Opinions
Relaunching amid COVID-19
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 15th, 2020
This week was the start of stage one for the provincial government’s COVID-19 Relaunch Strategy and we are happy to announce that a number of City amenities are now available for use, as long as residents can adhere to the current public health orders. After evaluating the provincial guidelines and receiving various mitigation plans from ... Read More »
1 responseIs science important only during pandemics?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 14th, 2020
Lorne Fitch PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGIST Do you know of any effective incantations, spells or potions to help us in this time of crisis and uncertainty? No? If there is a silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic, it might be to reassert in people’s minds the role, importance and prominence of science in our lives. Science provided ... Read More »
23 responsesLeaders should be setting example
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 13th, 2020
Alberta’s politicians must cut their pay Franco Terrazzano CANADIAN TAXPAYERS FEDERATION All around the world, political leaders are showing solidarity with their citizens by sharing in the hard times and reducing their own pay. It’s time for Alberta’s politicians do to the same. “We acknowledge New Zealanders who are reliant on wage subsidies, taking pay ... Read More »
2 responsesWhen will federal gov’t stand up to tech giants?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 9th, 2020
Jerry Dias NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF UNIFOR Canada’s news organizations are in mortal peril, and it’s time for the federal government to take on the two marauding tech giants who are largely to blame. Facebook and Google have pillaged the Canadian digital advertising market over the past decade. Between them, they have scooped up the vast ... Read More »
1 responseSome reasons to be hopeful
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 9th, 2020
Science is making headway on other challenging problems You don’t feel like reading about the plague today? Good. I don’t feel like writing about it again either. So here’s some reasons to hope, none of which are even remotely related to the coronavirus. First, they have found not one but three new ways to combat ... Read More »
1 responseDoctors’ greenest pastures are here
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 8th, 2020
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a lot of debate over physician compensation in Alberta. Any time conversations take place around compensation, they are always bound to be laden with emotion – and the discussion around physician compensation is no different. The issue of doctor compensation is complex and not simply solved, and ... Read More »
9 responsesLessons from the pandemic
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 7th, 2020
Kevin Van Tighem A tiny little virus with a nasty ability to spread has humbled us all. Lives and economy have been disrupted to a degree unimaginable even two months ago. It’s a good time for rethinking some core assumptions. To that end, here are some positive lessons we might take from our current situation: ... Read More »
5 responsesBrexit: best two out of three?
By Lethbridge Herald on December 9th, 2018
The five-day debate in the British parliament on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal with the European Union did not start well for her. Everybody knows that she hasn’t got the votes to pass the deal, but it turned out that she hasn’t got the votes for lots of other things either. It’s a rotten ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U of L, college pay plenty into City coffers
By Lethbridge Herald on October 27th, 2018
Mike Mahon and Paula Burns Lethbridge College and the University of Lethbridge are proud of our local roots. Each institution benefits greatly from our location and, more importantly, from the amazing support we receive from the citizens of Lethbridge and southern Alberta. In turn, we support the communities we serve in what we do. Our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protect yourself for flu season
By Lethbridge Herald on October 26th, 2018
Happy October! I have a routine every spring and fall. When it’s time to change the clocks, that’s my signal to do a few other things, too: I check the batteries in my smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, I rotate the food in my emergency preparedness kit, check the date on my fire extinguisher, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The opioid effect
By Lethbridge Herald on August 3rd, 2018
The opioid crisis: write about it, and the reaction you get can be surprisingly cruel. Supposedly normal, ordinary people will respond with statements essentially saying those who are addicted deserve to die — and the sooner, the better. Here’s a sample from a recent CBC story on fentanyl deaths: “Western society just gets dumber and ... Read More »
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