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. …
Category: Guest Column
THE OCEANSIDER: ONA Committee to Hold Two Public Meetings this Week to Finalize Zoning Proposals
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider After a year of work sessions and gathering community input, the Oceanside Neighborhood Association’s Zoning and Plan Review Committee (“ZAPR”) is nearing completion of its proposed revisions to…
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…
MOOVOTERS: Candidate Filing Deadline Tomorrow, March 20th for Special Districts Election in May
Hey MooVoters! We have some races!! And lots of candidates, but there’s plenty of room for others to file. What there isn’t much of, is time. Tomorrow, March 20th, 2025 is the filing deadline. To…
THE OCEANSIDER: Tillamook PUD to Host Town Hall in Oceanside Monday March 17th (Tomorrow!)
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The Tillamook Public Utility District will host a “Town Hall Event” at the Oceanside Community Hall on Monday, March 17 (tomorrow!) from 6- 7 pm. The PUD is holding…
I’ve been thinking … Out of Body Experience
By Jim Heffernan Years ago, I read a sci-fi/fantasy book that talked a lot about “out of body” experiences. I do not remember much about the book, but I do remember the…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN March 15 @10 am Zoom Link; Last Week’s Transcript – Sermon #7 Legitimate Doubts
Join us Saturday, March 15 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…
WORDS OF WISDOM: From Catastrophe to Opportunity
By Neal Lemery Often, a disaster turns into a positive asset, and life improves, comes into focus, and good things emerge from the gray somber atmosphere of disaster. Such change comes unexpectedly….
BOOK REVIEW: How We Learn to Be Brave by Mariann Edgar Budde
By Jim Heffernan It’s Women’s History month, and I want to profile a woman of today and review her best selling book. We might never had heard of Marian Budde if Donald…
I’ve been thinking … Culture of Contempt
By Jim Heffernan I read a lot of books, and most of them do not affect me all that much. It’s like the words enter one side of my head and fall…
