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10/07/2026 · Brandon
The Smallest Possible Next Step
When your to-do list starts looking like a personal attack, don’t demand more motivation from yourself. Name the next physical action instead—and watch the fog lift.
Emily Dickinson’s “Hope” Is Not a Bird—It’s Stranger and Stronger Than That
Dickinson gives hope feathers, a song, and astonishing endurance—but refuses to call it a bird. That tiny choice turns a familiar metaphor into something wilder: a creatureless force that can live anywhere.
10/07/2026
The Radical Usefulness of Forgiveness
Hannah Arendt did not treat forgiveness as a moral decoration or a soothing feeling. She saw it as one of the few tools we have for escaping the permanent consequences of what cannot be undone.
10/07/2026
The Price Tag Is Back in the Driver’s Seat
Washington keeps selling disruption as strategy, while families and employers count the cost in grocery aisles, paychecks, and mortgage statements. Today’s biggest story sits where politics meets arithmetic.
10/07/2026
The Immersive Van Gogh Experience Needs to Sit Down
Giant projections of famous paintings are not automatically profound just because the room is dark and everyone is wearing a lanyard. Still, I’m willing to defend what these shows accidentally get right.
10/07/2026
Wallace, Idaho: The Town Under the Interstate
Take I-90 into the Idaho panhandle and stop where the freeway does something genuinely strange: it rises over an old mining town. Wallace is compact, walkable, inexpensive, and just odd enough to make a weekend feel like a proper road trip.
10/07/2026
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View allGovernor Ron DeSantis Issues Executive Order In Preparation For Tropical Depression Nine
Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Executive Order In Preparation For Tropical Depression Nine | Executive Office of the Governor Skip to main content Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Executive Order In Preparation For Tropical Depression Nine October 6 2026 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 26-202 declaring a state of emergency for 25 Florida counties in preparation for Tropical Depression Nine, which is expected to strengthen in the coming days. The Governor and the Florida State Emergency Response Team (SERT) are taking precautions now to ensure Florida remains prepared for potential impacts. Read the Executive Order here.“Today, I signed an Executive Order issuing a state of emergency ahead of potential impacts from Tropical Depression 9. This order will allow the Florida Division of Emergency Management to stage critical preparedness resources and ensure Florida is ready to respond,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “Floridians should take this time to get disaster plans in place and ensure their hurricane supply kit is stocked.”For more resources on how you and your family can prepare ahead of the storm, visit FloridaDisaster.org.SERT teams are currently mobilizing resources to support storm preparation and response efforts. These resources will be strategically staged in Tallahassee and the Santa Rosa area to cover the storm’s rapid deployment as needed. Staged assets include: Generators Fuel Flood Barriers Boxed Water Pallets Shelf-Stable Meals Flood Buckets Tarps Tiger Dams Sandbags The current forecast indicates a tropical storm or hurricane could make landfall somewhere along the central Gulf Coast later this week. Impacts are expected to extend beyond the point of landfall, with heavy rainfall, strong winds, coastal flooding and isolated tornadoes possible across North Florida. Additional precipitation could further saturate soils and increase the potential for flash flooding following the state’s recent significant rainfall.Governor DeSantis issued the State of Emergency for the following counties: Baker, Bay, Calhoun, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Taylor, Walton, Wakulla, and Washington. To continue to receive updates, follow @FLSERT on X for live updates. Visit FloridaDisaster.org for more information on how to stay prepared and ready.
Zephyrhills Library Hosts Story Time, Book Club, and Author Visit in May
Zephyrhills Public Library - Upcoming Events Join us at the Zephyrhills Public Library for a variety of exciting events this May! Children's Story Time: Every Tuesday at 10:00 AM in the Children's Section. Bring your little ones for stories, songs, and crafts! Adult Book Club: First Wednesday of the month at 2:00 PM in the Community Room. This month's selection is 'The Midnight Library' by Matt Haig. Author Visit: Saturday, May 18th at 11:00 AM in the Auditorium. Meet local author Jane Doe as she discusses her latest novel. All events are free and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there!
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