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A public service means serving the public
Several years ago, my cousin started having a miscarriage while fixing supper for her family.
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It’s time to play the music, light the lights
I have a not-so-secret fondness for Kermit the Frog. And for Miss Piggy and Rowlf the piano-playing dog and Gonzo the … whatever he is.
by David Behling, Friday, February 17, 2012 9:11 am
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Package in mail unveils memories of N.Y.
There was an unexpected package in the mail for me a couple of weeks ago, a small package, wrapped in brown paper.
by David Behling, Friday, February 10, 2012 9:09 am
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‘Julius Caesar’ remains a lesson for today
Shakespeare has become a minor obsession at our house.
by David Behling, Friday, February 3, 2012 8:52 am
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Plans, dreams, goals … and accidents
This winter two separate accidents hit like localized earthquakes, the personal kind of shaking that disrupts life for only a family and friends.
by David Behling, Friday, January 27, 2012 10:15 am
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Presidential jobs debate stays interesting
I was worried the Republican nomination battle was going to become boring, after Michele Bachmann’s departure.
by David Behling, Friday, January 20, 2012 9:21 am
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MLK’s legacy of faith, freedom, equality
I was very young, not even in school yet, but I remember watching Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak to crowds of Americans (the crowds ...
by David Behling, Friday, January 13, 2012 9:09 am
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20 years of ‘Notes from Home’
After a year dominated by milestones in my life — 25 years of marriage (to the same woman), 50 years of being alive and getting ...
by David Behling, Friday, January 6, 2012 10:16 am
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Questions for life, retailers, the city …
No, you can relax. I’m not writing about immigrants, foreign languages, or even foreigners.
by David Behling, Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:14 am
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Clean first, then decorate for Christmas
Ah. The magic day approaches. We’re all shivering with anticipation, barely containing our emotions as the Sunday after Thanksgiving dawns.
by David Behling, Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:02 am
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Should we let the people decide?
The leaders of our country in all spheres — political, social, economic, and religious — seem conflicted, or at best ambivalent, about a basic principle ...
by David Behling, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 9:19 am
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Why is church so ‘awful dull’?
Yeah, church can be “awful dull” sometimes, especially for younger believers. Lots of blah, blah, blah and sitting still — quiet is expected and enforced. ...
by David Behling, Tuesday, November 1, 2011 9:07 am
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Immigrant bashers have no shame
When I was growing up in Arizona, immigrants were a reality that we natives learned to live with. Every time we turned around, there they ...
by David Behling, Tuesday, October 18, 2011 10:02 am
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How do you parent the grown daughter?
Once upon a time we sat on the floor, surrounded by blankets and stuffed animals, while I told her about when “Max wore his wolf ...
by David Behling, Tuesday, October 4, 2011 8:58 am
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Learning cursive is about nostalgia
I don’t usually pick fights with fellow writers — except for maybe stupid-headed political commentators that don’t know anything about anything … but I digress.
by David Behling, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:49 am
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