May 9th, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Science shows the benefits of masks

By Letter to the Editor on July 10th, 2021

Editor: In response to Mr Baiton’s Letter to the Editor of July 7, entitled “Mask mandates sparked by fear, not science” I presume he is referring to a review article published by authors at the Chicago School of Public Health in July of 2020. That is a year ago and shortly after the pandemic really ... Read More »

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Burning churches not the solution

By Letter to the Editor on July 9th, 2021

Editor: Before vaccines and antibiotics were invented, many children died in families, orphanages and in residential schools. I’m certain that you can find unmarked graves anywhere in Canada, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous because grave markers don’t last forever. That is not a tragedy. The real tragedy is that Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their ... Read More »

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Accountability needed for Covenant Health

By Letter to the Editor on July 9th, 2021

Editor: Should somebody else’s religion be the final determinant of the nature and quality of services you can receive from your publicly funded health care system in Alberta? Does your answer change if it was the Premier’s religious beliefs that limited your choice? Does any elected politician in Canada have the right to impose their ... Read More »

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Mayor deserves thanks for grilling mine operators

By Letter to the Editor on July 9th, 2021

Editor: Thanks are in order to our mayor for the grilling he gave the coal mining fast talkers when they came to Lethbridge. They had believed that a little unsubstantiated reassurance would suffice to change Albertans’ negative regard for coal mines in our eastern mountain slopes. It seems Aussies suffer under the illusion that Canada ... Read More »

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Orange shirts displayed the feelings of many at RMTC

By Letter to the Editor on July 8th, 2021

Editor: While attending the horse races at RMTC and celebrating Canada Day, it was with compassion by many due to the result of the recent residential school discoveries. The presence of orange T-shirts was clear evidence where the thoughts of many attendees were. It is with this thought Bob and I would like to recognize ... Read More »

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Calgary vandals damaged plaque recalling internment

By Letter to the Editor on July 8th, 2021

Editor: Those who vandalized a Ukrainian Catholic church in Calgary also damaged a historical plaque recalling the victims of Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914-1920. Thousands of Ukrainians and other Europeans were unjustly branded as “enemy aliens” and many were forced to do heavy labour, including in the national parks at Banff and Jasper. ... Read More »

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Conservatives work for the rich in Canada

By Letter to the Editor on July 8th, 2021

Editor: Miss Harder has a fixation. It is reminiscent of teenagers who insist on rights and freedoms without accepting responsibilities. As our member of Parliament, we should expect a modicum of self-awareness, of maturity. What we have been shown is belligerence, lack of cooperation, deliberate obstruction for the work of legislation. Conservatives claim to want ... Read More »

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Newspapers too important for us to lose

By Letter to the Editor on July 7th, 2021

Editor: I am worried about the future of newspapers. Does the new always has to kill the old? When you disembark a plane or a train, you are always asked to make sure you don’t leave anything important behind. However, every time you move forward in your life, you rarely think of what you leave ... Read More »

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Sunridge water quality a sad state of affairs

By Letter to the Editor on July 7th, 2021

Editor: The City of Lethbridge parks department recently advised citizens, in an item in this newspaper, to expect a lower level of parks maintenance due to a reduced number of staff. It is a worrisome development. In Sunridge, residents have sadly become used to a lower level of maintenance already and any further erosion is ... Read More »

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Mask mandates sparked by fear, not science

By Letter to the Editor on July 7th, 2021

Editor: Re: Saturday, July 3, 2021, “Wearing a mask a choice to be respected” by the Lethbridge Herald Editorial Board In this editorial, you state: “Mandated masks have caused enormous conflict between those who believe in science and those who feel their freedoms were trounced upon by government.” It would be eminently useful to know ... Read More »

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Roger Prairie Chicken is the definition of a hero

By Letter to the Editor on July 3rd, 2021

Editor: The word “hero” today is bandied around as if it were popcorn at a movie theatre and frankly there’s few that catch my fancy. An exception popped up on page A2 of the June 24th edition of this paper in the text under the headline “Elder looking to lead movement for social political change ... Read More »

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