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05/17/2026 · Terrell & Pecos Region
You Don't Have to Earn Your Morning Coffee
Before you check your phone or review your to-do list, try this: drink your coffee without doing anything else. No planning, no scrolling, no mental negotiations about what you deserve.
A Poem for Late Winter: When You Need Light Most
February tests patience. The days stretch longer, but the cold bites harder. This week, let Emily Dickinson remind you that hope arrives without invitation.
05/17/2026
On Starting Small: Margaret Atwood and the Single Seed
The author of The Handmaid's Tale once compared writing novels to gardening. Her insight applies to anyone planting tomatoes, learning Spanish, or facing a blank canvas this spring.
05/17/2026
A 12-Year-Old's Lemonade Stand Just Paid Off $4,000 in School Lunch Debt
Tristan Jacobson spent his summer selling lemonade and cookies to erase cafeteria debt for 123 students. He's already planning next year's menu.
05/17/2026
The Department You've Never Heard Of Just Got a $2 Billion Budget Cut
While Congress fought over the debt ceiling, the Bureau of Land Management lost funding for 847 field staff positions. The consequences reach far beyond public lands.
05/17/2026
Where US-83 Crosses the Niobrara: A Sandhills Weekend Nobody Talks About
Valentine, Nebraska sits at the edge of the Sandhills where the Niobrara River cuts through grass-covered dunes. You can canoe past waterfalls, eat pie at a counter that's fed ranchers since 1947, and camp under stars that light up the whole sky.
05/17/2026
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