Letters to the Editor
Letter: Strawman arguments simply disguised as critical thinking
By Letter to the Editor on November 13th, 2021
Dear editor, My daughter turned seven on Remembrance Day. I think of the brave soldiers that risked and gave their lives for the gift of our liberty, and what they would think of how we are handling that gift now. I am a former resident of Medicine Hat and read both Judi’s and Michael’s responses. ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: The power of people is alive and well in Medicine Hat and Redcliff
By Letter to the Editor on November 11th, 2021
Dear editor, We would like to share a story with you and your readers. After a recent overnight stay in Medicine Hat, we started out on Highway 1 West. We didn’t get any further than just past Suffield when our vehicle shut down due to an alternator issue. We called AMA to assist with a ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: A time for solemn remembrance
By Letter to the Editor on November 11th, 2021
Dear editor, Bittersweet the feelings and emotions can be when one is taken by the hand and shown a place where poppies bloom and grasses grow. One thinks of beauty, but also of blossoms plucked before their time. One thinks of grasses scythed and yet returning greener and more resilient than ever before. One is ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Government debt is one of the most concerning problems for future generations
By Letter to the Editor on November 10th, 2021
Dear editor, One issue that all federal parties have avoided is coming up with a plan for paying down the federal government debt, currently at about $1.2 trillion. A potential plan is that a debt repayment would be taken from the estate of a deceased person and would be based on their share of the ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Canadians must stop Trudeau’s climate madness
By Letter to the Editor on November 9th, 2021
Dear editor, We must first understand that what separates our amazing modern world from the Medieval or even the Stone Age is today’s access to reliable, affordable and abundant energy. If that seems like hyperbole, consider that since man walked this earth, we lived in and survived earth’s harsh climate almost like animals until recently. ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Critical thinking requires examining all sides of an issue
By Letter to the Editor on November 9th, 2021
Dear editor, Judi Coombes in her Nov. 5 response to Peter Mueller’s October letter raises some serious issues regarding mask mandates, vaccination mandates and critical thinking. Coombes is incorrect in her statement “whether masks actually work … is debatable.” In the medical field, the effectiveness of masks in reducing transmission of infection has been acknowledged ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: More productive to consider Thunberg’s message, how best to heed it
By Letter to the Editor on November 6th, 2021
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2 responsesLetter: The daredevil crewman
By Letter to the Editor on November 5th, 2021
Dear editor, Remembrance Day ceremonies always bring memories of the Second World War flooding back to my mind. Looking back, the following incident in 1945, or early 1946, was humorous – but not so much at the time! I attended Grade 1 in a small elementary school in Medicine Hat – Earl Kitchener School. The ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: The sun’s power is free and abundant
By Letter to the Editor on November 5th, 2021
In response to Cash Moore’s Oct. 21 column, “It’s time to end nuclear paranoia.” Dear editor, Proponents of nuclear energy overlook the obvious, limitless supply of nuclear energy Earth has, and has had during its 4.6 billion years. I speak of the sun, which is not the nuclear fission reaction Mr. Moore wants us to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Rules on masks, vaccines are draconian and wrong
By Letter to the Editor on November 5th, 2021
In response to Peter Mueller’s Oct. 27 letter to the editor, “No one has the freedom to break laws.” Dear editor, In the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of young Americans protested the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War and the undemocratic enforcement of the draft. I’m sure many compliant citizens thought of them as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: You need to know the rules before you can change them
By Letter to the Editor on November 4th, 2021
In response to Nicholas Martin’s Oct. 30 letter to the editor, “What happened to reform?” Dear editor, While I fully agree on many of the points made by Nicholas Martin in his letter to the editor published on Oct. 30, there are several flawed statements which only serve to push back the progress of sentiments ... Read More »
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