By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about “Making America Great Again” and not just as a catchy slogan. More than 80 years ago, Franklin Roosevelt had a perfect plan….
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BOOK REVIEW: The Soul of Civility – Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves
By Jim Heffernan I think I am probably a sucker for anything with the word civility in the title. This book by Alexandra Hudson, is no exception. I found her book edifying…
BOOK REVIEW: “The American Crisis – What Went Wrong. How We Recover”
By Jim Heffernan “The American Crisis: What Went Wrong. How We Recover.” is a collection of 40 articles published in The Atlantic magazine between 2016 and 2020. The Atlantic was founded in…
BOOK REVIEW: The Ruby Rule – How More Listening and Less Labeling, Brings More Healing and Less Hating
By Jim Heffernan I think it was the full title, “The Ruby Rule: How More Listening and Less Labeling, Brings More Healing and Less Hating” that drew me to this self-improvement book. …
BOOK REVIEW: Talking Across the Divide
By Jim Heffernan I found this book nestled in the Braver Angels library* of recommended books and it tapped perfectly into my obsessive desire to promote civil discussion within our community. It’s…
BOOK REVIEW: Mansfield and Dirksen – Bipartisan Giants of the Senate; Hoffman Center Writer’s Series – Marc Johnson Reading August 30th
By Jim Heffernan Marc C. Johnson is a local author who serves as President on Nehalem Bay Health District. He moved here after a career in journalism, teaching and government in Idaho…
Rise for America: Zoom Meetings Friday, Saturday for Political Conversations
The only way we’re going to be able to bridge our political divides is if we all come to the table. Jim Heffernan continues his call to action for blues, reds and…
BOOK REVIEW: Deer Hunting with Jesus – Dispatches from America’s Class War
By Jim Heffernan This book was published 15 years ago but remains accurate and topical today. The author writes about his hometown of Winchester, Virginia in the early years of George W.’s…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Common Good” by Robert Reich
EDITOR’S NOTE: When I saw the announcement below from Robert Reich that he was going to share his book “The Common Ground” a chapter each week, I knew that the Pioneer’s book…
I’ve Been Thinking … Let’s Try This – Rise Up Tillamook County
EDITOR’S NOTE: As Pioneer readers are aware, Jim has been actively involved with Braver Angels for some time now, and he’s been inspired to “bridge the divide” between blues, reds and “in-betweens”…
