Commentary

Editor,  I think it is reasonable for all Albertan to ask why the UCP feels justified in instituting age discriminatory surcharges on individual annual comprehensive eye exams for Seniors ($49.) and  parents of children and youth ages 8-19 ($24.each individual)?  Perhaps Lethbridge MLA Nathan Neudorf might provide a public response in the Herald explaining these [...] Read More »

Editor, Business analysts insist we must move to the digital economy. They always insist we move to what is new, the latest gadget, toy, idea, etc. Handwriting and drawing has thousands of years of history.  What is needed is for business analysts to get out of their little boxes about what is good for an [...] Read More »

Editor, It was paradoxical to read Government of Alberta (GoA) Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women, Tanya Fir, issue a statement on Sept. 22, “in recognition of Gender Equality Week,” which read, in part, that: “…I want to thank the community groups, non-profits and volunteers for continuing to champion gender equality on every [...] Read More »

Editor So, two notable local politicians have made submissions to the Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission, our Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf and former Lethbridge West UCP candidate John Middleton-Hope.  Both submissions are similar in that they seek to have Lethbridge carved up into three or four pieces, each of which are subsequently apportioned to surrounding [...] Read More »

Editor, On Oct. 2, the Lethbridge Herald published an Opinion by Doug Roth, Andrea Seale, and Sarah Butson, the heads of three Canadian health groups, calling for provinces to dedicate a large portion of the $32.5-billion tobacco litigation settlement to prevention and control of tobacco and nicotine use. Their arguments sound compelling, but they leave [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Love It To Beeber Spoiler alert: Christmas stuff is filling stores already. Yes, it’s that time of year – and maybe has been for a few weeks – that even before Thanksgiving and Halloween have come and gone, we consumers are being reminded it’s soon time to stock up on gift bags, paper, [...] Read More »

Nathan Neudorf Lethbridge East MLA Over the past six years as MLA for Lethbridge-East, I’ve had the privilege of working closely with residents, businesses, and local governments across both the city and surrounding counties. In southern Alberta, the relationship between urban and rural communities is far more collaborative than some may realize. Families from the [...] Read More »

Tadashi (Tad) Mitsui For the Herald We live in a world where the norm is the repetitions of retaliation and revenge that spur the non-stop  spiral of violence.  Israel v.s Palestine is a good example.  Nevertheless naive as it may sound, I still believe in the power of forgiveness and love as the solution. Love enables [...] Read More »

Shelley Robinson For the Herald Teachers cannot really talk about being on strike on social media given their union and professional guidelines, but I can as a retired Alberta teacher. I remember being on strike in Alberta (AI only researches the history of Alberta teachers’ strikes superficially, but my memory is reliable).  The most notable strikes [...] Read More »

Rachael Thomas Lethbridge MP There’s a special delight every consumer knows—the moment you realize you’re paying less than you expected. Discounts are always a win, whether it’s 15 per cent off, buy one get the other half-off, or even better—buy one get one free.  As great as these discounts are— they belong in stores, not [...] Read More »