Opinions
MLA Report: Strength through freedom
By medicinehatnews on December 21st, 2021
As badly as our governments struggle to deny it, these are hard times for Alberta’s families and communities. Whether it’s the pandemic, rising inflation, high unemployment, or ever-increasing taxes, far too many Albertans are fighting just to keep heads above water. It will be a difficult Christmas for many, and I encourage everyone to do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Old ideas are new again
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It’s the nostalgia season, again, and perhaps more than welcome in a world that’s so off kilter – again. It’s hard not to dwell on rising anxiety and frustration over new variants of the coronavirus. It’s also hard for a variety of other reasons, but we do it annually, and hopefully find some solace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For What It’s Worth: Mixing sports and politics
By CASH MOORE on December 16th, 2021
Last week, citing human rights abuses by the Chinese government; Justin Trudeau announced Canada will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing. What this means is Canada won’t send any government officials to the Games; only coaches and athletes will attend. Following the announcement, there has been much commentary in newspapers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: A call to action
By Daniel Schnee on December 15th, 2021
In 2015, the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission released a report containing 94 calls to action: a list of various acknowledgments and changes that federal, provincial, territorial and Indigenous leaders could make for the betterment of Indigenous people, and indeed, all Canadians. I say all Canadians for two reasons. First, a fairer and more equitable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Time is starting to tick away a little
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 11th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant So, what are Medicine Hatters to make about Medicine Hat’s new city council sending back a budget update twice now, each time asking for more information? Left with not much of an explanation, Medicine Hatters are making of it what they will. For many this adds fuel to a growing theory about rift between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: A look at values
By Daniel Schnee on December 8th, 2021
As a member of the Bipolar Disorder community, I try to advocate for both my mentally ill brothers and sisters, and the kinds of values we should all share as a society. This week I fortunately, or unfortunately, get to do it again in response to a recent comment in the Medicine Hat News. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Sometimes it’s hard not to want what they have
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant In the world of southeastern Alberta, where it’s often said that self-reliance, ingenuity and get-to-it spirit are second to none, no where no how, it looks like Lethbridge is again eating what we’d like to order for lunch. Lethbridge College will apply to become a poly technical institute, the Lethbridge Herald revealed this week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: This Christmas, imagine something better than this
By Scott Schmidt on December 4th, 2021
As the Holiday Season arrives, it feels like a number of people are putting emphasis on tighter budgets. Whether due to financial strain, or simply finding truer meanings behind the occasion, living with COVID-19 has seemingly changed how a number of people view this time of year. Predicting collective behaviour is difficult, so it’s entirely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Digitized Koffee: Lush is selectively quitting social media, can you?
By NICK KOSSOVAN on December 2nd, 2021
Last week, Lush Cosmetics announced removing themselves from four major social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. They claim they’re, protesting the “serious effects” social media has on users’ mental health and wellbeing. Ironically their announcement garnered them plenty of free publicity in the traditional sense. “We wouldn’t ask our customers to meet us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lush is selectively quitting social media, can you?
By NICK KOSSOVAN on December 2nd, 2021
Last week, Lush Cosmetics announced removing themselves from four major social media platforms, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. They claim they’re, protesting the “serious effects” social media has on users’ mental health and wellbeing. Ironically their announcement garnered them plenty of free publicity in the traditional sense. “We wouldn’t ask our customers to meet us ... Read More »
1 responseThe Human Condition: The white board
By Daniel Schnee on December 1st, 2021
As an anthropologist I am fascinated by how modern technology has facilitated people being increasingly (and malignantly) self-centred. This new form of cyber-narcissism is a kind of spiritual blindness, and a psychological threat to the individual in its grip. I discovered a solution to this problem though, in a college classroom. As both a university ... Read More »
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