Jim Slusher
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Humanity, the news and creatures in crisisJan 12, 2023 12:00 am - I have a personal memory that seems relevant to a recent story in the news. I am called to my front door on a warm day in July. I look out to find four barefoot boys, ra...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Join our discussion of election issues that need more attentionDec 22, 2022 12:00 am - Reliable, accessible, well-managed elections are the foundation of any well-functioning democracy. Even discounting the convulsive impact of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and i...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Online search yields lesson on mediaDec 08, 2022 12:00 am - I have been fascinated, in a not altogether comfortable way, by the candidacy of Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate from Georgia, so when earlier this week I caught the tai...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Good news may not sell, but we can't do without itDec 01, 2022 12:00 am - A line in a note from a reader about my column last week focusing on good news stories has stuck with me. Fred Dryden, of Huntley, began his email with a reflection on t...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: A Thanksgiving reminder that virtue also makes newsNov 24, 2022 12:00 am - Elon Musk. Nancy Pelosi. Jan. 6. Hunter Biden. Ticketmaster. Taylor Swift. Joe Biden. Ukraine. Russia. Justin Fields. Colorado Springs. Donald Trump. There's an endless ...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Get ready for uplifting storytellingNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - Newspapers have an inherent appreciation for great storytelling, especially when the stories being told can uplift a community. Don Grossnickle, of Arlington Heights, ho...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Super Bowl. Chistmas Day. Election Night.Nov 10, 2022 12:00 am - Election Night has often been described as the newspaper's Super Bowl. It's not a perfect analogy because everyone seems to care about reading, watching and analyzing th...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Religion, politics and judgmentSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - Wise people are warned to avoid discussing politics or religion in polite company. Today, I plan to take them both on, which I know sends a pretty clear indication of th...
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From The Editor: A commitment to election coverage that respects the foundation of our democracySep 12, 2022 1:00 am - Every election is consequential. Voters don't always consider them so, and thus we can trace trends showing that fewer people turn out for primaries than for general ele...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: How will future McCulloughs see our time?Aug 11, 2022 1:00 am - The death this week of historian David McCullough has rekindled a line of thinking that I've dwelt on a lot recently. It follows from this question: "How will historians...