Commentary

Editor, I read Ken Moore’s letter about synchronized traffic lights with interest. I agree, it would be wonderful if the light was green for us all the way down.  An issue that I and some of my friends have with traffic lights, is that some of them, on the green light, the walk countdown to [...] Read More »

Editor: Climate scientists continue warning that animal agriculture is a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions, yet national climate plans still tiptoe around reducing meat consumption.  We cannot meaningfully address climate change while ignoring one of its largest contributors. Relying on “efficient production” or “methane-reducing additives” will not solve a systemic problem.  We must confront [...] Read More »

Editor, A friend of mine from Coaldale sent me a post by Rick Welin Recordist on Facebook entitled “Canadians Against Pierre Poilievre.” In it was the Finkelstein Formula for political candidates.  Aurthur Finkelstein was a Republican consultant from New York. He had helped the likes of Ronald Reagan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Stephen Harper and Donald Trump [...] Read More »

Editor, I am writing because I attended a town hall meeting with the Friends of Medicare and am appalled by what I heard. People, apparently you do not need to look across countries or oceans to find a ruthless government callous to human suffering and trampling on human rights. Alberta’s UPC government is pushing privatization [...] Read More »

Editor, As a Lethbridge resident, I believe it’s vital our discussions about policing and accountability be based on facts, not emotions. The recent CBC reporting on the Shannon Phillips–Lethbridge Police investigation raises fair concerns — but also shows how logic can get blurred by the way a story is told.  The article leans heavily on [...] Read More »

Editor, “In the National Interest.” Those words now remove environmental regulations in Canada when referring to “fast tracking major projects” like pipelines, mines, transmission lines and LNG. Does that sound like a good idea? No one likes bureaucracy, but regulations, good regulations are absolutely necessary for a myriad of reasons. Flint Michigan for example. The [...] Read More »

Chris Schneider, Ania Theuer & Stacey Hannem For the Herald In October 2024, Lethbridge hosted the first Annual First Responders Suicide Awareness Conference. Suicide is tragic and the underlying conditions that lead to it are multi-faceted. The public has learned of two recent suicides of on-duty Manitoba Mounties, one in September and the other in [...] Read More »

Chris Spearman For the Herald As I write this update on the status of the coal mining issue, the Chinook winds are gusting at 102 kph.  I’m reminded of the recent Alberta government science report on wind blown coal dust, just one of four Alberta government research studies that document the harm done by active [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor Whenever I speak with Herald readers about the paper, at some point the discussion usually turns to the Roasts and Toasts section of our Reader Forum page. Love it or hate it, there’s no arguing with the fact that it’s very well read. But after almost a year as the Herald’s [...] Read More »

Lorne Fitch For the Herald Grassy Mountain is a defunct coal strip mine trying, like a phoenix, to rise from the rubble. The Australian owner, Gina Rinehart of north back Holdings, knows well the time-tested technique of “heads you win, tails you flip again” for keeping her dream of a mine proposal alive.  This is [...] Read More »