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09/28/2026 · Saint Helens

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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.

09/28/2026

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Poem of the Day

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

Quote of the Day

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

The National Ear

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 Curator

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

Good Karma Corner

Good News With Receipts: Tools, Donors, Condors, and Plastic-Eating Enzymes

The best good news rarely arrives with fireworks. People keep improving ordinary systems, helping strangers, protecting endangered birds, and teaching chemistry to clean up our messes.

09/28/2026

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Deadline to Apply for Open Positions on the Crook County Board of Commissioners

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LIBRARY CLOSED - Staff Training Day

LIBRARY CLOSED--- Staff Training Day Crook County Library will be closed on Tuesday, October 12, 2026. This closure is for a mandatory staff training day. Normal operating hours will resume on Wednesday, October 13, 2026.

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Meet the Goodwill Job Connection Employment Specialist (18+) – Oak Lodge Library

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Unknown County Sheriff's Office Hiring: Join Our Team

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Correctional Officer Vacancy at Unknown County Sheriff's Office

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Enforcement & Complaints

Other - 09/28/2026

Administrative Rules - Recently Adopted Commerce and Compliance Rules

Other - 09/24/2026

Clackamas County grand jury determines officers justified in using deadly force

Other - 09/22/2026

Crook County Planning Commission regular meeting - October 14, 2026 @ 4:00 PM

Public Hearing - 09/16/2026