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Make time for the Rotary Music Festival
By Letter to the Editor on March 7th, 2018
Sunday I had the distinct pleasure of listening to some very accomplished young singers at the start of the 63rd Annual Rotary Music Festival. The day’s entertainment reminded me of a video clip that a friend had recently sent me. It showed an experiment by The Washington Post which arranged for the renowned violinist, Joshua ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The importance of locally-elected school boards
By Letter to the Editor on March 7th, 2018
Nova Scotia’s decision to dismantle its seven English school boards as per the recommendations of the Glaze Report “Raise the Bar” is not only disappointing, but gravely concerning. “Raise the Bar” was developed following a scant three week consultation last fall, and contains a number of concerning comments. For example, the report states that lack ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why are people blaming the NRA?
By Letter to the Editor on March 6th, 2018
With the editorial cartoon on March 2, I have to wonder what you are trying to blame the NRA for. Having never heard an NRA official ever promote mass shootings, mass murder, etc., how is it that people blame the NRA for such goings on? The NRA lobbies to protect Second Amendment rights, as granted ... Read More »
1 responseDemanding equality for Alberta
By Letter to the Editor on March 5th, 2018
There are rumblings in Alberta the Federal Equalization Formula which absolutely screws Alberta should be re-negotiated. Currently the federal government (powered by Ontario and Quebec) collect taxes from Alberta and distributes those taxes to so-called “have-not provinces.” The only way Alberta will ever be treated fairly in Confederation is if Alberta collects its own taxes. ... Read More »
1 responseAnnual vote is just a popularity contest
By Letter to the Editor on March 2nd, 2018
It’s that time of year when Medicine Hatters get an opportunity to vote for the best businesses in our city, and in the past I have diligently voted for all my favourite businesses. Unfortunately this contest can’t really be considered a legitimate way to judge various businesses. Without any criteria or standards to make a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Only one person can fix the world
By Letter to the Editor on March 2nd, 2018
Peter Mueller’s crusade against Paul McLennan and Donald Trump has veered into dangerous new territory: God’s government and His Son, Jesus Christ’s Church. In his major change of course, Mueller will discover it is foolishness to equate Canadian and U.S. conservatives, operating in our dying so-called democracies, with the government of a Supreme and Sovereign ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Don’t think of degrees of disability
By Letter to the Editor on February 28th, 2018
March 1 is the Day of Mourning, when vigils are held for people with disabilities who have been murdered by their family and caregivers over the past year. These are held mostly in the United States and on the internet. Other people are murdered by their families but with people with disabilities it is often ... Read More »
2 responsesPoliticians should remember who gave them their job
By Letter to the Editor on February 28th, 2018
Are politicians genetically defective? There’s a study that shows positions of power tend to attract psychopaths and sociopaths and from what we’re seeing we shouldn’t doubt it. This Alberta-BC pipeline/wine feud is ludicrous. We all have rights to safety and security. But not according to the power-tripping psychopaths and sociopaths. Kinder Morgan doesn’t care about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Perplexed by continuing pipeline dispute
By Letter to the Editor on February 28th, 2018
I am perplexed by the Alberta-B.C. pipeline dispute being allowed to continue. The Canadian government approved this pipeline months ago, and they are still consulting with the two provinces. Consultations were completed before the decision was made, and now it is time for them to enforce their decision. Why are they still consulting — because ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Violence in the name of religion is not the answer
By Letter to the Editor on February 27th, 2018
“Where have all the flowers gone…..” a well-known song from the 1960s ends. When will they ever learn? Reading and watching the news and seeing the same scenes of man’s inhumanity to man replayed over and over, year after year, generation after generation, era after era, reminded me of that song and the eternal question; ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why push for crude to be exported?
By Letter to the Editor on February 24th, 2018
I sympathize with those in British Columbia who are opposed to an additional oil pipeline without sufficient environmental guarantees. The people who have the power to force the pipeline to be built are not the ones who will suffer the consequences of the inevitable oil spills. The bullying to which the latter are being subjected ... Read More »
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