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Motorcycle show a little more born to be mild, than born to be wild
By Lethbridge Herald on February 14th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber So what about that Calgary Motorcycle and Powersports Show I wrote about recently? Two weeks ago this weekend, the crew made our first pilgrimage to the showcase of all things two- and three-wheeled since 2019. After a hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic, the show was revived in 2024 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Does public policy have to come from a manure spreader?
By Lethbridge Herald on February 13th, 2025
LORNE FITCH, P. Biol. – A smell permeates the Alberta air these days. It reminds me of manure-spreading time on the farm. The smell is from the UCP’s bad public policy wheeled out without adequate (or any) time for public review, engagement or consultation. It takes the form of suspect motives, incestuous lobbying, perverse ideologies ... Read More »
8 responsesCanada’s interprovincial trade barriers make Trump’s 51st state jab hit home
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2025
Sylvain Charlebois – TROY MEDIA Donald Trump’s suggestion that Canada should become America’s 51st state is absurd. Yet the absurdity is precisely what makes it so provocative, drawing attention to a fundamental weakness in Canada’s economic framework. Trump’s remarks highlight an uncomfortable truth: when it comes to trade, Canada is often more fragmented than unified. In ... Read More »
3 responsesWar on fentanyl is a war worth fighting
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2025
AUSTIN MARDON – GUEST OPINION So Canada is going to have a fentanyl czar. My first mental image is of a Walter White character controlling the flow of drugs to the street rather than someone who is going to stop the flow. Fentanyl has such a scary reputation. Everyone “knows” it is a million times more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada must break free from U.S. trade dependence
By Lethbridge Herald on February 11th, 2025
Rashid Husain Syed – TROY MEDIA It is cold and gloomy, and the country is on edge. Tariffs are coming – period. Yet there is a positive side to the ongoing debate about Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Canadian exports. Could it be a blessing in disguise? Yes, if the right steps are taken at ... Read More »
5 responsesCardiac doc Zielke is a local hero
By Lethbridge Herald on February 8th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald Every community has its heroes and not all heroes wear capes. Some wear the uniforms of police officers, others are good Samaritans who stop to help others in crisis. And yet others carry stethoscopes. Lethbridge cardiologist Dr. Sayeh Zielke is one of those heroes. Zielke, who established ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians don’t know their history, and it’s holding us back as a nation
By Lethbridge Herald on February 7th, 2025
Bill Whitelaw – TROY MEDIA To the south, “Manifest Destiny.” To the north, “Peace, Order, and Good Government.” These constitutional principles define starkly different national identities—one rooted in individualism, the other in collectivism. Manifest destiny may sound like a relic of 19th-century history, but it remains deeply embedded in the American psyche. Until Donald Trump’s inauguration ... Read More »
3 responsesBringing Hearts Home gala pulses a personal beat for Herald editor
By Lethbridge Herald on February 5th, 2025
Scott Sakatch – Lethbridge Herald Editor The tremendous success of the Bringing Hearts Home gala last weekend was heartening to see, and not just because it showcased the amazing generosity of southern Albertans. I doubt there’s anyone reading this right now who hasn’t been touched in some way by the scourge of heart disease, whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals and the Amazing Race to Power
By Lethbridge Herald on February 1st, 2025
FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative MP for Lethbridge Have you ever watched The Amazing Race? Teams of two race around the world, completing challenges in different countries. The goal is to overcome obstacles, solve clues, and outpace other teams to reach the final destination and bring home a cash prize. Things can go ... Read More »
11 responsesHumanity is once again living in troubled, divisive and dangerous times
By Lethbridge Herald on January 31st, 2025
Al Beeber – Leave It To Beeber It’s time to start remembering some history “God loves me, same god loves you Same god loved Hitler and 6 million Jews Must be a con who won’t come down from the mount We do a death dance he does a body count.” While those lyrics from a Headstones song called “Heart of Darkness” refer to addiction – “Seduced by the bottle and the warmth of a syringe …”- the words are starting to resonate with me when I ... Read More »
3 responsesOverprotection stifling Generation Z
By Lethbridge Herald on January 30th, 2025
Pat Murphy – TROY MEDIA – Jonathan Haidt is an American social psychologist with a flair for writing provocative books that reach a large audience. The Righteous Mind (2012) is probably the most prominent example, but The Coddling of the American Mind (co-written in 2018 with Greg Lukianoff) isn’t far behind. Haidt is now back with ... Read More »
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