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10/02/2026 · Bellingham
The Two-Minute Pause That Protects Your Day
You don’t have to answer every request on the spot. A small pause before saying yes can help you make choices from intention instead of reflex.
Why Shakespeare’s Summer Day Refuses to End
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 begins with a famous question about summer—but its real subject is time, and the audacious little trick poetry can play on it. Read the poem as a wager: what if a few lines could outlast the season itself?
10/01/2026
The Power You Want Should Not Belong to Someone Else
Mary Wollstonecraft’s sharpest line about freedom is also a useful test for modern arguments about power: are we trying to control others, or finally govern ourselves?
10/01/2026
The National Ear: Washington’s Waiting Game Has a Price Tag
The country keeps asking who will blink first, voters, lawmakers, workers, or the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the bills keep arriving on schedule.
10/01/2026
The Relationship Is Fine—So Why Do I Feel Like I’m Losing My Mind?
Two readers, two very ordinary relationship problems: one partner who treats chores like optional side quests, and one ex who keeps reopening a door that should be nailed shut. The common thread? Stop waiting for people to magically become easier to love.
10/01/2026
Cuba, Missouri: The Route 66 Stop With Better Murals Than You’d Expect
Put Cuba, Missouri, on your next road-trip map when you want old highway atmosphere without the crowds or the souvenir-shop overload. Park downtown, eat something smoky, and spend an hour wondering why this little town has so many enormous murals.
10/02/2026
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October 20, 2026 Events Calendar
Tuesday, October 20 4 Event Items Chambers Critter Crawl Help woodland critters find the trail for a prize in this adorable scavenger hunt. 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Chambers Creek Regional Park Grandview Trail Environmental Services Building Parks & Recreation Community Development Corporation 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM This is a hybrid meeting, held both via Zoom and in person at Pierce County Human Services, 3602 Pacific Ave, Suite 200, Tacoma, WA 98418, in the Brekke Conference Room, on the third Tuesday of each month, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Via ZOOM: https://bit.ly/CDCBoard Webinar ID: 944 9937 4620 Passcode: 722 Human Services South Sound Affordable Housing Partnership (SSHA3P) Advisory Board Meeting The SSHA3P Advisory Board provides the Executive Board with recommendations on SSHA3P’s budget, work plan, legislative agendas, and policy and program recommendations for SSHA3P member government consideration. 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM This is a hybrid meeting, via Zoom as well as in person at Pierce County Human Services, 3602 Pacific Ave, Suite 200, Tacoma, WA 98418, in the Muckleshoot Conference Room, on the third Tuesdays of each month, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Zoom Link: https://piercecountywa.zoom.us/j/93907476275 Human Services Food Waste Composting with Worms 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Hybrid: WSU-Puyallup and virtual via Zoom
Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting
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