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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1997
Page
20
The text argues gun control saves children and reduces firearm deaths. It notes 1992 data showing 150 firearm deaths among ages 1 to 19, with 80 percent in 15 to 19 year olds from suicide, accidents, or homicide. It cites federal 1978 legislation halving deaths and urges society to restrict individual freedom for the common good.
Proposals to raise the passing grade to 50 percent faced outcry from superintendents principals boards teachers and parents. Critics warned of dropouts and unemployment but reality showed students already meeting 50 percent with existing effort. A bill to charge repeat course fees with refunds at 25 percent passes scrutiny, yet questions persist about fairness and effort required to earn 25 percent on a retry.
The Alexandrea Junior High School musical Grease sold out for two evening performances. Lifestyles Editor Angela Stubbs and photographer Tannis Toohey received thanks for their prominent coverage and photo layout highlighting youth theatre.
A reader reports that video lottery terminals harm the economy and raise taxes because addiction rates and crime costs escalate. The letter cites surveys and local data claiming 130 000 Alberta VLT addicts, rising counselling needs, low recovery rates, and jail costs per addict, arguing for broader legalization of drugs as an alternative and noting British Columbia’s absence of VLTs.
A reader from Medicine Hat criticizes papers for focusing on youth missteps while ignoring achievements. The note cites a college convocation featuring Student of the Year and Teacher of the Year, praising straight A honors and brass plate recognition.
The Spectator piece surveys the UFO craze sparked by Kenneth Arnold in 1947, tracing the rise of flying saucer myths, figures like Adamski and Jung, and the enduring influence on The X Files. It notes government secrecy myths, Roswell lore, and the shift from benevolent to abducting aliens amid postwar paranoia.
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