By Jim Heffernan I first saw Tillamook in 1976 when I was barely thirty. It was a family adventure with my wife and our two boys in a VW pop-top. We drove…
Category: I’ve been thinking
I’ve been thinking … I’m mad as hell
By Jim Heffernan Iβve really tried to be chill and calm, in spite of everything. Neil Lemery tells me, βThereβs no shortage of opportunities now. Local volunteer opportunities and job possibilities offer…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #5, Part 2 β Where is America?; Transcript for Sermon 5, Part 1
Join Jim at 10AM on Saturday February 8 for Sermon #5, Part 2.Β In this section we will explore βAmerica is in Its Actsβ and Find Reasons to be joyful. Recordings for…
I’ve been thinking … A Town Without Pity
By Jim Heffernan If you remember this song, youβre old.Β It came out in 1961 when I was a Freshman in High School.Β There were lyrics, but all I remember is the…
Itβs 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.Β This weekβs 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 donβt apply yourself, youβll end up in a factory!
By Jim Heffernan Another image falls off the conveyor belt of my mind.Β This is one I saw several times throughout my years in the elementary grades.Β It was probably my daydreaming…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #4 β Alternate Realities Transcript; Join Jim at 10AM on Saturday February 1 for Sermon #5
Join us tomorrow, February 1 at 10am for the fifth βsermonβ from Eric Liu for Tillamook Countyβs version of βCivic Saturdaysβ 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. βOur Maladyβ is a very short book that is the best argument for universal health care Iβve ever read. βThe…
