Jim is a veteran newspaper writer now writing in semi-retirement as a freelancer. He writes regular commentaries on his blog and has a book of classic columns for sale in area bookstores. He also writes a column in the Duluth Superior Magazine.
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- Jim Heffernan
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- Duluth, MN
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Events
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- Barnes and Noble– book fair an...
Barnes and Noble
Saturday, August 22 at 2:00pm - Jim Heffernan book signing
Northern Lights Books and Gifts
Saturday, July 11 at 2:00pm - Denfeld commencement
Denfeld High School
Thursday, June 4 at 7:30pm
Jim Heffernan My violent weekend.... and it ain't over till that fat lady sings.
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I’ve had a violent couple of weeks, aside from the violence we’ve all experienced in the news.Mine has come in a pair of Puccini operas presented live by the Metropolitan Opera in New York ...
Jim Heffernan Hope to see you at one of the Holiday book events for Cooler Near the Lake. Tell your friends and neighbors... and come on down...
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In case you've just now heard about the book, enjoyed reading it in the past and now want to give it as a Holiday gift, or just want to have an extra copy for certain rooms of your house... you have a chance to buy a specially signed copy by the author (me!) at one of these upcoming book events. ...
Jim Heffernan The BIG game is over. And for all the Green Bay fans, there is a consolation prize. Jim puts his tongue in his cheek and makes lemonade out of lemons for the green team...
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The Green Bay Packers, having lost again to the Minnesota Vikings, led by their former quarterback, Bret Favre, on Sunday (Nov. 1), have nothing to cheer about, but there is a bright side.Green Bay is ...
Jim Heffernan Obama's salute style said salutary. Jim ponders presidential salutes through the ages. Check it out...
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The military takes its salutes seriously. True military men (and presumably women, too, but I didn’t serve directly with any) go to great lengths to perfect the salute so that it looks just right: ...
Jim Heffernan A cure for IKEA furniture assembly frustrations??? Check out lock dowels... a suggestion from one of Jim's readers. What do you think... will it work for JIm?
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I received a message on the blog a while ago from Bryan who has discovered the cure for IKEA assembly frustrations. (Refer to my previous posts about my frustrations: I Kan't Envision Assembly. As you ...
Jim Heffernan Einstein, Mozart, Shakespeare... and Jim. You'll have to write to Mickey M. though. Voula
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I’m no Einstein, but it doesn’t take one to figure out that those “Baby Einstein” videos weren’t going to turn all of the babies and toddlers who watched them into Albert Einsteins.And a good thing, too. ...
Jim Heffernan Truth is stranger than fiction...
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Read about the "Lazy Boy" DWIin Proctorin today's Duluth New Tribuneand while you're at it, check out the story about the airline pilots who slept through their Minneapolis destination ...
Jim Heffernan Duluth is everyone's dream destination....
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The "leaf people" who saturated our area are heading back down the highways and all the other fall visitors have noticed that it snowed today in Duluth. But.... keep Duluth as your travel destination. We have mystery, adventure... ...
Jim Heffernan Ah, grandparenting... It gives Jim the opportunity to think about the "should have saids" while shopping for diapers. Voula
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The young, female worker stocking shelves at Target could tell I had a question as I approached her along a wide aisle. She could also see she would be dealing with someone of mature years, perhaps the kindest euphemism for geezer.I was searching for diapers for my grandchildren. ...
Jim Heffernan Red Gold Tomato billboard near Mall of America is de-vine....
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Here's a fun You Tube video that uses a time lapse over a period of three weeks to portray the construction of the huge Red Gold Tomato billboard in the Twin Cities area on Hwy 494 near the Mall of America. ...
Jim Heffernan Joan Baez... How sweet the life.
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Hope you caught the PBS documentary about Joan Baez tonight. Minnesota's own Bob Dylan collides with this woman of pure heart and darn good music.She's the genuine article.Check it out HERE.
Jim Heffernan Paul Shaffer book: Check it out on Jim's blog. Don't ask Britney Spears about it though.... Voula
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Paul Shaffer, the bullet-headed music director on David Letterman’s show, has come a long way from his hometown in the Canadian Lakehead, Thunder Bay, just a short jaunt up the North Shore of Lake ...
Jim Heffernan Jim opines on a case for keeping the name of Denfeld for the new western Duluth high Schools' configuration. Dear Old Denfeld.... Voula
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I see Duluth school officials, incumbent School Board members and candidates for contested board seats are discussing what Duluth’s two remaining high schools should be named after Central closes, ...
Jim Heffernan Jim drove over the bridge to check out the new Palace Theatre mural painted on the outside wall of the Superior Wisconsin Historical Society building. The unique mural, created by Brian Olson, is very cool. http://www.jimheffernan.org
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The other day I checked out the new mural of the Palace Theatre, located on the outside back wall of Douglas County Historical Society in Superior, Wisconsin. The painting, created by Brian Olson, is an in depth image appearing to cut inside the building. It's utterly amazing and a 'must see.'
Jim Heffernan Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd is what IKEA really stands for. Mel Magree, a reader, did his research. A link to Mel's blog may be found on Jim's blog, if you're interested. You'll also find out how Jim embarrassed his wife (me) when we returned our IKEA product. BTW... Jim turns 70 tomorrow so I'm not giving him a bad time about it :-) Voula
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Mel Magree did some serious research about IKEA following the account on this blog of my harrowing experience while attempting to put together an IKEA item. Realizing that I Kan't Envision Assembly might ...
