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…
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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)…
“I’ve been thinking” – On MLK Day: Finding the true meaning, the real man
By Jim Heffernan When most white people think of MLK day, I believe they’re either annoyed at banks and post offices being closed or grateful for the day off or the extra…
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…
“I’ve been thinking”: An Ephiphany – Never Forgotten …
By Jim Heffernan January 6 has been rolling around in my brain. Not just January 6, 2021, and the shame attached to that particular day. There was something else about January 6…
I’ve been thinking …. A little logic goes a long way
By Jim Heffernan Looking back, I wonder why my parents did not resort to murder as a solution to the problem of raising me. I was a classic “rebel without a cause”. …
“I’ve been thinking …” – Make America Greater
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s a commentary from Jim Heffernan, whom we introduced a couple days ago with his brief book review (he’s got more of those in the works, too) of local author…
