By Jim Heffernan I’ve really tried to be chill and calm, in spite of everything. Neil Lemery tells me, “There’s no shortage of opportunities now. Local volunteer opportunities and job possibilities offer…
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CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #5, Part 2 – Where is America?; Transcript for Sermon 5, Part 1
OIOpublisher Join Jim at 10AM on Saturday February 8 for Sermon #5, Part 2. In this section we will explore “America is in Its Acts” and Find Reasons to be joyful. Recordings…
I’ve been thinking … A Town Without Pity
By Jim Heffernan If you remember this song, you’re old. It came out in 1961 when I was a Freshman in High School. There were lyrics, but all I remember is the…
It’s Black History Month In America! Frederick Douglass
By Jim Heffernan Somehow racism has kept me from knowing very much about the story of Frederick Douglass. This week’s Saturday Sermon opened with a extended quote from the speech he gave…
I’ve been thinking … Here and Now! Attention!
By Jim Heffernan All around me, I hear advice to withdraw from the ceaseless noise of the news cycle. I am listening to those who tell me to look within and contemplate…
I’ve been thinking … If you don’t apply yourself, you’ll end up in a factory!
By Jim Heffernan Another image falls off the conveyor belt of my mind. This is one I saw several times throughout my years in the elementary grades. It was probably my daydreaming…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #4 – Alternate Realities Transcript; Join Jim at 10AM on Saturday February 1 for Sermon #5
Join us tomorrow, February 1 at 10am for the fifth “sermon” from Eric Liu for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new ways to be…
I’ve been thinking … A Love Story
By Jim Heffernan I sometimes wish I could remember the exact date because it was the luckiest day of my life. It was 1963, sometime in January. I had weathered my first…
BOOK REVIEW: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
By Jim Heffernan Timothy Snyder has become a favorite author of mine. “Our Malady” is a very short book that is the best argument for universal health care I’ve ever read. “The…
I’ve been thinking … The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By Jim Heffernan Maybe it’s old age, but more and more my thoughts seem to crystallize in my mind as pictures that transport me to the past or illustrate the present. Somehow,…