Jim Slusher
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A link between trust, skepticism that can combat 'fake news'Oct 04, 2017 5:00 am - This column originally was published Sept. 14. By Jim Slusher Deputy Managing Editor/Opinion Speaking with "Fresh Air" radio host Terry Gross a couple of weeks ago, Brit...
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Slusher: Kneeling, patriotism, talking and the need to listenSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - "We need to talk." It's one of the most dreaded phrases in the English language. But when said, it's usually true. Just as true and just as dreaded, though perhaps not a...
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Slusher: 'Fake news' and the link between trust, skepticismSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Speaking with "Fresh Air" radio host Terry Gross a couple of weeks ago, British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg said something that resonates with me as I listen Wednesday...
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Letter to Readers: New Facebook initiative involves you in our discussionsSep 11, 2017 1:00 am - Dear Readers, Hosea Paddock's refreshingly direct description of the Daily Herald's motto - "to fear God, tell the Truth and make money" - gets a lot of attention, ...
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Slusher: Eclipse, Hurricane Harvey show our better natureAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - Last week started with the a solar eclipse. It ended with a devastating hurricane that was historic even by hurricane standards. It's easy to see why primitive societies...
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Slusher: Donald Trump, Billy Squier and thoughts on honest reportingAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - Why is President Donald Trump reminding me of an experience involving classic rocker Billy Squier, and can the connection teach us something about "fake news"? Let's see...
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Slusher: Our side of the street on eclipse coverageAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - Most newspaper reporters and editors are not scientists. This little excerpt from NASA's website on the coming solar eclipse (https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/refere...
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Slusher: Striving for clarity in a high school controversyJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Eventually, there will be many lessons for students, parents and even society at large out of a controversy at Barrington High School involving a tweeted picture that so...
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Slusher: As times change, technology standards even more importantJul 13, 2017 1:00 am - We had a problem online with a picture of Haley Reinhart this week. I'll get to it in a moment, but first a relevant trip back to a small-town newsroom in 1978. It was a...
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The case for Civility DayJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - An email conversation last week with the inspirational Deacon Don Grossnickle, an activist for hope and peace from Arlington Heights, led me to envision an entirely new ...