Jim Slusher
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Slusher: Some deceptions to watch for as election approachesFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - It should always be affirmed at the outset that for most elections, most candidates behave with dignity and a sense of responsibility. But at the same time, many don't. ...
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Slusher: Key lesson with 'Making a Murderer': Think criticallyJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - In covering crime and punishment, news organizations often have to fend with fears that a case will be "tried in the newspapers." The recent Netflix documentary "Making ...
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Slusher: The numbers that matter most in covering Powerball feverJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - By Jim Slusher That you are reading this column in today's Daily Herald doesn't necessarily mean I still work here. I had to finish the column before the $1.5 billion Po...
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Slusher: For 2016, some other ways to see how news worksDec 31, 2015 12:00 am - As we prepare to cross the threshold of another year, I want to take a slightly different tack from my usual focus on the Daily Herald's decision making and the workings...
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Slusher: Vernon Hills High School's event certainly stirred discussionDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Who knew a headscarf could attract so much attention? The experiences of a former Daily Herald reporter might provide some clues. In 2005, then-staff writer Nadia Malik,...
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Slusher: Trying to do our job when pols don't do theirsDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - No news, we note in this business, is not good news. That twist on an old maxim is particularly relevant, and on many levels, as it pertains to coverage this week of the...
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Let's remember some of the good stories todayNov 26, 2015 12:00 am - With apologies to Paul Harvey: You know what the bad news is; today let's celebrate the rest of the story of who we are. For we are not ISIS, and we are not Boko Haram, ...
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Slusher: For Gliniewicz or any story, details can take timeNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - If you're trying to assess news stories involving, say, Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, Patrick Kane or Robert Breuder - or, for that matter, the political candidacies of Ben...
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Slusher: Spring primaries will be critical; don't miss themOct 29, 2015 1:00 am - So much attention is being devoted to the race for president in 2016, you might be forgiven if you overlooked the fact that come March 15, you'll also be selecting candi...
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Covering championship euphoria to the utmostOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Go, gulp, Cubs! Heh. Heh. That's not easy for me, as a White Sox fan, to say. I still consider one of my chief failings as a parent to be that I raised three Cubs fans. ...