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…
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BOOK REVIEW: The Truths We Hold – An American Journey by Kamala Harris
OIOpublisher 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…
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…
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…
Letter to the Editor: How Our School District Lost Its Books
I’m a parent of three students who attend Tillamook school district. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been following the process the district has used to review the book How the Garcia…
BOOK REVIEW: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was brought to the Pioneer’s attention the results of Tillamook School District 9’s Curriculum Review Committee meeting held July 29, 2024. The committee reviewed the book How the Garcia…
BOOK REVIEW: You’re More Powerful Than You Think – A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change Happen
By Jim Heffernan I have to wonder why it took me so long to find this book. I might still be looking for the message in this book if friends hadn’t recommended…
Tillamook County Library Adds ComicsPlus to Online Resources
(Tillamook, OR – July 15, 2024) The Tillamook County Library is pleased to announce that it has recently added Comics Plus to its online resources. With Comics Plus, patrons can “read all…