Jim Slusher
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Some ‘things as they are’ are also ‘as they ought to be’Nov 23, 2011 11:00 pm - In his “Devil’s Dictionary,” 19th century American author Ambrose Bierce described a “cynic” as “a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ou...
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The high cost of an open mind in a free societyNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - When it comes to following proceedings against people accused of crimes or even misbehavior, democracy and the American justice system require a lot of you. They require...
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Here’s reality you can sink your teeth intoNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - What is reality? I love that line. It takes me back to college, which takes me back to one of my favorite Firesign Theater scenes, which takes me back to high school gym...
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Let viewer decide on graphic news photographsOct 27, 2011 5:00 am - When tyrants die, it’s often not pretty. But the death of Moammar Gadhafi was especially brutal. You can get the idea and then some with a simple YouTube search. But our...
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Opinion page even more valuable to help tame WebOct 20, 2011 5:00 am - The question to a panel of editorial page editors at a recent workshop may have struck a little too close to home for comfort: With so much newspaper content migrating o...
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One edition: There’s a theme here somewhereOct 06, 2011 5:00 am - Last Sunday’s Daily Herald contains an interesting lesson in democracy. I’m not exactly sure what it is, but consider the circumstances and see what you come up with. Th...
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How breaking sports news affects other decisionsSep 29, 2011 5:00 am - The news of Ozzie Guillen’s abrupt departure from the White Sox had an interesting impact this week even beyond the confines of the Sports pages. For one thing, and I’m ...
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A good newspaper reports news that helps peopleSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - When you think of what makes a news story, what are some of the words that come to mind? Government? Prominence? Schools? Murder? Tragedy? Money, Scandal, Corruption? We...
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Friendship takes step toward an awesome futureSep 15, 2011 5:00 am - In 1994, I attended a journalism workshop devoted to an exciting view of the future of newspapers. Then-Knight Ridder newspaper designer Roger Fidler and a small staff o...
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Wide, interesting variety etched on face of the suburbsSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - Just who are we in the suburbs? We’re often portrayed in monotone. Written off as bland vanilla. Beige. Banal. Colorless. Odorless. Tasteless. The newspaper tells a dif...