Letters to the Editor
Letter: More history needed
By Letter to the Editor on March 13th, 2021
Dear editor, I have been assisting my grandson, in the United States, work through his history lessons. The study of the decline, then collapse, of the Roman Empire is a chilling reminder of similarities to our age. It has also reminded me of what studies we are missing in Alberta schools. Most historians suggest the ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: We must have faith in those who step forward
By Letter to the Editor on March 13th, 2021
Dear editor, I’m writing in response to the letter from Drayton Vally bemoaning the current state of affairs in the province. No, not DND affairs, apparently writing about the current government. In my rather long life, I’ve always found it interesting how people dramatize situations and engage in over-the-top rhetoric. The writer appears to indicate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Public must be vocal about coal mining concerns
By Letter to the Editor on March 10th, 2021
Dear editor, People from all around the world come to Alberta to enjoy the Rocky Mountains. But we also enjoy the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, because that’s where we get our drinking water. The province is quietly proceeding with new coal mining developments in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, which will result in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Placing own interests first may be an Achilles’ heel
By Letter to the Editor on March 10th, 2021
Dear editor, Before Canada – or any other nation, for that matter - might effectively challenge China on its human rights violations, we first need a significant trade-export/import bargaining chip. But we - as one country of fewer than 38 million people, standing alone against China’s almost 1.5 billion consumers – likely never will.  I can imagine that a large ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Cuts have nothing to do with austerity
By Letter to the Editor on March 10th, 2021
An open letter to Jason Kenney, Recently when asked about your government’s planned cuts you replied, “Money does not grow on trees. … We have to protect the health of the province’s finances.” I was flabbergasted hearing this from a premier who lost $1.3 billion gambling on a failed pipeline, spent $12 million to dismantle ... Read More »
2 responsesWeekend Mailbag: March 6, 2021
By Letter to the Editor on March 6th, 2021
Weekend Mailbag is an online feature at the Medicine Hat News which includes letters to the editor that could not be fit into the paper in a timely fashion. Check out our website on Saturdays for more thoughts from the community, or share yours by submitting a letter to the editor by email at letters@medicinehatnews.com. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: We go to vigils and nothing seems to change
By Letter to the Editor on March 5th, 2021
Dear editor, We go to vigils and nothing seems to change. Isn’t it great that there are so many things to do online these days, including vigils. I have been to three vigils in the last month. There was the vigil for homeless people in Regina, where there were 48 candles lit for people. There ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: It’s time governments look after Canadians over corporate bottom lines
By Letter to the Editor on March 5th, 2021
Dear editor, The pandemic has wreaked havoc across society in all areas. Among other things, physical and mental health has suffered, frontline workers have been exposed to hazards without proper protective equipment, small businesses have suffered losses or closed, and workers have lost their jobs. It can only be hoped that we have learned some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: We must bridge the deadly divide between the haves and have-nots
By Letter to the Editor on March 3rd, 2021
Dear editor, Years of progress in eliminating poverty around the world threatens to be wiped out by COVID-19. Prior to the pandemic, the poverty rate for women was expected to decrease by 2.7% between 2019 and 2021. Now, poverty is projected to increase by 9.1% in this time frame, plunging millions more women and girls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Selenium a cause for concern
By Letter to the Editor on March 3rd, 2021
Dear editor, John Grisham’s best-selling book, Gray Mountain, paints a bleak and dark image of strip mining in the Appalachians of the southern U.S. Is this what we can look forward to by allowing strip mining in our beautiful Rocky Mountains? The element selenium is used in the strip-mining process for coal. Strip mining of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Reflection during Black History Month
By Letter to the Editor on February 24th, 2021
Dear editor, Fortunately, at a very young age I was emphatically told by my mother (who’s of Eastern European heritage) about the exceptionally kind and caring nature of our Black family doctor. She never had anything disdainful to say about people of colour; in fact she loves to watch and listen to the Middle Eastern and ... Read More »
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