Opinions
We’re running out the clock on caribou population
By Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2024
Running Out the Clock on Caribou Lorne Fitch, P. Biol. Great billows of smoke were used to hide battleships in wartime. Smokescreens are still employed, but to disguise a lack of meaningful activity, especially with the long-running battle to save caribou in Alberta. You can’t see the smoke, but it’s there in the form of ... Read More »
21 responsesAlbertans rose to the challenge on emergency response
By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2024
AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East In a historic moment for our province, Albertans came together as we navigated our first emergency response concerning the electricity grid. On January 13, Albertans experienced an unprecedented event — for the first time an Emergency Broadcast Alert was used in relation to the ... Read More »
7 responsesFebruary a month of milestones
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2024
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor Time flies when you’re busy and realize the calendar has reached a milestone: it’s been a year since I took over as managing editor of the Herald, a huge honour and privilege that came after 35 years of devoted service here. Coming up soon are two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What are tax levies doing to help downtown businesses?
By Lethbridge Herald on February 6th, 2024
OUR OPINION Some Red Deer downtown business owners are mad and may not take it anymore. Business owners in that city’s downtown are threatening to withhold property taxes until plans for a new shelter are made public and an overdose prevention site removed. A petition in that city has attracted the support of 40 business ... Read More »
5 responsesTrudeau’s fantasy incompatible with Canada’s reality
By Lethbridge Herald on February 3rd, 2024
FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative Member of Parliament for Lethbridge It is playfully said that in Canada, we have two seasons: winter and almost winter. Canadians are well-accustomed to dealing with snow, ice, and freezing temperatures, and many embrace the cold weather with fun activities such as skiing, snowshoeing, and ice skating. But ... Read More »
34 responsesHow much criticism is warranted of any government?
By Lethbridge Herald on February 2nd, 2024
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor City council and administration can’t win sometimes. Whether it’s on snow removal, downtown bike lanes, or the handling of the Exhibition situation with the Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre, the City is always in the line of fire from taxpayers. Ditto with the provincial and federal ... Read More »
2 responsesWithout advertising newspapers can’t do their jobs
By Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2024
OUR OPINION Every day, we at The Herald and other newspapers get press releases about upcoming events. And of course we are often asked to cover the same events. Some press releases and requests come from business enterprises which stand to financially profit off the events they are asking media to cover. We’ve had a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rachel Notley’s work will continue to carry on
By Lethbridge Herald on January 27th, 2024
AT THE LEGISLATURE Shannon Phillips – NDP MLA for Lethbridge West Earlier this month, the NDP Leader and former Premier of Alberta, Rachel Notley, announced she will not be leading our party into the next election. Her announcement triggered many calls to my office with heartfelt and warm wishes. There is no doubt that Rachel ... Read More »
8 responsesAvoiding highway wreckage and saving the Crowsnest Pass
By Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2024
DAVID MCINTYRE “Once you wreck a community, putting it back together is much more work than just removing an interstate.” That’s what Beth Osborne, director of Transportation for America, said as she contemplated the phenomenal costs associated with redesign and reengineering of more than 30 U.S. interstate highways. Why does this need for highway redesign ... Read More »
4 responsesCarlson rose to the occasion at city council
By Lethbridge Herald on January 26th, 2024
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor Lethbridge Herald “It’s the eye of the tiger It’s the thrill of the fight Rising up to the challenge of our rival And the last known survivor Stalks his prey in the night And he’s watching us all with the eye of the tiger” Jeff Carlson ... Read More »
7 responsesThe brutal truth about modern war
By Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2024
TREVOR W. HARRISON Responding to a complaint by a retired professor, Jeff Winch, about its coverage of the current Middle East conflict, the CBC has defended its editorial decision to describe differently the Hamas attack of October 7 and Israel’s military response since. In the first case, says the CBC, the Hamas gunmen attacked “Israelis ... Read More »
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