March 28th, 2024

Opinions

For What It’s Worth: Driving in Alberta

By Cash Moore on March 17th, 2022

Last December, the provincial government announced changes to photo radar enforcement. The government says these changes will ensure municipalities use photo radar for safety rather than as a source of revenue. These changes include restricting the use of photo radar in transition zones (an area where the speed limit changes), clearly marking roadside vehicles and ... Read More »

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The Human Condition: Switzer

By Daniel Schnee on March 16th, 2022

Years ago I performed in a duo at a rock music festival featuring women as the headlining acts. As the emcee introduced us my bandmate received enthusiastic applause. When my name was announced there was polite applause, mixed with a small chorus of booing, since I was not female. I found this amusing, but it ... Read More »

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Laying It Out: No money in a boom, no money in a bust

By Scott Schmidt on March 12th, 2022

If you’re keeping score, Premier Jason Kenney says the province can’t spend when oil prices are down because “Alberta is broke,” and it can’t spend when oil prices soar because, “who knows? This may be our last energy boom.” When provincial revenue suffered thanks to a commodity crash (and massive needless corporate tax cuts), the ... Read More »

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City Notebook: New council’s unique approach facing first big test

By COLLIN GALLANT on March 12th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant There’s a leadership strategy that states you should let people complain long enough to feel heard before offering solutions. Jump in too soon, you risk aggravating frustration. Too late however, positions harden and resolution slips away. That could be where the City of Medicine Hat is after going round and round and round for ... Read More »

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The Human Condition: Pronouns

By Daniel Schnee on March 9th, 2022

I remember being taught about personal pronouns back in elementary school: words like “he” or “she”. If there’s more than one person we use “they” or “them”. So how can one person nowadays be referred to as a group of people? Why are “they” and “them” preferable to “he” or ‘she”? I decided to discuss ... Read More »

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City Notebook: Taxes take the hit as prices soar, even if they aren’t the reason

By COLLIN GALLANT on March 5th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Death and taxes are unavoidable, inevitable, but that doesn’t stop the fight against either. Taxes are in particular focus as gas and diesel prices swiftly rise to record highs this week, but the argument is that the taxes at the pump are “the real reason” prices are so high. Indeed they make up the ... Read More »

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Laying It Out: A boom might save Kenney, but what’s it doing for you?

By Scott Schmidt on March 5th, 2022

As Premier Jason Kenney continues to celebrate Alberta’s all-of-a-sudden booming energy sector, complete with coat-tailing the Ukraine invasion to promote it, does your life feel less expensive? As you watch the meter turn faster than ever, paying 30 cents more per litre than the most you’ve ever paid for gasoline, do you think about how ... Read More »

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Just Pondering: Wanderlust

By Allyson McCaw on March 3rd, 2022

Today I feel like a kid at Christmas who is just waking up and realizing that it’s time to open all those presents. I am talking about the sense of freedom to get on a plane and travel once again! Hubby and I have been blessed to travel for the last 21 years, as we ... Read More »

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The Human Condition: Invasion

By Daniel Schnee on March 2nd, 2022

Andriy is a friend of mine living in Kyiv, Ukraine. He is a brilliant, innovative abstract artist and jovial free spirit. He is also willing to take the free AKM assault rifle he was given recently by his government, and risk death defending his country against Russian invaders. Andriy should be up to his usual ... Read More »

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City Notebook: Invasion of Ukraine should be wakeup call to the great middle

By COLLIN GALLANT on February 26th, 2022

cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant As it turns out, global politics are complicated. More complicated than a rim-shot on social media, at least, and probably the most complex they’ve been in 25 years, following a major invasion of the Ukraine by Russia. And in a very connected world, global politics are personal, and just not for the relatively large ... Read More »

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