Letters to the Editor
Letter: No seasonal northward migration and mass influx of grasshoppers from Montana
By Letter to the Editor on August 6th, 2021
Dear editor, An article in the Lethbridge Herald on Aug. 3 said that grasshoppers “move north as the season progresses, meaning that the adults are here in time to lay eggs”, and describes “a lot of grasshoppers showing up in the fall” from Montana. It doesn’t work that way with grasshoppers, although some insects like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: UCP should cut their own salaries before turning to nurses
By Letter to the Editor on July 17th, 2021
Dear editor, I recently spent five days in Medicine Hat Regional Hospital and can’t believe the UCP government wants to cut nurses wages. I started out in emergency and my care was constant, professional and caring, by both the nurses and the doctors. I then was moved to intensive care and the wonderful care continued. ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: More courage needed to fight climate change
By Letter to the Editor on July 14th, 2021
Dear editor, Clearly there has been discouragingly insufficient political courage and will to properly act upon the cause-and-effect of manmade global warming and climate change. ‘Liberals’ and ‘conservatives’ (etcetera) are overly preoccupied with vociferously criticizing one another for their politics and beliefs, thus diverting attention away from the greatest polluters’ moral and ethical corruption, where ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Conservative-made problems continue piling up in this province
By Letter to the Editor on July 13th, 2021
Dear editor, In response to John MacLaren’s July 9 letter to the editor Once again we see seniors believing the lies Jason Kenney has been feeding them, and my senior friends and I are getting sick of it. Those of us from the world of finance, who consider ourselves to be conservatives and who had ... Read More »
11 responsesLetter: Westerners need to stand up
By Letter to the Editor on July 9th, 2021
Dear editor, Where is all that cheering, laughing, and high fiving coming from? Oh, it’s David Suzuki, Elizabeth May, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Greenpeace, World Wildlife Federation, the Greta Thurnbergs of the world, academics, Trudeau and his entourage rejoicing that the western oil industry, and with it the economies of Alberta and Saskatchewan, have been ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Reflecting on a Canada Day like no other
By Letter to the Editor on July 7th, 2021
Dear editor, I am a proud Canadian, as I reflect on this great country, on this Canada Day. My maiden name is Van Every. The Van Every’s fought in the Loyalist War and in the 1812 War. There are more Mohawk Van Every’s than the settler branch. I don’t know if there would be a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Sins Against the Innocent
By Letter to the Editor on July 7th, 2021
Dear editor, A poem by Marlene E. Purvis SINS AGAINST THE INNOCENT – (Thu Jul 01, 2021) the tragic loss of innocence of childhood forcefully removed from their homes their families and their loved ones indigenous families robbed of their freedom of their right to choose of their right for family of their right for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: The solar panel debate wages on
By Letter to the Editor on July 6th, 2021
Dear editor, In response to Lynn Thacker’s July 2 letter to the editor It’s obvious that Lynn Thacker hasn’t been to Europe, especially Germany, and talked to the people like I have. After spending 14 years living in Devon, Alta., where a friend installed solar panels on his roof in 1975 and said it was ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Tougher measures overdue on statue destruction
By Letter to the Editor on July 6th, 2021
Dear editor, Just because you destroy statues and burn down churches does not mean you change history, it just shows your ignorance. Destroying or damaging public property is an insult to the past and should, according to the law, result in jail time for perpetrators and payment for repairing damages done. When and where will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: First Canadians
By Letter to the Editor on July 6th, 2021
Dear editor, A poem by Marlene E. Purvis FIRST CANADIANS – (Thu Jul 01, 2021) first and foremost, this was their land, their home the many peoples of the First Nations like us they had their culture, their beliefs their right to their language and their freedom appreciation, respect for nature pride in the care ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Stampede put on quite the Canada Day show
By Letter to the Editor on July 6th, 2021
Dear editor, A heartfelt thank-you to the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede for organizing such wonderful Canada Day events and an excellent fireworks display. After a challenging season for all, it was such a gift to show up on Canada Day to the sound of local, live music and experience the different activities provided. I ... Read More »
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