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09/30/2026 · Ward County
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.
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
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
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 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
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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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Dickinson City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 123 Main Street. The agenda for this meeting includes, but is not limited to, the following items: 1. Public Hearing: Proposed Rezoning of Parcel B for commercial development. 2. Discussion and Vote: Approval of the bid for the Northside Park Renovation Project. 3. Presentation: Q3 Financial Report and preliminary discussions for the FY2025 Budget. 4. Consideration of a new ordinance regarding street parking regulations. The full agenda and supporting documents are available on the city's official website. Members of the public are welcome to attend and may address the Council during the designated public comment period.
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