By Jim Heffernan Oddly enough, I’ve been thinking of Superman. I grew up in the 1950’s inspired by Superman’s motto, “Truth, Justice, and the American way”. I did not comprehend then that…
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WORDS OF WISDOM: The Sentient Beings Among Us
OIOpublisher By Neal Lemery Today’s word is “sentient”. “Capable of sensing or feeling: conscious of or responsive to the sensations of seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting or smelling.” (Webster’s Dictionary) I’m enjoying…
THE OCEANSIDER: Fusion Lodging Preliminary Rendering for New Hotel at Oceanside Cabins; An Eventful Week of Announcements to Come in the Village
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Oceansiders can look forward to some significant news during the coming week. Kris Woolpert, who coordinated balloting on designs for a new community entry sign, reports that the winning…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Navigating the Path to Mental Wellness
By Stephen Mintie Greetings everyone! My name is Stephen Mintie and I live in Tillamook with my wonderful wife. I’ve gotten to know a lot of people in the area in the…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: Where did Pennsylvania go?
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about what a strange world we seem to be living in. I imagine myself and my wife sitting at the dinner table and I…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceanside-Netarts Seeks its First New Fire Chief in 25 Years
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider On Saturday (March 2), community leaders from Oceanside-Netarts and fire department officials from neighboring communities gathered at the Netarts Fire Hall to interview and evaluate five applicants seeking to…
TRYING TO SEE: One Man’s Reasons for Supporting Donald Trump
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pioneer columnist Mike Randall’s most recent column included a call to action to Trump supporters to reach out to him https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/trying-to-see-trump-supporters-please-speak-up/ … here is a response that he received. By…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Waiting for a Change
By Neal Lemery I usually don’t wait well. I get impatient, antsy, frustrated, and eager for the desired outcome. If the task is on today’s to do list, I want to make…
I’VE BEEN THINKING: STRUCTURAL AMNESIA
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the term “structural amnesia”. I first encountered the term in Arlie Hochschild’s excellent book, “Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Persuaders” by Anand Giridharadas – A VERY GOOD BOOK!
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book by the idea of persuasion. So much of our political discourse these days is not devoted to persuasion at all. Today, it seems…