Letters to the Editor

Martin, the fight between pro- and anti-fluoridation isn't the Great Moral Battle of our time that you seem to believe it is; it's simply the struggle between good science, which shows that water fluoridation is beneficial to all people regardless of socioeconomic status, and quack pseudo-science, which believes that water fluoridation is a government conspiracy to poison us or take away our freedoms.

Do you know the power of music? I do. Have you experienced the joy, the passion, and the self-confidence it brings to people young and old? I have. I've seen the awe on a child's face the first time they hear and see a harp, or a double bass or a trombone.

Fluoride may be beneficial to some sectors of the population. However, in our area, Lethbridge, fluoride is not a requirement as the residents are aware of the benefits of brushing and regular visits to the dentist.

I'm going to the store to buy some meat. A barbecued steak would be nice. The store has a real nice T-bone for $22 per kilo, which works out to about $10 for my steak. When I go to the till it gets run through for the $10, but my bill ends up at about $25.

Here is an announcement that I just received in a newsletter: "$14 million more for post-secondary education operating funding in Saskatchewan." The Saskatchewan government's 2013-14 budget provides a $14.3-million increase in base operating funds with a 3.

The Alberta government's cuts to the post-secondary education system are a serious blow to the University of Lethbridge and the community it serves. Of equal concern is the Letter of Expectation from the minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education, which presents the university with a series of dictates.

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is getting some bad press nationally in recent months. The intent of the program is not to replace Canadian jobs but to fill necessary jobs that would be vacant otherwise. Look around you here in Lethbridge.

Take four or five uncoated acetylsalicylic acid tablets (Aspirin), place them into a small shot glass, cover with cold water, just to cover the pills, place them into your microwave oven for only 10 seconds and presto, you have an almost instant topical pain relief compound! It's not for open cuts and wounds.

As you may have noticed, ultra-white street lights are popping up throughout south Lethbridge. While the new LEDs will reduce our carbon footprint and power costs, other factors as important were never considered. This is because Infrastructure Services primarily made their choice on cost savings.