Jim Slusher
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Simple blotter reporting is full of complexitiesJun 12, 2014 1:00 am - Our top editors began a conversation this week that is likely to continue for a long time to come. And it's one in which you may have a direct interest and, ultimately, ...
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Discretion is the better part of reporting on shocking crimeJun 05, 2014 1:01 am - There are innumerable media issues arising from the disturbing Wisconsin case of two 12-year-old girls who stabbed a friend nearly to death hoping to satisfy a fictional...
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Democracy, dialogue and a place for toleranceMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - Sometimes I do wonder what certain people think democracy is. We lost a subscriber this week. It happens. We never like it. We want our customers to enjoy us, to appreci...
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We seek action; we start with conversationMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - There is not much we at the Daily Herald value more than conversation. Well, action, certainly, but we're also confident that the right actions almost always start with ...
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Dealing with scandalous behavior before it becomes a scandalApr 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Donald Sterling's apparent racism isn't exactly a purely suburban story, but with the Bulls in the playoffs — temporarily, sadly — and his story reverberating constantly...
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Always something different for newspapers to focus onApr 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Same o', same o'? I don't think so: Say what you will about daily news coverage, it is not monotonous. Reading the newspaper is a different experience every day. Yes, ...
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Going up: The need for honest analysis of issuesApr 17, 2014 5:01 am - One of the functions of the Daily Herald Editorial Board is to host representatives of a wide range of special interests for background about public policy questions. Th...
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Adding a new comic strip is serious businessApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - In the fuller pursuit of a newspaper's mission to delight and to instruct, you might be surprised to find that one of the most treacherous assignments for any editor can...
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Hidden no more: Heroin in suburbsApr 06, 2014 6:01 am - What the Daily Herald addressed more than a decade ago as a "Hidden Scourge" is hidden no more. In the years since our first series of extensive reports on the effects o...
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Another object lesson in the problems with political pollsMar 20, 2014 5:01 am - Now about those political polls ... In sports, the common epithet when the lesser of two seemingly unevenly matched opponents wins or very nearly wins is "that's why the...