Letters to the Editor
Get educated, and eat all the jelly beans
By Letter to the Editor on December 28th, 2017
Re: “Politics 101: Governments should always encourage self-reliance,” Dec. 18 The writer labours under a faulty definition of identity politics. He declares that it is governments that engage in identity politics. Wikipedia declares that “Identity politics are used by minority and civil rights organizations to form a coalition with members of the majority.” The writer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City should get out of the oil and gas business
By Letter to the Editor on December 23rd, 2017
With New Year’s approaching, I would like to suggest that city council make the resolution to form an exit strategy for the oil and gas and utilities divisions. A civic government is not intended to risk taxpayers’ funds on business investments. The petroleum industry is changing rapidly and there are many experienced players exiting the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Great music, great venue, great crowd
By Letter to the Editor on December 22nd, 2017
Kudos to the citizens of Medicine Hat! Last Saturday evening the Medicine Hat Concert Band Society performed its annual Christmas concert to a full house in the Esplanade Theatre. There is nothing more gratifying than seeing the musicians’ hard work and dedication appreciated by an extraordinary crowd. We are so fortunate to have a world ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticked, Tickled and Truth provides needed balance
By Letter to the Editor on December 22nd, 2017
Thank you for reviving Scott Schmidt’s column “Ticked, Tickled and Truth.” His column provides a balance for and a badly needed rejoinder to the pettiness, ignorance, arrogance and outright hatred we read in some of the Ticked Off submissions. Please have him continue. Gregory R. Cote Irvine... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We should respect diversity and work together
By Letter to the Editor on December 21st, 2017
As a very proud Albertan, southeastern Albertan, and Medicine Hatter I find it disappointing to read your guest columnist Paul McLennan. He is an armchair political analyst who seems focused on dividing us into categories of left and right. In the past he has focused his disdain on provincial left and centrist politics, now he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Writer has a political ideology, as most do people
By Letter to the Editor on December 20th, 2017
Re: “Poisonous partisanship at the ballot box,” Dec. 2 I have spent some time reflecting on Peter Mueller’s column. He portrays himself as a political pragmatist. With all due respect I would state that we all have a political view or ideology and that political pragmatism is very rare among the electorate. Perusing this piece ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sniping from the shadows is unacceptable in a democracy
By Letter to the Editor on December 20th, 2017
Ticked Off and Tickled Pink is a weird little column, offering anonymity to all. That is fine for people who want to offer compliments or thanks without seeming to expect recognition themselves. It’s a different matter, however, when it provides a cloak of darkness to malicious individuals and people who have a need to say ... Read More »
1 responseFirm lines, not wishful thinking, needed on GSAs
By Letter to the Editor on December 20th, 2017
The affirmation of who is valued in society rains imminently down upon children and youth who reap the prejudice sown by our heteronormative adult community members. By preventing youth and children from accessing gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in a safe and anonymous way they are being told adults do not value their right as citizens to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thanks for the help, I’ll pay it forward
By Letter to the Editor on December 19th, 2017
While driving home on Dec. 9, my low tire pressure light came on. I pulled into a gas station and asked if someone could check the pressure in my tires. I was told I would have to purchase a tire pressure gauge. This was not possible since I didn’t have any money on me. Dan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assistance with book sale at library was much appreciated
By Letter to the Editor on December 18th, 2017
On behalf of the Friends of the Library, I wish to extend my thanks to all the fine people who gave their free time in setting up for our second book sale of the year. A big thank you to the elders and sisters from the LDS Church, who did much of the heavy lifting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science doesn’t align itself with religion
By Letter to the Editor on December 15th, 2017
Re: “Evolution remains an unproved idea,” Nov. 20 I won’t address everything but I would like to address a couple of points. Firstly, true science does not seek to align itself with any religion, ever. That would imply a very obvious bias which true science does not tolerate. True science is the process of experimentation ... Read More »
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