By Jim Heffernan While we were talking about the current censorship at Tillamook High School, Laura recommended the book, “The Coddling of the American Mind”. I saw that the same author had…
Category: Arts
Hoffman 20th Anniversary Festival August 31: Please join us as we celebrate 20 years of providing arts and culture opportunities in Manzanita!
Please join us on Saturday, August 31st, between 11:00 am-6:00 pm, for our celebratory 20th Anniversary Festival! We’re planning a day of creative activities for the whole family. The event will kick off at 11:00…
BOOK REVIEW: The Truths We Hold – An American Journey by Kamala Harris
By Jim Heffernan The Los Angeles called this book, “A life story that genuinely entrances.” They were certainly right about that. This book grabbed me from the beginning and held my attention…
Original Practice Shakespeare Festival at Tillamook Library’s Maxwell Park August 30-31
Tillamook County Library will host the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival at Maxwell Library Park adjacent to the Tillamook Main Library. There will be two performances. Romeo and Juliet will be performed on…
Kyler’s Big Heart Benefit Concert Sept. 7th, featuring Jacquie Roar, at Garibaldi Event Tent; Tickets Going Fast!
The Kyler’s Big Heart Benefit Concert will be held on September 7, 2024 at the Port of Garibaldi. Headlining this event is country singer Jacquie Roar. Jacquie is a family friend of…
BOOK REVIEW: The Lies of the Land – Seeing Rural America for What It Is—and Isn’t (2023) by Steven Conn
By Neal Lemery A “piercing, unsentimental” history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis. (The New Yorker) One of the popular concepts about current American politics and culture is…
Questioning the Need for Explicit Content in Required Reading
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez is a novel that tells the story of the García family, who flee the Dominican Republic for the United States in the…
BOOK REVIEW: The True Patriot – A Pamphlet by Eric Liu & Nick Hanauer
By Jim Heffernan I was drawn to this book by familiarity with one of the authors and a healthy respect for patriotism. It’s a book that I wish I had discovered long…
Short Film Night Returns to Nehalem Sept. 7th at North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center
The McMinnville Short Film Festival will offer a pop-up screening of five environmental or documentary short films at the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center Saturday, Sep. 7 at 6 p.m….
Tillamook School Board Votes to Ban Book – “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents”
By Laura Swanson When this situation was first brought to our attention, the initial reaction was “Are you kidding me?” And then we are reminded that there is a small group of…
