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09/30/2026 · Ellensburg
The Three-Second Pause That Protects Your Day
Before you answer that text, accept that favor, or volunteer for one more thing, try a tiny pause. It can keep an automatic “sure” from becoming an afternoon of resentment.
The Trick That Makes Shakespeare’s Summer Last Forever
Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” begins as a compliment and ends as a dare to time itself. Its secret is not that summer is beautiful—it’s that summer is unreliable.
09/28/2026
The Most Radical Kind of Help Is Paying Attention
Simone Weil’s famous line about attention is often served as a gentler synonym for focus. It is stranger—and more useful—than that: she believed attention was a form of moral generosity.
09/28/2026
Washington’s Loudest Week Has a Quiet Bill
The White House keeps selling speed, Congress keeps selling certainty, and households keep paying for the gap between them. The week’s biggest story sits where tariffs, budget cuts, and shaky consumer confidence meet.
09/28/2026
The Giant Van Gogh Screensaver Has Gone Too Far
I have nothing against Van Gogh. I have something against being trapped inside a screensaver while a DJ whispers about “healing.” The immersive art craze deserves a little less reverence and a lot more fluorescent lighting.
09/28/2026
Lanesboro, Minnesota: The Bike Trail Town That Forgot to Be Boring
Follow the Root River into southeastern Minnesota for limestone bluffs, a walkable main street, and a breakfast plate that justifies the entire drive. Lanesboro is small enough to understand in one afternoon and strange enough to keep you poking around until dinner.
09/30/2026
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In-Person Disaster Loan Assistance Available for Chelan Hills Fire-Affected Residents
In-Person Disaster Loan Assistance Available for Chelan Hills Fire-Affected Residents • Douglas County, WA If you were affected by the Chelan Hills Fire, SBA disaster loan assistance may be available to help you recover-whether you own a home, rent, run a business or operate an eligible nonprofit. Douglas County News & Information Posted on September 30, 2026 The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will have representatives at the Douglas County Law and Justice Center beginning Thursday, October 1, to assist residents, businesses and eligible nonprofit organizations affected by the Chelan Hills Fire. SBA representatives can answer questions, explain available SBA disaster loans and assist with completing applications. SBA Outreach Center Location: Law and Justice Center100 19th Street NW, East Wenatchee Opening: Thursday, October 1, at 1 p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Representatives will be here until October 23. Please note the SBA Outreach Center will be closed Monday, October 12. SBA disaster loans may be available to eligible homeowners, renters, businesses and private nonprofits affected by the fire. Homeowners may qualify for up to $500,000 for damage to a primary residence and up to $100,000 for personal property. Renters may qualify for up to $100,000 for damaged personal property. Businesses and eligible nonprofits may qualify for up to $2 million for physical damage and, in some cases, economic injury. Interest rates are as low as 2.875% for homeowners and renters, with terms of up to 30 years. No payments are due for the first 12 months, and there are no fees to apply. Agricultural producers, farmers and ranchers are not eligible for SBA disaster loans, except for aquaculture enterprises. If you are unable to come in person you may Apply Online for SBA Disaster Assistance Physical damage application deadline: November 23, 2026 Economic Injury Disaster Loan deadline: June 22, 2027 SBA Press Release SBA Fact Sheet-Chelan Hills Fire Learn More About SBA Disaster Assistance
Pacific County Commissioners to Meet: Access Agendas and Minutes Online
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PACIFIC COUNTY Office: 360-875-9316 FAX: 360-875-9338 Commissioner’s Staff: Diane Blinn, Board Administrator Elizabeth Miller, Clerk to the Board Commissioners meet the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 10:00 AM in the Commissioners’ Conference Room, 1st Floor, Courthouse, 400 Main Street, South Bend, WA. If a meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting will be held the day before or the day after. Agendas will be posted the Friday before the meeting. MINUTES AND AGENDAS Click on the year you wish to view: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900
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