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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1994
Page
2
The piece argues for legalizing hemp cultivation with strict field security while noting its low potency and potential value. It critiques past drug policies, compares regulation of marijuana to alcohol and tobacco, and calls for using tax revenue for social programs and policing higher‑risk crimes.
A brief note from ED observes unusually high publicity for a quiet day in Brandon and Winnipeg, likening it to past oddities such as the AIDS Hotline poster in a school debate. The remark underscores the rare, attention-grabbing nature of local events.
Citizens invited to share views on local issues through signed letters to The Roblin Review postal box 938 Roblin Manitoba or fax number 204-937-8212.
On a Pine Falls bridge a van carrying five people hit a snowdrift and rail, a 14 year old girl was ejected through a window as five cars passed without stopping. Craig Schmidt stopped, comforted the injured and wrapped her in sleeping bags until help arrived. The column contrasts neighborly care with indifference noting bequests by Emil Hiltbrand to local groups.
Fred McGuinness summarizes local acts from the Shoal Lake Star and Outlook papers. Sylvia Doran helps a sick cat with home-made antibiotics. Mae and Jim Kook retire after 30 years, donating 47 000 in investment certificates to Outlook Minor Sports. Tracy Thiessen receives Lions support for an AM FM sonic receiver aiding her hearing.
A reader backs Rev David Jones against March 8 1994 letter and praises pro choice in Roblin Manitoba. The letter criticizes pro life ads, argues women should not be forced to bear children, and questions fetal life value versus a living woman’s experiences.
A reader argues abortion devalues all children by likening miscarriage to abortion and questions Pat Loewen's view that harm follows from what is valued. The letter challenges Pro Choice public sentiment in Roblin, suggesting its minority status and criticizing Pro Life rhetoric as fear driven.
A reader, a churchgoer on welfare with four children, shares personal pregnancy concerns and asks who should judge the issue beyond white middle class convenience. The letter urges attention to a different perspective amid the abortion controversy.
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