By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about a spectacle I saw in the center of Tillamook on April 5. It was the “Hands Off” demonstration. It was unlike anything I’ve…
Category: Guest Column
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN – “A Practicing Citizen” April 5 @10 am Zoom Link; Last Week’s Transcript – “A Thanksgiving Recipe”
Join us Saturday, April 5 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: A Few Lessons in Compassion and Caretaking
By Neal Lemery This week, life gave me some perspectives of my role in community building and healing. It was time for me to be in school, and to get reacquainted with…
TRYING TO SEE: Putin’s Puppet
By Michael Randall Please consider the following: could anyone in the world be happier than Vladimir Putin now that Donald Trump has ascended to the greatest seat of power in the USA?…
BOOK REVIEW: Cross Purposes – Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy
By Jim Heffernan As soon as I knew this book was out, I had to have it. Jonathan Rauch’s book “Constitution of Knowledge” will always be one of my very favorite books. …
Special Edition – An Oceansider Editorial: Realtor-Funded Mailing Misfires in Effort to Derail ONA Zoning Updates
(Our regular newsletter will go out later today.) By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider As the Oceanside Neighborhood Association (ONA) Zoning and Plan Review Committee nears completion of its recommendations for a…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN – “A Thanksgiving Recipe” #10 – March 29 @10 am Zoom Link; Last Week’s Transcript – “Gratitude, Luck & Risk”
Join us Saturday, March 29 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…
HEARD ON THE PORCH: A Visit from Mormon Missionaries
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. …
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…
