By Jim Heffernan I think maybe I’m a sucker for anything that has “invisible” in the title. It’s probably because the last 50+ years of my life have not progressed the way…
Category: I’ve been thinking
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #4 – Alternate Realities; Join Jim at 10AM on Saturday January 25 for Sermon #4
Join us tomorrow, Saturday January 25th at 10am for the fourth “sermon” from Eric Liu for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new ways to…
I’ve been thinking … Gaslighting
By Jim Heffernan I’ve watched this 1944 movie, but it’s been a long time ago. The title has become part of our language. In Psychology, it refers to a tactic of power…
BOOK REVIEW: Fire Weather – On the Front Lines of a Burning World by John Vaillant
By Jim Heffernan The Los Angeles wildfires in January is what drew me to this book from last year. It may have started out as a dutiful trek in search of information,…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #2 – PRESENT AT THE CREATION; Join Jim Saturday for Sermon #3 (Links below)
Join us at 10am tomorrow, Saturday January 18th at 10am for the third “sermon” from Eric Liu for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new…
BOOK REVIEW: Holding It Together – How Women Became America’s Safety Net
By Jim Heffernan I think it was the words “safety net” in the title that drew me this to book. I’ve long felt that the deterioration in our society could have been…
CIVIC SATURDAYS: Sermon #1 – Join Local Community Members Civic Saturdays on Zoom
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer’s prolific book reviewer and “I’ve been thinking” columnist Jim Heffernan was inspired by Eric Liu’s “Become America” and Liu’s series of “Civic Sermons” that he gave following the…
I’ve been thinking … “Civic Religion” – Join Me for Civic Saturdays, starting Sat. Jan. 4th on Zoom
EDITOR’S NOTE: There’s been lots of talk about the lack of “civics education” that a lot of people don’t even really know how our government structures operate and serve us, or how…
BOOK REVIEWS: Jim Heffernan’s Top 20 (22) Books for 2024
By Jim Heffernan I take it as point of pride that I’m promiscuous. Not that way. I’m very proud of 58 years as a faithful husband, but I am promiscuous for books. …
I’ve been thinking … Working Families Party & Civics Sermons in 2025
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about the Working Families Party and what it represents. My historic affiliation is to the Democratic Party and will remain so. But it’s plain…
