain, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s “fossil fools” squandered taxpayer dollars
By Letter to the Editor on January 27th, 2021
“You’ve got me singing, even though the news is bad.” This line from a Leonard Cohen song is how I feel about Alberta right now. While it’s true the province just spent $1.5 billion dollars on nothing, and an undisclosed piece of $6 billion more, the spectacular failures of fossil fools like Jason Kenney are ... Read More »
7 responsesKenney, UCP consulted over Keystone XL
By Letter to the Editor on January 27th, 2021
Not satisfied with the gamble on AIMCo investments, Kenney unilaterally transferred nurses’ and teachers’ pensions with the right to control future investments. However, in his zest to continue to fund oil and gas he decided to gamble again on Keystone XL. The hypocrisy is Kenney claiming foul in not being consulted on the cancellation of ... Read More »
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