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You begin to see that all of these things are connected: The kind of cuts that mean less environmental protection are also the kind of cuts that mean less musical education for the schools and that also mean more overcrowded schools.

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Robert Hass
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: March 1
Literary Critic
Poet
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University Teacher
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Robert L. Hass
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