By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about this parable since I read it in the book, Human Kind by Rutger Bregman. In his book, Bregman cuts the story down to…
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BOOKS: Jim Heffernan’s Top 20 for 2022
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: Time for those “top lists” of the year … when I asked Jim for his “Top 10” – he said “how aobut Top 20?” And then commented that when…
BOOK REVIEW: Humankind – A Hopeful History
By Jim Heffernan I think what attracted me to this book was the coda “A Hopeful History” in its title. by author Rutger Bregman. I found it to be an entertaining read…
I’ve been thinking … Accentuate the Positive
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how our national news seems dedicated to stoking fear and resentment. I would prefer a little positivity, even if it does interfere…
I’ve been thinking … Democracy – A Fact of Life
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about democracy and how it’s working in two countries, my own United States and Ukraine. I am blessed to have been born in…
BOOK REVIEW: Cheese War
By Jim Heffernan Cheese War is a book written mainly about a tumultuous time in Tillamook County between 1962 and 1968. It was written by a pair of sisters who lived through…
BOOK REVIEW: Great Veterans Read from Local Author Mark Scott Smith “Night Fire Morning Snow – The Road to Chosin”
Dr. Mark Scott Smith has spent his post-academic medicine career writing historical fiction here on the North Oregon Coast that has taken him around the USA, Europe, Latin America and East Asia…
Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book by the back story of the author, Chris Stirewalt. He was a political editor for Fox news and was fired for telling the…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: Money & Politics – ORESTAR Reveals Candidates Fund Sources
By Jim Heffernan I’m still thinking about how money has corrupted our political life. Maybe a closer examination of the details might provide something of an explanation for the mess we’re in….
I’ve been thinking … Money in Politics
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about money in politics. Each election, more money is spent on politics and now it has reached levels that I find truly shocking….