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Economics 101: Are credit card delinquency rates a harbinger of economic weakness?
By Eric Van Enk on December 2nd, 2023
This week’s chart depicts data on U.S. credit card delinquency rates as of June 30th. You will notice a return to pre-pandemic delinquency rates for U.S. consumers overall, however, consumers in their thirties are experiencing the highest delinquency rates since 2011. Interestingly, this age group also led the trend of higher credit card delinquencies prior ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Photo radar only a cash cow if we refuse to slow down
By Bruce Penton on November 29th, 2023
Almost guaranteed to generate debate around Alberta is the photo radar announcement last week by the provincial government that certain “cash cow” locations, where more speeders than normal are nabbed by photo radar cameras, will be vacated. The province says photo radar should be used exclusively for safety and not for cash generation. The first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Liberal government announces more debt in fall economic statement
By Glen Motz on November 29th, 2023
Last week, the Liberal government released their fall economic statement, which can be aptly summed up very simply: prices up, rent up, interest rates up, debt up, taxes up, time’s up. The FES increases government spending and taxes. In fact, Justin Trudeau and his finance minister announced more than $20 billion in additional inflationary spending ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Do you love to read?
By Linda Tooth on November 29th, 2023
Do you have a library card? If not, why not? Libraries provide an opportunity for patrons of all ages to enjoy a large sampling of books, newspapers, magazines and activities all within a comfortable setting. According to the Archives Society of Alberta, the history of a library in Medicine Hat dates to 1890 with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Opinion: Running on empty – Water in southern Alberta
By Lorne Fitch on November 29th, 2023
There needs to be periodic reminders that the frontier aspect of Alberta is over and we need to grow up. Unlimited space and inexhaustible resources are no more. Perhaps last on the list to be recognized is water, especially for southern Alberta. The Alberta government seems incoherently reluctant to make Albertans aware of the real ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Water, water, from where exactly?
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 25th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It’s been another edition of ag-week in southeast Alberta this week. There was a new “ag connections” conference put on by Cypress County, the council of which also discussed a municipal drainage and irrigation reinforcement. The provincial government is also talking about per-designating the Highway 3 corridor as industrial development for food processors – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Opinion: Not in my name
By Roberta Lexier on November 22nd, 2023
Each spring, at the Passover Seder, Jews recount the story of our ancestors’ escape from slavery and oppression in Egypt; we tell of our subjugation, our deliverance and the ongoing struggle for freedom. We recall the pain, the terror and the deep, generational trauma of injustice. In my family, the Seder offers an annual opportunity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Where were you when the news came through?
By Bruce Penton on November 22nd, 2023
If you were born in the mid-1950s or earlier, then you’ll probably recall where you were and what you doing around noon time 60 years ago today. It would have been around 11:30 a.m. in Medicine Hat when radio music was interrupted by a bulletin that President John F. Kennedy had been shot during a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Ruffling feathers
By Linda Tooth on November 22nd, 2023
I would like to clarify a few points regarding a recent submission published in last week’s Ticked Off/Tickled Pink in the Medicine Hat News. Yes, I am an animal lover. When I started this public journey of wanting to bring a Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) program to Medicine Hat my end goal was to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Hot potato corridor?
By COLLIN GALLANT on November 18th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Five years ago this column ran a “potato week” edition to have some fun with the ag sector that was just sprouting in southern Alberta, just west of here, but it’s proved to be serious business. There are few current issues where spuds aren’t lurking in the background – growing them, storing them, trucking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Local generosity knows no bounds, it seems
By Bruce Penton on November 15th, 2023
Can’t recall a more heartwarming story than the one about Thomas Bories of Foremost leaving $446,000 in his estate for the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta. The Foremost man’s generous gift serves as a bequest to the Rural Community Fund of Forty Mile. People can be assured any donation made to the CFSEA will be ... Read More »
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