EDITOR’S NOTE: Editor error — with all the happenings this week, the internet outage (we were impacted) and multiple events, I neglected to post Jim’s announcement for today’s Civic Saturday. So, here’s…
Category: Guest Column
BOOK REVIEW: Here Comes the Sun – A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization By Bill McKibben
OIOpublisher By Neal Lemery This new book is an insightful and wholistic look at our planet’s climate crisis and the innovations in solar and wind energy to transform our energy needs and…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM: Saturday Oct. 4 – SERMON #14: Become America
Join us Saturday, October 4 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…
WORDS OF WISDOM: I Hear You
by Neal Lemery I sometimes think I’m insignificant, powerless to change my community, let alone change the world. I’m “just me”, and what I might think or do doesn’t really matter. Yet,…
City of Rockaway Beach Mayor’s Monthly Update – October 1, 2025
By Mayor Charles McNeilly The Rockaway Beach Fire & Rescue Push In Ceremony was held Saturday, September 27th. A “push-in” ceremony for a new fire truck, particularly a ladder truck, is a…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM: IT’S BACK!! Saturday Sept. 27th – SERMON #13 – WHICH DREAM DO YOU DREAM?
EDITOR’S NOTE: If there ever was a time that we needed civics class, it is now – and these “Civic Sermons” from Eric Lui (from 2018) are a welcome education about our…
THE OCEANSIDER: TPUD Confirms Delays in Connecting New Transmission Lines; No Relief This Year from Winter Power Outages
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider In response to inquiries from The Oceansider, Tillamook Public Utility District (TPUD) officials have confirmed that the new Tillamook-Oceanside power transmission line will not commence service this fall as…
I’ve been thinking … Buffalo Cauldron
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about a Buffalo Springfield song, “For What It’s Worth”. Buffalo Springfield was a “one hit wonder” band that was active 1968-1969. Neil Young, Stephen…
Honoring Chuck and Bob
By Lianne Thompson We’ve lost two notable community icons so far in 2025: Chuck McLaughlin and Bob Tarr. Writing about them daunts anyone who doesn’t use AI, either in part or in…
BOOK REVIEW: Coming Up Short – A Memoir of My America by Robert Reich
EDITOR’S NOTE: Where’s Jim been?? I asked myself that question a few weeks ago and reached out into the void … nothing. Then this appeared in my inbox! With this “apology explanation”…