Jim Slusher
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Two tragedies: A study in rules and exceptionsNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Coming in midafternoon, the killings at Fort Hood presented a particular challenge for editors in our afternoon news meeting, where decisions are made about what will ru...
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Respectful, varied use of words can nudge the worldNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Paul Rusesabagina spoke in the suburbs this week about the power of words. It's an important message for anyone, but especially for people who produce and who read newsp...
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Make newspaper your source for informed votingOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Here. They. Come. Oh, if only we could think of them like Douglas Adams' Perfectly Normal Beasts that come thundering out of another dimension twice a year to roar brief...
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Meditations on a late-night star's blockbuster storyOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Sometimes, you can understand what makes the news news only if you take a very Zenlike approach to it. Case in point: David Letterman's sex life. I have to tell you this...
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Constants, change in 16 years of Brown's caseSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - So much changes in 16 years. So much stays the same. January 9, 1993, was a cold and snowy winter Saturday. Inside the Lattof YMCA in Des Plaines where I was taking my 3...
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Watching a pro take on national sports storySep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Sure, there may be sports reporters who lie in wait for the juicy scoop or feed off the bottom of players' psyches in search of a catchy headline. Bruce Miles, though, i...
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Officer's sharp eye, criminal's desperate acts lead to his captureSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Robert Maday, authorities say, was a busy man in his 26-hour bid for freedom: He overpowered and embarrassed two experienced police guards. He bought a new set of clothe...
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Survey emphasizes need for vigilance on press standardsSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Jody Powell, the former Jimmy Carter press secretary who died this week, said in an interview once that he often referred to a note card he kept that contained this phra...
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Anonymous would-be sources limit perspectiveSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Must we in the press always have a hidden agenda behind the stories we write? Many people think so - even beyond the conservative ideologues who have somehow made the "l...
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Our blogs: All the news that fits and then someAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - More-cynical voters often ascribe to the position that anyone who seeks a political office is prima facie unqualified to hold it. Political jobs in themselves don't pay ...