By Jim Heffernan A truism among mechanics is, “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it.” Many a mechanic has ignored this maxim and regretted it. I think we can apply this maxim…
Category: Guest Column
POETRY: Mother Nature
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: If you are a regular Pioneer reader, you’ll likely remember our prolific Pioneer poet at 98 years young, Virginia Carrell Prowell. For decades she wrote a poem a month…
I’ve been thinking … Tillamook County Transportation District
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Tillamook County Transportation District (TCTD). It’s kind of a Jiminy Cricket reflex for me. A woman showed up at one of…
Fresh Starts and Second Chances
By Kim Rosenberg I heard from so many folks after my last post* and I want to thank you all for sending out the love. Something that kept coming up in your…
BOOK REVIEW: Contract to Unite America – Ten Reforms to Reclaim Our Republic
By Jim Heffernan Shortly after the 2020 election I began a reading binge. It was a strange compulsion I did not truly understand. I understand now that I was seeking to “bridge…
MOOVOTER: THE BATTLE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARDS HAS REACHED TILLAMOOK COUNTY
School Board positions are just a sample of the hundreds of volunteer board positions throughout the county that have usually been won unopposed. Tillamook County is experiencing a record-number of candidates for…
Have Hope
By Kim Rosenberg I don’t usually write much about my personal life, but I went to a meeting the other day, and somebody I know asked about my health. They know I…
I’ve been thinking … About Guns
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about something I heard a woman recently say that just stopped me cold. She was reeling from the news of still another school shooting….
POSITIVE VIBES: The Magic of Mushrooms
By Jan Boal, RN So what’s all the buzz about mushrooms!? Well, they really are pretty amazing. From radioactive clean up, regenerating of brain neuroplasticity, to therapy for long term trauma, depression…
BOOK REVIEW: A Gentle Answer – Our “Secret Weapon” in an Age of Us Against Them
By Jim Heffernan Braver Angels has a library* of sorts. There aren’t any real books there, but there’s a growing list with summaries and reviews for about 130+ books. These are books…