By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about a new 8 syllable word I’ve found, “communitarianism”. I’ve always had an unnatural love for words. In fifth grade, I would meet once…
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BOOK REVIEW: The Nordic Theory on Everything – In Search of a Better Life
By Jim Heffernan It’s not enough that somebody seems to write a tempting book every 20 minutes, sometimes a subject will come up and I’ll think, “I read a book about that,…
I’ve been thinking … Talking Politics
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been wondering a lot lately about how and when I became a talker. I think being a talker is something I’ve wanted all my life. Somehow at 77,…
I’ve been thinking … Meet Jose, Bus Driver for The Wave
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about José, a cheerful bus driver I met in March 2023. I had just decided to run for Position 1 on the Tillamook County…
I’ve been thinking … The Power of the Question
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about how many times I hear a variation of the statement, “We used to friends, now we can’t talk anymore.” Political differences are usually…
BOOK REVIEW: American Fly Girl
By Jim Heffernan I was given an advance copy of this book and asked to review it. I was flattered, but really wasn’t expecting much. Turns out, it’s a wonderful book. The…
BOOK REVIEW: Why Me? The unfair reason you get cavities and what to do about it
By Jim Heffernan This book came to me as a freeby from my Dentist (Dr. Zike, Green Tree Dental). Yeah, like I’m ever going to turn down a free book. I have…
I’ve been thinking … Patriotism
By Jim Heffernan Patriotism used to be what floated our balloon and carried us to marvelous new places. Not so much anymore. Everybody pretends to be patriotic. This is a grand time…
BOOK REVIEW: Words That Work – It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear
By Jim Heffernan This book grabbed me from the beginning, but my first impulse was not to review it. I wanted to keep it as my own precious secret. Jiminy* had a…
I’ve been thinking … 1946 – When did it start to unravel?
By Jim Heffernan I was born in the summer of 1946 and I think I was surrounded by an aura of hope and mutual trust that has deteriorated ever since. Maybe not…