Jim Slusher
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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. ...
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Slusher: Costs of the Fox Lake probe and government's balance sheetOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Two very different stories this week have me thinking about the cost of government and what people should know about it. The most prominent is Wednesday's story detailin...
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Slusher: Costs of the Fox Lake probe and government's balance sheetOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Two very different stories this week have me thinking about the cost of government and what people should know about it. The most prominent is Wednesday's story detailin...
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Slusher: People will talk, but be careful about judgmentsSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - It is ridiculous for a newspaper ever to tell the public not to have an interest in a topic or not to speculate about whether officials are doing their jobs right. Our ...
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Slusher: Information vacuum is sometimes unavoidable, always uncomfortableSep 10, 2015 1:00 am - And now we wait. Like wheels within wheels, there is a rhythm to the news cycle, and it is not always comforting. In regard to the killing of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewi...