By Jim Heffernan, Tillamook County Transportation District Board Member The Tillamook County Transportation District – or The Wave – has gotten some online attention lately. It’s not about funding or lack of…
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I’ve been thinking … WABAC Machine Round 2 – “Movement Conservatism”
OIOpublisher By Jim Heffernan Battery life on the WABAC was very poor. I decided for round 2 I would use a plug-in power supply and use a voice recorder to clarify any…
BOOK REVIEW: Our Malady – Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary by Timothy Snyder
By Jim Heffernan Very often, I’ll start a book review with only a vague idea of what attracted me to the book. Not so with this book, I read an excellent op-ed…
TRYING TO SEE: PART TWO – TRUMP DECLARES HIS PLANS FOR AMERICA
EDITOR’S NOTE: The leprechauns were at work yesterday with some of our computer code, so Part 1 of Mike’s column did not get posted. We re-posted, so it will be included, and…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceansiders Choose Community Gateway Sign
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Erin Go Bragh! (Ireland Forever) In balloting last week, Oceansiders chose this design submitted by Oceansider Kim Green for the new entry signs to be installed…
TRYING TO SEE: PART ONE – HOW DEMOCRACIES DEVOLVE INTO DICTATORSHIPS
EDITOR’S NOTE: There was a technology glitch in yesterday’s posting of Part 1 of Mike Randall’s series … so here is the full Part 1 column. By Michael Randall Today’s column is…
I’VE BEEN THINKING … Mr. Peabody’s WABAC Machine
By Jim Heffernan I sure find the world we live in to be very confusing, maybe I’m just old. I’ve always had a reverent view of “truth” but in present-day America, everybody…
BOOK REVIEW: The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby
By Jim Heffernan I think I was attracted to this book by the concept of “The Age of American Unreason”, such an apt description of our times. Once I started reading it,…
I’VE BEEN THINKING …. About the Republican Party
By Jim Heffernan I just can’t help it, I’ve been thinking a lot about the Republican party. I grew up in a household that venerated Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman and barely…
I’VE BEEN THINKING … Truth, Justice and the American Way
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…