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09/20/2026 · Pendleton
The Tiny Reset That Keeps Your Day From Becoming One Long Blur
Your attention doesn’t instantly follow you from one task to the next. A two-minute closing ritual can help your brain put one thing down before you pick up another.
The Tiny Word That Makes Dickinson’s Hope Fly
Emily Dickinson doesn’t describe hope as a feeling, a plan, or a promise. She calls it “the thing with feathers”—and that oddly modest word, thing, is where the poem’s magic begins.
09/20/2026
The Radical Meaning of “Power Over Themselves”
Mary Wollstonecraft was not asking women to trade one kind of domination for another. In a sentence that still cuts through a great deal of noisy advice, she made autonomy—not superiority—the point.
09/20/2026
Washington’s Power Test, Wall Street’s Patience Problem
The president keeps pressing the limits of executive power while Congress searches for a way to keep the government funded. Meanwhile, households keep paying for an economy that looks stronger on paper than it feels at the checkout counter.
09/20/2026
Museum Labels Need to Stop Writing Novels
The tiny paragraph beside a painting should help us see the art, not challenge us to a hostage negotiation. Museums, please: fewer footnotes, more human beings.
09/20/2026
Lanesboro, Minnesota: A Tiny Town With a Trail, a Trout Stream, and Very Good Pie
Take the back road to Lanesboro for a cheap, cheerful weekend of bike rides, limestone bluffs, and food that does not require a reservation made three months ago. The surprise: this quiet Root River town has a serious theater scene.
09/20/2026
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Moster Mash & Splash Teen Swim Night Grades 6–9. Make a splash at our Halloween-themed teen swim night! Join us for a spooktacular evening of swimming, music, games, and festive poolside fun. Hunt for floating pumpkins, hang out with friends, and celebrate the season with Halloween-themed activities throughout the night. Advanced registration required. Location: North Clackamas Aquatic Park Fee: NCPRD $9; non-resident $14 Time/Date: Friday, Oct. 9, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Learn more and sign up
Teen Friday: Inky October – Oak Lodge Library
Teen Friday: Inky October – Oak Lodge Library Start Date 10/09/2026 04:30 PM End Date 10/09/2026 05:30 PM Oak Lodge Library, 3783 SE Concord Rd., Oak Lodge OR 97267 Explore our new art supplies kit, try out a prompt, and add the first drawings to the library’s teen sketchbook. All skill levels welcome! For students in grades 6-12. No registration required.
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