Opinions
Albertans should ‘think Alberta, vote local’ this election
By Lethbridge Herald on May 27th, 2023
GUEST OPINION ALBERTA MUNICIPALITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS If you’ve been following Alberta’s election, then you know that municipal infrastructure, public safety and healthcare are among the issues that are on many Albertans’ minds as they consider how to vote this time around. Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis), an association that represents 275 communities across Alberta, wants political ... Read More »
5 responsesIt’s time to state opinions at the ballot box
By Lethbridge Herald on May 27th, 2023
OUR OPINION It’s almost over! After a long, bitter campaign, the Battle for Alberta ends on Monday when voters go to polling stations across the province to elect a new government. The campaign waged in Lethbridge has been hard-fought with the UCP and NDP clearly laying out their visions for a new Alberta. Both have ... Read More »
4 responsesHypocrisy exists in the way certain behaviours are handled
By Lethbridge Herald on May 25th, 2023
OUR OPINION In Alberta, the penalty for distracted driving is three demerit points and a $300 fine. This is a conviction that stays on a driver’s record for two years after conviction. That one emergency text from family or work that has to be answered could be extremely costly. Slam a cold brewski on a ... Read More »
5 responsesEveryone needs to be aware of the high fire risk
By Lethbridge Herald on May 20th, 2023
FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge While many people may be excited about the hot forecast heading into the May long weekend, I urge residents to please exert caution in your actions and to be mindful of situations happening elsewhere in our province. Alberta has nearly 100 wildfires currently, with nearly 12,000 ... Read More »
1 responseComplaints about election bias unjustified
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13th, 2023
OUR OPINION The Herald is biased in favour of the NDP, The Herald is biased in favour of the UCP. We have too many photos and stories about Rob Miyashiro and Shannon Phillips on front page. We shouldn’t be giving Danielle Smith space on the front page. Yes, it’s election season and the accusations fly ... Read More »
9 responsesCOVID-19 control measures need improvement
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2023
KLAUS JERICHO Control of Viruses in Populations Mammalian bodies are superorganisms of cohabitating cells, bacteria, fungi and viruses. Viruses replicate within host cells. As viruses change they are able to overcome our defense systems, increase to huge numbers, destroy their host cell and leave the body to find new bodies to infect. If an infected ... Read More »
5 responsesTrudeau turned a blind eye to Beijing’s interference
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2023
FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative MP for Lethbridge Mark Twain once offered “if you tell the truth, you do not have to remember anything.” To tell the truth means the facts will align and one can live confident and carefree. Mr. Trudeau would benefit from taking this wisdom to heart. Since February, Mr. ... Read More »
29 responsesThe era of dirt-cheap food prices in Canada is over
By Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2023
Sylvain Charlebois Dalhousie University We learned last week that Canada’s food inflation rate in March dropped for a second month in a row to 8.9 per cent. However, prices at food stores rose 9.7 per cent year-to-year. While prices increased by 0.3 per cent in one month, the lowest percentage so far in 2023, the ... Read More »
4 responsesPrivate school funding is out of whack
By Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2023
Jonathan Teghtmeyer ALBERTA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Imagine if Elon Musk said that the state of California should help fund his private planes and helicopters because he still pays taxes for state highways even though he doesn’t use them. Shouldn’t the government fund choice in transportation? Seems absurd, doesn’t it? Even for Elon Musk. What if I ... Read More »
6 responsesLet’s keep the political campaigning clean
By Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2023
OUR OPINION The writ has been dropped and now all political parties in Alberta are in full campaign mode. The big two – UCP and NDP – have already been unofficially campaigning for weeks now with announcements of investments by the present government and promises being made by the official Opposition. Who will win and ... Read More »
4 responsesNDP will expand major cardiac care here
By Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2023
AT THE LEGISLATURE Shannon Phillips – NDP MLA for Lethbridge West It is extremely insulting for Danielle Smith to tell expectant parents in Lethbridge to drive to Calgary because the UCP has chased so many frontline healthcare workers away from our hospital that they can’t deliver complex births. What’s more, Danielle Smith and the UCP ... Read More »
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