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Newspaper

The Taber Times

Location

Taber, Alberta, Canada

Date

Oct 25, 2006

Page

5

Self defense course boosts confidence after Taber session

A group of about 12 women completed a two hour self defense class offered through Taber and District Adult Learning. They learned basic moves to counter bigger attackers and the importance of practice, while noting the cost of $35 for the session and the instructors from the Canadian Martial Arts Society.

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Brooks city hotel tax proposal gains AUMA backing

Brooks pushes a province wide hotel tax to aid municipalities with economic development and tourism funds. The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association will lobby for legislation enabling a hotel and motel room tax. Stettler notes Alberta’s economy cools as oilfield activity slows due to lower oil and gas prices.

Brooks Alberta Urban Municipalities Association AUMA Stettler Alberta Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Needs Assessment Survey Results and Library Services List

Thank you to all who returned the Needs Assessment surveys. The next Book & Bits will present survey results and detail library services including fiction and non fiction, media, reference materials, internet access, programming, and remote catalog access. The piece notes fundraising for a new library, rescheduled events, and calls for volunteers and board recruitment.

Book & Bits Alberta Books & Bits Taber Taber Library Board Chinookarch.ab

Euphemisms and the fading art of politeness in modern talk

Gary Allred reflects on the decline of euphemisms in public discourse. He contrasts past careful language with today’s blunt terms in politics media advertising and everyday speech, lamenting a loss of privacy dignity and restraint. The essay ends urging a return to clearer honest speech.

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