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'True Heroes'; Clemons opens convention inspiring teachers

Alexandra Noad -- LETHBRIDGE HERALD -- Local Journalism Initiative Reporter More than 2,000 teachers gathered at the University of Lethbridge Thursday and Friday for the annual South Western Alberta Teachers' Convention Association conference. Alex Funk, president of SWATCA and a Grade 5 teacher in the Lethbridge School Division, says the annual convection is teacher led and driven.Read More ;

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Local News * 'True Heroes'; Clemons opens convention inspiring teachers

Alexandra Noad -- LETHBRIDGE HERALD -- Local Journalism Initiative Reporter More than 2,000 teachers gathered at the University of Lethbridge Thursday and Friday for the annual South Western Alberta Teachers' Convention Association conference. Alex Funk, president of SWATCA and a Grade 5 teacher in the Lethbridge School Division, says the annual convection is teacher led and driven. ... Read More ;2 hours ago

* MP Thomas puts out call for youth advisory board

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge MP Rachael Thomas wants to hear the voices of riding youth. The MP recently announced she is accepting applications from people interested in serving on her youth advisory board for 2025-26. Board participation is open to all youth aged 16 to 24 who live in the Lethbridge riding which encompasses the city, ... Read More ;23 hours ago

* Blackfoot Elders sharing knowledge

Many indigenous children learned about their culture and valuable life lessons through their grandparents. With the changing of times The Blackfoot Resource Hub saw a need for Indigenous people to learn from their Elders. On Wednesday they held a Blackfoot Gender Roles session where the women could learn from Elders Cathy Hunt, Velma Eagle Bear ... Read More ;23 hours ago

Local Sports * Kodiaks men's volleyball earn semi-final berth

Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks men's volleyball team are one step closer to their ultimate goal of winning an ACAC championship after sweeping the NAIT Ooks in three sets (25-17, 25-22, 25-23) in their quarterfinal matchup at Lakeland College on Thursday. Ethan Nashim contributed 13 points to lead the way for the Kodiaks in ... Read More ;5 hours ago

* Horns open playoffs against Vikes

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The University of Lethbridge women's basketball team are set to embark on their Canada West playoff journey tonight at the University of Alberta in a play-in game against the University of Victoria, a team they swept in the regular season last month. This is the second year in a row ... Read More ;5 hours ago

* Horns take a game-by-game approach into playoffs

By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald A season after going 4-16 and missing the post season, the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's basketball turned their fortunes around by going 11-9 this season and landing playoff spot as the fourth seed in the Prairie Conference. The Horns open up their Canada West playoffs at the University of ... Read More ;1 day ago

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Opinions * Leaders on both sides of border need to stand up

LEAVE IT TO BEEBER -- Al Beeber With national outrage from coast to coast over Donald Trump's recently announced steel and aluminum tariffs to be implemented on March 12 and other tariffs on the horizon, Canadians suddenly are showing national pride like nothing we've seen in recent memory except perhaps during Olympic hockey games. Trump's ... Read More ;2 hours ago

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* Reform needed for Canadian dairy farms

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* Stand up, exercise some ethics and integrity

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prohibitionist	prohibition_agency	drugwar_propaganda	legalization	drug_reformer
reform_referenda	cannabis	stimulant	narcotic	hallucinogen

incarceration/prison mentioned? NO - the issue of prison or incarceration was NOT mentioned in this article .

propaganda analysis

EXP - explicit prohibition propaganda (explicit_propaganda)	GRP - hated group (propaganda_theme1)	MAD - madness, violence, illness (propaganda_theme2)
SOC - survival of society (propaganda_theme3)	USE - gateway, use is abuse (propaganda_theme4)	KID - children (propaganda_theme5)
WAR - demonize, war, epidemic (propaganda_theme6)	TOT - total prohibition (propaganda_theme7)	DIS - dissent opposed (propaganda_theme8)

concept		evidence	hits	links
	drug of abuse implied / mentioned drug related [news] [concept]	drug policy
	propaganda drugwar propaganda [news] [concept]	propaganda theme1 propaganda theme2 propaganda theme3 propaganda theme5 propaganda theme6 celebrity scapegoat		•Why Are Americans So Easy to Manipulate? (Bruce E Levine, 2012) •Classic Modern Drug Propaganda •Themes in Chemical Prohibition •Drug War Propaganda (kindle edition)
	hated group propaganda theme1 55% [news] [concept]	"terror" "Jews"	3	•Hated Groups (propaganda theme 1) •drugwarfacts.org/druguse.htm •drugwarfacts.org/racepris.htm •America's Racist Drug laws •narcoterror.org/ •Labeling theory •Transfer (propaganda)
	madness, violence, illness propaganda theme2 70% [news] [concept]	"threat" "cancer" "fears"	3	•Madness Crime Violence Illness (propaganda theme 2) •drugwarfacts.org/crime.htm •drugwarfacts.org/causes.htm •Distortion 18: Cannabis and Mental Illness •No, marijuana use doesn't lower your IQ (10/2014)
	survival of society propaganda theme3 50% [news] [concept]	"Americans" "American"	3	•Survival of Society (propaganda theme 3) •The "Nation" as a Device To Create a Psychological Crowd
	children propaganda theme5 60% [news] [concept]	"children" "youth"	6	•Children Corrupted (propaganda theme 5) •drugwarfacts.org/adolesce.htm •Think of the children
	demonize, war, epidemic propaganda theme6 50% [news] [concept]	"chaos"	1	•Demonize, War (propaganda theme 6) •List of Wars on Concepts •Perpetual war •The Failed War on Drugs (2012)
	celebrity scapegoat [news] [concept]	"Britney Spears"	1	•zombielogicblog.blogspot.com/201... •google.com/search?q=celebrity%20... •Scapegoat Ritual; Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, Addicts, and Pushers (Thomas Szasz)
	drugs 90% [news] [concept]	various drugs
	drug policy [news] [concept]	"drug policy"	3	•drugpolicy.org/ •drugsense.org/
	various drugs 90% [news] [concept]	"drug"	3
	youth 60% [news] [concept]	propaganda theme5		•ssdp.org/ •mapinc.org/youth.htm
	school [news] [concept]	"School" "College" "University"	10	•ssdp.org/

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