Letters to the Editor
Government needs to act to save Canadian journalism
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2021
Editor: We have a very serious situation in this country, and we are delighted to hear that Minister of Heritage Steven Guilbeault said on Monday that the government is preparing legislation to force tech giants to fairly compensate content creators. Google and Facebook, two of the richest companies in history, control the onramp to the ... Read More »
3 responsesCity creates bullying behaviour
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2021
Editor: The disgusting display by the woman where she argued, “she had a medical exemption to not wear a mask,”was a drop in a huge ocean of ignorance and disrespect, that most workers, have had to deal with in Lethbridge. Lethbridge City’s inability to give clear and concise laws, concerning masks and Covid protocols, have ... Read More »
2 responsesNo human possesses knowledge of eternal truth
By Letter to the Editor on February 6th, 2021
Editor: The Courts of Justice, including the U.S. Supreme Court, heard all the allegations of fraudulent votes and found no evidence of irregularity. The Supreme Court has the judges nominated by Republican Party in majority. And yet many Americans are still convinced that the election was stolen. The United States are living in a dystopian ... Read More »
2 responsesCOVID has global impact on women
By Letter to the Editor on February 6th, 2021
Editor: Canadians have witnessed how devastating COVID-19 is for Canadian families. Our experience pales in comparison to the poorest countries in the world. Worldwide, people in extreme poverty now live on less than $1 per day and women are often disproportionately affected. Lacking skills and resources, poor women are trapped in a cycle of poverty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Playing political games
By Letter to the Editor on February 4th, 2021
Editor: First on the agenda of America’s new president were insulting and hurting a long-time friend Ð Canada. Because he was vice-president for Obama, he apparently wants to restore the legacy of that era that was severely damaged by Trump. So, back comes the climate change philosophy, including throwing out “dirty” Canadian oil. However, behind ... Read More »
10 responsesThe 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 »
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