Join us Saturday, March 8 at 10am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. The are aimed…
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I’ve been thinking … Going Back to College
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about Tillamook Bay Community College these days. It all started when I saw a notice for a vacancy on the Tillamook Bay Community College…
BLACK HISTORY – EVERY MONTH: John Lewis 1940-2020
EDITOR’s NOTE: We are going to continue to celebrate the ethnic diversity that’s the United State of America … Here’s more about the heroes of history in the U.S.A. By Jim Heffernan…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #6 – A Great Awakening – Sat. March 1st
Join Jim and others at 10AM on Saturday March 1 for Sermon #6. This week’s sermon is 35 minutes long and will examine the American Dream and asks two important questions, “What…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: ROSA PARKS
By Jim Heffernan This is the 1955 booking photo of Rosa Parks taken in the Montgomery, Alabama jail. She had committed the heinous crime of sitting on a bus seat reserved for…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: HARRIET TUBMAN
By Jim Heffernan Harriet Tubman was born a slave in 1822 with the name, Ariminta Ross. She grew up on a Maryland plantation and like most slaves was treated harshly until she…
BOOK REVIEW: The Sirens’ Call by Chris Hayes
By Jim Heffernan Laura Swanson, my editor and a sneaky woman, flashed this bright object before me. I did not have high hopes for it. I was expecting a fluff piece from…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Sermon #6 – A Great Awakening; Transcript from Sermon #5 Part Two
Join Jim and others at 10AM on Saturday February 15 for Sermon #6. This week’s sermon is 35 minutes long and will examine the American Dream and asks two important questions, “What…
I’ve been thinking … No such thing as not voting
By Jim Heffernan There’s a phrase in poker when you’re called and have the winning hand, “Read ‘em and Weep.” Here’s a chart that I think should make you “Read ‘em and…
I’ve been thinking … Murmuration
By Jim Heffernan I first saw Tillamook in 1976 when I was barely thirty. It was a family adventure with my wife and our two boys in a VW pop-top. We drove…
