By Jim Heffernan I was attracted to this book because of the author and the topic. David Leonhardt is a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times I’ve read for…
Category: Guest Column
I’ve Been Thinking … Too Old?
By Jim Heffernan Maybe it’s because I’m elderly myself, but I’ve been thinking a lot about the buzz about Joe Biden’s age. Trump is a week older than me and Biden is…
THE OCEANSIDER: LUBA Rejects Legal Challenge to Tillamook County’s New STR Ordinance
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Opponents of Tillamook County’s new short-term rental regulations suffered a setback yesterday when the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) issued a Final Opinion and Order dismissing their effort to have the new…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: What Makes You Smile?
by Michelle Jenck, M.Ed., Certified Behavior Change Coach & Tillamook County Wellness Coordinator At the start of a new year, many of us think about restarting exercise regimens, meal prepping and other…
THE OCEANSIDER: Highlights of the Oceanside Neighborhood Association Meeting this Week
Roughly 50 Oceansiders attended the regular meeting of the Oceanside Neighborhood Association (ONA) on Saturday, February 3, in person or remotely. County Commissioner Erin Skaar (who is seeking reelection this year) and county Community Development Director…
THE OCEANSIDER: Sanitary District Buys Land Needed for Expansion of Service to Avalon West
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary District has reached an agreement to purchase two lots in the Avalon East area of Oceanside. They are intended to accommodate future…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Behavior Change – Small Steps
by Michelle Jenck, M.Ed., Certified Behavior Change Coach Intro to Behavior Change, Part 1 Every day we hear the results of another study, telling us what is making us unhealthy. Eat this, don’t…
THE OCEANSIDER: Current Cafe Announces Grand Re-Opening Jan. 27th
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The owners of the Current Cafe on Pacific Avenue have alerted The Oceansider that they will hold a Grand Opening (or Reopening) event this Saturday, January 27, from 8…
I’ve been thinking … Moral Choices and Iowa (the REAL numbers)
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking about Chuck McLaughlin’s excellent “Where I Stand” column of January 19* (link below), which struck a nerve with me. What I liked about it was the…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Having Patience
By Neal Lemery Life doesn’t seem to offer much space for patience these days. Technology wants an instant response to instant messages, with no time “built in” for being able to react,…
