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One wonders at the docility of the students who evidently must be satisfied enough with the credentials to be uncaring about the lack of education.

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Jane Jacobs
Age: 89 †
Born: 1916
Born: May 4
Died: 2006
Died: April 25
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Economist
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Urban Planner
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
Jane Butzner
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