By Tillamook County Sheriff Joshua Brown If you follow our social media pages, you’ve likely seen posts about abandoned vehicles, trespass sites, and illegal dumping. These posts often generate questions and comments….
Category: Guest Column
BOOK REVIEW: The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
By Jim Heffernan I ran across this title and was immediately intrigued by why a serious historian would write about wonder woman. Turns out it’s a good story about women’s progress in…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Community Counts
By Butch Freedman I grew up in a big city (Philadelphia) and spent most of my life as an urban dweller. And, for the most part, I enjoyed city life, even with…
WORDS OF WISDOM: A Message For Our Times
By Neal Lemery In these challenging times, I have been looking for some moral guidance and inspiration, seeking both wisdom and solace, as well as direction on how we as a society…
BUTCH’S BLOG: My Political Heroes
By Butch Freedman In this frightening period of time where our political “leaders” demonstrate their disregard of all legal and moral guidelines, I feel the need to remember those former politicians who…
BOOK REVIEW: The Case for The Nation by Jill Lepore
By Jim Heffernan I loved this little book written by the woman I consider to be America’s best historian. The book was written in 2019, a year after her 933 page These…
BOOK REVIEW: HumanKind – Changing the World One Small Act at a Time by Brad Aronson
By Jim Heffernan Two years ago, I reviewed a book with a similar title, “Human Kind-A Hopeful History.” That book was historical and philosophical in nature and was built around the concept…
Butch’s Blog: Red Meat
By Butch Freedman My wife and I recently decided to give up red meat. We’ll eat more fish, and go vegetarian some days. Health, you know. It’s important at our advancing age….
BOOK REVIEW: Science Under Siege by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez
By Jim Heffernan Michael E. Mann, a distinguished climate scientist professor, and Peter J Hotez, a noted scientist and pediatrician, got together to produce a very good book about anti-science, which threatens…
I’VE BEEN THINKING … From Thomas Paine to Timothy Snyder
By Jim Heffernan Suddenly, I’m thinking a lot about Thomas Paine. He was the man who 250 years ago wrote the famous words: “THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The…