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09/16/2026 · Union County

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The Tiny Pause That Gives You Your Day Back

You do not need a perfect boundary script—you need three seconds before an automatic yes. Try this small pause today and notice how much more honest your answers become.

09/16/2026
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Poem of the Day

Three Dials, One Life: Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73

Shakespeare turns aging into three small, blazing pictures: a bare tree, a fading day, and a fire collapsing into ash. Read closely, and you’ll see why this sonnet feels less like a lecture about mortality than a hand finding yours in the dark.

09/16/2026

Quote of the Day

The Intelligence of Not Choosing Too Soon

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous sentence is usually treated as a badge of sophistication. Read in context, it is stranger and more useful: a warning that reality may demand contradiction without granting us the comfort of a tidy answer.

09/16/2026

The National Ear

The Bill, the Border, and the Price of Dinner

Washington keeps selling speed while Congress argues over the bill’s fine print. Meanwhile, families, courts, and the Federal Reserve keep forcing the country to confront the same question: who pays for the promises?

09/16/2026

The Curator

The Immersive Van Gogh Machine Needs to Sit Down

Projecting paintings onto warehouse walls is not automatically an art experience. Sometimes it’s a dazzling doorway into an artist’s work; sometimes it’s a screensaver wearing a beret.

09/16/2026

The Weekend Escape

Wallace, Idaho: The Little Mining Town Under the Interstate

Take I-90 into northern Idaho and stop before the drive turns into a blur of pine trees and gas stations. Wallace has a walkable old downtown, good coffee, and one wonderfully strange surprise: the interstate runs underneath it.

09/16/2026

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Transportation Clear Search Input Close Search Results Transportation Contact Us Union County School District, Florida 255 SE 8th Ave Lake Butler, FL 32054 352-448-0180 Fax: 386-496-4394 Tony Raish  -  Coordinator raisht @union.k12.fl.us P: 352.448.0180 Bus Routes Link Rules for Bus Ridership Link The Purpose Statement for the Union County School District The purpose of Union County School District is to provide a collaborative learning culture where students are dedicated to excel with commitment from staff, families, and community. 55 S.W. 6th Street, Lake Butler, FL 32054, P: 352-448-5051 Digitally Designed by BramJam, LLC Share by:

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Technology Department Get Help! Submit a help ticket Contact Us Kevin Craft, IT Coordinator craftk @union.k12. fl. us Kyle Halfacre, IT Coordinator halfacrek @union.k12. fl.us Wesley Smith, Technician smithwe @union.k12. fl.us Cailyn Stalnaker, MIS Director mis @union.k12. fl.us The Purpose Statement for the Union County School District The purpose of Union County School District is to provide a collaborative learning culture where students are dedicated to excel with commitment from staff, families, and community. 55 S.W. 6th Street, Lake Butler, FL 32054, P: 352-448-5051 Digitally Designed by BramJam, LLC

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Covid Covid Parent Letter Updates Covid Quarantine Guidance The Purpose Statement for the Union County School District The purpose of Union County School District is to provide a collaborative learning culture where students are dedicated to excel with commitment from staff, families, and community. 55 S.W. 6th Street, Lake Butler, FL 32054, P: 352-448-5051 Digitally Designed by BramJam, LLC Share by:

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