Jim Slusher
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Slusher: Get 'wonky' to help shape your quality of lifeMay 10, 2017 11:00 pm - One of the worst criticisms you can lay on a news story - or commentary, for that matter - is to call it wonky. A "wonk" is a generally pejorative term used to describe ...
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Spinner fad shows frivolity has its serious sideMay 03, 2017 11:00 pm - If Wednesday's front-page headline "The fidget spinner: Tool or toy" had a familiar ring to you, this may be why: Aug. 31, 1997: Parents left holding the leash as school...
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Slusher: Publicity, not accuracy, key to value of police sketchApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Are we really helping police solve a crime when we publish a crude drawing of the face of a violent crime suspect as described by a distraught victim or momentary witnes...
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A reminder that humankind's finest impulses show in all generationsApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - It seems to be a routine function of the generations to disparage the young. I don't share this inclination, or at least I try to resist it. One reason? Show choir. Not...
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Slusher: Election Night is our 'Super Bowl' for community serviceApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - Someone once described Election Night for newspapers as our Super Bowl. It's the night of our Big Show. All hands on deck. Corporate vice presidents pulled into service ...
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Truman's Cheshire smile averted again (almost)Mar 02, 2017 12:00 am - The grinning visage of President Harry Truman gleefully hoisting a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the banner headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" haunts the nightmares of e...
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Slusher: Seeking the human stories behind sensational headlinesFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - One of a reporter's most painful duties is to contact the grieving survivors of victims of crime or disaster. No matter how many times you have made that call, knocked o...
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Zakaria, Williams add to rich blend of columnist voicesFeb 08, 2017 10:00 pm - On the Daily Herald Opinion page, we aim to present a wide range of political and social thought. We believe our democracy and our communities are stronger when citizens...
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Comparing protests is a misleading 'litmus test' for biasFeb 02, 2017 12:00 am - For many people, the contrast of two Washington, D.C., demonstrations within a week of each other last month deserved intense scrutiny as a litmus test on press bias. I ...
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Objectivity, division and the challenge of trust in the mediaJan 18, 2017 10:00 pm - Our Opinion page concluded 2016 with a series of editorials focusing on what we see as the state of the free press in America today and worrisome threats it faces. Crit...