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Go Quest

Like many kids of her generation, my niece spends a lot of time staring at screens, streaming videos and even looking ridiculous as she fights virtual gorillas while wearing her VR headset. Read More

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Great Oregon Coast Garage Sale

Your guide to this three-day treasure hunter's dream, running Friday, April 19, through Sunday, April 21, sponsored by Granny's Attic, Sundae Fundae and Sea the Light. Read More

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Raising some green

Park yourself at a social hour and silent auction in support of Lincoln City's future community park, taking place at Chinook Winds Casino Resort this Friday, April 19. Read More

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Hey, artists, why so tens?

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Cannabis expert hoping to pack the joint

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The pick of Puccini

Giacomo Puccini's masterpiece, "La Rondine" will be shown on the big screen at the Newport Performing Arts Center. this Saturday, April 20. Read More

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Kouzov Duo heads to Neskowin

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A concerted effort

Six Oregon high school string orchestras are descending upon Newport for three days of live workshops, clinics and concerts during the sixth annual Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival. Read More

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Surf & Earth

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A chance to make something blue-tiful

Are you the type that would like to learn about cyanotypes? As luck would have it, a class on Botanical Cyanotype Prints is one of the new learning opportunities offered by the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts this spring. The fun one-day class will be held at the Newport Visual Arts Center on Tuesday, April 23, and Saturday, April 27. Read More

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Unknown. Unusual. 'UnHuman'

The "Unhuman" exhibit, with art by Angela Haseltine Pozzi and Nicola Bianca Pozzi, will be on show in the Lincoln City Cultural Center's Chessman Gallery through May 12. Read More

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JaSkaMon concert puts Earth Day in the Spotlight

Combining Americana-themed songs and the upbeat Caribbean beats of reggae, ska and soul calypso, JaSkaMon will celebrate Earth Day and the "420" holiday at the Spotlight Event Center in Lincoln City this Saturday, April 20. Read More

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Join the club

Lincoln City's Community Days celebration returns this week for a 65th year of fun, community building and volunteerism. Oregon Coast TODAY is proud to publish the official program for this year's festivities. Read More

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Warning: contains violins

Be a real mensch and attend the fund-raising performance of "Fiddler on the Roof," opening this Friday, April 12, at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Read More

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Science with added salt

If learning about ocean research floats your boat or if you would like to tour an actual research boat, get behind the scenes at Newport's Hatfield Marine Science Center during Marine Science Day this Saturday, April 13. Read More

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Flutterly fascinating

Across the world, the abundance and diversity of butterfly species is in decline, and scientists are just beginning to understand what it takes to protect and recover these charismatic microfauna. Read More

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Chamber Music on the Bayfront

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Terry Robb Trio play Nehalem

Terry Robb, who Living Blues Magazine called "one of the finest...guitarists on the international scene," will bring his trio to the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem for a special electric/acoustic set this Friday, April 12. Read More

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Invest some time in David Roth

David Roth is returning to the Central Oregon Coast for his 21st annual concert, to be held at the Istanbul Rug Bazaar in downtown Cloverdale this Sunday, April 14. Read More

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Some reel good classes

Swing into spring with the stunning lineup of adult education courses at Oregon Coast Community College, some beginning next week. Read More

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analysis of article text

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]	illegal drugs
	propaganda drugwar propaganda [news] [concept]	propaganda theme3 propaganda theme5 propaganda theme4		•Why Are Americans So Easy to Manipulate? (Bruce E Levine, 2012) •Classic Modern Drug Propaganda •Themes in Chemical Prohibition •Drug War Propaganda (kindle edition)
	survival of society propaganda theme3 50% [news] [concept]	"Americana-themed" "community"	5	•Survival of Society (propaganda theme 3) •The "Nation" as a Device To Create a Psychological Crowd
	use is abuse use is abuse [news] [concept]	"Cannabis use"	1	•Use is Abuse (propaganda theme 4) •drugwarfacts.org/addictiv.htm
	gateway, use is abuse propaganda theme4 [news] [concept]	use is abuse		•Use is Abuse, Gateway (propaganda theme 4)
	children propaganda theme5 60% [news] [concept]	"kids" "Youth"	2	•Children Corrupted (propaganda theme 5) •drugwarfacts.org/adolesce.htm •Think of the children
	drug of abuse illegal drugs [news] [concept]	cannabis
	psychoactive plant plants [news] [concept]	cannabis		•erowid.org/plants/plants.shtml
	intoxicant [news] [concept]	cannabis
	cannabis [news] [concept]	"Cannabis"	2	•Cannabis: Religious and Spiritual Uses •Cannabis-Driving Studies •MAPInc.org Cannabis Link DB •medicalmarijuanaprocon.org •cannabisculture.com •Schaffer Library: Marijuana •drugwarfacts.org/marijuan.htm •mapinc.org/pot.htm •U.S. Prisons Thriving on Jim Crow Marijuana Arrests (2013)
	youth 60% [news] [concept]	propaganda theme5		•ssdp.org/ •mapinc.org/youth.htm
	school [news] [concept]	"school" "College"	2	•ssdp.org/
	aggrandizing government aggrandizement [news] [concept]	"official" "expert"	2	•Statism: the Most Dangerous Religion (2014 video) •What is Statism? •Conservapedia: Statism •Wikipedia: Statolatry •lewrockwell.com/2014/07/thomas-d... •Bought Priesthood •Worship of the U. S. Government (2011) •Bureaucratic Thrust •Tyranny of Experts •The Threat of Authority (2012) •The Media As Enablers of Government Lies •The Statist Mindset (Jacob Hornberger, 2011) •Thinking Critically about Experts and Authority •'Scientific' evidence for FDA-approved drugs isn't so scientific, it turns out (2014) •The Intellectual Gravy Train (2015)
	meeting 60% [news] [concept]	"will be held"	1	•TAKE ACTION - Here's how! •drugpolicy.org/action •mpp.org/takeaction/ •norml.org/act •Delphi Technique - Fake Consensus •http://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/legal_features/the_rutherford_institutes_public_meetings_guidelines (2016)

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