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LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com It’s been said, two heads are better than one, so why not two cities? Economic development organizations from Lethbridge and Great Falls, Mont. are joining forces to strengthen and diversify the food, agriculture, bioprocessing and energy industries in both regions, and they met Friday in Lethbridge to make the partnership official. “We’re very ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is opening three new exhibits today which include their annual “Art’s Alive And Well In The Schools” and exhibits from two southern Alberta artists. Adam Whitford, associate curator and exhibition manager, said Friday that the spring exhibit will open today at 2 p.m. with a tour by the ... Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com The Crown is no longer proceeding with charges against two B.C. men accused of trying to smuggle drugs over the border last year. Calgary Crown prosecutor Rosie Murphy directed a stay of proceedings Thursday in Lethbridge court of justice against two accused, Sukhdeep Singh Sandhu and Harmanpreet Singh Sidhu. Murphy did not provide ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Lakers American Legion baseball team will be playing a full slate of games in the league’s ‘B’ schedule this season with a goal in mind of developing players to go to the next level. “We’re kind of a feeder program,” said Sam Hilgersom, Lakers assistant coach. “So we’re ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald Four Val Matteoti Golden Hawks U15AAA players got closer to playing in the WHL down the road after being drafted in the Prospects Draft on Thursday. The highest player to be picked from the city was defenceman Nolan Pilsner as he went 106th overall to the Swift Current Broncos. Pilsner ... Read More »

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald A Josh Clark sacrifice  fly in the bottom of the 10th inning scored Morgan Halliday for the winning run in a 1-0 Prairie Baseball Academy Dawgs victory over the Edmonton Collegiate Hawks in the second game of the double header between the two teams at Lloyd Nolan Yard on Thursday. ... Read More »

AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East It is no secret that the cost of living is hitting Albertans hard. I hear from constituents every day who are struggling with inflation, unaffordable housing, food insecurity, and other consequences that come with the high cost of living.  This is putting more pressure ... Read More »

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber – managing editor I made it! I’m officially a senior citizen after turning 65 this week. While I had intended to celebrate by taking a week off as I’ve traditionally done over the years, as you can tell since you’re reading this column that didn’t happen. I couldn’t leave ... Read More »

LORNE FITCH One definition of a consultant is someone who looks at your watch and tells you what time it is. The recently released consultant’s report— Adaptation Roadmap for the SSRB: Assessment of Strategic Water Management Projects to Support Economic Development in the South Saskatchewan River Basin— is a mirror reflecting back the aspirations of ... Read More »

Editor:  What is gerrymandering?  Gerrymandering is “the managing of electoral district boundaries to ensure that a specific outcome occurs”.  It’s a $50 word for “the fix is in.”   In the U.S. of the 1800s, gerrymandering was used to ensure that Black votes were discounted and Black candidates were not elected .  How about Alberta in ... Read More »

Editor: I am really not sure if politicians are switching to woke because the votes are good, or they legitimately do not know what they are doing, so any vote will do? Recently, a B.C. minister said that the intention of legalization possession was not to make people feel unsafe in their neighbourhoods, parks etc. ... Read More »

Editor: The United States of America is where the largest number of creative people live in the world. It is because Americans value personal freedom as the most important life principle. They have few taboos, and fewer customs and traditions to honour. That’s why Americans have won more Nobel Prizes in all categories than any ... Read More »