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We’re still merrily married after 25 years

“Do you love me?” Tevye asks Golde in Fiddler on the Roof. Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 9:30 am

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When graduating isn’t all we expected

“Graduation just wasn’t what I was expecting,” the young man said to me. “It’s as if everything’s still the same, but isn’t.” Read more

by David Behling, Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:30 am

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Conservative used to mean paying the bills

I’m thinking about the young men and women we sent to kill and die in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while we refused to raise ... Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, August 2, 2011 9:11 am

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Take in the beauty of Fountain Lake

Sweat trickles down my face and into my eyes, which were already itchy from hay fever. Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, July 19, 2011 9:04 am

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Some ideas for the anti-revenue crowd

When I penned this column Thursday, the shutdown of state government on July 1 in Minnesota seemed inevitable. Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, July 5, 2011 11:01 am

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The many levels of incompetence

I’m in a men’s bathroom somewhere — doesn’t matter where — standing by the sink. I stick my fingers under the faucet and wait for ... Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, June 21, 2011 8:31 am

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Why does GOP want to protect the rich?

Minnesotans have reached the end of the highway: The budget cliff lies before us. Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 8:58 am

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Amazon.com cheats when it skips sales tax

A couple of months ago I ended a long-standing relationship with someone I had learned to appreciate. Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 9:07 am

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Music education takes it on the chin again

Our household has been buzzing with frustration since last week, when news of the budget cuts for District 241 surfaced. Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, April 12, 2011 9:13 am

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When do students and parents get a say?

Our oldest child — the one about to graduate from college — started kindergarten in the fall of 1994. Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 8:24 am

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Do we want a pro football team in Minn.?

My father was the only person who watched sports on TV when I was growing up, and we all — including my mom — learned ... Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:46 am

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Do people still volunteer for service sake?

Volunteering to serve the community isn’t what it used to be. Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, March 8, 2011 8:44 am

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My pants started fitting better, but …

It’s spring semester at the college, which means tons of classes, assignments and tests, obviously, and seniors getting ready to launch out from school into ... Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, February 22, 2011 10:02 am

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I like hanging out with the boys

There are some things adults are not supposed to say out loud. Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 8:44 am

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Friendships transcend differences, right?

Several years ago I was at one of the required “parents-of-athletes” meetings at the high school when I overheard two moms talking about how their ... Read more

by David Behling, Tuesday, January 25, 2011 8:58 am

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