JIM HEFFERNAN'S BLOG

Iron Will: An actor's life for me?

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:52:00 +0000

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Great Gatsby got his start in Duluth...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:12:00 +0000

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Duluth spring 2013–Happy Holidays?

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Sat, 04 May 2013 16:48:00 +0000

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How not to engage Scandinavian kings...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:32:00 +0000

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Duluth's West End roots...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:00:00 +0000

To my loyal readers, especially those not seeing this on Facebook, I want to share this column I wrote for Zenith City Online that tells about my W. End roots and my parents. Guess the story tells it...

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Springtime in Duluth Minnesota...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:08:00 +0000

As many of you blog readers know, we've been taking a winter vacation break in the Panhandle of Florida for a bit. We just returned home on Sunday and were greeted by springtime in Duluth. Here's the...

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The envelope please...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:24:00 +0000

So... how did you fare with your speculations about this year's Academy Award winners? I didn't do well, missing the boat on quite a few categories including that of Best Picture. I selected Beasts...

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Way to go, Mayor Don Ness and Duluth

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:16:00 +0000

Duluth does seem to be in the midst of revival and our young Mayor is leading the way. Here's a link to a recent piece on Minneapolis/St. Paul's Kare 11 TV lauding Mayor Don Ness . Check out that...

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A ghost from my past...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:36:00 +0000

I've been doing a lot of writing... but not so much here. I've had a deadline to meet for Tony Dierckin's Zenith City Online for my March "Denfeld Boy" column and sent it in today. Look for my...

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OF POPES AND GIRL SCOUTS AND VIKINGS: Lack of authenticity is what’s ruining the world today

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:15:00 +0000

By Jim Heffernan Just when I was thinking about going ahead and popping for a box of Girl Scout cookies from my granddaughter, the Pope resigns? Holy smokes. Pope Benedict XVI 2010-in St....

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Buddy Holly and the Winter Dance Party in Duluth three days before "the day the music died"

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:48:00 +0000

Today is the 54th anniversary of three days before "the day the music died" when Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash in Iowa. Three days prior to their death–January...

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Grand Central Birthday...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:16:00 +0000

"One hundred years ago, on Feb. 2, 1913, the doors to Grand Central Terminal officially opened to the public, after 10 years of construction and at a cost of more than $2 billion in today’s dollars....

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A call from Dear Abby...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:53:00 +0000

"Dear Abby: My wife sleeps in the raw. Then she showers, brushes her teeth and fixes our breakfast — still in the buff. We’re newlyweds and there are just the two of us, so I...

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A punny story for the new year: Three jokes, one story, no blood pressure cuff...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:43:00 +0000

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New York City: A familiar face in the madding crowd

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:08:00 +0000

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SantaCon and me...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:12:00 +0000

We just returned from a short holiday vacation in New York City. New York really is the holiday headquarters for the world, it seems. Santas on every corner during SantaCon (read about...

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Duluth's Bentleyville in national news this holiday

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:37:00 +0000

photo from bentleyvilleusa.org Diane Sawyer sent a "postcard from Duluth" on last night's ABC World News program. She ended the news report with a video of our own Bentleyville, telling the story of...

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Snowstorm at Fitgers..

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:14:00 +0000

Hey... come on out and venture forth in the snowstorm tomorrow (read about it HERE) and come to The Bookstore at Fitgers in Duluth! I'll be there from 1-2 pm signing books and welcoming...

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Porky Pig gets last word before world ends...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:57:00 +0000

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It's still Cooler Near the Lake at Fitger's Bookstore...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:23:00 +0000

The Bookstore at Fitgers, 2008 Yes, it's shameless publicity... but I still have my book, Cooler Near the Lake, for sale this holiday season. So... don't forget that special person on your Christmas...

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Florida woman speaks up for respect in politics

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:31:00 +0000

I give Meredith Schultz credit for her clear thinking and important message in her letter to the editor printed yesterday in the NY Times. Ms Schultz, from Boca Raton Florida, speaks out for the need...

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Campaign for public favor goes on and on...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:32:00 +0000

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Local tidbits about 40th anniversary of You'll Like My Mother...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:13:00 +0000

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40th Anniversary Screening of 'You'll Like My Mother'

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:15:00 +0000

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Remembering Wellstone...

noreply@blogger.com (Jim Heffernan) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:48:00 +0000

Ten years ago on October 25th, the ill-fated plane carrying Paul Wellstone, his wife, daughter and three members of his campaign crashed near Eveleth Minnesota. Wellstone was one of those guys...

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