Letters to the Editor
Letter: Majority of Canadians accept environmental reality
By Letter to the Editor on April 21st, 2021
Dear editor, If a retired bird expert told you the regional bird population changed remarkably little in the last 30 years and then showed you a graph covering only 19 of those years, how much confidence would you place in his assertion? Considering what Lynn Thacker says in his March 26 letter, he and 54% ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Debate over curriculum confounding
By Letter to the Editor on April 21st, 2021
Dear editor, After teaching for 23 years in Southern Alberta and as a school principal for almost 13 years (eight with Edmonton Public Schools), a curriculum consultant for two years and multiple years as a diploma exam developer and marker, I find the current debate over curriculum confounding. I also find our local school board’s ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: The daylight saving time conundrum
By Letter to the Editor on April 16th, 2021
Dear editor, Lately the conversation has arisen again about the advantages and disadvantages of going daylight savings all year long. In order to satisfy both sides of the argument, why don’t we compromise and go Mountain Standard Time -half-hour all year long? This proposal satisfies some concerns such as being too dark in the morning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Don’t accept it without questioning it
By Letter to the Editor on April 10th, 2021
Dear editor, After reading Lynn Thacker’s March 26 letter in the News, I could see many readers saying, “climate change is a hoax, as a ‘highly respected MIT scientist’ says so.” How many readers, however, would bother to check Dr. Richard Lindzen’s credentials? I did, and when the second source on the search was titled ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Chief didn’t need AHS direction on church services
By Letter to the Editor on April 9th, 2021
Dear editor, Medicine Hat Police Chief Mike Worden needn’t wait for AHS to direct him on the legality of the church service at Heights Baptist Church. He can go right to the top legal authority, Jesus Christ. The answer for him is in the first two verses of Chapter 13 of the Book of Romans ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: We must better protect our frontline health-care workers
By Letter to the Editor on April 9th, 2021
Dear editor, A letter to Health Minister Tyler Shandro: A recent Medicine Hat News article, “Local paramedic says certain hospital workers left out of vaccine rollout” prompted the Board of Palliser Friends of Medicare to contact the issue’s advocate, health-care worker and HSAA member, Jason Soklofske, for more information. For we were astonished by his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: O’Toole proven wrong by own party
By Letter to the Editor on April 9th, 2021
Dear editor, Last Month Mr. Erin O’Toole made a speech at the Conservatives’ national convention. He noted that Conservatives have fought and lost two elections “because voters did not think that we were serious about addressing climate change.” He was correct. Elections Canada data on the 2019 election shows 65.6% of voters supported other parties. ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Would you rather be happy or content?
By Letter to the Editor on April 9th, 2021
Dear editor, Would you rather be happy, or content? Often this is stated as a choice between the two as if it is a high-stakes contest between fun and settling. Why not, however, have both? The United States Constitution says the “pursuit” of happiness is a right. No one anywhere is happiness guaranteed. There are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Special thanks to individuals and households caring for local ponds
By Letter to the Editor on April 8th, 2021
Dear editor, A big thank-you to all the individuals and households that have adopted a pond. As I write this letter, already an amazing half of the 20 ponds (and some of the creek) in Medicine Hat have been adopted and cleaned! Six ponds were cleaned up by more than 40 people on the weekend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Consultation survey ‘a statistical disaster’
By Letter to the Editor on April 8th, 2021
Dear editor, The March 5 Glen Motz opinion piece, “Rebuilding economy a Conservative priority,” refers to the results of a consultation survey produced by the MP for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner. It is a statistical disaster. It is of utmost importance in sampling that every member of the population from which the sample is drawn must have ... Read More »
1 responseKudos to compassionate family doctor
By medicinehatnews on April 7th, 2021
Dear editor, I would like to express my appreciation of my entire family to our family doctor, which has been practising care for all three generations. He is very polite and has deep concern for all patients. This covers myself, all my sons, and now my grandchildren. We are very satisfied with all the results ... Read More »
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