Letters to the Editor
Letter: City council needs term limits
By Letter to the Editor on February 24th, 2021
Dear editor, I believe term limits should be mandated for city council, including the mayor’s office and elected members of council. Two terms should suffice. If you cannot achieve what you set out to achieve in eight years, then something is wrong with your efforts. Staggering the vote so half the members carry forward each ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Why revise curriculum if Albertans are satisfied with it?
By Letter to the Editor on February 24th, 2021
Dear editor, From October to November 2016, Albertans were invited by the NDP government to participate in a provincial Kindergarten to Grade 12 Curriculum Survey. Results from a closed-ended survey of Albertans in 2016 indicated strong support for much of the content in the then-current curriculum across all subjects. However, recently the UCP decided to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: You can’t change the past, so focus on the future
By Letter to the Editor on February 19th, 2021
Dear editor, There is an important rule that we used to try to follow in Mood Disorders. You shouldn’t should on yourself. Mood Disorders was a Peer Support group for Mental Health Consumers that I went to in Medicine Hat to from 1996 to 2008. It is the main reason I am a self advocate. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Alberta missing opportunity to emerge from COVID stronger
By Letter to the Editor on February 19th, 2021
Dear editor, Alberta’s kakistocracy is collapsing on its lamentable journey to the gutters of political hell. As one of the greatest provinces in Canada, we are missing the opportunity to emerge from COVID 19 stronger and more committed to ensuring a better life for all Albertans, including those Kenney and the UCP have so tragically ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: COVID can’t silence the ‘roar’ of Tigers fans
By Letter to the Editor on February 18th, 2021
Dear editor, Good to hear the Tigers are back in town and set to begin another season. Although we cannot attend any games, we can show our support in other ways. Let’s start by wearing our Tigers jerseys, or just showing our Tigers colours or by sending emails or tooting our horns when we see ... Read More »
1 responseLetter:The problem with monitoring
By Letter to the Editor on February 16th, 2021
Dear editor, Alberta has some experience with monitoring coal mines on the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies. As I have recently learned, three mines in central Alberta were monitored for years, recording selenium levels in creeks multiple times what is recommended for human consumption. Was anything done about it? Not to my knowledge. The results ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: None of this would have happened under Peter Lougheed’s watch
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2021
Dear editor, It’s no secret that after the Reformers, starting with Ralph Klein, gained control of our beloved Alberta Conservative Party it’s been one disaster after another. By destroying Peter Lougheed’s royalty and tax structures Albertans have lost hundreds of billions in revenues. By destroying his regulations they created the orphan wells mess for our ... Read More »
6 responsesLetter: Please do not judge people, you don’t know the whole story
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2021
Dear editor, Please do not judge people. You do not know what it took for somebody to just get out of bed, look as presentable as possible, and face their day. You do not know the daily struggles with pain that others experience as a daily part of their lives. Too painful to try and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weekend Mailbag: Feb. 13, 2021
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2021
Weekend Mailbag is a new 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: Rocky Mountain coal mining plans cause for serious concern
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2021
Dear editor, Good morning fellow Hatters! I’ve been following the ongoing news story about coal mining leases on the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies with serious and growing concern. Premier Jason Kenney and Energy Minister Sonja Savage of the UCP are currently hard at work trying to manage another hot potato called coal mining on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Taking care of constituents should be top priority for local politicians
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2021
Dear editor, When will our local politicians stand up for their constituents’ health and well being for generations to come? Between Glen Motz, Drew Barnes, Michaela Glasgo and Ted Clugston, I have not heard a peep about the current plans to begin intensive coal exploration on the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies. Meanwhile, foreign mining ... Read More »
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