Opinions
Laying It Out: Be careful out there, our safety net is gone
By Scott Schmidt on October 1st, 2021
On Sept. 17 the COVID crisis at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital was so bad surgeons were on standby to assist with intubations, and patients in desperate need of an ICU bed were waiting for one to come available (likely after a previous patient died). Someone close to the situation told me it was so dire, ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Looks like vaccine efforts, incentives paying off in the Hat
By COLLIN GALLANT on October 1st, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city is now in discussions to host so-called “pop-up” vaccine clinics after encouraging results from its own campaign and a surge of coronavirus vaccinations following a provincial move to a vaccine passport system. Those clinics, requiring walk-up service and no appointment necessary, would be held jointly with AHS and other groups as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticked Off and Tickled Pink, Sept. 30
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on September 30th, 2021
Ticked Off Wear your masks, get vaccinated, social distance and stay at home! Stop being so selfish! Ticked Off Surgeries have been cancelled again. We have to come together in this community and take COVID seriously. Look at what is happening to the nurses and doctors in our hospitals. Those of you who do not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: The truth about liberalism
By Daniel Schnee on September 29th, 2021
Years ago I volunteered for my local small town election. As a young Liberal I was excited to help spread the good word, since my party was clearly the best choice ever for anything, ever. I was young and idealistic, what could go wrong? While attending the first volunteer meeting things started to feel wrong. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just Pondering: My feelings
By Allyson McCaw on September 23rd, 2021
I started this whole project with the idea of bringing some levity and good-natured feelings to a situation that was causing so much loneliness and unhappiness in our world. It was cathartic for me to put pen to paper and write. However, this month I am trying very hard to find any uplifting words or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: Intelligence versus wisdom
By DR. DANIEL SCHNEE on September 22nd, 2021
I have great news: you’re not stupid. Statistics dictate that the average person isn’t, if IQ tests are to be trusted. I believe these tests can be a good indicator of general math and language skills, but are slightly problematic in one particular way. Hypothetically, if you finish an IQ test extremely fast, with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Intertribal Smoke Signals: Truth and Reconciliation deserves its own day
By DAVID RESTOULE on September 21st, 2021
Ahnni, Boozhoo, Tansi, Tanshi, Oki, Aho, Hello and greetings cousins. This week I am going to write about the new National Day of Truth and Reconciliation that has been arbitrarily placed on top of Orange Shirt Day. I am pleased the government was willing to put a national day to recognize the residential school children ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Medicine Hat capping off #BestSummerEver with 19 dead in 17 days
By Scott Schmidt on September 18th, 2021
They said it was over. They smugly made fun of anyone who said it wasn’t. They encouraged us to gather en masse. Now, deaths are spiking, hospitals are screwed and we still lead the country in dummies who think COVID isn’t real. Every bit of this their fault, and yet every one of them is ... Read More »
2 responsesCity Notebook: The heroes of COVID tested more than ever
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Spare a moment here to think of the heroes of the COVID pandemic. You may picture health-care workers whose great reward for 19 months of hard work is to face truly impossible situations in hospitals today. You may see truck drivers, grocery clerks, farmers, small business owners, teachers and parents who trudged forward to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Our democracy and the myth of leader-centric power
By Drew Barnes on September 17th, 2021
As the legislature’s fall session nears, I think it’s a good time to reflect on the state of our province and our political system. For me, this session marks the halfway point of my third term representing our region. It has been an honour and a privilege for me to do so as part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For What It’s Worth: Conservative values pushed to the sidelines
By Cash Moore on September 16th, 2021
This year’s federal election campaign has been tough to watch for those who identify as conservative. In a country faced with record high public debt, erosion of civil liberties and a bloated bureaucracy, one might expect that conservative values of small government and fiscal responsibility would be major themes of this campaign. People with these ... Read More »
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