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Category: Jim Heffernan

BOOK REVIEW: Holding It Together – How Women Became America’s Safety Net

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Editor

By Jim Heffernan I think it was the words “safety net” in the title that drew me this to book. I’ve long felt that the deterioration in our society could have been…

CIVIC SATURDAYS: Sermon #1 – Join Local Community Members Civic Saturdays on Zoom

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Editor

EDITOR’S NOTE:  The Pioneer’s prolific book reviewer and “I’ve been thinking” columnist Jim Heffernan was inspired by Eric Liu’s “Become America” and Liu’s series of “Civic Sermons”  that he gave following the…

I’ve been thinking … “Civic Religion” – Join Me for Civic Saturdays, starting Sat. Jan. 4th on Zoom

Posted on January 1, 2025January 2, 2025 by Editor

EDITOR’S NOTE:  There’s been lots of talk about the lack of “civics education” that a lot of people don’t even really know how our government structures operate and serve us, or how…

BOOK REVIEWS: Jim Heffernan’s Top 20 (22) Books for 2024

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Editor

By Jim Heffernan I take it as point of pride that I’m promiscuous.  Not that way.  I’m very proud of 58 years as a faithful husband, but I am promiscuous for books. …

BOOK REVIEW: Mental Immunity – Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think by  Andy Norman,  

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Editor

By Jim Heffernan Our country is being torn apart by opposing ideas that sit upon uncertain foundations of fact and logic.  Our collective consciousness is infected.  I always have to wonder if…

BOOK REVIEW: Become America by Eric Liu

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Editor

By Jim Heffernan This book is a collection of 19 “Civic Saturday” sermons given by Eric Liu in Seattle between November 12, 2016 and August 4, 2018. Like it says on the…

Heard on the Bench: DMV Conversations …

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Editor

By Jim Heffernan Today’s episode happened at the Motor Vehicle Department. There were four us waiting our turn — two men and two women. I started out with the man and opened…

BOOK REVIEW: Yes, Chef – A Memoir – Marcus Samuelsson

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Editor

By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this 12 year old book by watching the PBS series, “No Passport Required”. My wife and I enjoy “food porn” cooking shows and his show…

I’ve been thinking … I’m Mad as Hell!

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Editor

By Jim Heffernan I’ve always thought of myself as “too cool” to ever feel kinship with Howard Beale in the iconic 1976 movie, “Network” but I’m there today. This last presidential election…

BOOK REVIEW: Invisible Doctrine – The Secret History of Neoliberalism by George Monbiot & Peter Hutchison

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Editor

By Jim Heffernan Neoliberalism is a name for the general policy of cutting taxes, cutting regulation, and cutting benefits that has infected us for the last 50 years. It has transferred a…

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