By Jim Heffernan Laura recommended this book to me and decided to give it a try. I was slow to warm to the book, but I grew to love it. I believe…
Category: Guest Column
I’ve been thinking … About the election
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about the presidential election that just happened. I’m gob smacked! I was expecting the opposite result. I should have known. I saw it happen…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Finding Some “Me Time”
By Neal Lemery November seems to have moved in like the frenzied autumn storm of a few nights ago, foreshadowing the arrival of the season. The days and weeks this past month…
TRYING TO SEE: Hey, How’d We Get Here?
By Michael Randall In 1911, German-born sociologist Robert Michels described what he called “the Iron Law of Oligarchy” to which all human societies must succumb, including representative democracies like our own. The…
I’ve been thinking … Critical Thinking
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about Tillamook County, the place we chose to make our home back in 1979. It was the serendipity of an available job that brought…
I’ve been thinking … State Representative Race – Follow the Money
By Jim Heffernan I find that the real truth in politics is not always accessible by listening to the candidate. I believe the old cliché about “follow the money” is a good…
I’ve Been Thinking … E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One)
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about the election coming up in less than three weeks. Too much! I’ve watched a lot of elections go by, but this one has…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Why I Vote (And Why YOU Should, too!)
By Neal Lemery I like to think that what is important to me gets listened to, and maybe is even seen as having some social value. Voting is a big part of…
GEEZER TRIBE: Much ado about October
By Linda Shaffer I already know I’ll be stepping on some toes here but life is too short to beat around brightly colored fall-colored bushes. I don’t think much of the month…
TILLAMOOK FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER: Tillamook Youth Find Support, Skills, and Community in TFCC’s Counseling Groups
At Tillamook Family Counseling Center (TFCC), the counseling groups led by Maria Bateman and Sarina Coello provide essential mental health support for children and teens in the community. Sarina Coello, LCSW, brings…
