By Jim Heffernan This a book written by a man who grew up in rural Kansas (20 miles from Colorado, 20 miles from Nebraska). That makes his birthplace Cheyenne County, Kansas, same…
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BOOK REVIEW: 1984 by George Orwell
By Jim Heffernan 328 Pages Published 1949 Available everywhere. This 1960 copy, original price 60 cents; this version $9.95 on eBay. In 1960, I was a High School Freshman and one of…
BOOK REVIEW: Constitution of Knowledge – A Defense of the Truth
By Jim Heffernan I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was attracted to it by its “A Defense of Truth” in the book title. Truth seems to be something that is in short…
Join Jim Heffernan’s Virtual Book Club -“Stamped from the Beginning”
By Jim Heffernan I learned of the book club kits from Bill Landau’s column “Tales from the Library.” He talks about the new trend of “library of things” and the book club…
BOOK REVIEW: Divided We Fall by David French
By Jim Heffernan Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation by David French 278 pages, Published 9/22/2020 Available at Tillamook Public Library, Amazon (print, audio and e-book)…
BOOK REVIEW & READING: Building Community: Rural Voices for Hope & Change by Neal Lemery
EDITOR’S NOTE: We recorded this reading by Neal Lemery in March 2020 and it’s been available on the Pioneer’s YouTube site. We did an introduction to Neal’s new book and we had…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: Tillamook County Historical Society Looks to the Future
“All the people we have loved and lost are still among us, in the house we call history.” –Graham Masterton Are you interested in local history? Do you have stories that need…
BOOK REVIEW: “An Industry Worth Fighting For” by Derrick Josi
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome a new Pioneer contributor, Jim Heffernan. He will be contributing book reviews (his first is below – by a local author we all know – “An Industry Worth Fighting…
Meet the Author at the Wonder Garden: Local Historian Mark Beach Hosts Book Signing, Sale Saturday Sept. 4th
Manzanita author Mark Beach will host a sale and signing for his latest book “Images of America: Manzanita, Nehalem, and Wheeler” Saturday, Sep. 4, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Hoffman…
Local photographer, designer announces launch of new Cultural Heritage-Inspired Northern Oregon Coast Design Book – Storytelling by Mike Arseneault
A new full color beautifully designed inspirational book featuring a collection of short stories, vintage and new photography and design, musings and memories of memorable places of historical and cultural significance on…