Jim Slusher
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The gift of an Opinion page without You Know WhoMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page is a gift of sorts. Consider it a little cleansing breath before the halitosis that now appears certain to come this summer. With the fallout from T...
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A word to letter writers, keep off the AstroTurfApr 28, 2016 1:00 am - For many people, the term "AstroTurf" brings to mind images of professional football players, autumn afternoons and damaged knees. For those of us who deal with letters ...
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Slusher: Simple mantra of news judgment worth repeating in complicated timesApr 20, 2016 11:00 pm - Useful. Different. Relevant. Time was, those were the three most important words in the Daily Herald newsroom, as close to a collective mantra as a body of committed ske...
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Slusher: From Brussels terrorism, the too-frequent deliberations on an iconic image of tragedyMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - Nearly every afternoon's meeting of news editors concludes with a review of options for the next-day print edition's most prominent Page 1 picture. On Tuesday, March 22,...
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Slusher: Liberal? Conservative? We let you label columnists' perspectivesMar 24, 2016 1:00 am - If you didn't know better, you would have thought George F. Will was a run-of-the-mill liberal when he scolded Senate Republicans this week for their refusal to consider...
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Slusher: Cheeky or not, a word of thanks never hurt anyoneMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - Should you thank the person who handed you your pre-commute latte this morning for getting up early on your behalf? Should we thank the mechanic we paid to change the oi...
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Slusher: Keeping it civil, honest in the final days of a campaignMar 09, 2016 10:00 pm - First, if you've been thinking about writing a letter to the editor in praise of your favorite candidate in next Tuesday's primary, save yourself some time. We stop publ...
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Slusher: 'Near-mythical' rumors about Trump violate a 'sacred trust'Mar 03, 2016 12:00 am - It's not often one would expect to see the phrases "Donald Trump" and "sacred" in close proximity with each other without an "is nothing" in there somewhere, but as the ...
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Slusher: Newspapers' reputation for trust still attracts imitatorsFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - Ronald Reagan's famous Cold War maxim "Trust but verify" has too many applications to list, but few are more appropriate than one dealing with print newspapers. The some...
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Asking the right question about the winners in a political debateFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - If you ache to learn who won that candidate's debate you just watched, either you are asking the wrong question or there was no real winner. For the only one who should ...