Jim Baumann
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Grammar Moses: This Dude can't abideJul 19, 2015 9:50 pm - I asked for it. In my first column last week, I requested your grammar pet peeves. I asked for your criticisms, should I run afoul of any rule. And I heard you loud and ...
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Introducing Grammar Moses, a new interactive column on all things related to clear writingJul 11, 2015 11:27 pm - For as long as I've been an editor at the Daily Herald — 25 years — I've been compelled to write grammar quizzes, issue diatribes on conjugation and context and, through...
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Images: An Hour in East DundeeMay 01, 2015 10:54 am - I live in Carpentersville, but over the years I've spent a fair amount of time in neighboring East Dundee. I spent an hour on Election Day cruising around town shooting ...
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Our new gallery offers fresh perspective on your suburbsMar 09, 2015 5:26 am - Images: An Hour in Carpentersville
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Join the Daily Herald for a chat on social mediaJan 01, 2015 6:05 am - If your daily newspaper used to be the place where you could find out what was going on in your neighborhood and the world, now it's just as much a place you can go to t...
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Letter to Our Readers: Believe Project continuesDec 31, 2014 4:12 am - Additional benevolence means we'll continue The Believe Project
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Driving the speed limit on tollway gets angry looksNov 04, 2014 10:35 pm - Who drives the speed limit these days? Three drivers — counting me — on a 16-mile stretch of the Jane Addams Tollway I drove at 10:30 a.m. on Election Day. I wanted to ...
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National Newspaper Week: Why grammar is importantOct 10, 2014 6:29 am - I don't remember exactly when Grammar Moses was born, but I do recall administering regular quizzes to the small group of people with whom I worked when I adopted my fir...
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Irish-themed burger lucky for ECC culinary studentNov 09, 2013 2:15 pm - Arlington Heights man wins $2,000 and a spot on Prime BurgerHouse menu
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News mission’s the same, but Daily Herald jobs have changedOct 11, 2013 7:48 am - Editor’s note: This article is part of a special series celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 6-12. The Week was designated in 1940 as a way to recognize the importan...