Jim Slusher
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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...
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Slusher: Making a direct connection with would-be local leadersJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - With their impact on your property taxes and leadership in your community, local elections can be the most direct opportunity for you to shape your schools and your qual...
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Slusher: Flint, water quality and the duty to identify danger before it becomes a crisisDec 08, 2016 12:00 am - We don't mean for you to be alarmed by the results of our reporting on the safety of our water in the suburbs. But it seems pretty clear you ought to be concerned. Whene...
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Slusher: Every day brings some news to soften the hardest heartNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - It does seem, doesn't it?, that until some period of calamity, we humans are disinclined to step back and recall that, as poet Max Ehrmann famously declared, "with all i...