By Jim Heffernan I bought this book last April and I’m not sure why I did not review it at the time. The author is a devout Catholic with serious conservative and…
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THE OCEANSIDER: The Year Ahead – Events That Will Shape Oceanside’s Future in 2024
OIOpublisher By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The year ahead is expected to bring changes and developments with long-term ramifications for the Village. The Oceansider has polished and peered into its crystal ball to…
I’ve been thinking … Bespoke Reality
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the threats facing younger generations of Americans. I am among the oldest of the “boomers” so I perhaps grew up in the…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Possibilities
By Neal Lemery 1/2/2024 The new year offers such potential. The new year’s calendar on the frig is already filling up, but there are plenty of empty spaces for what could lie…
WORDS OF WISDOM: The Lessons of 2023
By Neal Lemery It’s the end of the year already. The year seems to have flown by, as years tend to do. I like to be reflective, to look back and wonder…
BOOK REVIEW: Jim Heffernan’s Top 20 Books of 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tis the season of “tops of 2023” lists – so here we go … book reviewer Jim Heffernan gives us his Top 20 books. By Jim Heffernan Another year, another…
Tillamook Medical Minute: Prioritizing Mental Health — A Community Partnership
By Paul Welch, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Adventist Health Tillamook In today’s fast-paced world, where the demands of life can sometimes feel overwhelming, it’s essential that we place a strong emphasis…
BOOK REVIEW: Our Endangered Values – America’s Moral Crisis by Jimmy Carter (2006)
By Jim Heffernan This is an older book I’ve just read. At the time of writing, I was too busy with my day-job to do much non-technical reading. Even if it is…
THE OCEANSIDER: Yuletide in Oceanside
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider T’was the night before Yuletide and down at the coast It was that time of year which the locals love most. When Oceanside Village came into its…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Holding Space
EDITOR’S NOTE: Everyone is missing someone during this holiday season; for many it’s been a difficult year of loss, and our recent community losses are about holding space for each other. Thank…