Guttenberg Resigns- A consequence for cheating
After two weeks of being bombarded with news headlines involving his plagarism scandal, an increasing chorus of politicians, academics and even people in general demanding that he relinquishes power,...
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Guttenberg Update: Germany’s Most Spectacular Resignations
Willy Brandt ans Fenster- The hotel across from the Erfurt railway station where Chancellor Willy Brandt met Erich Honecker in 1970 and spoke in front of a crowd of thousands. The champion of...
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Green Invasion at the Expense of the Liberals
"Huh? What's that I hear?" Photo taken in December 2010 Politics is like going through a natural cycle: You have two main parties where one party takes over the podium because of a concept that makes...
View ArticleBerlin Elections 2011: Turning Point in German Politics
The German-named “Superwahljahr 2011” (Super Elections of 2011- if one wants a rough translation) reached its climax on Sunday, as half of the 2.5 inhabitants of the city-state and Germany’s capital of...
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2012: The Year of Reckoning
If there is a year where judgement day will take place, where our actions of the past will determine our fate in the future and where justice will be served once and for all, this year is it and for a...
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Flynnism for the Arrogant and Cocky
This column includes some stories from the Flensburg Files News Flyer There are some people who are born to greatness and prove it through word and practice, both as a professional as well as in...
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Wulff steps down. Is the End of the Dream Coalition near?
At the beginning of the year, I submitted a piece on the changes scheduled to take place in 2012, which included the end of many eras, like the Euro and Germany’s Dream Coalition. This included...
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Joachim Gauck is President of Germany. Who is Mr. Gauck?
Discussions about Gauck at supper time. We all have our political discussions at the dinner table this evening. In the US, many families are talking about the elections of 2012 and the direction the...
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The Best Leaders Learn From Example
Statue of Harry Truman outside the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence. Photo taken in August 2011 Here is a thought-provoking question that you should consider: What constitutes a great...
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Flood Update: Crest has arrived; Euro-Zone Funding has (and will) not
Elbe crests well below record levels in Dresden; Saale River receding in Halle, rising Magdeburg; No help from Brussels- further cuts imminent? To start off the Newflyer update on the Great Flood of...
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German Railways on strike- again!
An empty Flensburg Railway Station. No train driver, no trains, but many infuriated passengers, even if none are seen here. Third union strike in two months. Longest strike in the history of Die Bahn....
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25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Wall Highlights
BERLIN; ERFURT- More than 2.5 million people (or 70% of the city’s population) converged on Berlin over the weekend to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall. The biggest highlight of the event was...
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Frage Für Das Forum: Can We Make It?
Bridge of Friendship at the German-Danish border north of Flensburg. Photo taken in 2011 & Can we make it? This is a question that has been on the minds of Germans and Europeans alike, as we...
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ICE-Line Erfurt-Leipzig/Halle(Saale) Open To Traffic
Galloping Gertie (the author’s bike) and the ICE-T train at Leipzig Central Station. Photo taken in Dec. 2015 ERFURT/LEIPZIG/HALLE(SAALE)- It took 25 years of planning, of which 19 years of...
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Germany Goes Far Right In Three States
Right-wing populist party Alternativ für Deutschland enters state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt, Baden-Wurttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate with double-digit results in state elections, Grand Coalition...
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Facts About Germany: German Bureaucracy
OK everyone, let’s be honest for a couple seconds. What is the number one annoying habit in Germany that you would love to see eliminated? After living in Germany for over 17 years, there is one that...
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500 Years of the 95 Theses Celebrated in Germany
Magdeburg Cathedral, one of the places where Martin Luther spread his influence. Photo taken in 2011 BERLIN/ERFURT/ LUTHERSTADT-WITTENBERG- You see me, and we see you. The slogan for the 36th annual...
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To the Americans Who Are Frustrated With Donald Trump
Dear Fellow Americans, We understand that half of you voted for Donald Trump because you wanted change in Washington. We understand that half of you voted for Donald Trump because you never wanted to...
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2017 German Federal Elections: A Preview
Germans go to the polls on 24 September to elect their new Chancellor- A lot of questions still exists After the US, Dutch and French elections, the German elections, which will take place on 24...
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Wir Schaffen Das: How the Christian Democrats Have Made German History
A couple years ago, I had a political discussion with another expatriate residing in Germany about Angela Merkel’s willingness to open the gates of Germany to refugees fleeing the regions of Syria,...
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