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09/30/2026 · Grafton
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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Notice is hereby given that the MCJDC Board of Trustees proposes to reemploy Dana Fambro (Moore), who will retire from the position of Superintendent of the Multi County Juvenile Detention Center, as a reemployed retirant in the same position. The proposed retirement date is November 30, 2026, and reemployment as Superintendent is scheduled to begin December 1, 2026. In accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 145.381, the Board of Trustees will hold a public meeting to consider the proposed reemployment of Dana Fambro (Moore) as Superintendent following her retirement. The meeting details are as follows: Date: November 13, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Multi County Juvenile Detention Center Address: 923 Liberty Center Drive, Lancaster, Ohio 43130
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