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09/30/2026 · Saint Helens

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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Seeking Applicants: Crook County Budget Committee - Apply by November 5, 2026

Crook County has an upcoming vacancy on the Crook County Budget Committee. The term of appointment will run from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2029. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please stop by the County Commissioner’s Office located at 300 NE 3rd Street, Prineville, OR, or email [email protected] for an application. Applications are also available for download on the County’s Boards and Committees webpage: https://www.crookcountyor.gov/1205/Boards-and-Committees-Overview. Applications must be received by 4:00 pm on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Crook County Budget Committee Vacancy 11.5.26_final General application

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Crook County is currently seeking applicants to fill four upcoming vacancies on the Ag Extension Service District. If you are interested in serving on this board, please stop by the County Commissioner’s Office located at 300 NE 3rd Street, Prineville, OR, or email [email protected] for an application. Applications are also available for download on the County’s Boards and Committees webpage: https://www.crookcountyor.gov/1205/Boards-and-Committees-Overview. Applications must be received by 4:00 pm on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Ag Extension Service District Vacancy 11.5.26_final General application

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