Archive of: Heffernan

	Title	Issue
	Iron Will: AN ACTOR’S LIFE FOR ME? I might as well get on the “Iron Will” bandwagon. I too was an asterisk (opposite of star) in the 1993 Disney movie filmed in and around Duluth, recalled here recently with much fanfare on its 20th anniversary. by Jim Heffernan	June 2013
	Bird Watching Strictly For The Birds Jim lends his thoughts to May's issue of Backyards and Birds. Jim Heffernan	May 2013
	Great Gatsby Got His Start in Duluth The new blockbuster movie remake of Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby, doesn't mention that Gatsby got his start in Duluth... but the book does. by Jim Heffernan	May 2013
	Duluth Spring 2013–Happy Holidays? I still wasn’t fully awake when I opened the shades this May morning to be greeted by a scene that so resembled late November I began thinking turkey, dressing, the trimmings, the family gathering for the holiday. But wait.... by Jim Heffernan	April 2013
	How Not to Engage Scandinavian Kings Pity those poor Scandinavian monarchs. Sometimes they get no respect. Kings past and present from Norway and a king from Sweden have been the brunt of royal social gaffes. by Jim Heffernan	April 2013
	Porky Pig gets last word before world ends Here’s the news of the future concerning the day before the world was blown to smithereens, as predicted by the ancient Mayan calendar. Certain leaders in Congress feared the cataclysm might be worse than falling off the fiscal cliff nine days hence. by Jim Heffernan	November 2012
	40th Anniversary of You'll Like My Mother Movie-making in Duluth was never better than 40 years ago when Patty Duke and cast came to Duluth to film the thriller movie, "You'll Like My Mother." Set at Duluth's Glensheen mansion, the movie stands up to time when viewed recently at a screening held at the Duluth Public Library. by Jim Heffernan	October 2012
	What would Albert Einstein’s nephew do? The fluoridation battle continues Reflections on Duluth’s fluoridation battle fought 50 years ago as the battle continues today in Oregon. Jim Heffernan	September 2012
	Journalism 101: Sometimes what doesn’t happen is news While the 2012 presidential campaign pitting President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is in the “home stretch," the hype continues to build until election day on November 6. The current political atmosphere got me thinking back to a time years ago when, as a cub reporter, I became close to a national campaign and learned an important lesson in journalism. by Jim Heffernan	September 2012
	I the jury…make that I not the jury A recent summons to report for jury duty brought back memories of former jury service, and also the hundreds of hours I spent in courtrooms…as a journalist covering trials. Courtroom coverage can be stultifying, but it can also be interesting and sometimes exciting. by Jim Heffernan	August 2012