Opinions
Noteworthy: Medicine Hat is making big news for the wrong reasons
By Bruce Penton on March 27th, 2024
Medicine Hat is in the provincial spotlight for a couple of unsavoury reasons. Former police chief Mike Worden is suing the city for $1.85 million after he resigned under a cloud of allegations in 2022, and Mayor Linnsie Clark has essentially been sent to her room with a spanking and a severe pay cut. Both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City notebook; Never a dull moment, is there?
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 23rd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It seems Medicine Hat made the half hour news radio update in Mitchell, Ont. on Friday. That’s the hometown of News sportswriter James Tubb (the Southern Ontario town has a population of 4,500) and his parents called to find out what’s going on? Many Hatters are asking that themselves after a seismic decision by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economics 101: Party like it’s 1995?
By Eric Van Enk on March 23rd, 2024
What were you doing in 1995? I was graduating from Medicine Hat High School and just starting down the path of almost 30 years of education and experience in economics and finance. Why am I bringing up the 1990s, you ask? No, it’s not because it was the last time a Canadian team won the ... Read More »
1 responseLet’s Chat: My journey with feminism
By Linda Tooth on March 20th, 2024
When I started a new job six months ago in the non-profit world I was looking forward to learning about feminism and what that looked like within a feminist organization. To complement my new job, I decided to enrol in a gender studies class at the college to help my learning. The terms feminism, gender ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Quality time spent face to face crucial for youth mental health
By Bruce Penton on March 20th, 2024
The good news is that people identified as part of the Gen Z group (roughly aged 12 to 27) aren’t indulging in underage drinking as much as their predecessors, nor are there as many teen pregnancies. But there are troubles, thanks to electronics. Gen Z kids are reportedly facing poorer mental health because they spend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Updates on government action as budget sets in
By Justin Wright on March 20th, 2024
Government is back in session, and it is budget month. As well as attending estimates committees to dig deep into how each ministry is spending their budget, the following items of interest are happening. Wildfire and drought preparedness The Alberta government recognizes the severe challenges wildfires and droughts pose to communities across the province. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Hurry up and wait in Alberta politics
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 16th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Tackling big issues, but with very little detail about how appears to be the new plan of attack for the Alberta government that’s sporadically made blockbuster announcements since the May election. That’s broken up periods of radio silence in province where people are very concerned about the economy, health care, education… you know, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Loving the theatre
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 13th, 2024
One of the things I love about living here (and there are many) is the fact that we have such talented people who volunteer their time to put on amazing theatre productions. I have been to many productions put on at the Medicine Hat Musical Theatre and am in awe every time I leave there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Say no to year-round Standard Time, say yes to more evening golf
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 13th, 2024
Interesting to note that 75 per cent of readers who voted in the News’ poll on Daylight Saving Time said they would like it to be scrapped. I’d agree with that on one condition: That we stick with the ‘spring ahead’ 12 months of the year and never go back. Some people suggest we revert ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: To tip or not to tip, that is the question
By Linda Tooth on March 6th, 2024
According to CNBC.com, the history of tipping started in the Middle Ages of Europe when those who were considered wealthy began giving people in lower socio-economic classes extra money for their services. This concept spread to North America in the 1800s and now we are faced with what many would call ‘tipping-fatigue’. I used to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Mulroney was an honourable man, even if some didn’t like him
By Bruce Penton on March 6th, 2024
Brian Mulroney isn’t in my top three of favourite prime ministers, but I always thought he was an honourable, likable man with big ideas. Hard to believe that at one point in the early 1990s, he was so despised for a variety of reasons – introduction of the GST, Meech Lake and a few others ... Read More »
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