By Jim Heffernan Somehow racism has kept me from knowing very much about the story of Frederick Douglass. This week’s Saturday Sermon opened with a extended quote from the speech he gave…
Category: Guest Column
City of Rockaway Beach Mayor’s Monthly Update February 3, 2025
OIOpublisher By Mayor Charles McNeilly Welcome to my City of Rockaway Beach Monthly Update with a look back at the month of January 2025. The 2025-2029 Strategic Plan has been revised with…
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…
THE OCEANSIDER: County Commissioners May Revise TLT Hike; House on the Hill Land Use Permit Expires & More
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider County Commissioners May Soften Proposed TLT Hike in Response to Feedback from TLT Owners/Operators The County Commissioners held two hearings last week on the proposal to boost Tillamook…
HAPPY IMBOLC! Did you know there’s a holiday devoted to creativity?
By Ginger Edwards, North Fork 53 Communitea Wellness Today, February 1st, might just seem like any other cold, winter Saturday but it’s actually a very ancient holy day. Imbolc (translated from the…
I’ve been thinking … If you don’t apply yourself, you’ll end up in a factory!
By Jim Heffernan Another image falls off the conveyor belt of my mind. This is one I saw several times throughout my years in the elementary grades. It was probably my daydreaming…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #4 – Alternate Realities Transcript; Join Jim at 10AM on Saturday February 1 for Sermon #5
Join us tomorrow, February 1 at 10am for the fifth “sermon” from Eric Liu for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” 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. “Our Malady” is a very short book that is the best argument for universal health care I’ve ever read. “The…
I’ve been thinking … The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By Jim Heffernan Maybe it’s old age, but more and more my thoughts seem to crystallize in my mind as pictures that transport me to the past or illustrate the present. Somehow,…