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Jan 21, 2025 | 
tucson.com | Albrecht Classen
Gov. Katie Hobbs tries to scale back the universal voucher program in the new state spending proposal, limiting it at least to really needy families. The bar, however, is set extremely high, at an income of $200,000 per family, which is simply an exorbitant amount of money.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
tucson.com | Albrecht Classen
Greta Thunberg and her woke ilk have done a great disservice to human civilization by shamefully idealizing the Oct. 7, 2023 attack of a murderous gang of Hamas terrorists on Israel, killing well over 1,250 innocent people of all ages, and taking 250 hostages.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
tucson.com | Albrecht Classen
Once again, there is a temporary federal budget, and people can thus enjoy a "relaxed" holiday season. But nothing has been solved; the key issues have not been addressed; it’s all window-dressing. Trump and Musk failed to muscle the Republicans to submit under their control and to lift all debt ceilings in perpetuity (whew!). The US has already reached a tipping point with $36 trillion in debt. Banks find this very profitable because we all owe them $106,000 per person per year.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
mdpi.com | Albrecht Classen
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
tucson.com | Albrecht Classen
When an incoming president, accused multiple times of sexual misconduct and criminal activities, nominates equally accused sexual predators to take on some of the highest posts in the government, then this all fits well. A fox hides best among a pack of foxes. But Trump won even the popular vote, so a majority of American voters apparently ignored all those charges, dismissed the allegedly criminal activities of the candidate, and believed in His Majesty.
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
tucson.com | Albrecht Classen
A letter writer rightly laments (12-2-24) the ever-declining amount of funding for public education and suggests that our society and our democracy would improve at large if most people would gain a solid education. The best countries in the western world fully subscribe to that ideal, and the results speak for themselves.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
tucson.com | Albrecht Classen
All data point to the economic boon of free public transportation in Tucson. Anyone who has ever taken the streetcar on a Saturday, e.g., will know that it was jam-packed, and bus-riders would easily confirm the same. Local businesses, the University, student dorms, and many other venues profit tremendously from the free service. Whenever there is a sports event, Suntran is the preferred mode of transportation within the city.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
tucson.com | Albrecht Classen
There is widespread horror about Trump’s picks for his governmental cabinet. Even the Republicans express considerable hesitations. But do we really understand the true dangers we are facing? If the situation were not so serious, I would have a fit of laughter about the absurdity of Trump’s choices. Let’s face it, he deliberately chooses wealthy candidates for the top jobs who are the least qualified.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
dialnet.unirioja.es | Albrecht Classen
Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Medieval Everyday Life Reflected Through the Lens of a Dominican Author: Thomas of Cantimpré’s Book of Bees as a Source of Cultural, Legal, Social, and Material History Autores: Albrecht Classen Localización: Mediaevistik: Internationale Zeitschrift für interdisziplinäre Mittelalterforschung, ISSN 0934-7453, Nº. 35, 1, 2022, págs.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
tucson.com | Albrecht Classen
The Star reported on Oct. 18, 2024, about the “Cuk Son Audiorama” installation on the campus of the UoA. The accompanying photo is blurry and dark, we barely can make out a person sitting there reading on his laptop. Obviously a nature lover! Really? Relaxing in that space without paying attention to the surrounding trees and fixated on the computer – what could be more ironic! The location is not identified. A search online reveals that it is near Park Ave. east of Centennial Hall .
