DRBehling, Author at Albert Lea Tribune - Page 2 of 8

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Caring for the lawn is an onerous burden

It should come as no surprise to anyone that I hate being responsible for a lawn, no surprise, in part, because I’ve written about it ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, June 14, 2013 9:19 am

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The expensive sweating of the middle class

A chance encounter at the grocery store led to a chat about my columns. The reader talked about always reading the columns to the end, ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, June 7, 2013 9:21 am

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Location plays big factor in disaster effect

Column: Notes from Home, by David Behling For years the canvas bag hung on a doorknob in my room, usually on the closet door, but ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, May 31, 2013 9:10 am

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There often is more to tale behind columns

When one writes a column like Notes from Home regularly for several years, every so often stories aren’t quite finished when the writer (and readers) ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, May 24, 2013 10:03 am

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How do we feel about the younger brother?

I was chatting with students, getting ready to distribute the final exam in my introduction to literature class when the conversation turned in an unexpected ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, May 17, 2013 9:36 am

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Meteorologists and politicians are similar

There’s a joke I tell when I’m hanging out with clergy: Read more

by David Behling, Friday, May 10, 2013 9:13 am

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Loss of best friend in childhood lasts years

This is a story about a death by drowning, about a boy slipping beneath the surface of cold lake on a hot summer day. But ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, May 3, 2013 9:48 am

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When the victors pretend to be the victims

Something terrible happened today, and somebody died because of it. Most of us just don’t know it yet. A similar deed of terrible violence happened ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, April 26, 2013 9:50 am

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Minnesota whines about improving itself

Column: Notes from Home, by David Behling Last year it was all about the Minnesota Vikings. Give us money, the team’s owners and the NFL ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, April 19, 2013 9:18 am

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Train travel is a smarter way to get around

The sound of the horn drifts down from the bluffs to the platform where I am standing. Not exactly piercing, but more low and throbbing, ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, April 12, 2013 9:10 am

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On buying, selling and working for a living

How much work is too much work? What parts of our lives cannot be bought and sold? When do buying, selling and working take second ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, April 5, 2013 9:20 am

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The story of a boy and citric acid troubles

Once upon a time a child started not feeling so great, a touch of nausea, almost every time the child was out having fun with ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, March 29, 2013 9:35 am

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Spring break on the beach is as expected

Last week I did something I had never even considered doing before: take a trip to the beach for spring break. Read more

by David Behling, Friday, March 22, 2013 10:31 am

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Even the Great Detective cleans restrooms

Column: Notes from Home, by David Behling “The play is afoot, Watson. And it is a . . . challenging one.” Sherlock Holmes is one ... Read more

by David Behling, Friday, March 15, 2013 9:15 am

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When a house cat descends into madness …

One of our cats has gone mad, as in insane, exhibiting signs of extreme emotional instability. Read more

by David Behling, Friday, March 8, 2013 9:18 am

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