By Michael Randall Donald Trump was elected to his second term as president by over 77,000,000 voters. He is their president but no one else’s. About 75,000,000 voted for Kamala Harris, while…
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THE OCEANSIDER: Pacific Avenue Garage Property Listed for Just Under $1.2 Million; Final Work Session on New Zoning Rules
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Two important developments this week – somewhat interrelated. The ONA Zoning and Planning Review Committee (ZAPR) nears completion of its work on new development standards to…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Trust Walk
EDITOR’S NOTE: The times right now are a lot for everyone, and I’m especially blessed with a tribe that “checks-in” to make sure I’m handling it all well. Neal Lemery sent along…
THE OCEANSIDER: State Surprises Oceanside Emergency Volunteers, Oceanside Protection Society with $60,000 in Emergency “Resilience” Equipment and Supplies
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The volunteers who coordinate Oceanside’s emergency readiness efforts received a surprise phone call from county and state emergency management officials this week. Despite having initially denied Oceanside’s Emergency Resilience Hub…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN –#12 “The Citizen Artist” April 12; Transcript from April 5th “A Practicing Citizen”
Join us Saturday, April 12 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…
I’ve been thinking … Tillamook Hands Off Rally Inspires All
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about a spectacle I saw in the center of Tillamook on April 5. It was the “Hands Off” demonstration. It was unlike anything I’ve…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN – “A Practicing Citizen” April 5 @10 am Zoom Link; Last Week’s Transcript – “A Thanksgiving Recipe”
Join us Saturday, April 5 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: A Few Lessons in Compassion and Caretaking
By Neal Lemery This week, life gave me some perspectives of my role in community building and healing. It was time for me to be in school, and to get reacquainted with…
TRYING TO SEE: Putin’s Puppet
By Michael Randall Please consider the following: could anyone in the world be happier than Vladimir Putin now that Donald Trump has ascended to the greatest seat of power in the USA?…
BOOK REVIEW: Cross Purposes – Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy
By Jim Heffernan As soon as I knew this book was out, I had to have it. Jonathan Rauch’s book “Constitution of Knowledge” will always be one of my very favorite books. …
