Opinions
Your Money: Your money in the age of uncertainty
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on April 18th, 2020
After a decade of steady growth, the financial forecast shows signs of turbulence ahead. How will you avoid knee-jerk reactions when your wealth plan gets rattled? If you also feel like panicking about the current events, you have a wide variety of things to choose from these days. The global economic climate is in the ... Read More »
1 responseScience Smarts: Budding scientists, watch what happens right before your eyes
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on April 18th, 2020
I often get many requests for junior and senior high students and often neglect these budding scientists in my writing each week as the materials can often be a bit more complicated to get. I put myself up to the challenge and I think I have done it this week. I have come up with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Library Chat: Library providing a valuable service
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on April 16th, 2020
The library has made the difficult decision to temporarily lay off 23 of our 36 staff. We are closed to the public and we just don’t have work for staff who normally check books in and out, return books to the shelves and help customers at our service desks. This was necessary but painful and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Compassion ties us all together
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on April 16th, 2020
“Let’s all focus on the people who are helping, and be one of them.” ― Peta Kelly, Cypress-Medicine Hat and area, has in true form stepped up to help the community as a whole during this unprecedented time of crisis. We have had a few different crisis in the past here, mostly centred around floods, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!News Editorial: What other information is being withheld?
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on April 16th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade An unprecedented influx of news, at every level of government, has revealed some stars and some very serious flaws. Alberta has been recognized as a good example of stockpiling of equipment and having that inventory on computer in order to track those supplies. That other provinces and the federal government did not do so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!COVID crisis is no excuse for education layoffs
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 31st, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel With a proverbial snap of the fingers, Premier Jason Kenney eliminated one per cent of Alberta’s entire workforce. In the midst of an unprecedented global health crisis, the government announced a temporary layoff of 26,000 workers – educational assistants, clerical workers, substitute teachers, bus drivers and custodians – as if more unemployment will make ... Read More »
2 responsesLaying It Out: We need a new health minister, stat
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 28th, 2020
Enough is enough. People will die here. Ongoing adjustments to the Medicine Hat News has left Laying It Out with a lot less space to work with than previously, so we’ll have to get straight to the point. Tyler Shandro should resign immediately as Alberta’s minster of health, and if he won’t resign then the ... Read More »
8 responsesLaying It Out: This crisis is distracting, don’t let it be
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 21st, 2020
If you’d like to place a bet on who is playing political games at a time when the focus should be on anything but, look for the one who makes a point of saying, “Now is not the time to play politics.” With everyone’s attention squarely on the spread of COVID-19 and what it will ... Read More »
4 responsesOpinion: Hope in a time of unprecedented crisis
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 17th, 2020
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel There’s no question our world has changed immeasurably in less than a week. Seemingly overnight, our daily lives have transformed into the beginning of every post-apocalyptic science fiction movie. But the choice of what happens next is in our hands. Please, for the love of all that is sacred, listen to the advice of ... Read More »
2 responsesGuest Column: Alberta’s parks belong to everyone
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 16th, 2020
Alberta’s parks are part of our identity. They are representative of our past – many influential Albertans have a park named in their honour – and they serve as a gathering place for the young families that represent our future. I am deeply troubled by plans to fully or partially close 20 of our provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opinion: Governments, union heads playing on workers’ emotions
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 16th, 2020
Union and provincial government relations have never been more strained and unfortunately each side is using the workers as pawns. It has been well documented where Jason Kenney and his Alberta government’s mutual love (sarcasm off) with provincial unions is unprecedented, but in Saskatchewan, government/union relations are not a lot better. There’s quickly growing tension ... Read More »
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