By Jim Heffernan I’m not sure why I did not read this book three years ago when I first bought it. Maybe I was caught up in tribalism and thought a book…
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WHAT DOES FREEDOM MEAN TO YOU? I’ve been thinking … Liberty to me
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: Given the state of federal government and the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I took a prompt that NPR sent out to readers “What does Freedom Mean to You?”…
BOOK REVIEW: Abundance by Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book by a New York Times review with the headline, “Can Democrats Learn to Dream Big Again?” I think that reviewer was wrong to…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN –#12 “The Citizen Artist” April 12; Transcript from April 5th “A Practicing Citizen”
Join us Saturday, April 12 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…
I’ve been thinking … Tillamook Hands Off Rally Inspires All
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about a spectacle I saw in the center of Tillamook on April 5. It was the “Hands Off” demonstration. It was unlike anything I’ve…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN – “A Practicing Citizen” April 5 @10 am Zoom Link; Last Week’s Transcript – “A Thanksgiving Recipe”
Join us Saturday, April 5 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…
BOOK REVIEW: Cross Purposes – Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy
By Jim Heffernan As soon as I knew this book was out, I had to have it. Jonathan Rauch’s book “Constitution of Knowledge” will always be one of my very favorite books. …
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN – “A Thanksgiving Recipe” #10 – March 29 @10 am Zoom Link; Last Week’s Transcript – “Gratitude, Luck & Risk”
Join us Saturday, March 29 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…
HEARD ON THE PORCH: A Visit from Mormon Missionaries
By Jim Heffernan My wife and I were sitting at the dining room table talking about our latest TV diversion*, when two strangers appeared on our deck entrance to our front porch. …
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN – “Gratitude, Luck & Risk” – March 22 @10 am Zoom Link; Last Week’s Transcript – Fear & Hoarding
Join us Saturday, March 22 at 10 am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. They are…