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</div> </div> <div class='articles schema-standard'> <div class='row'> <div class='col-md-12'> <a class="article" href="/articles/271701-alfred-kriftner-teil-vi-eine-mauer-fuer-kalifornien"><div class='row'> <div class='col-md-12'> <div class='col-left'> <div class='image'> <img loading="lazy" alt="Alfred Kriftner" src="https://d2f1iohpdfe94e.cloudfront.net/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTBsQlE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--4f680543a8843f552ebab621d016f359b69303fe/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9VWTI5dFltbHVaVjl2Y0hScGIyNXpld2s2QzNKbGMybDZaVWtpRFRNNU5uZ3hPVGcrQmpvR1JWUTZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lERE01Tm5neE9UZ0dPd2RVT2c5aVlXTnJaM0p2ZFc1a1NTSUtZbXhoWTJzR093ZFVPZ3huY21GMmFYUjVTU0lMWTJWdWRHVnlCanNIVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--e48585cd0f19cc22d44d68788930704b93d29682/291393.png" /> </div> </div> <div class='col-right'> <div class="category"><div class="label ">St. Margrethen</div></div> <div class='h1'> Alfred Kriftner Teil VI: Eine Mauer für Kalifornien </div> <div class='lead-text'> In diesem letzten Kapitel wird die Gegenwart behandelt. Wie sieht das Leben von Kriftner aus und wie lebt es sich so weit weg von der Heimat? </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <a class="article" href="/articles/271703-alfred-kriftner-teil-v-den-hausfrieden-mit-waffengewalt-verteidigen"><div class='row'> <div class='col-md-12'> <div class='col-left'> <div class='image'> <img loading="lazy" alt="Alfred Kriftner" src="https://d2f1iohpdfe94e.cloudfront.net/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTBsQlE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--4f680543a8843f552ebab621d016f359b69303fe/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9VWTI5dFltbHVaVjl2Y0hScGIyNXpld2s2QzNKbGMybDZaVWtpRFRNNU5uZ3hPVGcrQmpvR1JWUTZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lERE01Tm5neE9UZ0dPd2RVT2c5aVlXTnJaM0p2ZFc1a1NTSUtZbXhoWTJzR093ZFVPZ3huY21GMmFYUjVTU0lMWTJWdWRHVnlCanNIVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--e48585cd0f19cc22d44d68788930704b93d29682/291393.png" /> </div> </div> <div class='col-right'> <div class="category"><div class="label ">St. Margrethen</div></div> <div class='h1'> Alfred Kriftner Teil V: Den Hausfrieden mit Waffengewalt verteidigen </div> <div class='lead-text'> Mittlerweile hat sich Kriftner gut in Amerika eingelebt und in Texas seinen neuen Lebensmittelpunkt gefunden. Mit diesem neuen Leben kommen auch neue Gewohnheiten. Darunter das Tra... </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <a class="article" href="/articles/271700-alfred-kriftner-teil-iv-welcome-to-your-new-homeland"><div class='row'> <div class='col-md-12'> <div class='col-left'> <div class='image'> <img loading="lazy" alt="Alfred Kriftner" src="https://d2f1iohpdfe94e.cloudfront.net/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTBsQlE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--4f680543a8843f552ebab621d016f359b69303fe/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9VWTI5dFltbHVaVjl2Y0hScGIyNXpld2s2QzNKbGMybDZaVWtpRFRNNU5uZ3hPVGcrQmpvR1JWUTZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lERE01Tm5neE9UZ0dPd2RVT2c5aVlXTnJaM0p2ZFc1a1NTSUtZbXhoWTJzR093ZFVPZ3huY21GMmFYUjVTU0lMWTJWdWRHVnlCanNIVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--e48585cd0f19cc22d44d68788930704b93d29682/291393.png" /> </div> </div> <div class='col-right'> <div class="category"><div class="label ">St. Margrethen</div></div> <div class='h1'> Alfred Kriftner Teil IV: «Welcome to your new homeland» </div> <div class='lead-text'> Genug ist genug. Zu viel läuft falsch in diesem Land. Heimat? Nein, sicher nicht hier. Die Lösung: Auswandern in die USA. Das gelobte Land lockt mit grenzenloser Freiheit, einem an... </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <a