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Mayor Dalton posted tomorrow’s whole council agenda and actually breaks it down. FEMA money for the water intake, invasive species rules, the golf club proposal everyone's asking about, he doesn't bury it. Not every town does that. Read his rundown and show up Wednesday. This works better with more of us in the room.

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Book of the Week cover ◆ Book of the Week · with Huzzah Books Endgame Samuel Beckett Beckett's stark one-act play presents a post-apocalyptic scenario where characters inhabit a bunker-like space, confined and waiting as the world outside slowly becomes uninhabitable. A masterwork of absurdist drama that explores themes of futility, dependency, and the human condition through sparse dialogue and ritualistic action. Read the pick →
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◆ Over the High Country tonight Earth's Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses 🌔 Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit A bright moon tonight, so the Milky Way and the faintest stars wash out. Sky's truly dark after 9:35 PM. ◆ NASA's photo today: Earth's Shadow Visualized with Lunar Eclipses →
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