Letters to the Editor
Letter: Why fear a COVID-19 vaccine?
By Letter to the Editor on August 19th, 2021
Dear editor I don’t quite get it, well maybe I do somewhat. Seventy years ago when I was six we were stricken with polio – the whole family was affected and quarantined for three weeks, my brother was in an iron lung, my sister lame for life, my right arm was paralyzed. When the vaccine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: A new political strategy for Albertans in the upcoming federal election
By Letter to the Editor on August 18th, 2021
Dear editor, Here’s an idea for Albertans: turf every Conservative, and lone NDP, Member of Parliament and elect nothing but Liberal MPs. That’s 34 seats in Canada’s Parliament and in a party in power to represent the interests of Albertans. It could also mean the difference between a majority or minority Liberal government or a ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Managing pandemic stresses essential for kids
By Letter to the Editor on August 18th, 2021
Dear editor, As a parent and pediatrician for the last few decades in southern Alberta, I want to invite parents and guardians to consider what children need in order to thrive during this time when the COVID-19 delta virus is surging. Children and teens need a healthy, stress-managed and safe environment for them to learn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: It’s time to get out and vote (and get this bad prime minister out)
By Letter to the Editor on August 18th, 2021
Dear editor, It’s time to “poop” or get off the pot! Our drama teacher Prime Minister has announced “the election.” We’ve been walking the walk, talking the talk for the last few years and now it’s time to push the envelope and make sure Canadian voters understand the premise. It has never, ever been this ... Read More »
6 responsesLetter: ‘The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching’
By Letter to the Editor on August 17th, 2021
Dear editor, I have always had an issue with people littering. This behaviour seems to be so disrespectful to both other people and the environment. Many times this is done when ‘no one is watching.’ It’s as if the litterers are thinking, ‘If I don’t get caught, it doesn’t matter if I dump this here.’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: UN Climate Report paints dire picture of the future
By Letter to the Editor on August 14th, 2021
Dear editor, The UN’s Climate Report is out and it paints a dire picture of the future. We are already beginning to see the results of our C02 emissions, wildfires consume the West year after year, droughts are dryer and lasting longer, flash flooding and hurricanes are more deadly and more frequent. If we continue ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Thrown to the wolves
By Letter to the Editor on August 14th, 2021
Dear editor, Medicine Hat (and the rest of Alberta) has been thrown to the wolves as far as COVID-19 is concerned. At today’s COVID update for medical staff in the South zone there was universal concern about the province’s direction with respect to the loss of the mask mandate and the planned reduction of testing ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Kenney ignoring the obvious solution
By Letter to the Editor on August 14th, 2021
Dear editor, My senior conservative friends and I aren’t surprised that Jason Kenney would try to kick out the RCMP for daring to investigate his corrupt party, while we see more and more fines being levied against members by Elections Alberta. None of us, especially our retired RCMP friends, are dumb enough to believe his ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Take action on climate change, even if you’re not convinced
By Letter to the Editor on August 12th, 2021
Dear editor. On Aug. 5, Larry Samcoe encouraged readers to probe climate change, even if the science is settled. I encourage readers to take climate action, even if they aren’t convinced. That’s because many solutions to climate change lead to happier, and often more profitable lives. Drawdown.org lists 80 ways to reduce greenhouse gases, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Common sense should win out over politics
By Letter to the Editor on August 12th, 2021
Dear Editor, I agree with Kathy Bayer’s Aug. 10 letter to the editor regarding a continued need for virus testing, tracing and mandatory isolation. While I don’t favor any particular political party, I do favor common sense over politics. It doesn’t make any sense to me to stop testing, monitoring, tracing, isolating and reporting during ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Moore not a credible source on climate science
By Letter to the Editor on August 7th, 2021
In response to Viewpoint: Probing climate change worthwhile, even if ‘science is settled,’ published in the Aug. 5 edition of the News Dear editor, Larry Samcoe will have to do better than to cite discredited authors such as Patrick Moore on the issue of climate change. People like Moore (and Samcoe) are behind the times. ... Read More »
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