class="article" href="/articles/271699-alfred-kriftner-teil-iii-scheinasylanten-und-kriminaltouristen"><div class='row'> <div class='col-md-12'> <div class='col-left'> <div class='image'> <img loading="lazy" alt="Alfred Kriftner" src="https://d2f1iohpdfe94e.cloudfront.net/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTBsQlE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--4f680543a8843f552ebab621d016f359b69303fe/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9VWTI5dFltbHVaVjl2Y0hScGIyNXpld2s2QzNKbGMybDZaVWtpRFRNNU5uZ3hPVGcrQmpvR1JWUTZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lERE01Tm5neE9UZ0dPd2RVT2c5aVlXTnJaM0p2ZFc1a1NTSUtZbXhoWTJzR093ZFVPZ3huY21GMmFYUjVTU0lMWTJWdWRHVnlCanNIVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--e48585cd0f19cc22d44d68788930704b93d29682/291393.png" /> </div> </div> <div class='col-right'> <div class="category"><div class="label ">St. Margrethen</div></div> <div class='h1'> Alfred Kriftner Teil III: «Scheinasylanten und Kriminaltouristen» </div> <div class='lead-text'> Auf die Lehre folgte schon bald auch das erste politische Engagement von Kriftner. Doch mit dem Schritt in die Politik kam auch ein einschneidendes Erlebnis. Eines, das mitunter da... </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <div class='row'> <div class='col-md-12'> <div class='ad-banner'> <div class='adnz_wideboard' id='adnz_wideboard_2'></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="article" href="/articles/271705-alfred-kriftner-teil-i-mit-luftgewehren-auf-huehner-schiessen"><div class='row'> <div class='col-md-12'> <div class='col-left'> <div class='image'> <img loading="lazy" alt="Alfred Kriftner" src="https://d2f1iohpdfe94e.cloudfront.net/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTBsQlE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--4f680543a8843f552ebab621d016f359b69303fe/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9VWTI5dFltbHVaVjl2Y0hScGIyNXpld2s2QzNKbGMybDZaVWtpRFRNNU5uZ3hPVGcrQmpvR1JWUTZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lERE01Tm5neE9UZ0dPd2RVT2c5aVlXTnJaM0p2ZFc1a1NTSUtZbXhoWTJzR093ZFVPZ3huY21GMmFYUjVTU0lMWTJWdWRHVnlCanNIVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--e48585cd0f19cc22d44d68788930704b93d29682/291393.png" /> </div> </div> <div class='col-right'> <div class="category"><div class="label ">St. Margrethen</div></div> <div class='h1'> Alfred Kriftner Teil I: Mit Luftgewehren auf Hühner schiessen </div> <div class='lead-text'> Vor bald 20 Jahren gab der St.Margrether Alfred Kriftner sein Leben im Rheintal auf und tauschte es gegen ein Leben als Farmer in Texas. In der neuen Serie «Ein Rheintaler in Texa... </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <a class="article" href="/articles/271702-alfred-kriftner-teil-ii-berufsstolz-und-widerstand"><div class='row'> <div class='col-md-12'> <div class='col-left'> <div class='image'> <img loading="lazy" alt="Alfred Kriftner" src="https://d2f1iohpdfe94e.cloudfront.net/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOTBsQlE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--4f680543a8843f552ebab621d016f359b69303fe/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCam9VWTI5dFltbHVaVjl2Y0hScGIyNXpld2s2QzNKbGMybDZaVWtpRFRNNU5uZ3hPVGcrQmpvR1JWUTZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lERE01Tm5neE9UZ0dPd2RVT2c5aVlXTnJaM0p2ZFc1a1NTSUtZbXhoWTJzR093ZFVPZ3huY21GMmFYUjVTU0lMWTJWdWRHVnlCanNIVkE9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--e48585cd0f19cc22d44d68788930704b93d29682/291393.png" /> </div> </div> <div class='col-right'> <div class="category"><div class="label ">St. Margrethen</div></div> <div class='h1'> Alfred Kriftner Teil II: Berufsstolz und Widerstand </div> <div class='lead-text'> Nach einer sehr glücklichen Kindheit kam für Kriftner der Schritt ins Erwachsenenleben. 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