Jim Slusher
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Leaky Internet shows value of traditional pressDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - So, I'm wondering now about all the social nihilists out there who've been reveling in what they see as the demise of the “lame-stream” media. And my question for them i...
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A day to remember the whole story of life in the suburbsNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - “You know what the news is,” to recall the late great Paul Harvey. “Now, you'll hear (pause) the rest of the story.” Actually, these chapters from the story of the subur...
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Pure objectivity impossible, but still a good goalNov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - One question leapt to mind as I reviewed the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform's list of top contributors to the state governor's campaign. I don't care how rich he...
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Another season of 'hardball politics' comes to a closeNov 02, 2010 11:00 pm - What is it about politics that brings out the worst in people? Presumably, the election process is intended to help us all make things better, but it certainly doesn't h...
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Likability isn't the issue in our election decisionsOct 12, 2010 11:00 pm - “I kind of like him personally, Daily Herald Editor John Lampinen said in the midst of an editorial board discussion of candidates to endorse for election. “Actually, I ...
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Bell fiasco shows what happens without watchdogSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I am too far away from the Bell, Calif., pay scandal to offer detailed insights into how that public travesty occurred, but one important observation is clear. Bell has ...
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Waters' 'The Wall': Don't beat your head against itSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - If you are or ever were a fan of Pink Floyd and its synthetic, grandiose power harmonies, you would not be disappointed with Roger Waters' 30th-anniversary theatrical re...
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Telling of some stories relies on readers' reasonSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I have talked in this space in the past about ubiquitous news stories whose origins cannot be divined or explained but which must be followed because people have become ...
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Guidelines help keep letters lively, diverse and localSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - We've had some lively discussions lately among various Daily Herald editors who deal with our Fence Post letters, so, with the unofficial Labor Day kickoff of the Novemb...
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Blagojevich and the free press, fair trial debateAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Every journalism student spends some time in the study of the "free press v. fair trial" conflict, the challenge of guaranteeing every defendant a fair trial according t...