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The problem with French verbs for an adult learner
By Lethbridge Herald on January 29th, 2025
DAN O’DONNELL – Guest Opinion – I had a breakthrough in my French the other day. I suddenly understood how the verbs worked. That might seem like an odd thing to say. Especially for somebody like me, who has known French for decades. Understanding how the verbs work in a language is something you’d think ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBC’s Online News Act millions should go to community newspapers instead
By Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2025
Lisa Sygutek – ALBERTA WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCATION Last week, Brodie Fenlon, general manager and editor-in-chief of CBC News, announced that his organization plans to hire up to 30 local journalists in “underserved communities” with the $7 million in new funding it will receive from Google due to the Online News Act. With newsrooms stretched and strained ... Read More »
1 responseNo better place for reunion of two-wheeled enthusiasts than upcoming motorcycle show
By Lethbridge Herald on January 24th, 2025
Al Beeber – LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – In December when I announced my final column of the year, I wrote to you readers that it would be appearing bi-weekly in the new year. With a couple weeks straight of Friday columns, you can see that’s sort of changed. During my break, I figured I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Water For Food’s open letter to Energy Minister Brian Jean
By Lethbridge Herald on January 23rd, 2025
Chris Spearman – WATER FOR FOOD Good Day Minister Jean, Apparently, our Alberta government has little interest in the well-being of southwestern Alberta. As you stated in February 2021 in your advice to then Premier Jason Kenney, the Government’s inability to understand us is at the root of the problem. We are still deeply committed to ... Read More »
6 responsesThe hidden human cost of a 25% tariff: A public health crisis in the making
By Lethbridge Herald on January 22nd, 2025
Austin Mardon, Peter Anto Johnson & John Christy Johnson – ANTARCTIC INSTITUTE OF CANADA Economic policies may seem like abstract numbers and percentages to most people, but their real-world impacts can hit devastatingly close to home. A proposed 25% tariff rate in Canada is not just an economic measure; it’s a potential public health catastrophe. Behind ... Read More »
9 responsesIf Trout Could Talk: Coal and the Eastern Slopes
By Lethbridge Herald on January 21st, 2025
LORNE FITCH, P. Biol. – In the coal saga there’s more to mine than the mountain. Despite protestations of due diligence and highest engineering standards, every coal mine in the Eastern Slopes has had spectacular environmental failures and most of them on a regular basis. This is a function of topography, engineering failures and an ... Read More »
18 responsesWelcome to the Oligarchy
By Lethbridge Herald on January 20th, 2025
TREVOR W. HARRISON – ABC premiered a game show in 1999, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The title seems quaint today. A report by Oxfam in early 2024 found that the world’s richest one per cent own 43 per cent of all global financial assets. The world’s five richest individuals – Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault ... Read More »
2 responsesState of the City address opens a new year
By Lethbridge Herald on January 17th, 2025
FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Let me welcome you to the first Mayor’s Column of 2025.  To those new to reading this: I write this monthly feature on behalf of Lethbridge City Council to keep people informed on matters of importance in the community, as well as to highlight achievements by members of our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Think about about others when you’re behind the wheel
By Lethbridge Herald on January 16th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER  – Al Beeber Let’s have a little talk here about Whoop-Up Drive. And speeding. Actually, let’s talk about speed period in Lethbridge. Anyone who commutes across the Oldman River inevitably during the year will be delayed due to a collision on Whoop-Up Drive, the Crowsnest Trail or even both. Those delays ... Read More »
11 responsesUniversities are the intellectual batteries of community
By Lethbridge Herald on January 16th, 2025
DAN O’DONNELL – GUEST OPINION Universities are where we collect advanced knowledge and tap into the most important intellectual and scientific currents around the globe. Because their faculty almost all come “from away,” universities are where we benefit from the research, education, and creativity developed in other cities, provinces, and countries. When we attend a university ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s no place like home, especially when it’s Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on January 15th, 2025
POINT OF VIEW Scott Sakatch The older I get, the more I appreciate the little things in life: a really good meal, a joke that makes me laugh out loud, pulling into the drive-thru and being the only vehicle in line, calling customer service and getting an actual human being on the other end of ... Read More »
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