By Jim Heffernan This a book written by a man who grew up in rural Kansas (20 miles from Colorado, 20 miles from Nebraska). That makes his birthplace Cheyenne County, Kansas, same…
Category: I’ve been thinking
BOOK REVIEW: 1984 by George Orwell
OIOpublisher By Jim Heffernan 328 Pages Published 1949 Available everywhere. This 1960 copy, original price 60 cents; this version $9.95 on eBay. In 1960, I was a High School Freshman and one…
“I’ve been thinking” … Trip back to 1996 on spaceship Earth
By Jim Heffernan I found this when I moved my printer. It’s from April of 1996 when I was taking WR246 at TBCC. The last paragraph is new, but otherwise 26 years…
“I’ve been thinking …” – Our lost sense of common truth
By Jim Heffernan Once upon a time, in a country that now seems so far away, there existed a nation that was distinguished by the achievement and integrity of its populace. They…
“I’ve been thinking” – Taking Advice
By Jim Heffernan Most people can sing, at least a little bit. I can’t. I sing so badly the nun who taught choir in grade school told me not to sing, just…
BOOK REVIEW: Constitution of Knowledge – A Defense of the Truth
By Jim Heffernan I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was attracted to it by its “A Defense of Truth” in the book title. Truth seems to be something that is in short…
“I’ve been thinking …” – Tillamook School Board Meeting Comment Period Reveals Real Divide, Need for Dialogue
By Jim Heffernan I have been very interested in the school board’s proposed policy of “local control”, particularly how it would apply to wearing face masks. So I went to the Feb….
“I’ve been thinking” … Codger Power
By Jim Heffernan Who’s up for a movement? I am! Bill McKibben (the environmental guy) inspired me by an editorial he wrote in NYT praising Neil Young for telling Spotify to not…
Petition to Tillamook School Board – Adopt Pioneering Spirit – Care for Neighbors, Doesn’t Take Local Control
EDITOR’S NOTE: There are multiple petitions being prepared for the Tillamook School District Board; Jim Heffernan took a traditional route gathering signatures in person. There is also an online petition available to…
“I’ve been thinking …” – To be Black on a Saturday Night
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jim has an interesting take on how racist views (or the lack of racism) might come about through ancestral memories. In true Jim style, it’s an interesting story about coming…